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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-0757900

The Rands Foundation

A private foundation in Westwood, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 38 grants and $1.2 million 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,185,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $25,163,629

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,265,000

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $23,448,146

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,135,000

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $21,248,405

  • Tax year 2022

    $732,500

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $18,897,964

  • Tax year 2021

    $952,500

    Grants listed
    49
    Assets, end of year
    $23,444,452

  • Tax year 2020

    $630,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $19,913,770

Grants paid in 2025

38 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. World Central KitchensWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $95,000
  2. Ceres IncBoston, MA

    General Operating Support

    $75,000
  3. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General Operating Support

    $75,000
  4. Massachusetts Audubon SocietyLincoln, MA

    General Operating Support

    $75,000
  5. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General Operating Support

    $75,000
  6. Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MA

    General Operating Support

    $75,000
  7. Vietnam Health Improvement ProjectDenver, CO

    General Operating Support

    $75,000
  8. Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NY

    General Operating Support

    $75,000
  9. Bellesini AcademyLawrence, MA

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  10. Esperanza AcademyLawrence, MA

    General Operating Support

    $50,000
  11. Oxfam-AmericaBoston, MA

    General Operating Support

    $35,000
  12. Saint Catherine of SienaNorwood, MA

    General Operating Support

    $30,000
  13. Catie's ClosetDracut, MA

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  14. Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  15. Foundation for MetroWestNatick, MA

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  16. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  17. Louis D Brown Peace InstituteDorchester, MA

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  18. One VoiceSanta Monica, CA

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  19. Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  20. Silver Lining MentoringBoston, MA

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  21. World Resources InstituteWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $25,000
  22. Spark the WaveWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $20,000
  23. St Judes Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    General Operating Support

    $20,000
  24. Boston Debate LeagueRoxbury Xing, MA

    General Operating Support

    $15,000
  25. Round The Bend FarmS Dartmouth, MA

    General Operating Support

    $15,000
  26. Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  27. City BlossomsWashington, DC

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  28. Global SpokesAtlanta, GA

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  29. HOPE IncNew London, CT

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  30. Massachusetts Down Syndrome CongressBurlington, MA

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  31. Plummer Youth PromiseSalem, MA

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  32. Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  33. Westwood Community ChestWestwood, MA

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  34. Zack Heger FoundationNorwell, MA

    General Operating Support

    $10,000
  35. East Hartford Rotary FoundationGlastonbury, CT

    General Operating Support

    $6,000
  36. First Parish in NeedhamNeedham, MA

    General Operating Support

    $5,000
  37. Connecticut FoodshareWallingford, CT

    General Operating Support

    $3,000
  38. Little Theatre ManchesterManchester, CT

    General Operating Support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid6 grants $260,00030% of the total
  2. Environment4 grants $240,00028% of the total
  3. Youth development5 grants $95,00011% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $75,0009% of the total
  5. Human services4 grants $70,0008% of the total
  6. Education2 grants $60,0007% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $60,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts20 grants $585,000
  2. New York4 grants $200,000
  3. District of Columbia4 grants $150,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $75,000
  5. Virginia1 grant $75,000
  6. Connecticut5 grants $45,000
  7. California1 grant $25,000
  8. Tennessee1 grant $20,000
  9. Georgia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Amelia R RandsTrustee Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Robert D RandsTrustee Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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