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The Santayana Fund Inc

Preselected recipients only Woburn, Massachusetts · EIN 043322480

The Santayana Fund Inc is a private foundation in Woburn, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $82,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $82,000 and the largest $82,000. 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 down from $104,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 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$104,0001$90,995
2024$82,0001$30,438

How to apply

The Santayana Fund 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

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts1$82,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Civil Society Institute Inc Co Stanton & Company
Woburn, MA
General operations$82,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Santayana Fund Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Santayana Fund Inc give?

$82,000 in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $82,000.

Who runs The Santayana Fund Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Sally S Lutz (President & Director), Ian R Lutz (Treasurer & Director), Pam Solo (Clerk & Executive Director) and Jennifer Lutz (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

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