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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-6649882

The Outreach Foundation

A private foundation in Cambridge, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 21 grants and $40,500 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

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

    $40,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $704,978
  • Tax year 2024

    $38,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $638,644
  • Tax year 2023

    $39,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $524,176
  • Tax year 2022

    $41,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $542,857
  • Tax year 2021

    $34,200

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $580,273
  • Tax year 2020

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $552,553
  • Tax year 2019

    $33,500

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $580,139

Grants paid in 2025

21 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cambridge Comm FoundationCambridge, MA

    Unrestricted support of organization's charitable objectives/research/benefitting those in need

    $7,000
  2. American Repertory TheaterCambridge, MA

    Unrestricted support of organization's charitable objectives/research/benefitting those in need

    $3,000
  3. Horizons for Homeless ChildrenRoxbury, MA

    Unrestricted support of organization's charitable objectivesresearch/benefitting those in need

    $3,000
  4. Planned ParenthoodWashington, DC

    Unrestricted support of organization's objectives

    $3,000
  5. Bridges HomewardCambridge, MA

    Unrestricted support of organization's charitable objectives/research/benefitting those in need

    $2,000
  6. Island Housing TRWest Tisbury, MA

    Unrestricted support of organization's charitable objectivesresearch/benefitting those in need

    $2,000
  7. Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA

    Unrestricted support of organization's objectivesresearch/benefiting those in need

    $2,000
  8. Point of PrideCambridge, MA

    Unrestricted support of organization's objectivesresearch/benefiting thise in need

    $2,000
  9. The Trevor ProjectW Hollywood, CA

    Unrestricted support of organization's objectivesresearch/benefiting those in need

    $2,000
  10. MTPCBoston, MA

    Unrestricted support of organization's objectives

    $2,000
  11. Jazz GalleryNew York, NY

    Unrestricted support of organization's objectives

    $2,000
  12. National Audobon SocietyNew York, NY

    Unrestricted support of organization's objectives

    $1,500
  13. ACLUNew York, NY

    Unrestricted support of organization's charitable objectives/research/benefitting those in need

    $1,000
  14. Belmont Day SchoolBelmont, MA

    Unrestricted support of organization's charitable objectives/research/benefitting those in need

    $1,000
  15. Cambridge School of WestonWeston, MA

    Unrestricted support of organization's charitable objectivesresearch/ benefiting those in need

    $1,000
  16. Jazz Foundation AmericaNew York, NY

    Unrestricted support of organization's charitable objectivesresearch/benefiting those in need

    $1,000
  17. Martha's Vineyard Community ServicesOak Bluffs, MA

    Unrestricted support of organization's charitable objectivesresearch/benefiting those in need

    $1,000
  18. University of VermontBurlington, VT

    Unrestricted support of organization's objectivesresearch/benefiting those in need

    $1,000
  19. University of Vermont FoundationBurlington, VT

    Unrestricted support of organization's objectivesresearch/benefiting those in need

    $1,000
  20. Featherstone Center for the ArtsOak Bluffs, MA

    Unrestricted support of organization's objectives

    $1,000
  21. Y2Y Harvard SquareCambridge, MA

    Unrestricted support of organization's objectives

    $1,000

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 $5,00036% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $4,00029% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $3,00021% of the total
  4. Civil rights1 grant $2,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts13 grants $28,000
  2. New York4 grants $5,500
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $3,000
  4. California1 grant $2,000
  5. Vermont2 grants $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Suzanne L PalitzTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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