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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-3305607

The Clinger Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $30,500 paid in grants.

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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $30,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $586,834
  • Tax year 2024

    $26,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $587,956
  • Tax year 2023

    $33,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $584,158
  • Tax year 2022

    $23,250

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $645,233
  • Tax year 2021

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $678,066
  • Tax year 2020

    $400

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $681,397
  • Tax year 2019

    $400

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $8,103

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Provincetown Jazz FestivalOrleans, MA

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  2. Community Health Center of Cape CodMashpee, MA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  3. Cultural Center of Cape CodS Yarmouth, MA

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  4. Feeding AmericaWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  5. Sandy Hook PromiseNewtown, CT

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  6. World on Fire Catholic MinistriesWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  7. Provincetown Jazz FestivalOrleans, MA

    Unrestricted

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $5,00067% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $2,50033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts4 grants $23,000
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $5,000
  3. Connecticut1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Jody Fraser ClingerPRESIDENT - AS NEEDED Hours 0Pay $0
  • W Alan ClingerTREASURER - AS NEEDED Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gary P SavageCLERK - AS NEEDED Hours 0Pay $0
  • W Rush ClingerDIRECTOR - AS NEEDED Hours 0Pay $0
  • Janssen K ClingerDIRECTOR - AS NEEDED Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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