· Private foundation
The Bressler Family Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k13 grants · $22k
- $10k–50k2 grants · $35k
- $50k–250k3 grants · $349k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | $199,253 |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON | $99,651 |
| BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER | $50,340 |
| MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON | $25,000 |
| BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA | $10,000 |
| MARTHA'S VINEYARD COMMUNITY SERVICES | $5,264 |
| MARTHA'S VINEYARD COMMUNITY SERVICES | $5,000 |
| CJP - THE MIRIAM FUND | $2,500 |
| HEBREW SENIORLIFE | $2,000 |
| FRIENDS OF THE IDF | $1,800 |
| BOSTON CHILDREN'S CHORUS | $1,500 |
| FULLER CRAFT MUSEUM | $1,000 |
| 2 LIFE COMMUNITIES | $1,000 |
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | $747 |
| TEREZIN MUSIC FOUNDATION | $500 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY20–24, $94k) land where the poverty rate runs at 16%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 89% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
7 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2024, 3 since wound down; 10 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 64% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $145k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS3× · 2020–2022 · $305k · revenue +7%- BIBETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INC2× · 2023–2024 · $200k · revenue +28%
- BSBOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC5× · 2020–2024 · $110k · revenue +27%
Funded once
- BMBOSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ARTSone grant, 2023 · $100k
- FOFRIENDS OF 2LIFE COMMUNITIES INCgraduatedone grant, 2021 · $1k · revenue +87%
- NENEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSICone grant, 2022 · $500 · revenue -20%
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…
THE MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY ("THE INFIRMARY") IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT TEACHING HOSPITAL CONDUCTING PATIENT CARE AND RESEARCH. THE INFIRMARY IS A TEACHING HOSPITAL OF HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL AND AN INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH.…
Mass general brigham incorporated is developing an integrated health care delivery system throughout the region that offers patients a continuum of coordinated, high-quality care.
The newport art museum's mission is to share a diversity of art and experiences that spark reflection, inspiration, and connection within our newport community and beyond. the museum was founded in 1912 on the belief that arts and culture…
The metropolitan museum of art collects, studies, conserves, and presents significant works of art across all times and cultures in order to connect people to creativity, knowledge, and ideas.
Mission strengthened by more than a century and a half of dedication to academic excellence, boston college commits itself to the highest standards of teaching and research in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs and to the…
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR ASSOCIATES, INC. ("MEEA") IS A SPECIALTY PHYSICIAN GROUP PRACTICE. IT PROVIDES CARE FOR PATIENTS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY, INC. ("MEEI"), A RELATED ORGANIZATION. THE PRACTICE SPECIALIZES IN…
The museum of the city of new york fosters understanding of the distinctive nature of urban life in the world's most influential metropolis. it engages visitors by celebrating, documenting, and interpreting the city's past, present, and…
To advance the aspirations of families and individuals to enrich their lives, bodies and spirits, by providing the best in contemporary programs and experiences, informed by jewish values for today's jews and the people in their lives.
The weitzman national museum of american jewish history, on independence mall in philadelphia, presents educational programs and experiences that preserve, explore, and celebrate the history of jews in america. its purpose is to connect…
Munson-williams-proctor arts institute (mwpai) is a fine arts center dedicated to serving diverse audiences by advancing the appreciation, understanding, and enjoyment of the arts. the art institute aims to promote interest and…
Manhattan school of music is deeply committed to excellence in education, performance, and creative activity; to the humanity of the school's environment; and to the cultural enrichment of the larger community. a premiere international…
How this is measured
15 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 15 of the 20 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS ↗
- Who funds BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER INC ↗
- Who funds BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC ↗
- Who funds COMMUNITY SERVINGS INC ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES ↗
- Who funds MARTHA'S VINEYARD COMMUNITY SERVICES INC ↗
- Who funds Hebrew Senior Life Inc ↗
- Who funds BOSTON CHILDREN'S CHORUS INC ↗
- Who funds 2LIFE COMMUNITIES INC ↗
- Who funds FULLER CRAFT MUSEUM INC ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF 2LIFE COMMUNITIES INC ↗
- Who funds BOSTON PUBLIC ART TRIENNIAL INC ↗
- Who funds Terezin Music Foundation Inc ↗
- Who funds NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC ↗
- Who funds MARTHA'S VINEYARD FILM SOCIETY INC ↗
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Boston Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Bressler Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Bressler Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Community Servings Inc: 12% of income from government
- 2LIFE Communities Inc: 8% of income from government
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc: 6% of income from government
- Martha's Vineyard Community Services Inc: 3% of income from government
- Martha's Vineyard Film Society Inc: 2% of income from government
- Boston Children's Chorus Inc: 2% of income from government
- New England Conservatory of Music: 1% of income from government
- Fuller Craft Museum Inc: 1% of income from government
- Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc: 0% of income from government
- Hebrew Senior Life Inc: 0% of income from government
- Museum of Fine Arts: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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