Robert J Cantin and Pat Ryan-Cantin

Private foundation · Grantmaker Waban, MA EIN: 04-3402805

Robert J Cantin and Pat Ryan-Cantin is a private foundation, based in Waban, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $288K in total assets. Net investment income was $4K.

Robert J Cantin and Pat Ryan-Cantin at a glance

Total assets
$287,688
+35.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$4,363
+13.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$4,363
+15.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$303
+175.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Robert J Cantin and Pat Ryan-Cantin funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

33 grants across all recorded years

33<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 33 grants of 33 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Cities

BostonNewtonDurhamFalmouthWashingtonHyannisWest FalmouthBrooklineOaklandOneontaWalthamAndoverBurlingtonChestnut HillDanversFraminghamKents HillLos AngelesManchesterMedford

How Robert J Cantin and Pat Ryan-Cantin gives

  • Giving fell 98% from 2020 to 2023. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 1% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$2K$4K$6K$8K32 grants2020 18 grants2021 13 grants2022 2 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $175 (2023) to $8K (2020). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $175.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Newton at Home West Newton, MAUnsolicited$150
UNH Foundation Durham, NHUnsolicited$25
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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$287,688$4,363$303———$4,363$15,288
2024$211,825$3,858$110——$65$3,793$10,250
2023$208,077$3,467$313$1752$240$3,226$8,259
2022$204,923$3,192$5,151$4,90013$5,151$2,941$8,447
2021$206,882$3,061$5,160$4,60918$5,040$2,299$8,862
2020$212,403$2,731$8,193$7,71132—$2,249$5,997

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Robert J Cantin and Pat Ryan-Cantin reported a distributable amount of $15K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Robert J Cantin and Pat Ryan-Cantin's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Pat Ryan-Cantin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Robert J Cantin

    Manager

    Foundation Manager → Manager, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

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 Robert J Cantin and Pat Ryan-Cantin

How large is Robert J Cantin and Pat Ryan-Cantin?

Robert J Cantin and Pat Ryan-Cantin reported $288K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $4K.

Where does Robert J Cantin and Pat Ryan-Cantin operate?

Robert J Cantin and Pat Ryan-Cantin has awarded grants in California, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Virginia.

How much is Robert J Cantin and Pat Ryan-Cantin required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Robert J Cantin and Pat Ryan-Cantin reported a distributable amount of $15K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Robert J Cantin and Pat Ryan-Cantin's EIN?

Robert J Cantin and Pat Ryan-Cantin's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3402805. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 1, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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