Elfers Foundation Inc
Private foundation · Boston, MA · EIN 23-7090080 · reported 2022–2025
46grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$2.6Mtotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 3 of its 46 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $25K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
Co Brown Advisory 100 High Street
Boston, MA 02110-0000
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Hotchkiss School | Lakeville, CT | $300,000 |
| The Hotchkiss School | Lakeville, CT | $300,000 |
| The Hotchkiss School | Lakeville, CT | $300,000 |
| New England Conservatory of Music | Boston, MA | $250,000 |
| The Fessenden School | West Newton, MA | $190,000 |
| The Fessenden School | West Newton, MA | $190,000 |
| The Fessenden School | West Newton, MA | $190,000 |
| The Fessenden School | West Newton, MA | $190,000 |
| Mass General Newton-Wellesley Hospital | Newton, MA | $124,329 |
| Mass General Hospital (aka Mass General Brigham) | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Dana Hall Schools | Wellesley, MA | $50,000 |
| Dana Hall Schools | Wellesley, MA | $50,000 |
| Dana Hall Schools | Wellesley, MA | $50,000 |
| Brooks School | North Andover, MA | $25,000 |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | Falmouth, ME | $20,000 |
| Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $20,000 |
| Walnut Hill School for the Arts | Natick, MA | $20,000 |
| 317 Main Street Community Music Center | Yarmouth, ME | $13,750 |
| Portland Community Squash | Portland, ME | $13,750 |
| Boston Athenaeum | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Listen Community Services | Lebanon, NH | $10,000 |
| Maine Island Trail Association | Portland, ME | $10,000 |
| Old Dartmouth Historical Society New Bedford Whaling Museum | New Bedford, MA | $10,000 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy of Maine chapter | Arlington, VA | $10,000 |
| Trinity Church | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | Falmouth, ME | $10,000 |
| Billings Farm & Museum (aka Woodstock Foundation) | Woodstock, VT | $10,000 |
| Boston Athenaeum | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Mass General Hospital (aka Mass General Brigham) | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Trinity Church | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | Falmouth, ME | $10,000 |
| The Hotchkiss School | Lakeville, CT | $7,694 |
| Holy Trinity Lutheran Church | Newark, OH | $5,000 |
| Hope Dealer Community | Columbus, OH | $5,000 |
| Portland Community Squash | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| Sea Change Yoga | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| The Main Place | Newark, OH | $5,000 |
| The Refuge Inc | Columbus, OH | $5,000 |
| 317 Main Street Community Music Center | Yarmouth, ME | $5,000 |
| Joslin Diabetes Center Inc | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Portland Community Squash | Portland, ME | $5,000 |
| Sacred Sons Foundation | Paia, HI | $5,000 |
| Alcohol and Drug Freedom Center of Knox County | Mount Vernon, OH | $2,500 |
| St Vincent de Paul Center | Newark, OH | $2,500 |
| Sea Change Yoga | Portlad, ME | $2,500 |
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