The Freeman Family Foundation

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Private Foundation
NEEDHAM, MassachusettsMicroEIN: 876258405
Education NonprofitsHealth CharitiesArts and Culture NonprofitsReligious and Faith-based Organizations

The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes. Its mission focuses on education, medical assistance, arts education, and religious initiatives, reflecting a commitment to enhancing community well-being and cultural enrichment. The foundation primarily serves educational institutions, medical organizations, arts programs, and religious entities. Through its grant-making activities, it aims to foster learning, health, and cultural engagement, thereby positively impacting the communities it supports.

Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026

Ideal Applicant

An established nonprofit (often in education, health, arts, or faith-based work) with an existing relationship or local/regional credibility in MA/ME/PA and experience managing modest grants.

Good Fit

  • Program work in education, medical/health, arts education, or religious services.
  • Existing relationship, referral, or prior small grant history with the foundation or its trustees.
  • Projects sized for modest awards (hundreds to low five-figure grants).
  • Regional presence or past activity in Massachusetts, Maine, or Pennsylvania.

Geography

Moderate

Grants in the observed years went to organizations in three states (Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maine), with significant amounts outside the foundation's home state; the footprint is regional rather than single-city or national.

Recipient Variety

Moderate

The latest year shows seven distinct independent recipients across multiple mission areas and five returning grantees from the prior year, indicating a moderate spread of beneficiaries even though dollars are financially concentrated among the top recipients.

New Applicants

Restrictive

Direct evidence of two new recipients appeared in the latest year, but the foundation explicitly declares it funds only preselected applicants and there is no public website or contact route, so unsolicited new entrants are unlikely to be accepted.

Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026