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Fraser Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 043005593

Fraser Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $70,950 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $22,000. 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 $60,425 the year before.

31% 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$76,19518$1.4 million
2024$60,42511$1.5 million
2025$70,95013$1.6 million

How to apply

Fraser Family Foundation Inc 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 Fraser Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas1$22,000
California1$15,000
Massachusetts3$11,000
New Jersey1$6,500
New York5$6,450
Alabama1$5,000
Florida1$5,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Renner Academy Inc
College Station, TX
Unrestricted$22,000
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Unrestricted$15,000
Cookies for Kids' Cancer
Californ, NJ
Unrestricted$6,500
Boston University
New York, NY
Unrestricted$5,000
Creative Play Children's Learning Center
Pinellas Park, FL
Unrestricted$5,000
National Ms Society
Waltham, MA
Unrestricted$5,000
Southern Poverty Law Center
Montgomery, AL
Unrestricted$5,000
St Josephs Catholic Church
Boston, MA
Unrestricted$5,000
St Bernard's School
Fitchburg, MA
Unrestricted$1,000
New York Shakespeare Festival
New York, NY
Unrestricted$550
Nightingale-Bamford School
New York, NY
Unrestricted$511
The Philharmonic Symphony Society of Ny
New York, NY
Unrestricted$250
American Museum of Natural History
New York, NY
Unrestricted$139

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Fraser Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Fraser Family Foundation Inc give?

$70,950 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Fraser Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Gary P Savage (Clerk - As Needed), Carlyle Fraser (Director - As Needed), Jody Fraser Clinger (Director - As Needed) and Leslie Fraser Gold (Director - As Needed) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does Fraser Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and arts and culture.

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