Reed Family Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 26-3942193

Reed Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $382K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $20K. Net investment income was $10K.

Reed Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Reed Family Charitable Foundation gave $20K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $10K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$20,000
-33.3% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$10,000
-33.3% vs 2023
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$382,480
+1.6% vs 2023
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Reed Family Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Lahey Clinic: $10KLahey Clinic$10KHarmony Academy Inc: $10KHarmony Academy Inc$10K

The largest 2024 recipient was Lahey Clinic ($10K). Together the top 2 received $20K.

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

BostonBurlingtonCambridgeDurham

How Reed Family Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 59% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 84% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K6 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2024) to $65K (2020). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lahey Clinic Burlington, MAUnrestricted Gift$10,000
Harmony Academy Inc Cambridge, MAUnrestricted Gift$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024$382,480$32,281$26,346$20,0002$20,000$9,539$23,945
2023$376,545$25,331$35,908$30,0002$30,000$8,899$22,783
2022$387,122$-3,627$34,702$30,0002$30,000$7,364$21,124
2021$425,451$41,898$54,159$48,5323$48,532$9,853$27,019
2020$437,712$25,900$70,169$65,0686—$9,410$26,130

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Reed Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $24K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Reed Family Charitable Foundation is led by Fifi Reed, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Fifi Reed

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Reed Family Charitable Foundation

How much does Reed Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

Reed Family Charitable Foundation gave $20K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $30K across 2 grants.

How large is Reed Family Charitable Foundation?

Reed Family Charitable Foundation reported $382K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $20K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $24K (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.

Where does Reed Family Charitable Foundation operate?

Reed Family Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Massachusetts, North Carolina.

What is Reed Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Reed Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3942193. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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