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The Frank B Mazer Foundation

Accepts applications Cambridge, Massachusetts · EIN 046875253

The Frank B Mazer Foundation is a private foundation in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $2,790 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $500 and the largest $1,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $7,500 the year before.

100% of its 2024 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
2022$15,0005$584,863
2023$7,5003$282,790
2024$2,7905$180,455

How to apply

ContactFrank B Mazer
10 Saville Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone or email(617) 866-9741
What to submitNo restrictions on format

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Frank B Mazer Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Maine2$1,050
Massachusetts1$1,000
District of Columbia1$500
New York1$240

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
WGBH Educational Foundation
Boston, MA
Educational purposes$1,000
Individual
ME
Grant Recipient in a Music Documentary Project$650
USA for UNHCR
Washington, DC
Refugee Assistance;UN Refugee Agency$500
Islesboro Historical Society
Islesboro, ME
Educational Purposes$400
AmerSocietyPreventionCrueltyAnimals
New York, NY
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$240

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Frank B Mazer Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Frank B Mazer Foundation give?

$2,790 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $500.

Who runs The Frank B Mazer Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Frank B Mazer (Trustee).

What does The Frank B Mazer Foundation fund?

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

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