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Feller Family Charitable Foundation Trust

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 026113705

Feller Family Charitable Foundation Trust is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $346,000 in 38 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $56,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $176,500 the year before.

29% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$166,00032$3.2 million
2024$176,50037$3.5 million
2025$346,00038$3.5 million

How to apply

Feller Family Charitable Foundation Trust 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

What Feller Family Charitable Foundation Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to New Hampshire.

StateGrantsAmount
New Hampshire11$157,500
Massachusetts8$67,500
New Mexico6$35,500
Colorado4$28,000
Illinois1$25,000
Maryland1$10,000
District of Columbia4$9,500
Texas2$8,000
California1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 38 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
New Hampshire Catholic Charities
Manchester, NH
General use$56,000
Family Promise of Southern New Hampshire
Nashua, NH
General use$51,000
Make-A-Wish Massachusetts
Boston, MA
General use$50,000
Long Distance Educational Media NPF
Chicago, IL
General use$25,000
Efac
Portsmouth, NH
General use$20,000
Greater Albuquerque Habitat for Humanity Restore
Albuquerque, NM
General use$12,000
Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
General use$12,000
Blessings in A Backpack
Frederick, MD
General use$10,000
United Way of Greater Nashua
Nashua, NH
General use$10,000
American Heart Association
Dallas, TX
General use$7,000
Care and Share Food Bank
Colorado Springs, CO
General use$7,000
Durango Food Bank
Durango, CO
General use$7,000
La Plata Open Space Conservancy
Durango, CO
General use$7,000
Ray of Hope Cancer Foundation
Denver, CO
General use$7,000
Berkshire United Way
Pittsfield, MA
General use$5,000
Food Depot of Western Massachusetts
Hatfield, MA
General use$5,000
Navajo Water Project
Los Angeles, CA
General use$5,000
New Hampshire Food Bank
Manchester, NH
General use$5,000
Share Outreach
Milford, NH
General use$5,000
St Thomas More College
Merrimack, NH
Educational$5,000
Saranam
Albuquerque, NM
General use$4,000
Steelbridge Ministries
Albuquerque, NM
General use$4,000
Cuidando Los Ninos
Albuquerque, NM
General use$3,000
Girls on the Run
Washington, DC
General use$2,500
Margeurites Place
Nashua, NH
General use$2,500
My Sister's Place DC
Washington, DC
General use$2,500
Thrive DC
Washington, DC
General use$2,500
American Red Cross
Washington, DC
General use$2,000
Community Harvest Project
North Grafton, MA
General use$2,000
Cradles to Crayons
Quincy, MA
General use$2,000
Gosnold Treatment Center
Falmouth, MA
General use$1,500
New Hampshire Children's Trust
Concord, MA
General use$1,000
PTA Texas Congress
New Braunfels, TX
General use$1,000
Society for the Protection of NH Forests
Concord, NH
General use$1,000
St Patrick's Church
Newport, NH
General use$1,000
The Community Kitchen Inc
Keene, NH
General use$1,000
The Trustees of Reservations
Boston, MA
General use$1,000
New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Albuquerque, NM
General use$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Feller Family Charitable Foundation Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Feller Family Charitable Foundation Trust give?

$346,000 in tax year 2025, across 38 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Feller Family Charitable Foundation Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Thomas W Feller (Trustee) and Barbara R Feller (Trustee).

What does Feller Family Charitable Foundation Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, faith communities and food and hunger.

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