Lissy Family Foundation
Private foundation · Needham, MA · EIN 46-5181325 · reported 2023–2025
91grants reported
$592median award
$202lower quartile
$10smallest grant
$2.2Mtotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 91 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $185K 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
63 Birds Hill Ave
Needham, MA 02492-4259
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ithaca University FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Ithaca, NY | $356,113 |
| Ithaca University FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Ithaca, NY | $250,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Waltham, MA | $200,000 |
| Jumpstart for Young Children FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Boston, MA | $200,000 |
| Jumpstart for Young Children FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Boston, MA | $200,000 |
| Alzheimer's Association FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Waltham, MA | $166,916 |
| Alzheimer's Association FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Waltham, MA | $166,667 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropy FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Boston, MA | $135,000 |
| Wake Forest University FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Winstonsalem, NC | $95,000 |
| Salt Lick Incubation FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Belmont, MA | $75,000 |
| Salt Lick Incubator Inc FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Belmont, MA | $75,000 |
| Elon University FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Elon, NC | $50,000 |
| Wake Forest University FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Winstonsalem, NC | $50,000 |
| Wake Forest University FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Winstonsalem, NC | $50,000 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropy FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Boston, MA | $40,000 |
| Bright Horizons Foundation for Children FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Newton, MA | $11,000 |
| Beaver Country Day School FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Chestnut Hill, MA | $10,497 |
| Bright Horizons Foundation for Children FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Newton, MA | $10,000 |
| Coalition for Healthy Democracy FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Foxboro, MA | $10,000 |
| One Company Fund FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Waltham, MA | $10,000 |
| Bright Horizons Foundation for Children FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Newton, MA | $10,000 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropy FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Beaver Country Day School FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Chestnut Hill, MA | $10,000 |
| The Immigrant Learning Center FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Malden, MA | $6,113 |
| Ithaca University FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Ithaca, NY | $5,000 |
| Network for Good FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $5,000 |
| Temple Beth Shalom FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Needham, MA | $5,000 |
| The Giving Back Fund FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Boston, MA | $2,000 |
| United Nations Association of Greater Boston FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Boston, MA | $2,000 |
| Pan Mass Challenge FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Needham, MA | $1,531 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | New York, NY | $1,200 |
| Metro West Community Foundation FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Natick, MA | $1,080 |
| Metro West Community Foundation FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Natick, MA | $1,080 |
| Golf Fights Cancer FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Norton, MA | $1,049 |
| Hillel International FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Washington, DC | $1,036 |
| Circle of Hope FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Needham, MA | $1,033 |
| Actblue - Giffords Pac FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Boston Community Pediatrics FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Families First FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Watertown, MA | $1,000 |
| Horizons for Homeless FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Roxbury, MA | $1,000 |
| Women and Infants Hospital FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Providence, RI | $1,000 |
| Joe Andruzzi Foundation FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | North Attleborough, MA | $1,000 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Pan Mass Challenge FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Needham, MA | $900 |
| The Givengain Foundation FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Boston, MA | $825 |
| Pan Mass Challenge FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Needham, MA | $592 |
| Ouimetorg FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Norton, MA | $531 |
| Birthday Wishes FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Sudbury, MA | $515 |
| Boston Bullpen Project FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Needham, MA | $500 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | New York, NY | $500 |
| US Challenge Cup FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Riverside, RI | $500 |
| Foundation for Metrowest FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Natick, MA | $500 |
| Women and Infants Hospital FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Providence, RI | $500 |
| Boston Bullpen Project FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Needham, MA | $500 |
| Paula Damoura FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | NA, MA | $375 |
| National Ovarian Cancer Coalition FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Arlington, MA | $300 |
| Dana Farber Jimmy Fund FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Boston, MA | $268 |
| JO Moorestown NJ FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Moorestown, NJ | $260 |
| National Ovarian Cancer Coalition FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Dallas, TX | $259 |
| Birthday Wishes Inc FOR OPERATING SUPPORT | Natick, MA | $258 |
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