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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-3284834

Cinnabelle and Benjamin Esterman Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Cambridge, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $21,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $809,425

  • Tax year 2024

    $73,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $822,298

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $852,395

  • Tax year 2022

    $36,050

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $823,367

  • Tax year 2021

    $43,800

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $816,398

  • Tax year 2020

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $637,329

  • Tax year 2019

    $34,950

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $652,364

  • Tax year 2018

    $44,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $672,954

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Emmanuel MusicBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $6,500
  2. Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $6,000
  3. Smile TrainNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $2,500
  4. Individual

    General operating support

    $2,000
  5. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    General operating support

    $2,000
  6. Individual

    General operating support

    $1,000
  7. Agrace FoundationMadison, WI

    General operating support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $2,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts2 grants $12,500
  2. New York1 grant $2,500
  3. Florida1 grant $2,000
  4. Wisconsin1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Errol MorrisDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Julia SheehanDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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