The Ferrara Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Boston, MA501(c)(3)Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 92-1281007Revenue $267K in FY2025

On file with the IRS1 Franklin St, 02110-1110 · Boston, MATax-exempt since Jan 2023Private non-operating foundation

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2025 · Form 990-PFIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-PF
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.3M a year · 90% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
990-PF Pt I · 4 filings
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
990-PF Pt II
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$267K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$279K
Net assets
$5.1M
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$267K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$228K
FY2024$247K
FY2025$267K
Expenses
$279K
FY2025▲ +415%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$0
FY2023$262K
FY2024$54K
FY2025$279K
Net assets
$5.1M
FY2025▼ -0.6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$5.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2023.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Grants & contributions paid 81% · $226K Operating & administrative 19% · $53K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990-PF.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director, President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Clerk
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Community Relations Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Programs and updates

A private foundation based in Boston, MA.

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Grants and how to apply

Who it funds, and how to ask.

Who They Fund

Part XV · grants paid · 22 grants · $226K · 2025–2025
Dj Dream Fund INCFY2025$26,000
Wesleyan UniversityFY2025$25,000
Dana Farber Cancer Institute INCFY2025$25,000
Project Citizenship INCFY2025$20,000
Friendshipworks INCFY2025$20,000
Catholic Charitable Bureau of the Archdiocese of Boston INCFY2025$15,000
Sterling Promise Foundation INCFY2025$10,000
St Mary of the AssumptionFY2025$10,000
S E A L Foundation INCFY2025$10,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$10,000
Brookline Food Pantry INCFY2025$9,500
Pine Street Inn INCFY2025$7,000
Artists for Humanity INCFY2025$7,000
The Greater Boston Food Bank INCFY2025$5,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital INCFY2025$5,000
PelotoniaFY2025$5,000
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA INC - Doctors Without Borders USA INCFY2025$5,000
Christian Leaders Ministries INCFY2025$5,000
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Grantmaking Profile

Patterns in foundation giving
Average grantPart XV$10K
Median grantPart XV$10K
Largest grantPart XV$26K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$267K
Investment income$267K
Money out
$279K
Grants paid$226K
Running costs$53K
Owns and owes
$5.1M
net assets
Cash and savings$146K
Total assets$5.1M
Liabilities$0
People
5
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Investment income$267K
Total revenue$267K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$146K
Total assets$5.1M
Liabilities$0
Net assets$5.1M
Operations
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $267K$279K−$12K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $247K$54K$193K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $228K$262K−$33K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.0M$0$5.0M$5.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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