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PDB Foundation: 29 grants to organizations, $4.4 million (tax year ended December 2024)
PDB Foundation, a private foundation in Cambridge, MA, paid 29 grants to organizations totaling $4,411,495 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 7, 2025. The largest was $830,233 to Mass Liberation in Torrance, CA for education.
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- EIN
- 823779206
- Based in
- Cambridge, MA
- Assets
- $81,248,631
- Grants paid
- $4,411,495
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 7, 2025, IRS object ID 202503119349101975. It reported $4,411,495 in grants paid; 29 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mass Liberation | Torrance, CA | Education | Crime and legal-related | $830,233 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Strathclyde | Glasgow, UK | Education | $455,754 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Cancer Society | Oklahoma City, OK | Research | $450,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wentworth Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | Education | Education | $355,200 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Trussell Trust | Salibury, UK | Food insecurities | $254,117 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cambridge Health Allicance Foundation | Malden, MA | Health care | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts | Dorchester, MA | Family assistance programs | Human services | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| International Institution of New England | Boston, MA | Education and refugees support | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West End House | Allston, MA | Education | Recreation and sports | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Proctor Academy | Andover, NH | Education | Education | $210,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Year Up | Boston, MA | Education | Education | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Public Library Fund | Boston, MA | Education | Education | $159,388 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys and Girls Clus of New Hampshire | Concord, NH | Support for children | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | Food insecurities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Flare Education | Cambridge, MA | Educaton | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Insulin Inc | Providence, RI | Health care | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Task Force for Global Health | Decatur, GA | General support | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Entrepreneurial Scotland Foundation USA | Wilmington, DE | Education and leadership development | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Raw Art Works | Lynn, MA | Youth arts support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Biomedical Science Careers Program | Braintree, MA | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carroll School | Lincoln, MA | Education | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Servings | Jamaica Plain, MA | Food insecurities | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Life Science Cares | Cambridge, MA | Food insecurities | Medical research | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New Hampshire Food Bank | Manchester, NH | Food insecurities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Second Step | Newtonville, MA | Domestic violence support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Center Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | Education and well being | $5,188 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Cotting School | Lexington, MA | General support | Education | $5,165 | apps.irs.gov |
| Downtown Dog Rescue | Pasadena, CA | Animal rescue | Animal-related | $5,150 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hopenet La | Los Angeles, CA | Food and housing | $1,300 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $939,753 |
| Crime and legal-related | $830,233 |
| Human services | $310,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $250,000 |
| Medical research | $10,000 |
| Animal-related | $5,150 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $1,939,753 |
| California | $841,871 |
| Oklahoma | $450,000 |
| New Hampshire | $320,000 |
| Rhode Island | $50,000 |
| Georgia | $50,000 |
| Delaware | $50,000 |
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- Who funds human services in Georgia
Updated November 7, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.