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Trefler Foundation: 19 grants to organizations, $1.6 million (tax year ended December 2025)
Trefler Foundation, a private foundation in Newton, MA, paid 19 grants to organizations totaling $1,557,120 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 3, 2026. The largest was $1,050,000 to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA for unrestricted charitable gift.
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- EIN
- 043369962
- Based in
- Newton, MA
- Assets
- $18,710,560
- Grants paid
- $1,557,120
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 3, 2026, IRS object ID 202600939349100610. It reported $1,557,120 in grants paid; 19 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | $1,050,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Year Up | Boston, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ma League of Community Health Centers | Boston, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | $75,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Noble and Greenough School | Dedham, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | Education | $57,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ellie Fund | Needham, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leadership Brainery | Boston, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | Education | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Union Capital Boston | Boston, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | Human services | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massachusetts Alliance for Early College | Boston, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Teachers Lounge | Roslindale, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | Education | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Duet Inc | Boston, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Embrace Boston | Boston, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mspca Angell | Boston, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philanthropy Ma | Boston, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | $7,620 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Teen Empowerment | Dorchester, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Haley House | Boston, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | Housing and shelter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Necat | Boston, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Social Capital Inc | Boston, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston Raiders Youth Football and Cheer Pop Warner Little Scholars | Hyde Park, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| One Love Sports Academy | Boston, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | Youth development | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202531339349101973. It reported $285,000 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | $143,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Noble and Greenough School | Dedham, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | Education | $57,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Edvestors | Boston, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ellie Fund | Needham, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Embrace Boston | Boston, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mother Caroline Academy | Boston, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts | Roxbury, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Philanthropy Ma | Boston, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston Women's Fund | Cambridge, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Haley House | Boston, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | Housing and shelter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mspca Angell | Boston, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sportsmen's Tennis and Enrichment Center | Dorchester, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Base | Roxbury, MA | Unrestricted charitable gift | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $364,000 |
| Human services | $50,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $10,000 |
| Youth development | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $1,842,120 |
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Updated April 3, 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.