Robert and Iris Fanger Family Foundation
Cambridge, MA · EIN 04-3425988. Reported 286 grants totalling $291,227 to 155 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Robert and Iris Fanger Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $250. Half of everything it gave fell between $150 and $500; the smallest was $25 and the largest $27,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Jewish Philanthrophy | Boston, MA | $77,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | Falmouth, MA | $56,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Temple Israel | Boston, MA | $21,072 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | Boston, MA | $11,790 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Historical Society | Boston, MA | $10,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Home for Little Wanderers | Boston, MA | $9,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dartmouth College Fund | Hanover, NH | $7,165 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sarasota Ballet | Sarasota, FL | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boston Ballet | Boston, MA | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Ballet Theatre | New York, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New York City Ballet | New York, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Nols | Lander, WY | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| West Falmouth Library | Falmouth, MA | $2,850 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boston Athenaeum Conservation Match | Boston, MA | $2,425 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mhs Gala | Boston, MA | $2,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Shakespeare & Co | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| WGBH | Boston, MA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Asolo Repertory Theatre Endowment | Sarasota, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Asolo Theatre | Sarasota, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boston Arts Academy Foundation | Boston, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New England Conservatory | Boston, MA | $1,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ralph Lowell Society | Boston, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Cambridge Hornes | Cambridge, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dana Farber Institute | Boston, MA | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lenny Zakim Fund | Boston, MA | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The 300 Committee | Falmouth, MA | $1,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Francis House | Boston, MA | $1,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ballet Theater Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cjp Emergency Fund for Isreal | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Huntington Theatre Co | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lawrence Academy | Groton, MA | $1,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Margaret Jenkins Dance Co | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nrdc | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sierra Club | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sierra Club | Oakland, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| US Holocaust Museum | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $950 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Emily's List | Washington, DC | $900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Dorrance Dance | New York, NY | $850 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Highfield Hall | Falmouth, MA | $825 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rosie's Place | Boston, MA | $800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| David Dorfman Dance | New York, NY | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lyric Stage | Boston, MA | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Margaret Jenkins Dance Co | San Francisco, CA | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Speakeasy Stage | Boston, MA | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Northwestern University | Boston, MA | $700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum | Boston, MA | $580 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Harvard Magazine | Cambridge, MA | $550 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trustees of Tufts College Inc | Boston, MA | $550 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Asolo Repertory | Sarasota, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boston Dance Alliance | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Columbia Business School | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elizabeth Streb | Brookline, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mark Morris Dance Group | Brooklyn, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Geographic | Washington, DC | $500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| President and Fellow | Cambridge, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Project Kesher | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Streb Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Streb Lab for Action Mechanics | Brooklyn, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Dance Complex | Cambridge, MA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oyster Pond Environmental Trust | Woods Hole, MA | $475 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Washington, DC | $450 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Harvard - Radcliffe Institute | Cambridge, MA | $450 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hebrew Senior Life | Boston, MA | $450 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra | Boston, MA | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boston Theatre Critics Association | Boston, MA | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cambridge Public Library Foundation | Cambridge, MA | $400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mv Community Services | Oak Bluff, MA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Boston, MA | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pine Street Inc | Boston, MA | $400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Revels Inc | Watertown, MA | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Actor Fund | New York, NY | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wbur | Boston, MA | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Paul Taylor Dance Foundation | New York, NY | $375 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Office for the Arts at Harvard | Cambridge, MA | $350 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Association of Ma | Newton, MA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess | Boston, MA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boston Public Library Fund | Boston, MA | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Notre Dame De Paris | Etna, NH | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Front Porch Art Collective | Boston, MA | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jacob's Pillow | Beckt, MA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sixth Ave Synagogue | New York, NY | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Nature Conservency | Arlington, VA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alvin Ailey | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Appalachian Mountain Club | Boston, MA | $250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brookline Menatal Health | Brookline, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Colby College | Waterville, ME | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Entertainment Community Fund | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Gilchrist Hospice | Hunt Valley, MD | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harvard U Center for Jewish Studies | Cambridge, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre | Cambridge, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| La Salle Dance Series | Woods Hole, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Living on Earth | Lee, NH | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mgh Fund | Boston, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| MIT | Cambridge, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| MIT Alan & Paula Brody Fund | Cambridge, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| MIT Economics | Cambridge, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Israel Fund | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ripon College | Ripon, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Armand Lutheran | Sarasota, FL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Luke's Wood River Foundation | Ketchum, ID | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Thursday Morning Tal | Cambridge, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Thursday Morning Talks - Mount Auburn | Cambridge, MA | $250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Zakim No Show Ballet | Boston, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Amherst College | Amherst, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boston Medical Center | Boston, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cape Cod Theatre Project | Falmouth, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Company One | Boston, MA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Critical Explorers | Brookline, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emmanuel Music | Boston, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans | New York, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Glen Lake Association | Glen Arbor, MI | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Joan Nordell Fellowship Fund at Harvard | Boston, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nature Conservancy | Boston, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| People for Riverbend Park Trust | Cambridge, MA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Radcliffe Institute | Cambridge, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Science Club for Girls | Cambridge, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Spohr Gardens | Falmouth, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Yale Club Holiday Fund | New York, NY | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Till | Dedham, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tower Hill Gardens | Boylston, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trisha Brown Dance Co | New York, NY | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of North Carolina | Pembroke, NC | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Walter Pierce Annual Performance Fund | Boston, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| West Coast Black Theater | Sarasota, FL | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Florida Black Theatre | Sarasota, FL | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Woods Hole Public Library | Woods Hole, MA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Living on Earth | Boston, MA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New York Public Library | New York, NY | $125 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boston Latin School Foundation | Boston, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard | Cambridge, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eakins Press Foundation | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eakins Prss Foundation | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Falmouth Water Stewards | Falmouth, MA | $100 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Harvard University Center for Jewish Studies | Cambridge, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the New York Public Library | Manhattan, NY | $100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lar Lubovitch Dance Co | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Audubon Society | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Museum of African American History and Culture | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Parkinson Foundation | Boston, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| People for Riverbend | Cambridge, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Performance Garage Gala | Philadelphia, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salvation Army | Cambridge, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Save Our Seabirds | Sarasota, FL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Entertainment C | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The National Audubon Society | Lincoln, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | $70 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wikimedia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Joseph's Indian School | Chamberlain, SD | $25 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
70 of 155 (45%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 48%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 128 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 70 | $84,505 | $250 |
| 2022 | 80 | $87,347 | $250 |
| 2023 | 69 | $72,590 | $250 |
| 2024 | 67 | $46,785 | $250 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 82% of this one's giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $250. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Robert and Iris Fanger Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1010 Memorial Drive Apt 3G, Cambridge, MA, 02138. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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