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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 25-6498015

Fresh Pond TR

A private foundation in Cambridge, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $92,000 paid in grants.

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

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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $92,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $228,579
  • Tax year 2023

    $79,900

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $309,466
  • Tax year 2022

    $41,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $408,001
  • Tax year 2021

    $48,800

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $537,413
  • Tax year 2020

    $46,450

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $492,965

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. PazapaLafayette, CA

    Haitian relief

    $25,000
  2. Botetourt Resource CenterBuchanan, VA

    Social services

    $25,000
  3. Cambridge Council on AgingCambridge, MA

    Senior services

    $10,000
  4. Edwards Foundation Rescued AnimalsParker, CO

    Animal welfare

    $10,000
  5. Tunefoolery musicBoston, MA

    Haitian relief

    $5,000
  6. The Care CenterHolyoke, MA

    Education

    $5,000
  7. New Freedom FarmRoanoke, VA

    Veterans services

    $5,000
  8. Ironwood Pig SanctuaryTucson, AZ

    Animal welfare

    $2,500
  9. Merrimack Immigration CenterLawrence, MA

    Immigrant services

    $2,500
  10. St Marys Orthodox ChurchCambridge, MA

    Religious

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $25,00077% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00015% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $2,5008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia2 grants $30,000
  2. California1 grant $25,000
  3. Massachusetts5 grants $24,500
  4. Colorado1 grant $10,000
  5. Arizona1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Randolph SlaughterTrustee Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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