Falb Family Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Cambridge, MA EIN: 04-6931498

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.

Key facts about Falb Family Charitable Trust

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.

EIN
04-6931498
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$5,350
Grants made (2025)
9
Average grant
$594
Median grant
$400
Total assets
$191,968
Primary geography
Massachusetts (79% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$192K

-2.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$5K

-22.5% YoY

Grant Count

9

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$594.444

-22.5% YoY

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.

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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

CambridgeBostonGillStaten IslandWatervilleOronoNew YorkCamrbridgeChilmarkConcordMount HermonNeedhamOak BluffsVineyard Haven

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K9 grants2019 11 grants2020 8 grants2021 12 grants2022 8 grants2023 9 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2025) to $9K (2019). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $5K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2025

Northfield Mount Hermon: $2KNorthfield Mount Hermon$2KFriend of Mount Auburn Cemetary: $2KFriend of Mount AuburnCemetary$2KColby College: $500Colby College$500Shriners Hospital for Childern: $400Shriners Hospital for Childern$400Tunnel to Towers: $400Tunnel to Towers$400The Cambridge Homes: $200The Cambridge Homes$200Wounded Warrior Project: $200Wounded Warrior Project$200The Yard: $100The Yard$100Concord Museum: $50Concord Museum$50

The largest 2025 recipient was Northfield Mount Hermon ($2K). Together the top 9 received $5K.

Grant Size Distribution

46 grants across all recorded years

46<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 46 grants of 46 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Northfield Mount Hermon Mount Hermon, MAUnrestricted$2,000
Friend of Mount Auburn Cemetary Cambridge, MAUnrestricted$1,500
Colby College Waterville, MEUnrestricted$500
Shriners Hospital for Childern Boston, MAUnrestricted$400
Tunnel to Towers Staten Island, NYUnrestricted$400
The Cambridge Homes Cambridge, MAUnrestricted$200
Wounded Warrior Project New York, NYUnrestricted$200
The Yard Chilmark, MAUnrestricted$100
Concord Museum Concord, MAUnrestricted$50

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$5K$10K$15K$20K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$191,968$197,756$197,225
Revenue$10,723$10,554$10,044
Expenses$10,584$12,935$10,258
Qualifying Distributions$6,910$8,715$7,055
Net Investment Income$6,158$6,419$6,841
Distributable Amount$7,489$7,612$7,833

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 2, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 27, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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.

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