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Leerink Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 010940317

Leerink Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $199,675 in 14 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $50,000. 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 down from $260,500 the year before.

58% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$188,00011$1.1 million
2024$260,50015$826,535
2025$199,67514$2.6 million

How to apply

Leerink 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 Leerink Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts11$191,175
Tennessee1$5,000
District of Columbia1$2,500
New York1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 14 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Park School
Brookline, MA
General$50,000
BBBS of Eastern Boston
Boston, MA
General$50,000
Rivers School
Weston, MA
General$25,000
Team Impact
Quincy, MA
General$12,500
Waltham Boys and Girls Club
Waltham, MA
General$10,175
Dion Foundation for Children
Marshfield, MA
General$10,000
Park School
Brookline, MA
General$10,000
Park School
Brookline, MA
General$10,000
Youth Villages
Barlett, TN
General$5,000
Team New England
Dorchester, MA
General$5,000
President and Fellows of Harvard
Cambridge, MA
General$5,000
Life Science Cares
Cambridge, MA
General$3,500
Global Impact
Washington, DC
General$2,500
Harlem Lacrosse
New York, NY
General$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Leerink Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Leerink Family Foundation Inc give?

$199,675 in tax year 2025, across 14 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Leerink Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Jeffrey Leerink (President/Director), Kristi Leerink (Director), Judith Leerink (Vice President) and Andrew Newman (Director).

What does Leerink Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, environment and conservation and youth programs.

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