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Atlas Foundation

Preselected recipients only Needham, Massachusetts · EIN 223045728

Atlas Foundation is a private foundation in Needham, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $4,100 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $1,400. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $4,900 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$4,9004$444,041
2024$4,1004$441,129

How to apply

Atlas Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts4$4,100

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Community Servings
Jamaica Plain, MA
Further the purpose$1,400
Jewish Big Brother & Big Sisiter Assoc
Newton, MA
Further the purpose$1,000
McLean Hospital
Belmont, MA
Further the purpose$1,000
Scandinavian Charitable
Newton, MA
Further the purpose$700

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Atlas Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Atlas Foundation give?

$4,100 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Atlas Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Lisa J Drapkin (Trustee), Jay Drapkin (Trustee) and Carolyn S Drapkin (Trustee).

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