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Elfers Foundation Inc: 19 grants to organizations, $640,000 (tax year ended November 2025)
Elfers Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Boston, MA, paid 19 grants to organizations totaling $640,000 in its tax year ended November 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 13, 2026. The largest was $300,000 to The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT for general purpose.
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- EIN
- 237090080
- Based in
- Boston, MA
- Assets
- $16,008,641
- Grants paid
- $640,000
- Tax year ended
- November 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202621039349100827. It reported $640,000 in grants paid; 19 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hotchkiss School | Lakeville, CT | General Purpose | Education | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fessenden School | West Newton, MA | General Purpose | Education | $190,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Brooks School | North Andover, MA | General Purpose | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | Falmouth, ME | General Purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston Athenaeum | Boston, MA | General Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Listen Community Services | Lebanon, NH | General Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Island Trail Association | Portland, ME | General Purpose | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Old Dartmouth Historical Society | New Bedford, MA | New Bedford Whaling Museum | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | General Purpose | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | The Nature Conservancy of Maine chapter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trinity Church | Boston, MA | General Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Holy Trinity Lutheran Church | Newark, OH | General Purpose | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hope Dealer Community | Columbus, OH | General Purpose | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Portland Community Squash | Portland, ME | General Purpose | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sea Change Yoga | Portland, ME | General Purpose | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Main Place | Newark, OH | General Purpose | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Refuge Inc | Columbus, OH | General Purpose | Religion-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alcohol and Drug Freedom Center of Knox County | Mount Vernon, OH | General Purpose | Mental health and crisis intervention | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Vincent de Paul Center | Newark, OH | General Purpose | Religion-related | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed June 25, 2025, IRS object ID 202541769349101169. It reported $660,000 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hotchkiss School | Lakeville, CT | General Purpose | Education | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Fessenden School | West Newton, MA | General Purpose | Education | $190,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dana Hall Schools | Wellesley, MA | General Purpose | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | General Purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Walnut Hill School for the Arts | Natick, MA | General Purpose | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 317 Main Street Community Music Center | Yarmouth, ME | General Purpose | $13,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Portland Community Squash | Portland, ME | General Purpose | Recreation and sports | $13,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Billings Farm & Museum (aka Woodstock Foundation) | Woodstock, VT | General Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston Athenaeum | Boston, MA | General Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mass General Hospital (aka Mass General Brigham) | Boston, MA | General Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trinity Church | Boston, MA | General Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | Falmouth, ME | General Purpose | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sea Change Yoga | Portlad, ME | General Purpose | Human services | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $1,055,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $18,750 |
| Human services | $17,500 |
| Environment | $10,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 |
| Religion-related | $7,500 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $2,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | $600,000 |
| Massachusetts | $535,000 |
| Maine | $80,000 |
| Ohio | $45,000 |
| New Hampshire | $10,000 |
| California | $10,000 |
| Virginia | $10,000 |
| Vermont | $10,000 |
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Updated April 13, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.