Ebling Family Foundation
Ebling Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $515K. Net investment income was $306K.
Ebling Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Ebling Family Foundation gave $515K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $64K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $515,000
- -31.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $64,375
- -48.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $4,827,521
- -6.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ebling Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Greenlight Fund ($250K). Together the top 8 received $515K.
Grant Size Distribution
37 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 37 (59%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
Cities
How Ebling Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 189% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $265K (2019) to $750K (2024). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $515K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Greenlight Fund Boston, MA | Community Support | $250,000 |
| The Boston Foundation Boston, MA | Community Support | $180,000 |
| More Than Words Waltham, MA | Community Support | $25,000 |
| The Childrens Room Arlington, MA | Community Support | $20,000 |
| The Family Van Boston, MA | Community Support | $20,000 |
| The Philanthropic Initiative Boston, MA | Community Support | $10,000 |
| Ellis Early Lerning Fund Boston, MA | Community Support | $5,000 |
| Communities for Restorative Justice Boston, MA | Community Support | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,827,521 | $338,820 | $697,282 | $515,000 | 8 | $636,689 | $305,727 | $337,181 |
| 2024 | $5,185,983 | $1,734,398 | $909,409 | $750,000 | 6 | $870,624 | $1,253,341 | $292,285 |
| 2023 | $4,361,039 | $1,487,261 | $796,361 | $643,000 | 8 | $774,245 | $647,663 | $237,394 |
| 2022 | $4,009,662 | $24,767 | $655,032 | $530,000 | 7 | $530,000 | $3,972 | $272,541 |
| 2021 | $4,657,109 | $687,990 | $463,575 | $369,000 | 8 | $369,000 | $600,115 | $303,138 |
| 2020 | $4,429,767 | $1,653,949 | $326,079 | $274,500 | 7 | — | $120,682 | $247,226 |
| 2019 | $3,377,974 | $231,376 | $291,672 | $265,000 | 7 | — | $210,122 | $186,191 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ebling Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $337K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ebling Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gayane Ebling
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Ebling
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Ebling Family Foundation
How much does Ebling Family Foundation give each year?
Ebling Family Foundation gave $515K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $750K across 6 grants.
What is Ebling Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Ebling Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $64,375, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Ebling Family Foundation give grants?
Ebling Family Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (6 grants).
Does Ebling Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Ebling Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community Support" (8 grants).
Who are Ebling Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Ebling Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Greenlight Fund ($250,000), The Boston Foundation ($180,000) and More Than Words ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 88% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Ebling Family Foundation?
Ebling Family Foundation reported $4.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $637K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $337K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Ebling Family Foundation's EIN?
Ebling Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-3427189. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 3, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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