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The Foster Family Foundation: 29 grants to organizations, $181,760 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Foster Family Foundation, a private foundation in Wilmington, DE, paid 29 grants to organizations totaling $181,760 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 1, 2026. The largest was $50,000 to Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc in Lincoln, MA for mass audubon habitat - somerset street improvement project.
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- EIN
- 883709233
- Based in
- Wilmington, DE
- Assets
- $5,494,977
- Grants paid
- $181,760
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 1, 2026, IRS object ID 202611219349101201. It reported $181,760 in grants paid; 29 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc | Lincoln, MA | Mass Audubon Habitat - Somerset Street Improvement Project | Environment | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lexington Montessori School Inc | Lexington, MA | General & Unrestricted | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lexington Montessori School Inc | Lexington, MA | Aline Gery Fund Scholarship Fund | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME | Justin Foster '03 and Family Scholarship Fund | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME | Justin Foster '03 and Family Scholarship Fund | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc | Lincoln, MA | Habitat in Belmont | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME | Justin Foster '03 and Family Scholarship Fund | Education | $6,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME | Polar Bear Athletic Fund - Go U Bears Challenge | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Town of Belmont | Belmont, MA | To purchase rink equipment for the Belmont Sports Complex fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ocean Park Association | Ocean Park, ME | Compost Station | Community improvement and capacity building | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mount Auburn Hospital | Cambridge, MA | Pink Pages 2025 Fund A Need | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ocean Park Association | Ocean Park, ME | 2025 Spring Appeal | Community improvement and capacity building | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ocean Park Association | Ocean Park, ME | General & Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME | Class of 2003 Alumni Fund | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Church in Belmont Unitarian Universalist | Belmont, MA | General & Unrestricted | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lexington Montessori School Inc | Lexington, MA | For LMS Fund | Education | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Arlington Boys Club Inc | Arlington, MA | General & Unrestricted | Youth development | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Belmont News Foundation Inc | Belmont, MA | General & Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friends of the Belmont Public Library Incorporated | Belmont, MA | General & Unrestricted | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grub Street Inc | Boston, MA | Novel Incubator Scholarship Fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sierra Club Foundationwashington DC Ico | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc | College Park, MD | School of Education | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME | Polar Bear Athletic Fund | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grub Street Inc | Boston, MA | Grub Street Alum Party 2025 | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lexington Montessori School Inc | Lexington, MA | Horizons @ LMS-Table sponsorship fund for Gala | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Transition House Inc | Cambridge, MA | General & Unrestricted | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston University Trustees of Boston University | Boston, MA | General & Unrestricted | $160 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | Triangle, VA | General & Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed April 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202501079349101000. It reported $96,965 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Montessori School Inc | Lexington, MA | LMS Projects | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME | Justin Foster '03 and Family Scholarship Fund | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ocean Park Association | Ocean Park, ME | General & Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc | Lincoln, MA | Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ocean Park Association | Ocean Park, ME | Project Canopy | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ocean Park Association | Ocean Park, ME | Outdoor improvement project at the Rec Hall | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ocean Park Association | Ocean Park, ME | Composting Program | Community improvement and capacity building | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ocean Park Association | Ocean Park, ME | Spring Appeal - Foster | Community improvement and capacity building | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bowdoin College | Brunswick, ME | Class of 2003 Alumni Fund | Education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Sierra Club Foundationwashington DC Ico | Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston University Trustees of Boston University | Boston, MA | College of Engineering | $155 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Maryland Foundation | Princess Anne, MD | General & Unrestricted | $155 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | General & Unrestricted | $155 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $144,500 |
| Environment | $70,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $47,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 |
| Youth development | $1,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $161,815 |
| Maine | $112,500 |
| District of Columbia | $2,000 |
| Maryland | $1,155 |
| North Carolina | $1,155 |
| Virginia | $100 |
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Updated May 1, 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.