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Play 2 Dream Charitable Foundation Fka Kathy's Playground Charitable Foundation: 12 grants to organizations, $611,211 (tax year ended December 2025)
Play 2 Dream Charitable Foundation Fka Kathy's Playground Charitable Foundation, a private foundation in Boston, MA, paid 12 grants to organizations totaling $611,211 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 14, 2026. The largest was $215,086 to Zoo New England in Boston, MA for general.
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- EIN
- 263791607
- Based in
- Boston, MA
- Assets
- $3,604,662
- Grants paid
- $611,211
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202601349349101235. It reported $611,211 in grants paid; 12 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoo New England | Boston, MA | General | $215,086 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wish Project | North Chelmsford, MA | General | $174,542 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newton Wellesley Hospital | Newton, MA | General | $83,333 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beth Israel Deaconess | Boston, MA | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shamrock Foundation | Boston, MA | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation | Hatteras, NC | General | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Catholic Schools Foundation | Boston, MA | General | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Curtis Island Lighthouse | Camden, ME | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dorrance Dance | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kitty Hawk Baptist Church | Kitty Hawk, NY | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pan Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | General | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hatteras Island Rescue | Buxton, NC | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202521359349103852. It reported $327,285 in grants paid; 16 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Wellesley Hospital | Newton, MA | General | $83,333 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wish Project | North Chelmsford, MA | General | $70,952 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Celtics United | Boston, MA | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Zoo New England | Boston, MA | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Shamrock Foundation | Boston, MA | General | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | General | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Building Minds Scholarship Fund | Boston, MA | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Inova Schar Cancer | Fairfax, VA | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Judes Childrens Hospital - Legends for Charity | Memphis, TN | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dorrance Dance | New York, NY | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Riverhill School | Florence, AL | General | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Health Care Nepal | Center Sandwich, NH | General | $1,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pan Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | General | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hatteras Island Rescue | Buxton, NC | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hatteras Island Rescue | Buxton, NC | General | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $22,500 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $15,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $3,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $883,746 |
| North Carolina | $16,500 |
| Maine | $10,000 |
| Virginia | $10,000 |
| Tennessee | $10,000 |
| New York | $4,500 |
| Alabama | $2,500 |
| New Hampshire | $1,250 |
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Updated May 14, 2026. 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.