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Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation Inc: 205 grants to organizations, $1.8 million (tax year ended December 2025)

Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Cambridge, MA, paid 205 grants to organizations totaling $1,784,139 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 14, 2026. The largest was $100,000 to Just-A-Start Corporation in Cambridge, MA for exempt purpose.

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EIN
481307731
Based in
Cambridge, MA
Assets
$946,972
Grants paid
$1,784,139
Tax year ended
December 2025

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025

From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202611349349100041. It reported $1,784,139 in grants paid; 205 grants to organizations are listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Just-A-Start CorporationCambridge, MAExempt purposeCommunity improvement and capacity building$100,000apps.irs.gov
Bridges Homeward (formerly Cambridge Family & Children's Service (CFCS))Cambridge, MAExempt purpose$75,250apps.irs.gov
Tech Goes HomeBoston, MAExempt purpose$75,000apps.irs.gov
Asian Community Development Corporation (acdc)Boston, MAExempt purpose$50,000apps.irs.gov
Food for Free Committee IncSomerville, MAExempt purposeFood, agriculture and nutrition$41,250apps.irs.gov
Action for Boston Community DevelopmentBoston, MAExempt purposeHuman services$40,000apps.irs.gov
Allston-Brighton CDCBoston, MAExempt purpose$40,000apps.irs.gov
Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (noah)Boston, MAExempt purpose$40,000apps.irs.gov
Urban Edge Housing CorporationRoxbury, MAExempt purposeCommunity improvement and capacity building$40,000apps.irs.gov
Watch Community Development CorporationWaltham, MAExempt purpose$40,000apps.irs.gov
Somerville Community CorporationSomerville, MAExempt purposeCommunity improvement and capacity building$36,000apps.irs.gov
Fenway Community Development Corporation (fenway CDC)Boston, MAExempt purpose$35,000apps.irs.gov
Homeowner's Rehab Inc (hri)Cambridge, MAExempt purpose$35,000apps.irs.gov
The Neighborhood DevelopersChelsea, MAExempt purposeHousing and shelter$35,000apps.irs.gov
Somerville Homeless Coalition IncSomerville, MAExempt purposeHuman services$34,640apps.irs.gov
Bread of LifeMalden, MAExempt purposeReligion-related$30,100apps.irs.gov
Dorchester Boys & Girls ClubsDorchester, MAExempt purpose$30,000apps.irs.gov
First Congregational Church of RevereRevere, MAExempt purpose$30,000apps.irs.gov
South Boston Neighborhood Development CorporationBoston, MAExempt purpose$30,000apps.irs.gov
Caritas Communities IncBraintree, MAExempt purposeHousing and shelter$25,000apps.irs.gov
Metro West Collaborative DevelopmentWatertown, MAExempt purpose$25,000apps.irs.gov
Pan Massachusetts ChallengeNeedham, MAExempt purpose$20,600apps.irs.gov
Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corp (NDC)Dorchester, MAExempt purpose$20,000apps.irs.gov
Familyaid Boston IncBoston, MAExempt purpose$20,000apps.irs.gov
Friends of the Watertown Council On Aging Inc (watertown Food Pantry)Watertown, MAExempt purpose$20,000apps.irs.gov
Healthy WalthamWaltham, MAExempt purposeHealth care$20,000apps.irs.gov
Hildebrand Family Self Help Center IncCambridge, MAExempt purposeHealth care$20,000apps.irs.gov
Homestart Inc Fbo ChafCambridge, MAExempt purpose$20,000apps.irs.gov
The Urban Food Initiative IncDorchester, MAExempt purpose$18,000apps.irs.gov
Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (NDC)Plain, MAExempt purpose$17,500apps.irs.gov
My Brother's KeeperNewton, MAExempt purpose$17,500apps.irs.gov
Catholic MemorialRoxbury, MAExempt purpose$16,450apps.irs.gov
Cambridge Camping AssociationCambridge, MAExempt purposeRecreation and sports$15,000apps.irs.gov
Cambridge Health Alliance FoundationCambridge, MAExempt purpose$15,000apps.irs.gov
Housing Corporation of Arlington (hca)Arlington, MAExempt purpose$15,000apps.irs.gov
Urban Food Initiative Inc (daily Table)Dorchester, MAExempt purpose$15,000apps.irs.gov
Bay Cove Human Services IncBoston, MAExempt purpose$13,500apps.irs.gov
Pine Street InnBoston, MAExempt purposeHuman services$12,500apps.irs.gov
Project Bread - the Walk for Hunger IncBoston, MAExempt purposeFood, agriculture and nutrition$11,000apps.irs.gov
St Mary's Center for Women & ChildrenDorchester, MAExempt purpose$11,000apps.irs.gov
Find the Cause Breast Cancer Foundation (formerly Art Because Breast CancerFramingham, MAExempt purpose$10,500apps.irs.gov
Nupath IncWoburn, MAExempt purposeHuman services$10,250apps.irs.gov
Ace Mentor Program of Greater BostonWakefield, MAExempt purpose$10,000apps.irs.gov
Arlington EatsArlington, MAExempt purposeFood, agriculture and nutrition$10,000apps.irs.gov
Boston Partners in EducationBoston, MAExempt purpose$10,000apps.irs.gov
Community ServingsPlain, MAExempt purposeHuman services$10,000apps.irs.gov
Groundwork LawrenceLawrence, MAExempt purposeCommunity improvement and capacity building$10,000apps.irs.gov
Heading Home IncCharlestown, MAExempt purpose$10,000apps.irs.gov
Minuteman Senior ServicesBurlington, MAExempt purposeHuman services$10,000apps.irs.gov
Mystic Valley Elder ServicesMalden, MAExempt purpose$10,000apps.irs.gov
People Helping PeopleBurlington, MAExempt purposeHuman services$10,000apps.irs.gov
South Shore YMCAQuincy, MAExempt purpose$10,000apps.irs.gov
Springwellwest Suburban Elder ServicesWaltham, MAExempt purpose$10,000apps.irs.gov
The Builder Coalition (fka Builders of Color Coalition)Boston, MAExempt purpose$10,000apps.irs.gov
Habitat for Humanity-Metrowestgreater WorcesterWorcester, MAExempt purpose$9,500apps.irs.gov
John Barry Boys & Girls Club of NewtonNewtonville, MAExempt purpose$9,060apps.irs.gov
On the Rise IncCambridge, MAExempt purposeHuman services$9,040apps.irs.gov
Food LinkArlington, MAExempt purposeFood, agriculture and nutrition$9,000apps.irs.gov
Veterans Legal Services IncBoston, MAExempt purpose$8,440apps.irs.gov
Friends of Mount Auburn CemeteryCambridge, MAExempt purposeArts, culture and humanities$8,175apps.irs.gov
AccessportamericaActon, MAExempt purposeHuman services$7,500apps.irs.gov
African Community Economic Development of New England (acedone)Boston, MAExempt purpose$7,500apps.irs.gov
Cambridge Family YMCACambridge, MAExempt purpose$7,500apps.irs.gov
Centre Street Food PantryCentre, MAExempt purposeFood, agriculture and nutrition$7,500apps.irs.gov
Mystic Valley YMCA (formerly Malden YMCA Medford & Somerville BGC MiddleseMalden, MAExempt purpose$7,500apps.irs.gov
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Greater Ne ChapterYork, MAExempt purpose$7,500apps.irs.gov
Open Table IncMaynard, MAExempt purpose$7,500apps.irs.gov
Somerville-Cambridge Elder ServicesSomerville, MAExempt purpose$7,500apps.irs.gov
Spoonfuls Inc (formerly Lovin' Spoonfuls)Boston, MAExempt purpose$7,500apps.irs.gov
Victory ProgramsBoston, MAExempt purposeMental health and crisis intervention$7,500apps.irs.gov
Waltham Boys & Girls ClubWaltham, MAExempt purpose$7,500apps.irs.gov
Family Access of Newton (formerly Newton Community Service Center)Newton, MAExempt purpose$6,500apps.irs.gov
Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MAExempt purpose$6,000apps.irs.gov
March of DimesWestborough, MAExempt purpose$5,750apps.irs.gov
Evkids (formerly Earthen Vessels Inc)Dorchester, MAExempt purpose$5,595apps.irs.gov
Massachusetts Coalition for the HomelessLynn, MAExempt purposeHuman services$5,250apps.irs.gov
Arlington Boys & Girls ClubArlington, MAExempt purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Belmont Food Collaborative (aka Belmont Farmers' Market)Belmont, MAExempt purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Boston FoundationBoston, MAExempt purposePhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$5,000apps.irs.gov
Boys & Girls Club of LynnLynn, MAExempt purposeYouth development$5,000apps.irs.gov
Breaktime United IncBoston, MAExempt purposeEmployment$5,000apps.irs.gov
Bunker Hill Community College FoundationBoston, MAExempt purposePhilanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations$5,000apps.irs.gov
Catholic Charities BostonBoston, MAExempt purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Charlestown YMCACharlestown, MAExempt purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Genesis Foundation for ChildrenWaltham, MAExempt purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Greater Lowell Family YMCALowell, MAExempt purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Habitat for Humanity-Greater LowellWestford, MAExempt purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Housing Families IncMalden, MAExempt purposeHuman services$5,000apps.irs.gov
Lawrence Boys & Girls ClubLawrence, MAExempt purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Lawrence Community WorksLawrence, MAExempt purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Lexington Farm Community Coalition IncLexington, MAExempt purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House IncCambridge, MAExempt purposeHuman services$5,000apps.irs.gov
Nectar Community Investments IncLawrence, MAExempt purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
North Shore Community Development Coalition IncSalem, MAExempt purposeHousing and shelter$5,000apps.irs.gov
Salvation ArmyCambridge, MAExempt purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Southwest Boston Community Dev CorpHyde Park, MAExempt purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Taste of CambridgeCambridge, MAExempt purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
The3pointfoundationBoston, MAExempt purposeYouth development$5,000apps.irs.gov
Waltham YMCAWaltham, MAExempt purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Watertown Boys & Girls ClubWatertown, MAExempt purposeYouth development$5,000apps.irs.gov
Woburn Boys & Girls ClubWoburn, MAExempt purpose$5,000apps.irs.gov
Boston Building Materials Co-Op Charitable & Educational Fund (boston BuildBoston, MAExempt purpose$4,000apps.irs.gov
Boston Health Care for the HomelessBoston, MAExempt purpose$4,000apps.irs.gov
Community CooksSomerville, MAExempt purposeFood, agriculture and nutrition$4,000apps.irs.gov
Dimock Center Aka Dimock Community FoundationBoston, MAExempt purpose$4,000apps.irs.gov
Follow Your Art Community Studios IncMelrose, MAExempt purposeArts, culture and humanities$4,000apps.irs.gov
Outdoor Church of CambridgeCambridge, MAExempt purposeReligion-related$4,000apps.irs.gov
Raising A Reader Massachusetts (rar-Ma)Boston, MAExempt purpose$4,000apps.irs.gov
Rosie's Place IncBoston, MAExempt purpose$4,000apps.irs.gov
Second Chances IncSomerville, MAExempt purposeHuman services$4,000apps.irs.gov
Caspar Inc (cambridge and Somerville Program for Addiction Recovery)Somerville, MAExempt purpose$3,750apps.irs.gov
History Cambridge Formerly Cambridge Historical SocietyCambridge, MAExempt purpose$3,500apps.irs.gov
Bridge Over Troubled WatersBoston, MAExempt purposeMental health and crisis intervention$3,000apps.irs.gov
Friendship Home IncNorwell, MAExempt purposeHuman services$3,000apps.irs.gov
Lexington Montessori School HorizonsLexington, MAExempt purpose$3,000apps.irs.gov
Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (maps)Cambridge, MAExempt purpose$3,000apps.irs.gov
Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership Inc (dba Metro Housing Boston)Boston, MAExempt purpose$3,000apps.irs.gov
Casa MariposaLynn, MAExempt purpose$2,500apps.irs.gov
Center for Women & EnterpriseBoston, MAExempt purpose$2,500apps.irs.gov
Cystic Fibrosis FoundationNatick, MAExempt purpose$2,500apps.irs.gov
Friends of Boston's HomelessBoston, MAExempt purpose$2,500apps.irs.gov
Horizons for Homeless ChildrenRoxbury, MAExempt purposeHuman services$2,500apps.irs.gov
Lazarus House MinistriesLawrence, MAExempt purpose$2,500apps.irs.gov
Newton Food PantryWaban, MAExempt purpose$2,500apps.irs.gov
Oak Square YMCA BrightonBrighton, MAExempt purpose$2,500apps.irs.gov
One Family IncBoston, MAExempt purposeHuman services$2,500apps.irs.gov
Respond IncSomerville, MAExempt purposeHuman services$2,500apps.irs.gov
Saint Francis House IncBoston, MAExempt purposeHuman services$2,500apps.irs.gov
South Cove Nursing Facilities Foundation IncQuincy, MAExempt purposeHealth care$2,500apps.irs.gov
Upward Project Aka Social Mobility ProjectBoston, MAExempt purpose$2,500apps.irs.gov
West Suburban YMCANewton, MAExempt purpose$2,500apps.irs.gov
Casa MyrnaBoston, MAExempt purpose$2,000apps.irs.gov
Children's Hospital CorporationBoston, MAExempt purpose$2,000apps.irs.gov
Innercity WeightliftingCambridge, MAExempt purposeRecreation and sports$2,000apps.irs.gov
LifesceneLynn, MAExempt purpose$2,000apps.irs.gov
New Art CenterNewtonville, MAExempt purpose$2,000apps.irs.gov
VinfenCambridge, MAExempt purposeHuman services$1,910apps.irs.gov
Asian American Civic AssociationBoston, MAExempt purposeHuman services$1,500apps.irs.gov
Citizens' Housing & Planning Association (chapa)Boston, MAExempt purpose$1,500apps.irs.gov
Julie's Family Learning ProgramBoston, MAExempt purpose$1,500apps.irs.gov
Prospect Hill Community FoundationWaltham, MAExempt purposeHuman services$1,500apps.irs.gov
Second Step IncNewtonville, MAExempt purpose$1,500apps.irs.gov
Vna Hospice & Palliative CareWoburn, MAExempt purpose$1,250apps.irs.gov
Acton Community Supper & Food Pantry Inc (dba Acton Food Pantry)Boxborough, MAExempt purpose$1,000apps.irs.gov
Als One IncWhitman, MAExempt purposeDiseases, disorders and medical disciplines$1,000apps.irs.gov
Beantown Baby Diaper Bank CorpLexington, MAExempt purposeHuman services$1,000apps.irs.gov
Communitas IncWakefield, MAExempt purposeHuman services$1,000apps.irs.gov
Communities for People IncBoston, MAExempt purposeMental health and crisis intervention$1,000apps.irs.gov
Elizabeth Peabody HouseSomerville, MAExempt purpose$1,000apps.irs.gov
Good Shepherd Community Care (aka the Hospice of the Good Shepherd)Newton, MAExempt purpose$1,000apps.irs.gov
Lexington Interfaith Food PantryLexington, MAExempt purpose$1,000apps.irs.gov
Lifebridge North ShoreSalem, MAExempt purpose$1,000apps.irs.gov
Metro North Regional Employment Board Dba Masshire Metro North Workforce BoSomerville, MAExempt purpose$1,000apps.irs.gov
Out Metrowest IncFramingham, MAExempt purposeCivil rights, social action and advocacy$1,000apps.irs.gov
Playworks Education EnergizedOakland, CAExempt purposeYouth development$1,000apps.irs.gov
Powers Music SchoolBelmont, MAExempt purposeArts, culture and humanities$1,000apps.irs.gov
Riverside Community Care (formerly Guidance Center)Dedham, MAExempt purpose$1,000apps.irs.gov
Roxbury Presbyterian Church Social Impact CenterBoston, MAExempt purposeEducation$1,000apps.irs.gov
Self Esteem BostonPlain, MAExempt purpose$1,000apps.irs.gov
Service Stars IncNewton, MAExempt purpose$1,000apps.irs.gov
Somerville Media Center (aka Somerville Community Access Television)Somerville, MAExempt purpose$1,000apps.irs.gov
St Mark Community Education ProgramDorchester, MAExempt purpose$1,000apps.irs.gov
Supportive Living IncWoburn, MAExempt purpose$1,000apps.irs.gov
The Haven Project IncLynn, MAExempt purpose$1,000apps.irs.gov
Young People's ProjectCambridge, MAExempt purpose$1,000apps.irs.gov
Community Foundation for MetrowestNatick, MAExempt purpose$910apps.irs.gov
Celebration International ChurchWayland, MAExempt purpose$750apps.irs.gov
Children's Advocacy Center of Suffolk CountyBoston, MAExempt purpose$750apps.irs.gov
Givinga FoundationBoston, MAExempt purpose$750apps.irs.gov
Italian Home for ChildrenPlain, MAExempt purposeMental health and crisis intervention$750apps.irs.gov
Carroll Center for the BlindNewton, MAExempt purposeDiseases, disorders and medical disciplines$500apps.irs.gov
Charles River CenterNeedham, MAExempt purpose$500apps.irs.gov
Medford Community ChoraleMedford, MAExempt purposeArts, culture and humanities$500apps.irs.gov
Tutoring Plus of Cambridge IncCambridge, MAExempt purposeEducation$500apps.irs.gov
Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MAExempt purpose$450apps.irs.gov
Greater Boston Stage CompanyStoneham, MAExempt purposeArts, culture and humanities$420apps.irs.gov
Ambrose Parent Teacher Organization IncWinchester, MAExempt purposeEducation$300apps.irs.gov
Alzheimer's AssociationWaltham, MAExempt purpose$250apps.irs.gov
Artists for HumanityBoston, MAExempt purposeArts, culture and humanities$250apps.irs.gov
Bellforge Arts CenterMedfield, MAExempt purpose$250apps.irs.gov
Boston Public Library Fund IncBoston, MAExempt purposeEducation$250apps.irs.gov
Children's Museum EastonEaston, MAExempt purpose$250apps.irs.gov
Dan Kelly Foundation IncArlington, MAExempt purposeRecreation and sports$250apps.irs.gov
Dress for Success WorcesterWorcester, MAExempt purposeEmployment$250apps.irs.gov
Episcopal Relief & DevelopmentNew York, NYExempt purposeHuman services$250apps.irs.gov
La Colaborativa Formerly Chelsea CollaborativeChelsea, MAExempt purpose$250apps.irs.gov
Malden Catholic High SchoolMalden, MAExempt purpose$250apps.irs.gov
Massachusetts Down Syndrome CongressMa, MAExempt purpose$250apps.irs.gov
North Cambridge Little Baseball LeagueCambridge, MAExempt purpose$250apps.irs.gov
Phillips Brooks House AssociationCambridge, MAExempt purpose$250apps.irs.gov
Root North Shore (root NS Inc)Salem, MAExempt purpose$250apps.irs.gov
Saint Luke's - San Lucas Food Pantryst Luke's - San Luca Episcopal ChurchChelsea, MAExempt purpose$250apps.irs.gov
SamaritansBoston, MAExempt purposeMental health and crisis intervention$250apps.irs.gov
The Second Step IncNewtonville, MAExempt purpose$250apps.irs.gov
St Jude Children's Research Hospital AlsacMemphis, MAExempt purpose$228apps.irs.gov
Xaverian Brothers USA IncBaltimore, MAExempt purpose$130apps.irs.gov
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty To Children (MSPCC)Lexington, MAExempt purpose$120apps.irs.gov
Belmont Citizen Forum IncBelmont, MAExempt purpose$100apps.irs.gov
Newton Community Development FoundationNewton, MAExempt purpose$100apps.irs.gov
Umass Amherst FoundationAmherst, MAExempt purpose$100apps.irs.gov
Upper Saco Valley Land TrustConway, MAExempt purpose$100apps.irs.gov
Clear Path for Veterans New England IncDevens, MAExempt purpose$50apps.irs.gov
Martin Luther King Jr Birthday Observance CommitteeArlington, MAExempt purpose$50apps.irs.gov
Travis Manion FoundationDoylestown, MAExempt purpose$50apps.irs.gov
Cambridge Community Television (CCTV)Cambridge, MAExempt purpose$21apps.irs.gov

Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024

From the Form 990-PF filed September 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202502559349100435. It reported $1,920,493 in grants paid; 1 grant to organizations is listed.

RecipientLocationPurposeCauseAmountSource
Grants & Contributions PaidCambridge, MAExempt Purpose$1,920,493apps.irs.gov

Causes funded

From grants whose recipient has a cause.

States funded

Recipient stateGranted
Massachusetts$3,703,382
California$1,000
New York$250

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