Sumner M Redstone Charitable Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests, so a small charity should not send it a cold application.
- Its filing records grants to public charities, including universities, a hospital and a motion-picture and television fund, and recipients must qualify under section 501(c)(3).
- Typical grants reported in the filings run from $25,000 to $4,000,000, with a median of $500,000, and half of its grants were $500,000 or less, so a modest request sits well below its usual scale.
- In its latest filing, none of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the two earlier filings, so a past grant is not a reliable basis for expecting a repeat.
Overview
Sumner M Redstone Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Chestnut Hill, MA.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filing records grants to public charities, including universities, a hospital and a motion-picture and television fund, as well as other charitable organisations. All listed purposes are general rather than naming a particular activity. Recipient organisations must qualify under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. The recorded recipients were in California, Massachusetts and Connecticut; these filing locations do not state the foundation’s overall geographic remit.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in California, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
How to apply
It makes contributions only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, none of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 6 grants to organisations were $500,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 59% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 0% of grant dollars went to organisations Sumner M Redstone Charitable Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Campus Without Walls · General$500,0002024 tax year
- University of Connecticut · General$500,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Shari Redstone — President
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $4,692,771 | $4,275,000 | $55,550,877 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $1,974,186 | $1,500,000 | $62,286,393 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $1,707,084 | $1,000,000 | $68,552,164 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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- Chestnut Hill, MA
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (781) 461-1600
- Chestnut Hill, MA