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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-3484554

Sirad Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Cambridge, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $174,900 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 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 2024

    $174,900

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,443,360

  • Tax year 2023

    $206,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,479,527

  • Tax year 2022

    $174,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,504,425

  • Tax year 2021

    $179,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,139,763

  • Tax year 2020

    $173,200

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $3,288,118

  • Tax year 2019

    $187,325

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $3,121,498

  • Tax year 2018

    $203,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $3,416,180

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

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

  1. Maine Peoples Resource CenterPortland, ME

    Campaigns to promote lowmiddle income wrkg fam

    $35,000
  2. Individual

    Explore social justicescience politics- theatre

    $30,000
  3. St James ChurchCambridge, MA

    General funding for religious pursuits

    $25,400
  4. Mass Communities Action NetworkDorchester, MA

    Commun based educ initiatives

    $20,000
  5. The American ProspectWashington, DC

    News publication promoting independent news

    $20,000
  6. Public Concern FoundationDorchester, MA

    Faith-based comm orgs for econ racial justice

    $12,000
  7. Individual

    Part of NPR-promotes high-quality journalism

    $10,000
  8. Individual

    Part of NPR-promotes high-quality journalism

    $10,000
  9. American Repertory TheaterCambridge, MA

    Explore social justicescience politics- theatre

    $7,500
  10. Individual

    Promote exploratory thinking about [individual]

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $20,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts4 grants $64,900
  2. Maine1 grant $35,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jeffrey ZinsmeyerPresTreasDir Hours 4Pay $0
  • Shanti FryPresTreasDir Hours 4Pay $0

The return

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