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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-2644098

Sunflower Foundation

A private foundation in Cambridge, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $44,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Dr Richard Parker
27 Reservoir St
Cambridge, MA 02138
(805) 963-7811
Form and materials
Brief description of program, amount, and copy of exemption letter.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $44,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,678,801

  • Tax year 2024

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,640,421

  • Tax year 2023

    $52,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,601,480

  • Tax year 2022

    $47,600

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,950,461

  • Tax year 2021

    $21,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,926,003

  • Tax year 2020

    $53,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,784,632

  • Tax year 2019

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,805,023

  • Tax year 2018

    $38,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,838,004

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Friends of Helsinki FoundationBloomington, IN

    General operating support

    $5,000
  2. New Hampshire Democracy FundPortsmouth, NH

    General operating support

    $5,000
  3. The Rise CollaborativeBrunswick, ME

    General operating support

    $5,000
  4. Toxics Action CenterBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  5. Worker Power InstitutePhoenix, AZ

    General operating support

    $5,000
  6. Hopewell FundWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $5,000
  7. Merrimack Valley Project IncLawrence, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  8. Episcopal Diocese of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    General operating support

    $3,000
  9. Friends of Sabeel North AmericaGreenwood VLG, CO

    General operating support

    $3,000
  10. Clemente Course in the Humanities IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development2 grants $10,00032% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $5,00016% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $5,00016% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,00016% of the total
  5. Education1 grant $3,00010% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $3,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts3 grants $13,000
  2. Arizona1 grant $5,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000
  4. Indiana1 grant $5,000
  5. Maine1 grant $5,000
  6. New Hampshire1 grant $5,000
  7. California1 grant $3,000
  8. Colorado1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Dr Richard ParkerPRESIDENT Hours 10Pay $22,500
  • Robin WrightEXEC DIRECTOR Hours 20Pay $22,500
  • Liz SavageDIRECTOR Hours 0.15Pay $0
  • Michael AnsaraDIRECTOR Hours 0.15Pay $0

The return

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