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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3843243

Cathedral Fund

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $2 million 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

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

    $1,984,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,738,514
  • Tax year 2024

    $3,020,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $5,450,847
  • Tax year 2023

    $400,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,800,850
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,282,568

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $6,031,663
  • Tax year 2021

    $550,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $6,521,316
  • Tax year 2020

    $450,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $6,711,388
  • Tax year 2019

    $810,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,908,654
  • Tax year 2018

    $633,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $7,517,361

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lifebox FoundationIthaca, NY

    General support

    $1,000,000
  2. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    General support

    $480,000
  3. Fitchburg Art MuseumFitchburg, MA

    General support

    $300,000
  4. Denver Art MuseumDenver, CO

    General support

    $100,000
  5. Riverbend (formerly Lowell House)Lowell, MA

    General support

    $100,000
  6. Hijas Del CampoBrentwood, CA

    General support

    $4,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,000,00071% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $400,00028% of the total
  3. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $4,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $1,000,000
  2. Massachusetts3 grants $880,000
  3. Colorado1 grant $100,000
  4. California1 grant $4,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Frances HamillTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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