Open Foundations · Massachusetts

Klarman Family Foundation

Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 043105768. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $82.1M across 259 grants in 2024, a median of $100K each.

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$82.1M
paid in 2024
259
grants paid
$100K
median grant
18%
to first-time recipients
$713.2M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
Erin Samuel - The Klarman Family Fo
Address
PO Box 171627, Boston, MA, 02117
Phone
6172367909
Form the request should take
The majority of the Klarman Family Foundation's grantmaking is done on an invitation-only basis. The two exceptions are the Foundation's Crescendo Fund and the Community Capital Fund. More detailed information about applying to these programs can be found on the foundation's website: www.klarmanfoundation.org.
Submission deadline
See www.klarmanfoundation.org
Restrictions on awards
See www.klarmanfoundation.org

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202533189349105483. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The words that come up most often across the purposes it wrote on its 2024 grants. These are the foundation's own words, not a category we assigned.

employee matchingeducation programmingmusic educationcapital

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 259 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Election Trust Initiative LlcDC$5,000,000General initiative support
2Climateworks FoundationCA$4,000,000Support for the FPC collaborative
3Broad Institute IncMA$3,850,841Support for scientific research
4New Venture FundDC$3,500,000Support for civic participation
5Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedNY$3,000,000Support for the EDF+Business program
6Stichting European Climate Foundationn/a$3,000,000Support for the PIE initiative
7The Schwartzreisman Science Education Center Rehovot (ra)n/a$2,800,000To support the advancement of Arab Israeli students and capital project support
8Boston Medical Center CorporationMA$2,075,000Support for the TEAM UP for Children Initiative
9Contina ImpactCA$2,000,000Support for a safety and security infrastructure fund
10Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston IncMA$1,995,000Unrestricted operating support and support for local agencies
11Facing History and Ourselves IncMA$1,500,000Unrestricted operating support
12New Venture FundDC$1,500,000Support for civic participation
13Protect Democracy ProjectDC$1,500,000Unrestricted operating support
14Israel Science Foundationn/a$1,168,619Support for IPMP scientific research grants
15Israel Science Foundationn/a$1,053,788Support for MAVRI scientific research grants

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
20201$80.8M
2021357$82.0M
2022327$86.2M
2023327$89.2M
2024259$82.1M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
Massachusetts57%
??12%
District of Columbia10%
New York8%
California5%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Beth S KlarmanTrustee · 2024
Kim MccabePresident · 2024
Seth a KlarmanTrustee · 2024
Steven MooreChief Operating Officer · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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