Paul & Elaine Chervinsky Charitable Foundation
Private foundation · Newton, MA · EIN 04-3214315 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Paul & Elaine Chervinsky
127grants reported
$1,000median award
$250lower quartile
$50smallest grant
$1.0Mtotal paid
10states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 21 of its 127 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $27K 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
31 Magnolia Ave
Newton, MA 02458-2710
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hebrew Senior Life | Roslindale, MA | $250,000 |
| Hebrew Senior Life | Roslindale, MA | $200,000 |
| Hebrew Senior Life | Roslindale, MA | $150,000 |
| Afmda | New York, NY | $101,000 |
| Umass Dartmouth | Dartmouth, MA | $100,000 |
| Buttonwood Park Zoological Society | New Bedford, MA | $50,000 |
| Umass Dartmouth | Dartmouth, MA | $50,000 |
| Temple Emanuel | Newton, MA | $5,108 |
| New Bedford Whaling Museum | New Bedford, MA | $5,000 |
| Temple Emanuel | Newton, MA | $4,652 |
| Temple Emanuel | Newton, MA | $4,337 |
| Tifereth Israel | New Bedford, MA | $3,990 |
| Judge Baker Childrens Center | Boston, MA | $3,240 |
| Judge Baker Childrens Center | Boston, MA | $3,240 |
| Baker Center for Children | Boston, MA | $3,160 |
| Alzheimer's Disease Research | Charlestown, MA | $3,000 |
| Tifereth Israel Synagogue | New Bedford, MA | $2,655 |
| Jewish National Fund | Rockville Center, NY | $2,600 |
| Anti Defammation League | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| BC Law | Newton, MA | $2,500 |
| Mobile Ministries of New Bedford | New Bedford, MA | $2,500 |
| United Way of New Bedford | New Bedford, MA | $2,500 |
| United Way of Greater New Bedford | New Bedford, MA | $2,500 |
| Boston College Law School Fund | Newton, MA | $2,500 |
| United Way of Greater New Bedford | New Bedford, MA | $2,500 |
| Binghamton University | Binghamton, NY | $2,000 |
| Combined Jeiwish Philanthropy | Boston, MA | $2,000 |
| Binghamton University | Binghamton, NY | $2,000 |
| Boston College Law School Fund | Newton, MA | $2,000 |
| Congregation Newbridge | Dedham, MA | $2,000 |
| Newbridge on the Charles Scholarship Fund | Dedham, MA | $2,000 |
| Binghamton University | Binghamton, NY | $2,000 |
| Newbridge on the Charles Scholarship Fund | Dedham, MA | $2,000 |
| Tifereth Israel Synagogue | New Bedford, MA | $1,960 |
| Simmons University | Boston, MA | $1,899 |
| Simmons College | Boston, MA | $1,899 |
| Simmons College | Boston, MA | $1,899 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies | Boston, MA | $1,800 |
| Jewish National Fund | Rockville Center, NY | $1,800 |
| Trustees of Tufts University | Medford, MA | $1,650 |
| Trustees of Tufts University | Medford, MA | $1,650 |
| Alzheimers Assoc | Chicago, IL | $1,600 |
| Tufts University | Medford, MA | $1,500 |
| Combined Jewish Philanthropies | Boston, MA | $1,500 |
| Wbur | Boston, MA | $1,200 |
| Jewish Federation | Dartmouth, MA | $1,100 |
| Jewish Federation | Dartmouth, MA | $1,100 |
| Lawrence P Cohen Memorial Scholarship | Canton, MA | $1,030 |
| Afmda | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| American Technion Society | Newton, MA | $1,000 |
| Beth Israel Hospital Boston | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Birthright for Israel | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Congregation Newbridge | Dedham, MA | $1,000 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $1,000 |
| Jewish Federation of LA (wildfire Crisis) | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 |
| Jewish Federation of NB | New Bedford, MA | $1,000 |
| Newbridge Scholarship Fund | Pompton Plains, NJ | $1,000 |
| Share | Austin, TX | $1,000 |
| Weizmann Institute (acwis) | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| World Jewish Congress | New York, NY | $1,000 |
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