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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-3320189

Leading Cities Inc

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $150,000 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

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

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $858,645

  • Tax year 2024

    $283,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $583,909

  • Tax year 2023

    $210,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $455,353

  • Tax year 2022

    $7,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $351,412

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $168,182

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $59,957

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $23,687

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $39,195

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Its ElectricBrooklyn, NY

    For charity purposes

    $100,000
  2. Gravity WaterSanta Cruz, CA

    For Charity purposes

    $50,000

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 $50,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $100,000
  2. California1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

10 people as filed

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

  • Abhi NemaniDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Danielle LupinClerk Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jennifer JamesDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Joseph AlbaneseDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Kathryn ElmesChair Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Kevin MartinDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Lee FeldmanTreasurer Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Michael LakePresidentCEO Hours 40Pay $123,846
  • Robert BuckleyDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Stephen BakerDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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