A museum gallery with a large landscape painting in a gilt frame

Grant recipient EIN 26-1323224Arts and culture

Who funds Central Square Theater Inc?

17 private foundations gave Central Square Theater Inc in Cambridge, MA $862,344 across 63 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

63 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Merrill Family Charitable Foundation IncBoston, MA 2025

    General support

    $10,000
  2. The Tiny Tiger FoundationChicago, IL 2025

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  3. The Lander Family Charitable FoundationGarden City, NY 2025

    General purpose

    $1,250
  4. Herman and Frieda L Miller FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    General operating support

    $80,000
  5. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    General operating support for theatrical productions and activities

    $40,000
  6. The Tiny Tiger FoundationChicago, IL 2024

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  7. The Lander Family Charitable FoundationGarden City, NY 2024

    General purpose

    $1,000
  8. Alchemy FoundationCambridge, MA 2024

    General Support

    $250
  9. Herman and Frieda L Miller FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    Central square theater 2024-2025

    $80,000
  10. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support for theatrical productions and activities

    $35,000
  11. Merrill Family Charitable Foundation IncBoston, MA 2023

    General

    $10,000
  12. The Tiny Tiger FoundationChicago, IL 2023

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  13. Stifler Family FoundationBrookline, MA 2023

    Environmental

    $8,750
  14. The Lander Family Charitable FoundationGarden City, NY 2023

    General purpose

    $1,000
  15. Alchemy FoundationCambridge, MA 2023

    General Support

    $250
  16. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $175
  17. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $25
  18. Herman and Frieda L Miller FoundationBoston, MA 2022

    Central square theater 2023-2024 & the c3 coalition

    $75,000
  19. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support for theatrical productions/activities

    $30,000
  20. Merrill Family Charitable Foundation IncBoston, MA 2022

    General

    $10,000
  21. Sirad Foundation IncCambridge, MA 2022

    Support explor of social justicevia theater

    $7,500
  22. Stifler Family FoundationBrookline, MA 2022

    Environmental

    $6,000
  23. The Tiny Tiger FoundationChicago, IL 2022

    Unrestricted

    $4,000
  24. The Lander Family Charitable FoundationGarden City, NY 2022

    General purpose

    $1,000
  25. Alchemy FoundationCambridge, MA 2022

    General Support

    $1,000
  26. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $6
  27. Herman and Frieda L Miller FoundationBoston, MA 2021

    General operating support

    $50,000
  28. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General operating

    $30,000
  29. Sirad Foundation IncCambridge, MA 2021

    Support explor of social justicevia theater

    $10,000
  30. The Tiny Tiger FoundationChicago, IL 2021

    Unrestricted

    $7,500
  31. Merrill Family Charitable Foundation IncBoston, MA 2021

    General

    $2,000
  32. The Lander Family Charitable FoundationGarden City, NY 2021

    General purpose

    $1,500
  33. Stifler Family FoundationBrookline, MA 2021

    Environmental

    $1,000
  34. The Commonwealth FundNew York, NY 2021

    Matching gift for general operating support

    $500
  35. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    Matching gifts

    $102
  36. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $100
  37. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $50
  38. Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation IncCambridge, MA 2021

    Exempt purpose

    $50
  39. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $14
  40. Herman and Frieda L Miller FoundationBoston, MA 2020

    General operating support

    $50,000
  41. The Shubert Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    General operating

    $25,000
  42. Sirad Foundation IncCambridge, MA 2020

    Support explor of social justicevia theater

    $10,000
  43. The Tiny Tiger FoundationChicago, IL 2020

    Unrestricted

    $7,500
  44. Foley Hoag FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    Unrestricted contribution

    $5,000
  45. Merrill Family Charitable Foundation IncBoston, MA 2020

    General

    $5,000
  46. Mbia FoundationPurchase, NY 2020

    General operating purpose

    $2,000
  47. Alchemy FoundationCambridge, MA 2020

    General Support

    $1,500
  48. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $100
  49. IBM International FoundationArmonk, NY 2020

    Employee matching grant

    $50
  50. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $50
  51. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $50
  52. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $12
  53. Herman and Frieda L Miller FoundationBoston, MA 2019

    Central square theater season 2020 - 2021

    $50,000
  54. Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation IncCambridge, MA 2019

    Exempt purpose

    $10,550
  55. Sirad Foundation IncCambridge, MA 2019

    Support explor of social justicevia theater

    $5,000
  56. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $50
  57. Herman and Frieda L Miller FoundationBoston, MA 2018

    Central square theater 2019-2020

    $50,000
  58. Herman and Frieda L Miller FoundationBoston, MA 2018

    2018 completed challenge grant

    $30,000
  59. AbbVie FoundationNorth Chicago, IL 2018

    Matching Grant

    $260
  60. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $100
  61. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $100
  62. Herman and Frieda L Miller FoundationBoston, MA 2017

    Radical inclusion initiative

    $50,000
  63. Herman and Frieda L Miller FoundationBoston, MA 2017

    Challenge grant

    $25,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other arts and culture organizations in Cambridge, MA and are not among Central Square Theater Inc’s funders above.

  1. Eastern Bank FoundationWakefield, MA 10 grants Accepts applications $22,550 to similar organizations
  2. The Andrew W Mellon FoundationNew York, NY 5 grants Accepts applications $2,550,000 to similar organizations
  3. The Ford FoundationNew York, NY 13 grants Accepts applications $1,501,200 to similar organizations
  4. Wagner FoundationCambridge, MA 10 grants Preselected only $210,000 to similar organizations
  5. The Gertler Clark Foundation IncWeston, MA 4 grants Preselected only $9,000 to similar organizations
  6. Stevenson Family Charitable TrustCambridge, MA 7 grants Preselected only $3,250 to similar organizations
  7. Alan M & Mildred S Ravenal FoundationBethesda, MD 5 grants Preselected only $3,250 to similar organizations
  8. Robert and Iris Fanger Family FoundationCambridge, MA 11 grants Accepts applications $1,950 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 26-1323224 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.