Gerald Flaxer Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-3491360 · reported 2023–2025
114grants reported
$3,600median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$966Ktotal paid
8states reached
3years giving
Not in the current IRS exempt-organisation registry. The grants below were reported, but this EIN does not appear in the IRS list of organisations in good standing today. It may have closed, merged or lost its status. Check before you spend time on it.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 20 of its 114 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $165K 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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Temple Israel of Boston TO LIVE JUDAISM TOGETHER THROUGH DISCOVERY, DYNAMIC SPIRITUALITY, AND RIGHTEOUS IMPACT. | Boston, MA | $85,000 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston TO PROVIDE THOSE IN NEED WITH ACCESS TO BASIC SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE, FIGHT ANTISEMITISM AN | Boston, MA | $60,000 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute TO PROVIDE EXPERT, COMPASSIONATE, AND EQUITABLE CARE TO CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHILE | Brookline, MA | $54,000 |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra TO FOSTER AND MAINTAIN AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE MAKING OF MUSIC CONSONANT WITH THE HIGHEST A | Boston, MA | $50,000 |
| Brandeis University TO SUPPORT THE PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE AND ITS TRANSMISSION FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION | Waltham, MA | $50,000 |
| Wbur TO PRODUCE HIGH-QUALITY JOURNALISM AND ENRICHING EXPERIENCES THAT FOSTER UNDERSTANDING, CONNECTION A | Boston, MA | $42,000 |
| Wgbh TO DELIVER COMPELLING STORIES, EXPERIENCES, AND INFORMATION TO AUDIENCES WHEREVER THEY ARE. | Boston, MA | $40,358 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston TO SUPPORT AND STRENGTHEN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN GREATER BOSTON, IN ISRAEL, AND AROUND THE WORLD WI | Boston, MA | $35,000 |
| Musuem of Fine Arts TO HOUSE AND PRESERVE PREEMINENT COLLECTIONS AND ASPIRE TO SERVE A WIDE VARIETY OF PEOPLE THROUGH DI | Boston, MA | $31,000 |
| Mass General Hospital TO PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, RESEARCH-INFUSED CARE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME | Boston, MA | $30,000 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum TO TEACH THE LESSONS OF THE HOLOCAUST, PRESERVE THE EVIDENCE, AND AMPLIFY SURVIVORS' VOICES. | Washington, DC | $30,000 |
| Kollel of Greater Boston TO GIVE BACK TO THE NATION BY BRING TORAH TO EVERY JEW AND BY CREATING LEADERS WHO WILL BRING TORAH | Brighton, MA | $25,000 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute TO SUPPORT MEDICAL RESEARCH | Brookline, MA | $22,500 |
| Bryn Mawr College TO EDUCATE STUDENTS TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE TO PREPARE THEM FOR LIVES OF PURPOSE. | Byrn Mawr, PA | $20,000 |
| Hebrew Senior Life TO HONOR OUR ELDERS, BY RESPECTING AND PROMOTING THEIR INDEPENDENCE, SPIRITUAL VIGOR, DIGNITY, AND C | Roslindale, MA | $15,000 |
| Camera TO PROMOTE ACCURATE, BALANCED AND COMPLETE MEDIA COVERAGE OF ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST | Boston, MA | $15,000 |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra TO SUPPORT THE ARTS | Boston, MA | $12,000 |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra TO FOSTER AND MAINTAIN AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE MAKING OF MUSIC CONSONANT WITH THE HIGHEST A | Boston, MA | $12,000 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute TO PROVIDE EXPERT, COMPASSIONATE, AND EQUITABLE CARE TO CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHILE | Brookline, MA | $12,000 |
| Boston Jewish Film Festival TO CELEBRATE JEWISH RELIGION THROUGH FILM AND MEDIA | West Newton, MA | $11,000 |
| American Civil Liberties Union TO DEFEND AND PRESERVE THE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES THAT THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE | New York, NY | $10,500 |
| Charley Davidson Children's Cancer Fund TO SUPPORT MASS GENERAL BRIGHAM FOR CHILDREN IN ITS MISSION TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND THE C | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Colel Chabad TO PROVIDE LIFE-PRESERVING ASSISTANCE TO ISRAEL'S NEEDIEST PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF GENDER, AGE, MARITAL | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 |
| Umass Foundation TO STIMULATE PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR THE UNIVERSITY FROM ALUMNI, PARENTS, FRIENDS, FOUNDATIONS, AN | Newton, MA | $10,000 |
| Boston Jewish Film Festival TO CELEBRATE JEWISH RELIGION THROUGH FILM AND MEDIA | Newton, MA | $10,000 |
| Colel Chabad TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE ISRAELI COMMUNITY | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital TO EMPOWER MGH TO MAKE FURTHER PROGRESS TO IMPROVE PATIENTS' LIVES, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND CREAT | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Temple Israel TO LIVE JUDAISM TOGETHER THROUGH DISCOVERY, DYNAMIC SPIRITUALITY, AND RIGHTEOUS IMPACT | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Wgbh TO MAKE TRUSTWORTHY JOURNALISM BE AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE TO ALL PEOPLE, OF ALL INCOME BRACKETS, AC | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Arlington Boys & Girls Club TO PROVIDE A FUN, SAFE, SUPPORTIVE PLACE FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN AND GROW; TO HAVE ONGOING RELATIONSHI | Arlington, MA | $8,500 |
| Coolidge Corner Theatre TO ENTERTAIN, INFORM, AND ENGAGE AND TO BUILD A VITAL COMMUNITY THROUGH FILM CULTURE. | Brookline, MA | $8,000 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank TO END HUNGER THROUGH COMPASSION AND ACTION. | Boston, MA | $8,000 |
| Friendship Circle TO SPREAD HAPPINESS AND COMPANIONSHIP AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS BY CELEBRAT | Brooklyn, NY | $7,800 |
| Hadassah TO ENHANCE THE HEALTH AND LIVES OF PEOPLE IN ISRAEL, THE UNITED STATES AND WORLDWIDE THROUGH EDUCATI | New York, NY | $7,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA TO PROVIDE IMPARTIAL MEDICAL RELIEF TO VISTIMS OF WAR, DESEASE, NATURAL OR MAN-MADE DISASTER. | New York, NY | $6,000 |
| Wellmet Project TO HELP ADULTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES GET BACK ON THEIR FEET BY PROVIDING TRANSITIONAL HOUSIN | Cambridge, MA | $6,000 |
| Musuem of Fine Arts TO SUPPORT THE ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES | Boston, MA | $6,000 |
| Wbur TO PROVIDE NEWS TO THE COMMUNITY | Boston, MA | $6,000 |
| Wgbh TO PROVIDE NEWS TO THE COMMUNITY | Boston, MA | $6,000 |
| Musuem of Fine Arts TO MAKE THE MUSUEM OF FINE ARTS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL AND PRESERVE IT FOR THE FUTURE | Boston, MA | $6,000 |
| Womens Lunch Place TO INSPIRE HOPE AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-SUSTAINING SKILLS FOR WOMEN EXPERIENCING HUNGER, | Boston, MA | $5,500 |
| Friendship Circle PROVIDE FRIENDSHIP AND ACCEPTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS, PROVIDE RESPITE TO THEIR FA | Miami, FL | $5,400 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES | Washington, DC | $5,005 |
| Chabad on Campus TO SUPPORT THE VIBRANCY AND GROWTH OF JEWISH STUDENT LIFE ON CAMPUS THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY AND SUCCE | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Mscpa-Angell TO PROTECT ANIMALS, RELIEVE THEIR SUFFERING, ADVANCE THEIR HEALTH AND WELFARE, PREVENT CRUELTY, AND | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Rosie's Place TO OFFER SANCTUARY AND SUPPORT TO WOMEN STRUGGLING WITH HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY. | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| St Jude Children's Hospital TO ADVANCE CURES, AND MEANS OF PREVENTION, FOR PEDIATRIC CATASTROPHIC DISEASES THROUGH RESEARCH AND | Memphis, TN | $5,000 |
| Vilna Shul TO SPARK EXCITEMENT AND CURIOUSITY ABOUT JEWISH CULTURE AND OUR AMERICAN IMMIGRANT STORY THROUGH VIB | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Bryn Mawr College TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES | Byrn Mawr, PA | $5,000 |
| Colel Chabad TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE ISRAELI COMMUNITY | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank TO SUPPORT HUNGER-RELIEF IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Hebrew Senior Life TO SUPPORT GERIATRIC CARE | Roslindale, MA | $5,000 |
| Hebrew Senior Life TO PROVIDE CARE AND SERVICES TO SENIORS | Roslindale, MA | $5,000 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum TO RESCUE HOLOCAUST EVIDENCE, CONFRONT HATRED, AND PREVENT GENOCIDE | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Boston Jewish Film Festival TO CELEBRATE THE RICHNESS OF THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE THROUGH FILM AND MEDIA. | West Newton, MA | $3,800 |
| Chabad of Tuscany TO SET INTO MOTION A DAZZLING ARRAY OF PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND INSTITUTIONS TO SERVE JEWISH PEOPLE WO | Firenze | $3,600 |
| Temple Israel TO SUPPORT RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES | Boston, MA | $3,600 |
| The Friendship Circle TO BRING HAPPINESS AND COMPANIONSHIP TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS BY CELEBRATING | Brooklyn, NY | $3,600 |
| Coolidge Corner Theatre ARTS AND EDUCATION | Brookline, MA | $3,000 |
| Arlington Boys & Girls Club COMMUNITY SERVICE | Arlington, MA | $2,000 |
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