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The Sudarsky Family Foundation Inc

Accepts applications West Newton, Massachusetts · EIN 831362706

The Sudarsky Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in West Newton, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $980,000 in 39 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $60,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $923,000 the year before.

33% of its 2025 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
2023$800,00026$18.4 million
2024$923,00029$19.8 million
2025$980,00039$22.0 million

How to apply

ContactBetty Sudarsky Bradley
8 Barnstable Road, West Newton Road, MA 02465
Phone or email(617) 244-8484
What to submitLetter form
RestrictionsNo restrictions on awards: no restrictions; approval by board of directors

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Sudarsky Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 13 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York11$301,000
Massachusetts9$226,000
Connecticut5$130,000
California3$75,000
Colorado1$60,000
Illinois1$50,000
Missouri1$50,000
Rhode Island2$31,000
Arkansas1$21,000
District of Columbia1$20,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 39 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Public Media Company
Boulder, CO
To support charitable purpose$60,000
Loomis Chaffe School
Windsor, CT
Education$50,000
William J Brennan Jr Center for Justice
New York, NY
to Support Charitable Purpose$50,000
Feeding America
Chicago, IL
to Support Charitable Purpose$50,000
Joslin Diabetes Research
Boston, MA
to Support Charitable Purpose$50,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
new york, NY
to Support Charitable Purpose$50,000
Hartford Foundation of Public Giving
Hartford, CT
to Support Charitable Purpose$50,000
Michael J Fox Foundation
New York, NY
To support charitable purpose$50,000
The UCLA Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
To support charitable purpose$50,000
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Boston, MA
To support charitable purpose$50,000
Water Org
Kansas City, MO
To support charitable purpose$50,000
Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc
New York, NY
to Support Charitable Purpose$35,000
Brigham and Womens Hospital Inc
Boston, MA
To support charitable purpose$30,000
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program Inc
Boston, MA
To support charitable purpose$25,000
Robin Hood Foundation
New York, NY
To support charitable purpose$25,000
George A Wiley Center
Pawtucket, RI
To support charitable purpose$25,000
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
To support charitable purpose$25,000
Heiger Project International
Little Rock, AR
To support charitable purpose$21,000
The Jewish Musuem
New York, NY
to Support Charitable Purpose$20,000
Pro Publica Inc
New York, NY
to Support Charitable Purpose$20,000
City Squash Inc
The Bronx, NY
to Support Charitable Purpose$20,000
The Posse Foundation
Washington, DC
to Support Charitable Purpose$20,000
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation
Newtown, CT
To support charitable purpose$20,000
Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc
Boston, MA
To support charitable purpose$20,000
Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc
Los Angeles, CA
To support charitable purpose$20,000
Central Synagogue
New York, NY
To support charitable purpose$18,000
Stanley Fund for the Broad Institute
Cambridge, MA
to Support Charitable Purpose$10,000
Yiddish Book Center
Amherst, MA
To support charitable purpose$10,000
Brooklyn Arts Council Inc
Brooklyn, NY
To support charitable purpose$10,000
Project Step
Boston, ME
To support charitable purpose$10,000
Mitchell Institute
Portland, ME
to Support Charitable Purpose$6,000
Tree International Inc
Norwell, MA
To support charitable purpose$6,000
As 220
Providence, RI
To support charitable purpose$6,000
Center for Hearing and Communication
Chapel Hill, NC
to Support Charitable Purpose$5,000
Connecticut College
New London, CT
Education$5,000
Marlboro Music School
Brattleboro, VT
to Support Charitable Purpose$5,000
Congregation Beth Israel
West Hartford, CT
To support charitable purpose$5,000
Surfrider Foundation
San Clemento, CA
To support charitable purpose$5,000
Muddy Paws Rescure
New York, NY
To support charitable purpose$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Sudarsky Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Sudarsky Family Foundation Inc give?

$980,000 in tax year 2025, across 39 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs The Sudarsky Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Betty Sudarksy Bradley (President), Lewis Sudarsky (Treasurer) and Deborah Sudarsky Wherry (Secretary).

What does The Sudarsky Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and faith communities.

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