The Grossman Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation established in 1994 and based in Boston, Massachusetts. It operates as a 501(c)(3) organization with the primary purpose of providing operations budget assistance to nonprofit organizations across multiple sectors.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$15.7M
+15.6% YoY
Annual Giving
$702K
+87.9% YoY
Grant Count
23
-4.2% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$31K
+96.1% YoY
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation primarily funds operations budget assistance for nonprofit organizations. Its grantmaking focuses on:
- Education
- Human Services
- Human Rights and Social Justice
- Arts and Culture
- Philanthropy and Voluntarism
Grantmaking
The foundation made additional grants to the Harvard Kennedy School and other organizations. Grant types focus on operations budget assistance rather than project-specific funding.
Grant Types
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation primarily funds organizations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New York.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
As of December 2024:
- Total Assets: $15,699,678
- Total Revenues: $1,197,000
- Total Expenses: $769,464
- Total Grants, Contributions, etc.: $916,680
Year-over-Year Change (2023–2024):
- Revenues decreased 27% from $1,256,413 to $916,680
Staffing: 0 employees
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $15,699,678 | $13,584,614 | $11,227,156 |
| Revenue | $1,197,000 | $1,398,411 | $829,333 |
| Expenses | $769,464 | $478,322 | $486,940 |
| Qualifying Distributions | $702,324 | $386,700 | $406,958 |
| Net Investment Income | $212,035 | $324,762 | $1,021,663 |
| Distributable Amount | $737,718 | $597,052 | $551,243 |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
121 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara N Grossman | Director | 10 | — |
Recent News & Activity
Recent developments and announcements
The Grossman family has made significant philanthropic commitments beyond the Boston-based foundation, including a transformative $10 million gift to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to accelerate ocean science and engineering research.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Announces Transformative $10 MillionSubject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.
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