Slater Family Foundation
Slater Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Milton, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $50K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $13K. Net investment income was $6.
Slater Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Slater Family Foundation gave $13K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $12,500
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- Average grant
- $6,250
- Median grant
- $6,250
- Total assets
- $50,423
- -23.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (80% 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 Slater Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Children's Hospital Corporation (DBA Boston Children's Hospital) ($10K). Together the top 2 received $13K.
Grant Size Distribution
12 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Slater Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 39% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 552% 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $13K (2025) to $67K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $13K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Corporation (DBA Boston Children's Hospital) Boston, MA | Program Support | $10,000 |
| Women & Infants Development Foundation Providence, RI | Program Support | $2,500 |
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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 | $50,423 | $6 | $15,438 | $12,500 | 2 | $15,438 | $6 | $2,795 |
| 2024 | $65,855 | $10,377 | $13,078 | — | — | $13,078 | $377 | $2,965 |
| 2023 | $68,556 | $861 | $32,476 | $15,208 | 1 | $32,476 | $861 | $4,528 |
| 2022 | $100,171 | $371 | $27,320 | $20,650 | 3 | $21,970 | — | $5,560 |
| 2021 | $127,120 | $203,835 | $76,715 | $67,305 | 6 | $76,715 | $142,798 | $4,319 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Slater Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Slater Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Matthew W. Slater
Trustee
President → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Shahrzad E. Slater
Trustee
Secretary → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Slater Family Foundation
How much does Slater Family Foundation give each year?
Slater Family Foundation gave $13K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Slater Family Foundation?
Slater Family Foundation reported $50K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $15K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Slater Family Foundation?
Slater Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Food, Agriculture & Nutrition, based in Milton, MA. It holds $50K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Slater Family Foundation operate?
Slater Family Foundation has awarded grants in Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, Rhode Island.
What is Slater Family Foundation's EIN?
Slater Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-6726770. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 24, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 20, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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