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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 92-0310738

Conatus Foundation

A private foundation in Belmont, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $17,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $17,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,928,912

  • Tax year 2024

    $8,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,525,211

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,929,641

  • Tax year 2022

    $500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,965,088

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. ACLU Foundation of MassachusettsBoston, MA

    General support

    $10,000
  2. Cambridge Community ChorusCambridge, MA

    To support the nonprofit in providing musical work for the greater boston area.

    $5,000
  3. Berkshire Community Diaper ProjectW Stockbridge, MA

    To support the nonprofit in providing essential supplies to parents who struggle to afford them.

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights1 grant $10,00057% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00029% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $2,50014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts3 grants $17,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Katherine SheaPRESIDENT Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • John Henry IgnatievDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Julia SheaDIRECTOR Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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