Joseph Persky Foundation
Private foundation · Worcester, MA · EIN 04-6057747 · reported 2023–2025
96grants reported
$5,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$847Ktotal paid
3states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 96 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $282K 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
Bollus Lynch 89 Shrewsbury St 200
Worcester, MA 01604-0000
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Central Mass ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $54,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Central Mass ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $54,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Central Mass ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $50,000 |
| Music Worcester ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $30,000 |
| United Way of Central Massachusetts ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $25,000 |
| Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts-Isreal Emergency Fund ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $25,000 |
| Jewish Healthcare Center ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $25,000 |
| The Institute of Contemporary Art ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| American Red Cross ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Medford, MA | $22,000 |
| Jewish Healthcare Center ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $20,000 |
| The Institute of Contemporary Art - Jill Medvedow Fund ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Boston, MA | $20,000 |
| Worcester Jewish Community Center ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $18,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Greater Worcester Community Foundation ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $15,000 |
| Music Worcester ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $15,000 |
| Worcester County Food Bank TO ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Shrewsbury, MA | $15,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Music Worcester ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $15,000 |
| United Way of Central Massachusetts ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $15,000 |
| Worcester Jewish Community Center ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $15,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| United Way of Central Massachusetts ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $15,000 |
| Worcester Jewish Community Center ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $15,000 |
| American Red Cross ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Medford, MA | $12,000 |
| American Red Cross - Tropical Storm Relief ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Medford, MA | $10,000 |
| American Red Cross ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Medford, MA | $10,000 |
| Association for Autism and Neurodiversity ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Watertown, MA | $10,000 |
| Assumption University - Center for Civic Friendship ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $10,000 |
| Mass General Hospital ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Umass Memorial Health ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $10,000 |
| Asperger's Association of New England ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Watertown, MA | $10,000 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Worcester County Food Bank TO ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Shrewsbury, MA | $10,000 |
| Association for Autism and Neurodiversity ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Watertown, MA | $10,000 |
| Umass Memorial Health ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $10,000 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Worcester County Food Bank TO ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Shrewsbury, MA | $10,000 |
| Worcester Art Museum ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $7,500 |
| Temple Emanuel Sinai ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $6,575 |
| Jewish Healthcare Center ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $6,500 |
| Arts Worcester-Endowment ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $5,000 |
| Arts Worcester-Prizeendowment ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $5,000 |
| Bancroft School ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $5,000 |
| Rose Art Museumbrandeis University ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Waltham, MA | $5,000 |
| The Institute of Contemporary Art ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Umass Memorial Foundation ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $5,000 |
| Yeshiva Achei Tmimim Academy ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $5,000 |
| Arts Worcester-Endowment ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $5,000 |
| Arts Worcester-Prizeendowment ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $5,000 |
| Bancroft School ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $5,000 |
| Clark University-Strassler Center ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $5,000 |
| Hanover Theatre ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $5,000 |
| Mass General Hospital ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| The Institute of Contemporary Art ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Worcester Historical Museum TO ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $5,000 |
| Arts Worcester-Endowment ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $5,000 |
| Arts Worcester-Prizeendowment ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $5,000 |
| Bancroft School ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $5,000 |
| Hanover Theatre ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Worcester, MA | $5,000 |
| Mass General Hospital ENABLE DONEE TO CONTINUE EXEMPT FUNCTION | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
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