Funding search · EIN 454182909 · Wakefield, MA

Cambridge Trust Charitable 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.

412
grants reported
$7.1M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. 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

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  • Eastern Bank Foundation1 grant · $5.5M
  • Grants & Contributions Paid1 grant · $360,685
  • Just a Start Corporation2 grants · $40,000
  • Cambridge Community Foundation1 grant · $25,000
  • Casa Myrna Vazquez2 grants · $20,743
  • Longy School of Music of Bard College2 grants · $20,000
  • Boston Arts Academy Foundation2 grants · $20,000
  • Handel and Haydn Society2 grants · $20,000
  • Neighborworks Southern New Hampshire2 grants · $20,000
  • Hackdiversity Fund2 grants · $17,500

Giving over time

$643,562
2022
$546,315
2023
$360,685
2024
$5.5M
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 412 grants.

  • $5.5M

    Eastern Bank Foundation · Wakefield, MA · 2025

    Transfer of all net assets on dissolution pursuant

  • $360,685

    Grants & Contributions Paid · Burlington, MA · 2024

    Exempt purpose

  • $25,000

    Cambridge Community Foundation · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $20,000

    Just a Start Corporation · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $20,000

    Just a Start Corporation · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $12,500

    Hackdiversity Fund · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $10,743

    Casa Myrna Vazquez · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Boston Arts Academy Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Easter Seals New Hampshire · Manchester, NH · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Handel and Haydn Society · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Longy School of Music of Bard College · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Neighborworks Southern New Hampshire · Manchester, NH · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Springwell · Waltham, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Alsac (American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities) · Newton, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Boston Arts Academy Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Casa Myrna Vazquez · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Foundation for Metrowest · Natick, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Granite Vna · Concord, NH · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Handel and Haydn Society · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Homestart · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Longy School of Music of Bard College · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Neighborworks Southern New Hampshire · Manchester, NH · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    New Era Fund · Wellesley, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    New Museum of Portsmouth (Dba Museum of New Art- Portsmouth) · Portsmouth, NH · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $10,000

    Springwell · Waltham, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $7,500

    Cambridge Public Library Foundation · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $7,500

    Cambridge Public Library Foundation · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $7,500

    Wellesley Education Foundation · Wellesley, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $7,500

    Women'S Lunch Place · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,743

    Ellie Fund · Needham, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,500

    Mount Auburn Hospital · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,297

    Hildebrand Family Self-Help Center · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Asian Community Development Corporation · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire · Portsmouth, NH · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Cambridge Branch Naacp · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Cambridge Center for Adult Education (Ccae) · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Cambridge Trust Company · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Capitol Center for the Arts · Concord, NH · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Caspar · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Cooperative Production · North Dighton, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Friends of Wellesley Council On Aging · Wellesley, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Hackdiversity Fund · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Heading Home · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Health Care for All · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Homestart · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Institute for Nonprofit Practice · Dedham, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    International School of Bostonecole Bilingue · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Lawrence Catholic Academy · Parker Street, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Life Science Cares · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Mass Insight · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance (Maha) · Dorchester, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    New Hampshire Humanities · Concord, NH · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Nh Center for Nonprofits · Concord, NH · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    One Family · South Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Phillips Brooks House Association · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Rian Immigrant Center · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services · Somerville, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Summer Search · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    The Charles River Center · Needham, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Urban Edge · Roxbury, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Ascentria Community Services · Worcester, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Boston Harbor Now · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester · Dorchester, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Brazelton Touchpoints Center · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Breakthrough Greater Boston · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Cambridge Center for Adult Education (Ccae) · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Cambridge Local First · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Capitol Center for the Arts · Concord, NH · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Caspar · Somerville, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Charles River Conservancy · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Ellie Fund · Needham, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Heading Home · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Health Care for All · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Hildebrand Family Self-Help Center · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Hope & Comfort · Needham, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Hopewell · Dedham, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    International School of Bostonecole Bilingue · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Life Science Cares · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Mass Insight · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (Mare) · Newton, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance (Maha) · Dorchester, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Merrimack Valley Housing Partnership · Lowell, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    One Family · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Pathway To Possible · Newton, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Phillips Brooks House Association · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Provision Ministry · Westboro, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Racial Unity Team · Stratham, NH · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Seacoast Outright · Portsmouth, NH · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Somerville Cambridge Elder Services · Somerville, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    The Wang Center for the Performing Arts · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Urban Edge · Roxbury, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Waltham Committee Inc (Dba Wci - Work Community Independence) · Waltham, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Wellesley Scholarship Foundation · Wellesley, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $5,000

    Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast · Raymond, NH · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $4,500

    Citizens' Housing and Planning Association · Boston, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $4,000

    Schechter Boston · Newton, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

  • $4,000

    Artists for Humanity · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $4,000

    Citizens' Housing and Planning Association · Boston, MA · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $4,000

    Krempels Center · Portsmouth, NH · 2022

    Exempt purpose

  • $3,832

    Centre Street Food Pantry · Newton Centre, MA · 2023

    Exempt purpose

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.