Westra Family Charitable Trust

EIN 387175518

Needham, MA 02494 |(617) 951-9402

Total Given 2020–2024
$526K
40 grants · $105K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$10K
typical small grants · $5K–$16K
grant size
55%
supporter · 11/20 multi-year
repeat
$610K
Assets (2024)
20
Distinct Recipients

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (617) 951-9402

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $56K $994K $59K 7
2021 $102K $987K $95K 10
2022 $155K $700K $97K 9
2023 $136K $636K $42K 7
2024 $78K $610K $29K 7

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 40 grants on record

Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$5K
Median
$10K
Average
$13K
75th Pctl
$16K
Maximum
$55K

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Officers & Directors

JW
James R Westra 5+ yrs
Trustee

Grants Awarded (40 total)

Purpose
Harvard University Cambridge, MA $55,000 CHARITABLE 2023
Plummer Youth Promise Salem, MA $50,000 CHARITABLE 2022
University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA $35,000 CHARITABLE 2021
The Broad Institute Cambridge, MA $25,000 CHARITABLECHARITABLE 2020
Elevate New England Lowell, MA $25,000 CHARITABLE 2023
Boston Trinity Academy Boston, MA $25,000 CHARITABLE 2022
University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA $20,000 CHARITABLE 2023
University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA $20,000 CHARITABLE 2024
Up Education Network Inc Boston, MA $20,000 CHARITABLE 2022
University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA $20,000 CHARITABLE 2022
Serve and Connect Columbia, SC $15,000 CHARITABLE 2023
Serve and Connect Columbia, SC $15,000 CHARITABLE 2024
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School Cambridge, MA $10,000 CHARITABLE 2021
Norman B Leventhal Map & Education Center Boston, MA $10,000 CHARITABLE 2021
Elevate New England Lowell, MA $10,000 CHARITABLE 2021
Epiphany School Dorchester, MA $10,000 CHARITABLE 2021
Plummer Youth Promise Salem, MA $10,000 CHARITABLE 2021
Boston Public Library Fdn Boston, MA $10,000 CHARITABLE 2023
Norman B Leventhal Map & Education Center Boston, MA $10,000 CHARITABLE 2023
Boston Public Library Fdn Boston, MA $10,000 CHARITABLE 2024
Norman B Leventhal Map & Boston, MA $10,000 CHARITABLE 2024
United Way of Massachusetts Bay Boston, MA $10,000 CHARITABLE 2024
United Way Boston, MA $10,000 CHARITABLE 2022
Boston Public Library Fdn Boston, MA $10,000 CHARITABLE 2022
Norman B Leventhal Map & Education Center Boston, MA $10,000 CHARITABLE 2022