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The Chickering Foundation (formerly Dedham: 10 grants to organizations, $212,653 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Chickering Foundation (formerly Dedham, a private foundation in Boston, MA, paid 10 grants to organizations totaling $212,653 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 14, 2026. The largest was $22,500 to Families for Justice As Healing in Roxbury, MA for general purposes.
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- EIN
- 046012767
- Based in
- Boston, MA
- Assets
- $4,527,038
- Grants paid
- $212,653
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202631349349101588. It reported $212,653 in grants paid; 10 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Families for Justice As Healing | Roxbury, MA | General purposes | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | General purposes | Human services | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Justice for Housing | Boston, MA | General purposes | Housing and shelter | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| On the Rise | Cambridge, MA | General purposes | Human services | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Parents Helping Parents | Watertown, MA | General purposes | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Project Place Crew Program | Boston, MA | General purposes | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Respond Inc | Somerville, MA | General purposes | Human services | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Second Step | Newtonville, MA | General purposes | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Partakers Inc | Auburndale, MA | General purposes | Crime and legal-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund | Cincinnati, OH | General purposes | $12,653 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202511339349103341. It reported $203,768 in grants paid; 10 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Families for Justice As Healing | Roxbury, MA | General purposes | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | General purposes | Human services | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Justice for Housing | Boston, MA | General purposes | Housing and shelter | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| On the Rise | Cambridge, MA | General purposes | Human services | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Parents Helping Parents | Watertown, MA | General purposes | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Partakers Inc | Auburndale, MA | General purposes | Crime and legal-related | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Project Place Crew Program | Boston, MA | General purposes | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Respond Inc | Somerville, MA | General purposes | Human services | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Second Step | Newtonville, MA | General purposes | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund | Cincinnati, OH | General purposes | $1,268 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $135,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $45,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $42,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $402,500 |
| Ohio | $13,921 |
Also on SpecStream
- Who funds human services in Massachusetts
- Who funds housing and shelter in Massachusetts
- Who funds crime and legal-related in Massachusetts
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.