Paul & Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation Grants
Private foundation · Waltham, MA · EIN 22-2677986 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 · Invitation only: no unsolicited applications
Paul & Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Waltham, MA (EIN 22-2677986). Its IRS Form 990-PF filings through tax year 2024 report $8.1M paid in 77 grants, with a median grant of $15K. The most recent filing reports total assets of $178.8M. It reports that it gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
Foundation website (as filed with the IRS) · ppffound.org
- Total grants paid
- $8.1M
- Grants reported
- 77
- Typical grant
- $15K
- Future commitments
- Not reported
- Total assets
- $178.8M
Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.
How to apply
This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
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Original filing text
Reported organization name: PAUL & PHYLLIS FIREMAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Where Paul & Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation 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.
| Location | Purpose | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockton Hospital | Brockton, MA | For donee's exempt purpose | Tax year 20242024 | $1.8M |
| Emory University (Foundation) | Atlanta, GA | For donee's exempt purpose | Tax year 20242024 | $1.2M |
| The People's Park Foundation | Jersey City, NJ | For donee's exempt purpose | Tax year 20242024 | $750K |
| American Junior Golf Association | Braselton, GA | For donee's exempt purpose | Tax year 20242024 | $550K |
| Ron Burton Training Village | Hubbardston, MA | For donee's exempt purpose | Tax year 20242024 | $500K |
Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (77 reported in all).
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Paul & Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). 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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