Grants paid by Esther B Kahn Charitable Foundation
EIN 04-6869254 · Boston, MA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20Z
Esther B Kahn Charitable Foundation of Boston, MA (EIN 04-6869254) reported 70 grants paid totaling $1,001,000 to 37 recipients in tax years 2021–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,001,000
70 grants
Recipients
37
distinct organizations
Tax years
2021–2025
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | $200,000 | — |
| 2022 | 11 | $210,000 | — |
| 2023 | 13 | $240,000 | — |
| 2024 | 9 | $166,000 | — |
| 2025 | 12 | $185,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 37 recipients receiving the most from Esther B Kahn Charitable Foundation, by grants paid, out of 37 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing Families Inc 04-2925846 | B | Malden, MA | 5 | $104,000 | 2025 |
| Cradles to Crayons 04-3584367 | B | Newtonville, MA | 4 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| Women's Lunch Place 22-2514148 | C | Boston, MA | 4 | $100,000 | 2025 |
| Reach Beyond Domestic Violence 04-2735449 | C | Waltham, MA | 3 | $65,000 | 2025 |
| Learning Ally 13-1659345 | B | Princeton, NJ | 3 | $60,000 | 2025 |
| Perkins School for the Blind 04-2103616 | B | Watertown, MA | 3 | $60,000 | 2025 |
| Huntington Theater Company 22-2659560 | D | Boston, MA | 3 | $55,000 | 2025 |
| Peer Health Exchange 56-2374305 | C | Oakland, CA | 4 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| Boothbay Sea & Science Center 45-5504690 | B | East Boothbay, ME | 5 | $48,000 | 2025 |
| Partners for Youth With Disabilities 22-2627798 | C | Somerville, MA | 2 | $40,000 | 2023 |
| Thrive Scholars | U | Boston, MA | 3 | $35,000 | 2023 |
| One Can Help Inc 20-4281579 | B | Waban, MA | 3 | $35,000 | 2025 |
| Wade Institute for Science Education | U | Quincy, MA | 3 | $33,000 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America 13-1644147 | C | New York, NY | 2 | $25,000 | 2025 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital 04-1564655 | C | Boston, MA | 1 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| The Children's Room 04-3123184 | D | Arlington, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Strong Women Strong Girls | U | Jamaica Plain, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Artists for Humanity 04-3138434 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| The Food Project 04-3262532 | B | Lincoln, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Health Care Without Walls 04-3071598 | D | Wellesley, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| The Open Doorcape Ann Food Pantry 22-2513482 | C | Gloucester, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Neighborhood House Charter School 04-3288541 | B | Dorchester, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Community Work Services | U | Boston, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Evkids Inc 04-2702655 | C | Dorchester, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Tsne Missionworks | U | Boston, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| New Repertory Theatre | U | Watertown, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 |
| Silver Lining Mentoring 04-3575764 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $7,000 | 2021 |
| Berklee College of Music 04-2300472 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $7,000 | 2021 |
| The Preparatory Foundation 11-3690799 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $7,000 | 2021 |
| North Shore Community Development 04-2686893 | C | Salem, MA | 1 | $7,000 | 2021 |
| Summer Search 68-0200138 | C | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $7,000 | 2021 |
| Project Learn 46-4885366 | B | Lowell, MA | 1 | $7,000 | 2021 |
| Writeboston 46-1255108 | C | Roxbury, MA | 1 | $7,000 | 2021 |
| 826 Boston 20-8065915 | B | Roxbury, MA | 1 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Raw Art Works 22-2854850 | B | Lynn, MA | 1 | $4,000 | 2021 |
| National Braille Press 04-2104740 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $4,000 | 2021 |
| Economic Mobility Pathways 04-2104046 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $4,000 | 2021 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 70 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Housing Families Inc Malden, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202542309349100324 |
| 2025 | Cradles to Crayons Newtonville, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202542309349100324 |
| 2025 | Women's Lunch Place Boston, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202542309349100324 |
| 2025 | Huntington Theater Company Boston, MA | D | $20,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202542309349100324 |
| 2025 | Learning Ally Princeton, NJ | B | $20,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202542309349100324 |
| 2025 | Perkins School for the Blind Watertown, MA | B | $20,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202542309349100324 |
| 2025 | Reach Beyond Domestic Violence Waltham, MA | C | $15,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202542309349100324 |
| 2025 | Peer Health Exchange Oakland, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202542309349100324 |
| 2025 | Planned Parenthood Federation of America New York, NY | C | $10,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202542309349100324 |
| 2025 | 826 Boston Roxbury, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202542309349100324 |
| 2025 | One Can Help Inc Waban, MA | B | $5,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202542309349100324 |
| 2025 | Boothbay Sea & Science Center East Boothbay, ME | B | $5,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202542309349100324 |
| 2024 | Women's Lunch Place Boston, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202431939349100413 |
| 2024 | Housing Families Inc Malden, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202431939349100413 |
| 2024 | Cradles to Crayons Newtonville, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202431939349100413 |
| 2024 | Huntington Theater Company Boston, MA | D | $20,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202431939349100413 |
| 2024 | Perkins School for the Blind Watertown, MA | B | $20,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202431939349100413 |
| 2024 | Learning Ally Princeton, NJ | B | $20,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202431939349100413 |
| 2024 | Planned Parenthood Federation of America New York, NY | C | $15,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202431939349100413 |
| 2024 | Boothbay Sea & Science Center East Boothbay, ME | B | $8,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202431939349100413 |
| 2024 | Wade Institute for Science Education Quincy, MA | U | $8,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202431939349100413 |
| 2023 | Cradles to Crayons Newtonville, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202332339349100963 |
| 2023 | Women's Lunch Place Boston, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202332339349100963 |
| 2023 | Housing Families Inc Malden, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202332339349100963 |
| 2023 | Reach Beyond Domestic Violence Waltham, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202332339349100963 |
| 2023 | Partners for Youth With Disabilities Somerville, MA | C | $20,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202332339349100963 |
| 2023 | Learning Ally Princeton, NJ | B | $20,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202332339349100963 |
| 2023 | Perkins School for the Blind Watertown, MA | B | $20,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202332339349100963 |
| 2023 | Peer Health Exchange Oakland, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202332339349100963 |
| 2023 | Huntington Theater Company Boston, MA | D | $15,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202332339349100963 |
| 2023 | One Can Help Inc Waban, MA | B | $15,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202332339349100963 |
| 2023 | Thrive Scholars Boston, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202332339349100963 |
| 2023 | Boothbay Sea & Science Center East Boothbay, ME | B | $10,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202332339349100963 |
| 2023 | Wade Institute for Science Education Quincy, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202332339349100963 |
| 2022 | Housing Families Inc Malden, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202232639349100753 |
| 2022 | Reach Beyond Domestic Violence Waltham, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202232639349100753 |
| 2022 | Women's Lunch Place Boston, MA | C | $25,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202232639349100753 |
| 2022 | Cradles to Crayons Newtonville, MA | B | $25,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202232639349100753 |
| 2022 | Partners for Youth With Disabilities Somerville, MA | C | $20,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202232639349100753 |
| 2022 | One Can Help Inc Waban, MA | B | $15,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202232639349100753 |
| 2022 | Thrive Scholars Boston, MA | U | $15,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202232639349100753 |
| 2022 | Boothbay Sea & Science Center East Boothbay, ME | B | $15,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202232639349100753 |
| 2022 | Peer Health Exchange Oakland, CA | C | $15,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202232639349100753 |
| 2022 | Wade Institute for Science Education Quincy, MA | U | $15,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202232639349100753 |
| 2022 | Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA | C | $15,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202232639349100753 |
| 2021 | Health Care Without Walls Wellesley, MA | D | $10,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | Tsne Missionworks Boston, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | Future Chefs | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | New Repertory Theatre Watertown, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | Thrive Scholars Boston, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | Artists for Humanity Boston, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | Boothbay Sea & Science Center East Boothbay, ME | B | $10,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | Evkids Inc Dorchester, MA | C | $10,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | Community Work Services Boston, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | The Food Project Lincoln, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | The Open Doorcape Ann Food Pantry Gloucester, MA | C | $10,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | Strong Women Strong Girls Jamaica Plain, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | Neighborhood House Charter School Dorchester, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | The Children's Room Arlington, MA | D | $10,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | Project Learn Lowell, MA | B | $7,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | The Preparatory Foundation Boston, MA | B | $7,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | Silver Lining Mentoring Boston, MA | B | $7,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | North Shore Community Development Salem, MA | C | $7,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | Berklee College of Music Boston, MA | B | $7,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | Writeboston Roxbury, MA | C | $7,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | Summer Search San Francisco, CA | C | $7,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | Peer Health Exchange San Francisco, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | Economic Mobility Pathways Boston, MA | B | $4,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | Raw Art Works Lynn, MA | B | $4,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | Housing Families Inc Malden, MA | B | $4,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
| 2021 | National Braille Press Boston, MA | B | $4,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202112389349100001 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-05-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202542309349100324 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-05-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202431939349100413 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-05-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202332339349100963 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-05-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202232639349100753 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-05-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202112389349100001 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/046869254.json.
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