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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-2690962

Agape Foundation

A private foundation in Watertown, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $176,518 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
Anthony Palomba Trustee
66 Hall Avenue 1
Watertown, MA 024723480
(781) 664-3525
Form and materials
By letter, explaining needs
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Based on available funds

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $176,518

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,367,466

  • Tax year 2023

    $156,702

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,325,907

  • Tax year 2022

    $160,714

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,318,213

  • Tax year 2021

    $165,340

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,346,933

  • Tax year 2020

    $144,983

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,333,313

  • Tax year 2019

    $137,172

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,241,236

  • Tax year 2018

    $134,435

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,290,026

  • Tax year 2017

    $114,471

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,393,102

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Civil Liberties UnionNew York, NY

    To support the organization's efforts to combat voter suppression and to support gender and sexual equality programming.

    $63,518
  2. Environment Council of Rhode Island Education FundCranston, RI

    A 501(c)(3) organization whose goal is to create materials and programs designed to educate rhode island's citizens about environmental health and natural resource protection and restoration. In addition, to support the center for behavior and climate behavior change for climate action challenges.

    $31,000
  3. International FoundationWashington, DC

    To support the work of causeguatemala project, "cause canada proposed water projects in guatemala".

    $24,500
  4. Campaign for Peace Disarmament & Common SecurityCambridge, MA

    To support the campaign's work on nuclear disarmament, the prevention of great power war, the promotion of common security, and resistance to authoritarianism.

    $15,000
  5. Texas National Organization for Women Education FundHouston, TX

    To support the organization's on-going voter education and participation activities.

    $10,000
  6. Mass Peace Action FundCambridge, MA

    To support the fund healthcare, not warfare campaign.

    $9,000
  7. Back From the Brink Co Physicians for Social Responsibility- Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    To support their initiative for nuclear disarmament and abolition.

    $9,000
  8. Our Children's TrustEugene, OR

    To support advocacy initiatives at the state level to advance climate action change.

    $8,500
  9. Survival Education Fund IncWatertown, MA

    To develop community education of us government policies that foster national security and international cooperation to reduce the threat of terrorism and war and that address environmental issues, including climate change, wealth disparities and social justice.

    $6,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $15,00045% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $10,00030% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $8,50025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $63,518
  2. Rhode Island1 grant $31,000
  3. Massachusetts3 grants $30,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $24,500
  5. Texas1 grant $10,000
  6. California1 grant $9,000
  7. Oregon1 grant $8,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Anthony PalombaTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Loren ShumwayTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Holly MontufarTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Caroly ShumwayTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Eric ShumwayTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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