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The Reeder Foundation: 12 grants to organizations, $5 million (tax year ended December 2025)
The Reeder Foundation, a private foundation in Boston, MA, paid 12 grants to organizations totaling $5,020,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 5, 2026. The largest was $1,500,000 to Social Finance in Boston, MA for unrestricted.
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- EIN
- 043542100
- Based in
- Boston, MA
- Assets
- $63,598,571
- Grants paid
- $5,020,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 5, 2026, IRS object ID 202621259349102312. It reported $5,020,000 in grants paid; 12 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Finance | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Human services | $1,500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Merit America | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | Human services | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Year Up | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Education | $600,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Duet Inc | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenlight Fund | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teach for America | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of Pioneer Charter School of Science | Everett, MA | Unrestricted | Education | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Eastern Ma | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Steppingstone Foundation | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Education | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fishtank Learning Inc | Brighton, MA | Unrestricted | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| More Than Words | Waltham, MA | Unrestricted | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uncornered | Dorchester, MA | Unrestricted | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 15, 2025, IRS object ID 202531359349103003. It reported $4,420,000 in grants paid; 13 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merit America | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | Human services | $1,000,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Year Up | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Education | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Postsecondary Commission | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Social Finance | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Human services | $400,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Duet Inc | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $350,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenlight Fund | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teach for America | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Steppingstone Foundation | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Education | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Eastern Ma | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fishtank Learning Inc | Brighton, MA | Unrestricted | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Focusing Philanthropy | Santa Monica, CA | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| More Than Words | Waltham, MA | Unrestricted | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uncornered | Dorchester, MA | Unrestricted | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2023
From the Form 990-PF filed May 27, 2025, IRS object ID 202511479349100726. It reported $3,010,000 in grants paid; 11 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year Up | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Education | $800,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Merit America | Washington, DC | Unrestricted | Human services | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Duet Inc | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Greenlight Fund | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Community improvement and capacity building | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Social Finance | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | Human services | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teach for America | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $250,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Steppingstone | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $170,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cradles To Crayons | Newton, MA | Unrestricted | Human services | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| More Than Words | Waltham, MA | Unrestricted | $150,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Raising A Reader | Boston, MA | Unrestricted | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $4,900,000 |
| Education | $2,790,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $1,850,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $150,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $9,800,000 |
| District of Columbia | $2,500,000 |
| California | $150,000 |
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Updated May 5, 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.