Funding search · EIN 466814931 · Needham, MA
The Action and Truth Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 68
- grants reported
- $702,097
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $10,140
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Ava Piranosian4 grants · $54,445
- Vandana Meenugular1 grant · $52,239
- Africawit Ashebir4 grants · $51,858
- Markonal Ashebir4 grants · $46,740
- Parker Turley4 grants · $43,801
- Jordyn Turley4 grants · $42,679
- Kesed Turley4 grants · $40,301
- Rebekah Fish3 grants · $38,717
- Isabel Steiger4 grants · $38,633
- Elianna Steiger4 grants · $38,558
Giving over time
Grant history
All 68 reported grants, largest first.
- $52,239
Vandana Meenugular · Boston, MA · 2023
Educational
- $15,760
Ava Piranosian · Woburn, MA · 2025
Educational
- $15,150
Markonal Ashebir · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Educational
- $14,760
Ava Piranosian · Woburn, MA · 2024
Educational
- $14,716
Reagan Fish · Needham, MA · 2022
Educational
- $14,650
Titus Turley · Medford, MA · 2025
Educational
- $14,625
Africawit Ashebir · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Educational
- $14,300
Africawit Ashebir · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Educational
- $14,283
Africawit Ashebir · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Educational
- $14,200
Rebekah Fish · Needham, MA · 2024
Educational
- $12,800
Markonal Ashebir · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Educational
- $12,517
Rebekah Fish · Needham, MA · 2022
Educational
- $12,500
Elianna Steiger · Somerville, MA · 2025
Educational
- $12,500
Isabel Steiger · Somerville, MA · 2025
Educational
- $12,475
Ava Piranosian · Woburn, MA · 2023
Educational
- $12,451
Parker Turley · Medford, MA · 2025
Educational
- $12,000
Rebekah Fish · Needham, MA · 2023
Educational
- $11,800
Jordyn Turley · Medford, MA · 2024
Educational
- $11,800
Titus Turley · Medford, MA · 2024
Educational
- $11,800
Hannah Fish · Needham, MA · 2022
Educational
- $11,800
Megan Fish · Lexington, MA · 2022
Educational
- $11,600
Parker Turley · Medford, MA · 2024
Educational
- $11,451
Kesed Turley · Medford, MA · 2025
Educational
- $11,450
Ava Piranosian · Woburn, MA · 2022
Educational
- $11,100
Kesed Turley · Medford, MA · 2024
Educational
- $10,500
Parker Turley · Medford, MA · 2023
Educational
- $10,489
Jordyn Turley · Medford, MA · 2025
Educational
- $10,350
Jordyn Turley · Medford, MA · 2022
Educational
- $10,300
Isabel Steiger · Somerville, MA · 2024
Educational
- $10,283
Elianna Steiger · Somerville, MA · 2024
Educational
- $10,200
Aubrey Croak · Watertown, MA · 2024
Educational
- $10,200
Owen Croak · Watertown, MA · 2024
Educational
- $10,200
Samantha Croak · Watertown, MA · 2024
Educational
- $10,140
Markonal Ashebir · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Educational
- $10,140
Titus Turley · Medford, MA · 2023
Educational
- $10,040
Jordyn Turley · Medford, MA · 2023
Educational
- $9,919
Aubrey Croak · Watertown, MA · 2025
Educational
- $9,450
Aubrey Croak · Watertown, MA · 2023
Educational
- $9,450
Owen Croak · Watertown, MA · 2023
Educational
- $9,450
Samantha Croak · Watertown, MA · 2023
Educational
- $9,250
Kesed Turley · Medford, MA · 2022
Educational
- $9,250
Parker Turley · Medford, MA · 2022
Educational
- $8,919
Samantha Croak · Watertown, MA · 2025
Educational
- $8,650
Africawit Ashebir · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Educational
- $8,650
Markonal Ashebir · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Educational
- $8,640
Megan Fish · Lexington, MA · 2025
Educational
- $8,500
Kesed Turley · Medford, MA · 2023
Educational
- $8,400
Elianna Steiger · Somerville, MA · 2023
Educational
- $8,400
Isabel Steiger · Somerville, MA · 2023
Educational
- $8,203
Hannah Fish · Needham, MA · 2023
Educational
- $8,048
Hannah Fish · Needham, MA · 2025
Educational
- $7,834
Samantha Croak · Watertown, MA · 2022
Educational
- $7,833
Aubrey Croak · Watertown, MA · 2022
Educational
- $7,833
Owen Croak · Watertown, MA · 2022
Educational
- $7,650
Jacob Piranosia · Woburn, MA · 2025
Educational
- $7,433
Isabel Steiger · Somerville, MA · 2022
Educational
- $7,375
Elianna Steiger · Somerville, MA · 2022
Educational
- $6,729
Reagan Fish · Needham, MA · 2025
Educational
- $6,100
Jacob Piranosia · Woburn, MA · 2023
Educational
- $5,882
Megan Fish · Lexington, MA · 2023
Educational
- $5,800
Jacob Piranosia · Woburn, MA · 2024
Educational
- $5,743
Hannah Fish · Needham, MA · 2024
Educational
- $4,790
Bianca Young · Hyde Park, MA · 2024
Educational
- $2,739
Bianca Young · Hyde Park, MA · 2023
Educational
- $2,713
Bianca Young · Hyde Park, MA · 2022
Educational
- $2,600
Reagan Fish · Needham, MA · 2024
Educational
- $2,166
Megan Fish · Lexington, MA · 2024
Educational
- $129
Bianca Young · Hyde Park, MA · 2025
Educational
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