Lewis M Perlstein Family Foundation
Private foundation · Worcester, MA · EIN 04-6351051 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Lewis M & Esther Perlstein
174grants reported
$500median award
$200lower quartile
$75smallest grant
$123Ktotal paid
14states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 11 of its 174 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $10K 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 Grkb 306 Main St Ste 400
Worcester, MA 01615-0000
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 |
|---|---|---|
| California Community Foundation - Wildlife Recovery Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $8,000 |
| Congregation of Agudat Achim | Leominster, MA | $3,285 |
| Temple Emunah | Lexington, MA | $3,000 |
| Temple Shalom | West Newton, MA | $3,000 |
| Temple Emunah | Lexington, MA | $3,000 |
| Temple Shalom | West Newton, MA | $3,000 |
| Best Friends Animal Society | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Temple Emunah | Lexington, MA | $3,000 |
| Temple Shalom | West Newton, MA | $3,000 |
| Nature Bridge | Sausalito, CA | $2,000 |
| Nature Bridge | Sausalito, CA | $2,000 |
| Nature Bridge | Sausalito, CA | $2,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | $1,900 |
| Inova Behavioral Health Services | Fairfax, VA | $1,750 |
| Peta - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals | Norfolk, VA | $1,750 |
| Fredonian Park and Nature Center | Shirley, MA | $1,600 |
| Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence | Washington, DC | $1,500 |
| Congregation of Agudat Achim | Leominster, MA | $1,500 |
| Anti-Defamation League | Washington, DC | $1,300 |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | $1,250 |
| ASPCA | New York, NY | $1,250 |
| Anti-Defamation League | Washington, DC | $1,200 |
| Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence | Washington, DC | $1,200 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $1,100 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc | New York, NY | $1,075 |
| Apda - American Parkinson's Disease Association | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Friends of Borderland | North Easton, MA | $1,000 |
| American Parkinson's Disease Association | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Friends of Borderland | North Easton, MA | $1,000 |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Center for Carbon Removal | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Catf | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Ocean Conservancy | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| American Parkinson's Disease Association - Apda | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| American Red Cross | Fairfax, VA | $1,000 |
| Friends of Borderland | North Easton, MA | $1,000 |
| Ocean Conservancy | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| St Jude's Research Hospital | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| International Fellowship of Christians & Jews - Ifcj | Chicago, IL | $1,000 |
| NO Kid Hungry | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| PA Breast Cancer Coalition | Lebanon, PA | $950 |
| PA Breast Cancer Coalition | Lebanon, PA | $950 |
| Inova Behavioral Health Services | Fairfax, VA | $875 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $875 |
| Human Rights Campaign | Washington, DC | $875 |
| Institute for Shipboard Education | Dallas, TX | $875 |
| Straight Ahead Ministries | Worcester, MA | $875 |
| Inova Behavioral Health Services | Fairfax, VA | $875 |
| Leukemia and Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $875 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | Jacksonville, FL | $800 |
| World Central Kitchen | Pittsburgh, PA | $750 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc | New York, NY | $700 |
| Institute for Shipboard Education | Dallas, TX | $700 |
| Jewish Social Service of Northern VA | Fairfax, VA | $700 |
| Pregnancy Justice Inc | New York City, NY | $700 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund Inc | New York, NY | $700 |
| Institute for Shipboard Education | Dallas, TX | $700 |
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