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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-3464581

The Access Strategies Fund

A private foundation in Cambridge, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 15 grants and $426,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
Limited to massachusetts organizations

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $426,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $7,738,113

  • Tax year 2023

    $69,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $7,759,444

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $7,364,190

  • Tax year 2021

    $5,900

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $9,110,149

  • Tax year 2020

    $400

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $8,745,092

  • Tax year 2019

    $4,626

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $7,751,505

  • Tax year 2018

    $44,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $7,941,625

  • Tax year 2017

    $57,600

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $7,975,174

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Community Foundation of Western MaSpringfield, MA

    FBO building power in western ma fund

    $110,000
  2. Third Sector New EnglandBoston, MA

    FBO ma voter table

    $50,000
  3. ResistJamaica Plain, MA

    FBO stories inspiring movements general support

    $35,000
  4. AriseSpringfield, MA

    General support pilot project

    $30,000
  5. Community Foundation of Western MaSpringfield, MA

    FBO racial equity & social justice

    $30,000
  6. Mass Senior Action CouncilQuincy, MA

    General support pilot project

    $30,000
  7. Neighbor to NeighborWorcester, MA

    General support pilot project

    $30,000
  8. Pioneer Valley ProjectSpringfield, MA

    General support pilot project

    $30,000
  9. Right to the City AllianceBrooklyn, NY

    FBO springfield no one leaves general support pilot project

    $30,000
  10. Worcester Interfaith IncWorcester, MA

    General support leadership trainings

    $25,000
  11. Massachusetts Voter EducationRoxbury, MA

    General support

    $20,000
  12. Massachusetts Voter EducationRoxbury, MA

    Champions of democracy celebration

    $2,500
  13. ResistJamaica Plain, MA

    Grassroots organizing celebration

    $2,500
  14. Haymarket People's FundBoston, MA

    50 year celebration of grassroots organizing

    $1,000
  15. Chinese Progressive AssociationBoston, MA

    Year of the dragon event sponsorship

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development2 grants $75,00056% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $30,00022% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $30,00022% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts14 grants $396,500
  2. New York1 grant $30,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Maria Jobin-LeedsCHAIR/TREASURER Hours 5Pay $0
  • Greg Jobin-LeedsBOARD MEMBER EMERITUS Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Meg GageDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Elena LetonaDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Guillermo QuinterosEXEC. DIR./ MANAGING WEAVER Hours 13Pay $82,380
  • Pierre JosephDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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