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Who funds Food for Free?

Cambridge, Massachusetts

6 private foundations reported grants to Food for Free in Cambridge, Massachusetts totaling $51,000 across 6 grants in tax years 2024 to 2025. The largest funder was The Perls Foundation, with $25,000.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund Food for Free

All 6 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
The Perls Foundation
Massachusetts · 2024
General purpose1$25,000
Foundation M
Massachusetts · 2024
Food Pantry1$9,000
The Julian A and Lois G Brodsky Foundation
Pennsylvania · 2025
To help fund the operating budgets of the charitable organizations.1$5,000
Esther Simon 1952 Charitable Trust
Illinois · 2025 · accepts applications
General1$5,000
Defense Against Thought Control Foundation Inc
Massachusetts · 2025
Food for seniors and disabled1$5,000
The Lander Family Charitable Foundation
New York · 2025
General support1$2,000

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

Using this list

A foundation that already gives to Food for Free gives in its field and region, so the list doubles as a prospect list for similar organizations in Cambridge. Open a foundation to see its application rules, typical grant and every other grant it paid.

Questions people ask

Who funds Food for Free?

The Perls Foundation, Foundation M, The Julian A and Lois G Brodsky Foundation, Esther Simon 1952 Charitable Trust and Defense Against Thought Control Foundation Inc, and 1 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Food for Free get from foundations?

$51,000 in 6 reported grants from 6 private foundations in tax years 2024 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

Esther Simon 1952 Charitable Trust says in their filings that they accept applications.

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