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The Perls Foundation Katherine Perls Et Al Trustees: 13 grants to organizations, $1 million (tax year ended December 2024)
The Perls Foundation Katherine Perls Et Al Trustees, a private foundation in Boston, MA, paid 13 grants to organizations totaling $1,020,300 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 6, 2025. The largest was $407,000 to Knowledge Ecology International in Washington, DC for $360,000 to be used for projects in the area of access to medicines and $60,000 is intended for the continuance of chilean and latin american projects commenced in 2016..
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- EIN
- 046864032
- Based in
- Boston, MA
- Assets
- $26,046,276
- Grants paid
- $1,020,300
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 6, 2025, IRS object ID 202512799349100706. It reported $1,020,300 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge Ecology International | Washington, DC | $360,000 to be used for projects in the area of access to medicines and $60,000 is intended for the continuance of chilean and latin american projects commenced in 2016. | Social science | $407,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Citizen Foundation | Washington, DC | To support work in the area of access to medicines. $80,000 of the grant is restricted to public citizen's work in latin america. | Public and societal benefit | $272,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stichting Health Action | Utrechtsedwarsstraat, NL | $15,000 for work on "artificial intelligency in medicines r&d in europe; $52,500 for the provision of pro-bono consultant services to support groups working to advance global health with an emphasis o | $161,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Universities Allied for Essential Medicines | Washington, DC | Empower students to drive campaigns on their campuses and beyond that will help fight for access and affordability of university-discovered medicines. | Human services | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | Boston, MA | General purpose | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Food for Free Inc | Cambridge, MA | General purpose | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rails-To-Trails Conservancy | Washington, DC | General purpose | Environment | $7,300 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Civil Liberties Union | New York, NY | General purpose | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Haymarket Peoples Fund | Jamaica Plain, MA | General purpose | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Institute for Policy Studies | Washington, DC | General purpose | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Charles River Watershed Association | Weston, MA | General purpose | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Globe Santa Fund | Boston, MA | General purpose | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Buxton School | Williamstown, MA | General purpose | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Social science | $407,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $272,000 |
| Human services | $100,000 |
| Environment | $7,300 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,000 |
| Education | $500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $788,300 |
| Massachusetts | $69,000 |
| New York | $2,000 |
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Updated October 6, 2025. 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.