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Roehr Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 222777634

Roehr Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $84,000 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $30,000. 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 up from $73,116 the year before.

15% of its 2024 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
2022$74,66217$1.6 million
2023$73,11617$1.7 million
2024$84,00013$1.8 million

How to apply

Roehr 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 Roehr Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 8 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts1$30,000
North Carolina4$10,000
New York2$10,000
Vermont1$10,000
New Hampshire1$8,000
Virginia1$8,000
California2$6,000
U.S. Virgin Islands1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Food Projecct
Lincoln, MA
Community$30,000
Upper Valley Haven
White River Junction, VT
Social services$10,000
Bradford Newbury Sutton Youth Sports
Bradford, NH
European football$8,000
Charities Aid Foundation of America
Alexandria, VA
Community$8,000
Eden Village of Wilmington
Wilmington, NC
Community$5,000
Kiddie Science Inc
Brooklyn, NY
Education$5,000
West Side Montessori School
New York, NY
Education$5,000
Nourish Inc
South San Francisco, CA
Community$4,000
Humane Society of St Thomas
St Thomas, VI
Animal protection and welfare$2,000
Lower Cape Fear Lifecare
Wilmington, NC
Community$2,000
Paws Place Inc
Winnabow, NC
Animal adoptions$2,000
The Trevor Project
West Hollywood, CA
Children and youth crisis prevention$2,000
Humanity Now
Wilmington, NC
Community$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Roehr Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Roehr Family Foundation Inc give?

$84,000 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Roehr Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Mary E Lord (President/ Director), Carolyn A Roehr (Clerk/ Treasurer/Director) and Cynthia R Anthony (Director).

What does Roehr Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, education and youth programs.

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