Indirect Contributions
Arlington, MA
$551.9KTax year 2024
Providing financial assistance to individuals in arlington, ma who have a cancer diagnosis
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Elizabeth & George L Sanborn Foundation for the Treatment and Cure of Cancer Grants
Private foundation · EIN 04-3452444 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- The Sanborn Foundation
- Phone
- (781) 859-6079
- Application materials
- Applications are submitted through the foundation's online portal on its website sanbornfoundation.org. Applicants must be residents of arlington, ma. A letter is required from a physician stating the cancer diagnosis and need for the requested service.
- Restrictions
- Individual recipients must provide a letter of diagnosis from a physician (or other healthcare provider)
Deadlines, materials and limits are not in the filing; check with the foundation.
Original filing text
- Contact
- THE SANBORN FOUNDATION
- Address
- PO BOX 417 ARLINGTON, MA, 024760052
- Phone
- 7818596079
- Deadlines
- NONE
- Application materials
- APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE FOUNDATION'S ONLINE PORTAL ON ITS WEBSITE SANBORNFOUNDATION.ORG. APPLICANTS MUST BE RESIDENTS OF ARLINGTON, MA. A LETTER IS REQUIRED FROM A PHYSICIAN STATING THE CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND NEED FOR THE REQUESTED SERVICE.
- Restrictions
- INDIVIDUAL RECIPIENTS MUST PROVIDE A LETTER OF DIAGNOSIS FROM A PHYSICIAN (OR OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDER)
Reported organization name: ELIZABETH & GEORGE L SANBORN FOUNDATION FOR THE TREATMENT AND CURE OF CANCER
Giving by tax year
Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | $707.8K |
| 2024 | 4 | $610.4K |
Where Elizabeth & George L Sanborn Foundation for the Treatment and Cure of Cancer gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.
Indirect Contributions
Arlington, MA
$517.8KTax year 2025
Providing financial assistance to individuals in arlington, ma who have a cancer diagnosis
Arlington Council On Aging
Arlington, MA
$180KTax year 2025
Funding cancer related transportation
Arlington Council On Aging
Arlington, MA
$48KTax year 2024
Funding cancer related transportation
Virginia Thurston Healing Garden
Harvard, MA
$10KTax year 2025
Integrative cancer support services for arlington residents
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Start freeAbout this data
Figures are aggregated from Elizabeth & George L Sanborn Foundation for the Treatment and Cure of Cancer's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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