Lurie Family Foundation
Boston, MA · EIN 20-2741949. Reported 199 grants totalling $6,709,968 to 91 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Lurie Family Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
5 of the organizations Lurie Family Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 14 grants totalling $367,000 to them. That is 19% of the $1,963,999 of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Greater | federated giving programme | Pennsylvania | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County Inc | federated giving programme | Florida | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| Seattle Foundation | community foundation | Washington | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Town of Palm Beach United Way Inc | federated giving programme | Florida | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of Palm Beach County Inc | federated giving programme | Florida | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $3,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $1,528,751.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund | Albany, NY | $3,631,469 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $907,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rutgers University Foundation | New Brunswick, NJ | $250,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clark University | Worcester, MA | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Exceptional Minds | Sherman Oaks, CA | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Project Home | Philadelphia, PA | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Island Autism Group Inc | West Tisbury, MA | $100,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Fraxa Research Foundation Inc | Watertown, MA | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mv Youth | Chilmark, MA | $51,999 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| A Step Up Academy Inc | Jenkintown, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Museum of Art | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Uplift Center for Grieving Children | Philadelphia, PA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| YMCA of Mv | Vineyard Haven, MA | $50,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Sundance Institute | Park City, UT | $47,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Brookline, MA | $42,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Els for Autism Foundation | Jupiter, FL | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Marthas Vineyard Film Society Inc | Vineyard Haven, MA | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County Inc | West Palm Beach, FL | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Philadelphia Orchestra | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Philadelphia Orchestra Association | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Josephs University | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Documentary Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $28,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Fraxa | Newburyport, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mv Youth | Weston, FL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Marthas Vineyard Hospital Inc | Oak Bluffs, MA | $20,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough Greater Boston | Cambridge, MA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Documentary Association Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mederi Center Foundation | Ashland, OR | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mederi Foundation | Ashland, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seattle Foundation | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Garces Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Kartemquin Educational Films | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Cameron M Neely Foundation for Cancer Care Inc | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Vetri Community Partnership | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pegasus Therapeutic Riding Academy Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Audubon Florida | Miami, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Els for Autism | Jupiter, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Facing History and Ourselves | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Palm Beach | West Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Palm Beach | West Palm Beach, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Cam Neely Foundation | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Philadelphia Orchestra Assoc | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vetri Foundation for Children | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys' Latin Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Joseph's University | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Palm Beach Country Club Foundation Inc | Palm Beach, FL | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Brain Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Jewish Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys Latin of Philadelphia Charter School | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brown Girls Doc Mafia | Newbury Park, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Crisis Treatment Center | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Free Library of Philadelphia Foundation | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hoyt Library | Kingston, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Points North Institute | Camden, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| San Francisco Film Society | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seattle International Film Festival | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seattle Seahawks Womens' Association | Seattle, WA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel of the Oranges and Maplewood | East Orange, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Cameron M Neely Foundation for Cancer Inc | Boston, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Walking Iris Media | Newbury Park, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Palm Beach United Way | Palm Beach, FL | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Emmanuel College | Boston, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mv Hospital | Oak Bluffs, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Awbury Arborteum | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cleveland Clinic | Beachwood, OH | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Howard University | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Reading Allowed | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Step Up Academy | Jenkintown, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Women's Golfers Give Back | Plymouth Meeting, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys Latin Charter School | Philadelphia, PA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| City Parks Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Way of Palm Beach | Palm Beach, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| United Way of Palm Beach County Inc | Palm Beach, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vineyard Golf Club Foundation | Edgartown, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross (toledo) | Toledo, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Environmental Working Group | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Island Food Pantry of Marthas Vineyard Inc | Oak Bluffs, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Patriots Cove Inc | Noxen, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Vgc Foundation | Edgartown, MA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Farm Neck Foundation | Oak Bluffs, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Inc | Rye Brook, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| V G C Foundation | Edgartown, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| A Sense of Home | Hawthorne, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Downtown Women's Center | Los Angeles, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
42 of 91 (46%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 63%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
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What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 137 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 37 | $475,000 | $5,000 |
| 2021 | 45 | $931,500 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 48 | $2,652,750 | $6,250 |
| 2023 | 39 | $1,255,383 | $7,500 |
| 2024 | 30 | $1,395,335 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
55% of its giving went to organizations in New York.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Lurie Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Goulston Storrs PC1 Po Sq Fl 25, Boston, MA, 02109. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 20-2741949 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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