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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 52-2346553

Creativity Foundation

A private foundation in Watertown, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $95,270 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.

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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

    $95,270

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,382,955

  • Tax year 2024

    $150,600

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,390,038

  • Tax year 2023

    $38,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,458,668

  • Tax year 2022

    $84,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,329,156

  • Tax year 2021

    $201,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,681,996

  • Tax year 2020

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,028,188

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,118,903

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,151,304

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    General

    $35,000
  2. Silentwoods CollectiveAntrim, NH

    General

    $30,000
  3. Tennessee Historical SocietyNashville, TN

    General

    $20,270
  4. Individual

    General

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $30,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Hampshire1 grant $30,000
  2. Tennessee1 grant $20,270

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Laurie KahnEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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