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TechFoundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Cambridge, MA EIN: 04-3547092 Website

The Organization delivers technology, expertise, and capital to help nonprofit organizations harness the power of information technology.

TechFoundation Inc at a glance

In short: TechFoundation Inc gave $82K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $41K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$81,920
-15.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$40,960
+27.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$40,960
Total assets
$3,182,037
-13.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (94% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who TechFoundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Boston Symphony Orchestra: $77KBoston Symphony Orchestra$77KBrian Skerry Photography: $5KBrian Skerry Photography$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Boston Symphony Orchestra ($77K). Together the top 2 received $82K.

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 9 (78%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

BostonYorkNorwichCambridgeTamworthWinooski

How TechFoundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 134% 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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K4 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 Total only2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $35K (2022) to $97K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $82K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Boston Symphony Orchestra Boston, MATech Contribution$76,920
Brian Skerry Photography York, METech Contribution$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$3,182,037$577,154$1,270,692$81,9202$7,154
2024$3,682,439$671,209$634,765$96,5003$21,209
2023$1,238,934$425,000$425,549$60,513Total only—
2022$1,245,369$561,353$380,856$35,0002—
2021$1,061,832$975,000$735,853$75,0002—
2020$820,611$800,000$712,514$95,6004—

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About TechFoundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

TechFoundation Inc is a public charity, based in Cambridge, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $82K. Net investment income was $7K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

TechFoundation Inc is led by David Altshuler, Chief Executive on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Altshuler

    Chief Executive

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Alexander Webb

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Allain

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: D. Andrew Stackpole (2020–2021) — 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 TechFoundation Inc

How much does TechFoundation Inc give each year?

TechFoundation Inc gave $82K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $97K across 3 grants.

How large is TechFoundation Inc?

TechFoundation Inc reported $3.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $577K.

Where does TechFoundation Inc operate?

TechFoundation Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont.

What is TechFoundation Inc's EIN?

TechFoundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3547092. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 28, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 3, 2026)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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