Gerald Flaxer Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-3491360 · reported 2025
42grants reported
$7,400median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$671Ktotal paid
6states reached
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 42 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $84K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Womens Lunch Place TO INSPIRE HOPE AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-SUSTAINING SKILLS FOR WOMEN EXPERIENCING HUNGER, | Boston, MA | $5,500 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Agassiz Village TO PREPARE KIDS FOR LIFE'S JOURNEY THROUGH OUR EXCEPTIONAL SUMMER CAMP EXPERIENCE AND YEAR-LONG PROG | Framingham, MA | $1,000 |
| American Friends OF Magen David Adom TO ENSURE MAGEN DAVID ADOM CAN SAVE THOUSANDS OF LIVES EACH YEAR IN ISRAEL, FROM A SICK CHILD TO A V | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation TO RAISE THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO SEND EVERY ELIGIBLE YOUNG JEWISH ADULT ON BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL. | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Fuller Craft Museum TO EXPLORE THE LEADING EDGE OF CRAFT THROUGH EXHIBTIONS, COLLECTIONS, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS | Brockton, MA | $1,000 |
| Hias TO PROVIDE VITAL SERVICES TO REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS AROUND THE WORLD, WHICH IS NEEDED NOW MORE | Silver Spring, MD | $1,000 |
| Jewish Women's Archive TO DOCUMENT JEWISH WOMEN'S STORIES, ELEVATE THEIR VOICES, AND INSPIRE THEM TO BE AGENTS OF CHANGE. | Newton, MA | $1,000 |
| National Brain Tumor Association TO UNRELENTINGLY INVEST IN, MOBILIZE, AND UNITE THE BRAIN TUMOR COMMUNITY TO DISCOVER A CURE, DELIVE | Newton, MA | $1,000 |
| Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre TO CREATE NEW BALLETS OF EXCELLENCE THAT ARE STIMULATING AND CULTURALLY RELEVANT TO DIVERSE AUDIENCE | Cambridge, MA | $500 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children TO CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS, CONDUCT RESEARCH TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND DEVELOP NEW TREATMENTS, AND PROVIDE | Boston, MA | $500 |
| Wyner Family Jewish Hertiage Center TO PRESERVE NEW ENGLAND JEWISH HISTORY, EXPLORE JEWISH HERITAGE, AND EDUCATE WIDE AUDIENCES ABOUT TH | Boston, MA | $500 |
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