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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 46-3912401

Pca Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Cambridge, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $37,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact
David Chilinski
221 Hampshire Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
(647) 547-8120
[email protected]

Assets and giving by year

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

    $37,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $43,867
  • Tax year 2023

    $33,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $80,886
  • Tax year 2022

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $113,973
  • Tax year 2021

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $79,062
  • Tax year 2020

    $47,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $129,116
  • Tax year 2019

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $41,170
  • Tax year 2018

    $2,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $45,242

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ace Mentor of Greater BostonWakefield, MA

    Charitable donation

    $5,000
  2. Boston Architectural CollegeBoston, MA

    Charitable donation

    $5,000
  3. Builders of Color CoalitionBoston, MA

    Charitable donation

    $5,000
  4. The Boston Foundation Embrace Boston IncBoston, MA

    Charitable donation

    $5,000
  5. Maud Morgan Arts CenterCambridge, MA

    Charitable donation

    $4,000
  6. On the RiseCambridge, MA

    Charitable donation

    $3,000
  7. 2 Life CommunitiesBoston, MA

    Charitable donation

    $2,500
  8. Essex County Habitat for HumanityDanvers, MA

    Charitable donation

    $2,500
  9. Food for FreeSomerville, MA

    Charitable donation

    $2,500
  10. The Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MA

    Charitable donation

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $5,00038% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,00038% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $3,00023% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts10 grants $37,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Eric BrownPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mark EclipseCLERK Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nidhi JohnDIRECTOR Hours 14Pay $0

The return

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