Needham Community Council Inc
The Needham Community Council is a private non-profit organization which supports people in needham who have under-met health, educational or social needs and promotes volunteerism, community and a sense of shared responsibility.
Needham Community Council Inc at a glance
In short: Needham Community Council Inc gave $54K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $27K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $53,750
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- Average grant
- $26,875
- Median grant
- $26,875
- Total assets
- $5,349,036
- +5.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Needham Community Council Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Togetherup Institute ($44K). Together the top 2 received $54K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Needham Community Council Inc gives
- Giving grew 199% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2020) to $54K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $54K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Togetherup Institute Dover, MA | Bringing Mental Health First Aid to the Community | $43,750 |
| Needham Board of Health Needham, MA | Referral Services | $10,000 |
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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 | $5,349,036 | $1,352,547 | $1,339,972 | $53,750 | 2 | $130,807 |
| 2024 | $5,067,024 | $1,084,231 | $1,182,679 | — | — | $128,912 |
| 2023 | $5,007,745 | $2,013,151 | $1,076,164 | — | — | $420,613 |
| 2022 | $4,321,496 | $990,519 | $1,018,118 | $18,000 | 2 | $101,505 |
| 2021 | $4,815,349 | $968,026 | $1,013,820 | $30,036 | 2 | $67,749 |
| 2020 | $4,475,538 | $929,750 | $704,373 | $6,850 | 2 | $43,509 |
| 2019 | $4,239,635 | $638,600 | $680,774 | — | — | $55,735 |
About Needham Community Council Inc
Based on IRS filings
Needham Community Council Inc is a public charity, based in Needham, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $54K. Net investment income was $131K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Needham Community Council Inc is led by Sandra Robinson, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 1 of 17 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sandra Robinson
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$114K (2023) → $136K (2025)
Linda Farley
President
Board Member & Vice President → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alrie McNiff Daniels
Director
Director → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Reddish
Director
Director → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Richman
Director
Director → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Gotwals
Director
Director → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Mitchell
Director
Director → Board Member, 2023
Board Member → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gloria Kwei
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer English
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Desanti
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Myra Anderson
Director
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carol Oberle
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leigh McCloskey
Director
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Berner
Vice President
Board Member & Secretary → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Alberding
Past-President
Vice President → President, 2022
President → Past-President, 2025
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Carter
Secretary
Board Member → Director, 2024
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kalindi Kango
Treasurer
Director → Board Member & Treasurer, 2023
Board Member & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: John Frantz (2019–2024) — Assistant Treasurer
- Former: Bob Dermody (2022–2024) — Past-President
- Former: Evelyn Alberding (2023–2024) — President
- Former: Jonathan Kappel (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Pj Haskell (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Andrea Wasserman (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Diane Dermarderosian (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Andrew McCollum (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Margie Margolis (2019–2021) — Past-President
- Former: Robert Dermody (2019–2021) — President
- Former: Joyce McCafferty (2021) — Director
- Former: Diane Retzky (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Eilene Kleiman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Priscilla Dasse (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Bill Concannon (2019) — Director
- Former: Deb Jacob (2019) — Past-President
- Former: Glen Davis (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Javad Memarzadeh (2019) — Director
- Former: Mani G. Iyer (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $136K, to Sandra Robinson (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Needham Community Council Inc
How much does Needham Community Council Inc give each year?
Needham Community Council Inc gave $54K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Needham Community Council Inc?
Needham Community Council Inc reported $5.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.
Where does Needham Community Council Inc operate?
Needham Community Council Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.
What is Needham Community Council Inc's EIN?
Needham Community Council Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2121365. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 20, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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