California · Nonprofit
MATTHEW PERRY FOUNDATION
MATTHEW PERRY FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $457,432 to it, the largest being NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST ($456,832). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $5.5M
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $457k
- Net assets
- $3.2M
What Matthew Perry Foundation does
Mission
Drawing inspiration from matthew's life, the foundation is committed to raising awareness and fostering understanding about the nature of addiction and working to dismantle the barriers of stigma that prevent people from seeking and receiving care.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
The foundation's activities include engaging with experts in the field of addiction to provide eduction, awareness, and resources to those suffering. Through education and awareness, the foundation works to dismantle the barriers of stigma that prevent people from seeking and receiving care. To that end, the foundation has donated to california grassroots non-profits that align with our mission statement. We have a fellowship with massachusetts general hospital. Mass general is a leader in addiction and treatments. In 2025, we sponsored "heal appalachia", an orgianization that addresses the opioid crisis while accessing vital recovery resources.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
The foundation issued grassroots grants under our grassroots recovery grants. The program provides financial assistance to diverse groups that play a crucial role in offering hope and recovery to individuals affected by substance use disorders, but that may not have the resources or recognition ofter required to secure traditional funding. The foundation worked directly with community leaders and the state legislature to identify programs in dire need. These grants help bridge gaps in individual recovery journeys and fill them with support from leaders on the ground.
The foundation partners with dr. Andrew herring, highland hospital, and the public health institute in launching a transformative telehealth program to support incarcerated individuals suffering from opioid use disorder (oud). The stark truth is that it is cheaper for the state to let those who are suffering die than to provide them the treatment they vitally need. The pilot program has shown that connecting incarcerated individuals to addiction specialists before release, significantly improves follow-up care and reduces the risk of overdose. We are aiming to expand this program statewide, ensuring continuity of care for those who need it most.
Our first fellowship is the Matthew Perry Foundation fellowship in addiction medicine at massachusetts general hospital (mgh). Led by dr. Sarah wakeman, a national leader in addiction medicine, this fellowship exemplifies our commitment to reshaping how addiction is treated and perceived. The one-year fellowship offers a robust combination of inpatient and outpatient care training, with a strong focus on treating substance use disorder in populations disproportionately impacted by addiction. Physicians receive hands-on experience and specialized training designed to prepare them for leadership roles in addiction medicine.
Other program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$1,607,202 spent100% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,607,202.
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Board chair
Lisa Kasteler Inc
Chairman
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of MATTHEW PERRY FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
MATTHEW PERRY FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 100% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund MATTHEW PERRY FOUNDATION.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of MATTHEW PERRY FOUNDATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $600 that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from California funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $457k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
MATTHEW PERRY FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 2,910 philanthropy nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,910 philanthropy nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like MATTHEW PERRY FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
80% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 4 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for MATTHEW PERRY FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MATTHEW PERRY FOUNDATION?
- MATTHEW PERRY FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $457,432 to it, the largest being NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST ($456,832). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does MATTHEW PERRY FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $457,432 in grants to MATTHEW PERRY FOUNDATION.
- Who is the largest funder of MATTHEW PERRY FOUNDATION?
- NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST is the largest funder on record, with $456,832 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MATTHEW PERRY FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing