Falb Family Charitable Trust
Falb Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation, based in Cambridge, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $192K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $5K. Net investment income was $6K.
Falb Family Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Falb Family Charitable Trust gave $5K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $594.444), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,350
- -22.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $594
- -22.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $400
- Total assets
- $191,968
- -2.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (79% 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 Falb Family Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Northfield Mount Hermon ($2K). Together the top 9 received $5K.
Grant Size Distribution
46 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 46 grants of 46 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Falb Family Charitable Trust gives
- Giving fell 40% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 92% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 $5K (2025) to $9K (2019). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Northfield Mount Hermon Mount Hermon, MA | Unrestricted | $2,000 |
| Friend of Mount Auburn Cemetary Cambridge, MA | Unrestricted | $1,500 |
| Colby College Waterville, ME | Unrestricted | $500 |
| Shriners Hospital for Childern Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $400 |
| Tunnel to Towers Staten Island, NY | Unrestricted | $400 |
| The Cambridge Homes Cambridge, MA | Unrestricted | $200 |
| Wounded Warrior Project New York, NY | Unrestricted | $200 |
| The Yard Chilmark, MA | Unrestricted | $100 |
| Concord Museum Concord, MA | Unrestricted | $50 |
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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 | $191,968 | $10,723 | $10,584 | $5,350 | 9 | $6,910 | $6,158 | $7,489 |
| 2024 | $197,756 | $10,554 | $12,935 | $6,900 | 9 | $8,715 | $6,419 | $7,612 |
| 2023 | $197,225 | $10,044 | $10,258 | $5,700 | 8 | $7,055 | $6,841 | $7,833 |
| 2022 | $197,439 | $8,746 | $14,356 | $8,900 | 12 | $10,785 | $5,175 | $8,677 |
| 2021 | $200,880 | $1,650 | $12,439 | $8,600 | 8 | $10,885 | $7,230 | $9,702 |
| 2020 | $210,334 | $10,925 | $12,290 | $7,500 | 11 | — | $10,417 | $9,552 |
| 2019 | $211,699 | $10,557 | $13,013 | $9,400 | 9 | — | $10,557 | $8,844 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Falb Family Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Falb Family Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Karen F. Falb
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter L. Falb
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/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 Falb Family Charitable Trust
How much does Falb Family Charitable Trust give each year?
Falb Family Charitable Trust gave $5K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7K across 9 grants.
What is Falb Family Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Falb Family Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $400, and its average grant was $594, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Falb Family Charitable Trust give grants?
Falb Family Charitable Trust gives mostly in Massachusetts: 79% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were New York (11%) and Maine (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Cambridge, MA (2 grants).
Does Falb Family Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Falb Family Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (9 of 9) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Falb Family Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
Falb Family Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Northfield Mount Hermon ($2,000), Friend of Mount Auburn Cemetary ($1,500) and Colby College ($500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 75% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Falb Family Charitable Trust?
Falb Family Charitable Trust reported $192K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Falb Family Charitable Trust's EIN?
Falb Family Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6931498. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 2, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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