Trefler Foundation
Private foundation · Newton, MA · EIN 04-3369962 · reported 2023–2025
65grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$7,500lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$2.5Mtotal paid
2states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 65 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
300 First Avenue
Needham, MA 02494-2736
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $1,050,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $200,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $143,500 |
| Year UP UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $87,000 |
| MA League of Community Health Centers UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $75,000 |
| Noble and Greenough School UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Dedham, MA | $57,000 |
| Noble and Greenough School UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Dedham, MA | $57,000 |
| Noble and Greenough School UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Dedham, MA | $57,000 |
| Ellie Fund UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Needham, MA | $50,000 |
| Leadership Brainery UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $40,000 |
| Union Capital Boston UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $40,000 |
| Massachusetts Alliance for Early College UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $35,000 |
| The Teachers Lounge UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Roslindale, MA | $35,000 |
| Duet Inc UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Mspca Angell UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Union Capital Boston UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $25,000 |
| Youth Guidance Boston UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $20,000 |
| Boston Debate League UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $15,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club Boston UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $15,000 |
| Panthers Legends Academic Youth UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | West Roxbury, MA | $15,000 |
| Shine Bright Workshops UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Norwood, MA | $15,000 |
| The Teachers Lounge UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Roslindale, MA | $15,000 |
| Edvestors UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $15,000 |
| Embrace Boston UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Mspca Angell UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Boston Police Activities League UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Dorchester, MA | $10,000 |
| Commonwealth Kitchen UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Daddy & ME Inc UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Hyde Park, MA | $10,000 |
| Foundation for Bcyf UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Genunity UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 |
| Leadership Brainery UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Louis D Brown Peace Institute UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Dorchester, MA | $10,000 |
| Massachusetts Project 351 UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Pim Project UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Randolph, MA | $10,000 |
| Score 4 More UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Roxbury, MA | $10,000 |
| The Base UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Roxbury, MA | $10,000 |
| The Boston Foundation UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| The Center for Teen Empowerment UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Roxbury, MA | $10,000 |
| United South End Settlements UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Youth in Crisis Ministry UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Randolph, MA | $10,000 |
| Ellie Fund UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Needham, MA | $10,000 |
| Embrace Boston UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Mother Caroline Academy UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $10,000 |
| Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Roxbury, MA | $10,000 |
| Philanthropy MA UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $8,500 |
| Philanthropy MA UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $7,620 |
| 1 Day Sooner UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Claymont, DE | $7,500 |
| Hoops Collaborative Youth Development Program UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Brockton, MA | $7,500 |
| Rose Conservatory UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Brockton, MA | $7,500 |
| The Upward Project UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $7,500 |
| Philanthropy MA UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $7,000 |
| Center for Teen Empowerment UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Dorchester, MA | $5,000 |
| Haley House UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Necat UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Social Capital Inc UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Smash Mouth Wrestling Club Inc UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Brockton, MA | $5,000 |
| Boston Women's Fund UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Cambridge, MA | $5,000 |
| Haley House UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Mspca Angell UNRESTRICTED CHARITABLE GIFT | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
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