Cambridge Community Foundation
Cambridge Community Foundation is a public charity based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, established in 1916. It supports nonprofit organizations and collaborative initiatives working to improve quality of life in Cambridge, and describes its role as combining strategic grantmaking with civic leadership and community partnership.
Cambridge Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Cambridge Community Foundation gave $3.4M across 162 grants in 2025 (avg $21K), mostly in Massachusetts. 41% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,438,006
- -21.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 162
- +16.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $21,222
- -32.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,175
- Total assets
- $68,873,102
- +9.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 41% first-time grantees (66 of 162, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (86% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Cambridge Community Foundation
- How to Apply
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The website directs applicants to use its application portal. For the Community Fund, applicants must have active 501(c)(3) status or work with a fiscal sponsor, engage with and serve people who live in or rely on Cambridge, and submit no more than one application per year. Organizations with an active grant from another foundation program are asked to contact the foundation about eligibility. The Making Good Minigrants application is listed as open through October 26, 2026. The Community Fund application period that closed January 15, 2026 is past; the application page lists its next opening as November 4, 2026.
- Review Cycle
- Making Good Minigrants applications are listed as due October 26, 2026. The next Community Fund application period is listed as opening November 4, 2026.
- Deadline
- Making Good Minigrants applications are listed as due October 26, 2026.
- Contact
Mailing address: 99 Bishop Allen Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 576-9966
Website: https://cambridgecf.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
13 open opportunities from Cambridge Community Foundation
Arrow Street Arts Fund
Cambridge Community Foundation
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Arts And Belonging Grants- Community Impact Grants
Cambridge Community Foundation
Amount
US $50,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Arts And Belonging Grants- Grassroots Grants
Cambridge Community Foundation
Amount
Up to US $25,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Cambridge Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Solidaire Network Inc ($200K). Together the top 10 received $1.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
556 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 492 grants of 556 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s programs focus on Cambridge and organizations serving Cambridge residents. In filing year 2025, 86% of grant dollars went to recipients in Massachusetts, 7% to California, and 1% each to Missouri, Maine, and Connecticut.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 162 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Cambridge Community Foundation open to new grantees?
41%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 66 of 162 grantees (41%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $18K; repeat grants $23K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $14K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $682K (2022) to $4.4M (2024). In 2025 it made 162 grants totaling $3.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Solidaire Network Inc Oakland, CA | Program Assistance | $200,000 |
| Cambridge Community Center Cambridge, MA | Program Assistance | $160,914 |
| Cambridge News Inc Cambridge, MA | Program Assistance | $128,333 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, MA | Program Assistance | $118,263 |
| Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee Cambridge, MA | Program Assistance | $100,827 |
| Black Economic Council of Massachusetts Inc Boston, MA | Program Assistance | $100,000 |
| Pathway for Immigrant Workers Cambridge, MA | Program Assistance | $80,000 |
| Falcon Pride Scholars Cambridge, MA | Program Assistance | $61,000 |
| Longy School of Music of Bard College Cambridge, MA | Program Assistance | $60,000 |
| The City School Dorchester, MA | Program Assistance | $56,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $68,873,102 | $11,826,432 | $6,980,632 | $3,438,006 | 162 | $5,867,595 |
| 2024 | $62,720,429 | $10,188,009 | $7,623,052 | $4,369,593 | 139 | $3,170,430 |
| 2023 | $55,289,587 | $9,057,773 | $6,014,600 | $3,401,708 | 105 | $3,031,103 |
| 2022 | $50,483,194 | $9,505,977 | $5,356,135 | $681,593 | 44 | $3,243,407 |
| 2021 | $55,258,879 | $8,744,130 | $6,595,374 | $3,028,903 | 106 | $4,212,465 |
| 2020 | $45,615,345 | $4,512,445 | $4,860,298 | $2,137,854 | 71 | $1,305,778 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s stated mission is to improve quality of life for Cambridge residents through civic leadership and support for nonprofit community organizations. Its values include dignity, equity and justice, collaboration, and creativity and imagination.
The Community Fund supports Cambridge-serving organizations in areas including arts and culture, child and youth development, community building and engagement, economic security, education, environment, food, health and wellbeing, and housing. The foundation also describes programs for urgent community needs and cultural partnerships and programming.
Examples of the kinds of grantees it supports include organizations focused on community activities and empowerment: Cambridge Community Center says it offers social, cultural, educational, and recreational activities for youth, individuals, and families. Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee says it works to fight poverty’s causes and impacts through education and organizing. Just-A-Start Corporation describes its work as promoting equity through stable housing and pathways to economic opportunity. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the foundation’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 162 grants totaling $3,438,006. The grants ranged from $5,300 to $200,000, with a median of $10,175. Its 2025 filing lists Solidaire Network Inc as the largest recipient, at $200,000, for program assistance. Other large grants included $160,914 to Cambridge Community Center, $128,333 to Cambridge News Inc, $118,263 to President and Fellows of Harvard College, and $100,827 to Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee.
The website reports that the Community Fund distributed $1.37 million to 157 Cambridge-serving organizations in 2026. It says Community Fund awards may be up to $25,000 and may support programmatic or general operating use. The fund does not support endowment campaigns, capital improvement campaigns, or reimbursement for events or activities outside the grant period.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Geeta Pradhan as president and executive director; Michal Rubin as vice president of philanthropic partnerships; Geoffrey O’Connell as CFO; Lauren Marshall as vice president of marketing and civic engagement; Elizabeth Patton as chief of staff; Christina Turner as vice president of programs and grantmaking; and Wen Lo as finance officer. Phil Johnson is listed as board chairman. Cambridge Trust Company and Bank of America are listed as trustees.
Cambridge Community Foundation is led by Geeta Pradhan, President & Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 9 of 29 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Geeta Pradhan
President & Executive Director
President → President & Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$182K (2020) → $222K (2025)
Phil Johnson
Board Chairman
Director → Board Chairman, 2022
On filings since 2020
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bank Of America
Trustee
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$35K (2021) → $41K (2025)
Cambridge Trust Company
Trustee
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$199K (2021) → $267K (2025)
Andus Baker
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel S. Kern
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Denis Sheahan
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gail Roberts
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Roosevelt Jr.
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren S. Cosulich
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lorraine Thornhill
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Monestime
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Gallop
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Winifred Lenihan
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian E. Burke
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ed Fiejo
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Judith Cranna
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rick Grudzinski
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ty Bellitti
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Todd Sperry
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Frantz Bien-Aime
Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Hambleton Lord
Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Marshall
Vice President of Marketing & Civic Engagement
Marketing Di → Vice President of Marketing & Civic Engagement, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$102K (2021) → $137K (2025)
Michal Rubin
Vice President of Philanthropic Partnerships
Vice President of Development → Vice President of Philanthropic Partnerships, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$137K (2021) → $167K (2025)
Geoffrey O'Connell
CFO
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$110K (2022) → $152K (2025)
Christina Turner
Vice President of Programs & Grantmaking
Program & Gr.mak → Vice President of Programs & Grantmaking, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$115K (2024) → $140K (2025)
Wen Lo
Finance Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$105K (2024) → $122K (2025)
Elizabeth Patton
Chief of Staff
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$123K (2025)
Beth Milkovits
Interim Treasurer
Director → Clerk, 2022
Clerk → Interim Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Janet Steinmayer (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Pline (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Katie Walker (2020–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Lori Lander (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Sakshi Kumar (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Adam L. Dyer (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Keating (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Lisa Ljiri (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Rosemarie T. Johnson (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Marla Felcher (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Richard A. Harriman (2020–2021) — Board Chairman
- Former: Robert Hower (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Elaine Saulnier (2021) — Finance Director
- Former: Ed Feijo (2020) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Reid (2020) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $267K, to Cambridge Trust Company (Trustee). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Cambridge Community Foundation
How much does Cambridge Community Foundation give each year?
Cambridge Community Foundation gave $3.4M across 162 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $4.4M across 139 grants.
What is Cambridge Community Foundation's typical grant size?
Cambridge Community Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,175, and its average grant was $21,222, across 162 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Cambridge Community Foundation that year got $18K on average.
Where does Cambridge Community Foundation give grants?
Cambridge Community Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 86% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Cambridge, MA (75 grants), Boston, MA (27 grants), Somerville, MA (8 grants) and Dorchester, MA (6 grants).
Does Cambridge Community Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 162 grants with a stated purpose on Cambridge Community Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Assistance" (162 grants).
Who are Cambridge Community Foundation's largest grantees?
Cambridge Community Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Solidaire Network Inc ($200,000), Cambridge Community Center ($160,914) and Cambridge News Inc ($128,333), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 14% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Cambridge Community Foundation?
Cambridge Community Foundation reported $68.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $11.8M.
What does Cambridge Community Foundation fund?
The organization’s stated mission is to improve quality of life for Cambridge residents through civic leadership and support for nonprofit community organizations. Its values include dignity, equity and justice, collaboration, and creativity and imagination. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Cambridge Community Foundation?
The website directs applicants to use its application portal. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Cambridge Community Foundation's EIN?
Cambridge Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6012492. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 30, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 16, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 1, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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