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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-3243114

The Creighton Narada Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 26 grants and $1.2 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,182,500

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $16,927,906

  • Tax year 2024

    $990,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $16,396,605

  • Tax year 2023

    $850,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $16,075,817

  • Tax year 2022

    $950,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $16,392,193

  • Tax year 2021

    $850,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $16,374,776

  • Tax year 2020

    $800,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $15,192,112

Grants paid in 2025

26 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Boys & Girls Club of LynnLynn, MA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $115,000
  2. Manchester essex conservation Trust IncManchester, MA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $115,000
  3. Essex County Greenbelt AssociationEssex, MA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $115,000
  4. Peabody Essex Museum IncSalem, MA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $100,000
  5. Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, ME

    General Charitable Purpose

    $90,000
  6. Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $85,000
  7. Museum of ScienceBoston, MA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $80,000
  8. Trustees of Boston UniversityOxford, OH

    General Charitable Purpose

    $50,000
  9. Maine Initiatives IncPortland, ME

    General Charitable Purpose

    $50,000
  10. Museum of Fine ArtsBoston, MA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $45,000
  11. Vinalhaven Land Trust IncVinalhaven, ME

    General Charitable Purpose

    $45,000
  12. Massachusetts Audubon Society IncLincoln, MA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $45,000
  13. Beverly Bootstraps Community Services IncBeverly, MA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $40,000
  14. Appalachian Mountain ClubCharlestown, MA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $40,000
  15. Cape Ann Museum IncGloucester, MA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $30,000
  16. WGBH Educational FoundationBrighton, MA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $27,500
  17. Hurricane Island Center For ScienceRockland, ME

    General Charitable Purpose

    $15,000
  18. Neuroendocrine Tumor Research FoundationQuincy, MA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $15,000
  19. The Open Door Cape Ann Food Pantry IncGloucester, MA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $15,000
  20. Beverly Hospital FoundationMontebello, CA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  21. Mass General Brigham IncorporatedSomerville, MA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  22. Community Foundation of Western MassachusettsSpringfield, MA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  23. Massachusetts Fndn For Humanities & Public PolicySouth Deerfield, MA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  24. Global Greengrants Fund IncBoulder, CO

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  25. Clean Water FundWashington, DC

    General Charitable Purpose

    $10,000
  26. Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School IncBoston, MA

    General Charitable Purpose

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Environment10 grants $560,00052% of the total
  2. Arts and culture5 grants $282,50026% of the total
  3. Youth development1 grant $115,00011% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid1 grant $50,0005% of the total
  5. Community development1 grant $40,0004% of the total
  6. Health2 grants $25,0002% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $10,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts18 grants $937,500
  2. Maine5 grants $215,000
  3. California1 grant $10,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $10,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Hilary H CreightonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Albert M Creighton IIITRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Peter H CreightonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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