Private foundation · EIN 88-3709233

The Foster Family Foundation

Preselected only

Wilmington, DE

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Tax year 2025 (period ending 2025-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2026 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202611219349101201
Total assets (EOY)$4,537,225
Grants paid$181,760
Typical (median) grant$2,000
Grants listed29
Giving in home state (DE)0%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K20
$5K–$25K6
$25K–$100K3
$100K+0

Smallest $100 · Largest $50,000

Geographic focus

MA
70%
ME
29%
DC
1%
MD
1%
NC
1%
VA
0%

Common purposes

scholarshipjustinfosterfamilyhabitatstreetbelmontpolarbearathleticmassaudubonsomersetimprovementproject

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$0$3,036,8580
2024$96,965$4,093,94713
2025$181,760$4,537,22529

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

This foundation checked Part XV line 2 of its 990-PF: it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2025.

Top recipients (tax year 2025)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Massachusetts Audubon Society IncLINCOLN, MAMass Audubon Habitat - Somerset Street Improvement Project$50,000
Lexington Montessori School IncLEXINGTON, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$25,000
Lexington Montessori School IncLEXINGTON, MAAline Gery Fund Scholarship Fund$25,000
Bowdoin CollegeBRUNSWICK, MEJustin Foster '03 and Family Scholarship Fund$20,000
Bowdoin CollegeBRUNSWICK, MEJustin Foster '03 and Family Scholarship Fund$10,000
Massachusetts Audubon Society IncLINCOLN, MAHabitat in Belmont$10,000
Bowdoin CollegeBRUNSWICK, MEJustin Foster '03 and Family Scholarship Fund$6,000
Bowdoin CollegeBRUNSWICK, MEPolar Bear Athletic Fund - Go U Bears Challenge$5,000
Town Of BelmontBELMONT, MATo purchase rink equipment for the Belmont Sports Complex fund$5,000
Ocean Park AssociationOCEAN PARK, MECompost Station$3,500
Mount Auburn HospitalCAMBRIDGE, MAPink Pages 2025 Fund A Need$2,500
Ocean Park AssociationOCEAN PARK, ME2025 Spring Appeal$2,500
Ocean Park AssociationOCEAN PARK, MEGeneral & Unrestricted$2,500
Bowdoin CollegeBRUNSWICK, MEClass of 2003 Alumni Fund$2,000
First Church In Belmont Unitarian UniversalistBELMONT, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000
Lexington Montessori School IncLEXINGTON, MAFor LMS Fund$1,500
Arlington Boys Club IncARLINGTON, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Belmont News Foundation IncBELMONT, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Friends Of The Belmont Public Library IncorporatedBELMONT, MAGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Grub Street IncBOSTON, MANovel Incubator Scholarship Fund$1,000
The Sierra Club Foundationwashington Dc IcoWASHINGTON, DCGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
University Of Maryland College Park Foundation IncCOLLEGE PARK, MDSchool of Education$1,000
University Of North Carolina At Chapel HillCHAPEL HILL, NCGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
Bowdoin CollegeBRUNSWICK, MEPolar Bear Athletic Fund$500
Grub Street IncBOSTON, MAGrub Street Alum Party 2025$500
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