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The Cummer Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 256859020

The Cummer Family Foundation is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $110,840 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $12,870 and the largest $85,000. 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 $119,120 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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$217,7056$475,585
2024$119,1204$392,268
2025$110,8404$307,372

How to apply

The Cummer Family 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 Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida4$110,840

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of North Florida Foundation
Jacksonville, FL
General$85,000
First Coast Urban Ag
Jacksonville, FL
General$15,740
Moca Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
General$10,000
Hope at Hand
Jacksonville, FL
General$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Cummer Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Cummer Family Foundation give?

$110,840 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $12,870.

Who runs The Cummer Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Fiduciary Trust Co (Trustee) and Cheryl Stevens Cummer (Trustee).

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