New Community Fund Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 21-5731008

New Community Fund Inc is a private foundation, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $100K. Net investment income was $77K.

New Community Fund Inc at a glance

In short: New Community Fund Inc gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $100K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$100,000
-1.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$100,000
-1.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$100,000
Total assets
$1,714,462
-1.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who New Community Fund Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

West End House Boys & Girls Club: $100KWest End House Boys & GirlsClub$100K

The largest 2025 recipient was West End House Boys & Girls Club ($100K).

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Allston

How New Community Fund Inc gives

  • Giving fell 21% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 105% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2025) to $127K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
West End House Boys & Girls Club Allston, MAWest end house is the largest youth development agency in the allston-brighton community providing high-impact programs that ensure that our young people are succeeding academically, exploring and mastering the arts, developing career readiness skills and adopting healthy lifestyles.$100,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,714,462$90,932$118,220$100,0001$104,345$76,937$99,383
2024$1,741,750$113,145$119,746$101,0001$105,872$98,562$95,702
2023$1,748,351$167,412$130,467$111,0001$116,277$152,520$90,285
2022$1,711,406$-74,909$170,332$127,0001$135,607$23,373$99,201
2021$1,956,647$167,125$19,366——$4,586$151,812$114,660
2020$1,808,888$152,389$18,793———$136,409$97,237

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, New Community Fund Inc reported a distributable amount of $99K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

New Community Fund Inc is led by Charles S. Rodgers, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Charles S. Rodgers

    President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Francene Rodgers

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Nicole Rodgers (2020–2022) — Director

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.

Frequently asked questions about New Community Fund Inc

How much does New Community Fund Inc give each year?

New Community Fund Inc gave $100K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $101K across 1 grant.

How large is New Community Fund Inc?

New Community Fund Inc reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $104K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $99K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does New Community Fund Inc operate?

New Community Fund Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is New Community Fund Inc's EIN?

New Community Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 21-5731008. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 21, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 25, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 30, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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