The Lisa P. Loeb Foundation concentrates modest, unrestricted gifts to health-care institutions and Jewish community organizations, with a clear emphasis on senior services and major hospitals in the Massachusetts area. Grants are typically equal-sized and general operating in nature, suggesting a preference for flexible support rather than project-restricted funding. The foundation shows repeat support for Jewish elder-care (Hebrew SeniorLife) alongside donations to large regional hospitals and federated Jewish philanthropy. Overall, its giving is focused, local/regional, and operationally oriented.
A small number of mid-size, unrestricted grants of equal amounts ($10,000 each), including repeat funding to at least one grantee; concentrated geographically in Massachusetts and split between Jewish community services and major hospitals.
Hebrew SeniorLife, Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Massachusetts General Hospital, Newton-Wellesley Hospital
A clear pattern in the Lisa P Loeb Foundation’s recent giving is repeated unrestricted support for Massachusetts health care and Jewish community institutions, especially hospitals, elder services, and federated Jewish philanthropy. The foundation’s largest recent grants include $10,000 gifts to Combined Jewish Philanthropies in Boston, Hebrew SeniorLife in Roslindale, Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, and Mass General Hospital in Boston, all designated for unrestricted purposes. That mix points to a funder that favors flexible operating support for organizations serving older adults, patients, and Jewish community needs rather than tightly scoped projects. The same pattern continues at smaller amounts. Temple Israel in Boston appears multiple times, as do health-related recipients such as the Foundation of Mass Eye & Ear and Newton-Wellesley Hospital. Senior services also show up through Hebrew SeniorLife and Senior Services of Northern California. The foundation’s grantmaking is compact in scale, but it reaches a set of institutions that recur across years and sit near the center of its observed giving profile.
In Jewish community philanthropy, the Lisa P Loeb Foundation gave $10,000 to Combined Jewish Philanthropies in Boston for unrestricted purpose and $7,000 to Temple Israel in Boston for unrestricted purpose. It also made additional gifts to Temple Israel in 2024 and 2023, showing repeated support for Jewish institutions. Health care is another major theme. The foundation gave $10,000 to Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton for unrestricted purpose, $5,000 to Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health in Los Angeles for unrestricted purpose, and $5,000 to the Foundation of Mass Eye & Ear in Boston for unrestricted purpose. Senior services appear through gifts to Hebrew Senior Life in Roslindale and Senior Services of Northern California in San Francisco, both for unrestricted purposes. The foundation also supported food access and social service organizations, including Feeding America and Project Bread.
Typical grants are small and tightly clustered: the p25, median, and p75 are $1,000, $1,000, and $3,250. That points to a pattern of equal-sized or near-equal gifts, with a short upper tail of larger awards at $5,000 to $10,000. The recent record shows recurring support across years for several recipients, including Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Temple Israel, Hebrew SeniorLife, and Newton-Wellesley Hospital. All grants in the dataset are unrestricted. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$129K
$378K
$33K
$82K
Most grants fall between $1K and $3K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$3K
About 6% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Giving is national, but it is heavily concentrated in Massachusetts. The top state by grant count is MA, and only 6% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state of California. Boston appears often, along with Newton, Roslindale, Needham, Salem, and Newton Center. Outside Massachusetts, recent grants reached Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Washington, Glen Allen, San Francisco, and Maynard. All recorded grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
The foundation’s recent grants go mainly to health-care institutions and Jewish community organizations. Recipients include hospitals, elder-care providers, federated Jewish philanthropy, synagogues, food-access groups, and other community-serving nonprofits, with all recorded awards listed as unrestricted purpose.
Typical grants are small and clustered around $1,000. The reported p25 and median are both $1,000, and the p75 is $3,250. Recent awards also include several $5,000 and $10,000 grants.
Massachusetts is the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities there include Boston, Newton, Roslindale, Needham, Salem, Newton Center, and Malden.
Yes. Recent grants went to organizations in California, Illinois, Louisiana, Virginia, Washington, DC, and Massachusetts. Named recipients outside Massachusetts include Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health in Los Angeles, Feeding America in Chicago, and Tulane Hillel in New Orleans.
The recent grants are consistently listed as unrestricted purpose or unrestricted purposes. That includes awards to Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Hebrew SeniorLife, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Temple Israel, and the Foundation of Mass Eye & Ear.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASS GENEREL HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| NEWTON-WELLESLEY HOSPITAL | NEWTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| HEBREW SENIORLIFE | BOSTON, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| TEMPLE ISRAEL | BOSTON, MA | $7,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| FOUNDATION OF MASS EYE & EAR | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| FAMILY ACCESS | BOSTON, MA | $2,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| CHARLES RIVER YMCA | NEEDHAM, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| HEBREW COLLEGE | NEWTON, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| NEWTON FOOD PANTRY INC | NEWTON CENTER, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| ROSIE'S PLACE | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| NATIONAL MS SOCIETY | WASHINGTON DC, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| SENIOR SERVICES OF NORTHERN CALI | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| JEWISH CEMETERY ASSOCIATION OF MASS | NEEDHAM, MA | $1,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| SALVATION ARMY | BOSTON, MA | $500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| FAITH SOCIAL SERVICE | HERNDON, VA | $500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| GOOD SHEPHERD COMMUNITY CARE | NEWTON, MA | $500 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES | BOSTON, MA | $5,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| TULANE HILLEL | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $5,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| SENIOR SERVICES OF NORTHERN CALI | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $4,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| TEMPLE ISRAEL | BOSTON, MA | $2,500 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| FEEDING AMERICA | CHICAGO, IL | $2,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| PINE ST INN | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| THE GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| FOUNDATION OF MASS EYE & EAR | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| SALVATION ARMY | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| TEMPLE SHALOM | NEWTON, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| PROJECT BREAD | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| CHARLES RIVER YMCA | NEEDHAM, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS | WASHINGTON, DC | $1,000 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| CONVERSATIONS MISSISSIPPI | JACKSON, MS | $500 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| CAMBRIDGE FORUM | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $500 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| GOOD SHEPHERD COMMUNITY CARE | NEWTON, MA | $500 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| HEBREW SENIOR LIFE | ROSLINDALE, MA | $10,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSES |
| SIERRA JENKINS MEMORIAL FD | GLEN ALLEN, VA | $5,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| TEMPLE ISRAEL | BOSTON, MA | $3,500 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| NEWTON WELLSLEY HOSPITAL | NEWTON, MA | $2,500 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| THE BENTLEY SCHOOL | SALEM, MA | $1,500 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSES |
| UNDERSTANDING OUR DIFFERENCES | NEWTON, MA | $1,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| FAMILY ACCESS OF NEWTON | NEWTON, MA | $1,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| THE GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| NEWTON FOOD PANTRY | NEWTON, MA | $1,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| PINE ST INN | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| ROSIE'S PLACE | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| DECIBEL FOUNDATION | MAYNARD, MA | $1,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| PROJECT BREAD | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2023 | UUNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| FEEDING AMERICA | CHICAGO, IL | $1,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
| NATURAL BRAUM TURNER SOCIETY | MALDEN, MA | $1,000 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE |
MASS GENEREL HOSPITAL
$10,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
NEWTON-WELLESLEY HOSPITAL
$10,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES
$10,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
HEBREW SENIORLIFE
$10,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
TEMPLE ISRAEL
$7,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
FOUNDATION OF MASS EYE & EAR
$5,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH
UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
FAMILY ACCESS
$2,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
CHARLES RIVER YMCA
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
HEBREW COLLEGE
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
NEWTON FOOD PANTRY INC
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
ROSIE'S PLACE
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
NATIONAL MS SOCIETY
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
SENIOR SERVICES OF NORTHERN CALI
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
JEWISH CEMETERY ASSOCIATION OF MASS
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
SALVATION ARMY
$500UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
FAITH SOCIAL SERVICE
$500UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
GOOD SHEPHERD COMMUNITY CARE
$500UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
COMBINED JEWISH PHILANTHROPIES
$5,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
TULANE HILLEL
$5,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
SENIOR SERVICES OF NORTHERN CALI
$4,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
TEMPLE ISRAEL
$2,500UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
FEEDING AMERICA
$2,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
PINE ST INN
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
THE GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
FOUNDATION OF MASS EYE & EAR
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
SALVATION ARMY
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
TEMPLE SHALOM
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
PROJECT BREAD
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
CHARLES RIVER YMCA
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
CONVERSATIONS MISSISSIPPI
$500UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
CAMBRIDGE FORUM
$500UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
GOOD SHEPHERD COMMUNITY CARE
$500UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
HEBREW SENIOR LIFE
$10,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSES
SIERRA JENKINS MEMORIAL FD
$5,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
TEMPLE ISRAEL
$3,500UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
NEWTON WELLSLEY HOSPITAL
$2,500UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
THE BENTLEY SCHOOL
$1,500UNRESTRICTED PURPOSES
UNDERSTANDING OUR DIFFERENCES
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
FAMILY ACCESS OF NEWTON
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
THE GREATER BOSTON FOOD BANK
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
NEWTON FOOD PANTRY
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
PINE ST INN
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
ROSIE'S PLACE
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
DECIBEL FOUNDATION
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
PROJECT BREAD
$1,000UUNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
FEEDING AMERICA
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE
NATURAL BRAUM TURNER SOCIETY
$1,000UNRESTRICTED PURPOSE