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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6012767

The Chickering Foundation (formerly Dedham

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $212,653 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Amy Beckwith
2 Wampatuck Road
Dedham, MA 02026
(617) 482-5270
Form and materials
Letter of inquiry
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $212,653

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,255,277

  • Tax year 2024

    $203,768

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,227,205

  • Tax year 2023

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,316,283

  • Tax year 2022

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,326,215

  • Tax year 2021

    $194,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,469,836

  • Tax year 2020

    $139,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,375,635

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Respond IncSomerville, MA

    General purposes

    $22,500
  2. Family Nurturing Center of MassachusettsBoston, MA

    General purposes

    $22,500
  3. Project Place Crew ProgramBoston, MA

    General purposes

    $22,500
  4. Second StepNewton, MA

    General purposes

    $22,500
  5. Parents Helping ParentsWatertown, MA

    General purposes

    $22,500
  6. Justice for HousingBoston, MA

    General purposes

    $22,500
  7. On the RiseCambridge, MA

    General purposes

    $22,500
  8. Families for Justice as HealingRoxbury, MA

    General purposes

    $22,500
  9. Partakers IncAuburndale, MA

    General purposes

    $20,000
  10. Fidelity Charitable Gift FundBoston, MA

    General purposes

    $12,653

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services2 grants $45,00045% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $22,50022% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $20,00020% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $12,65313% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts9 grants $200,000
  2. Ohio1 grant $12,653

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • See Attached ListSEE ATTACHED LIST Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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