Tomac Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 38-7095831

Tomac Foundation is a private foundation, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $118K. Net investment income was $92K.

Tomac Foundation at a glance

In short: Tomac Foundation gave $118K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$118,450
+57.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
+500.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$19,742
-73.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$19,750
Total assets
$1,361,450
-2.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Ohio (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 Tomac Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Fidelity Charitable Fund: $118K across 6 grantsFidelity Charitable Fund$118K · 6 grants

The largest 2025 recipient was Fidelity Charitable Fund ($118K across 6 grants).

Grant Size Distribution

116 grants across all recorded years

115<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 115 grants of 116 (99%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

20states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

ConcordPortlandAlexandriaMiddleburyCamdenBeverlyCincinnatiBlue HillBostonRocklandWashingtonBrooklynEdenHamiltonMontpelierBerkeleyBurlingtonCambridgeSalemWestbrook

How Tomac Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 23% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 136% 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$150K30 grants2019 41 grants2020 39 grants2021 39 grants2022 31 grants2023 1 grant2024 6 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $74K (2023) to $118K (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $118K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Fidelity Charitable Fund Cincinnati, OHGeneral$19,750
Fidelity Charitable Fund Cincinnati, OHGeneral$19,750
Fidelity Charitable Fund Cincinnati, OHGeneral$19,750
Fidelity Charitable Fund Cincinnati, OHGeneral$19,750
Fidelity Charitable Fund Cincinnati, OHGeneral$19,750
Fidelity Charitable Fund Cincinnati, OHGeneral$19,700
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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$1,361,450$108,390$140,547$118,4506$122,950$91,535$90,101
2024$1,392,933$69,715$97,026$75,1001$79,600$53,393$85,844
2023$1,420,926$96,380$96,562$73,51831$79,518$79,443$78,490
2022$1,421,002$51,588$121,586$96,00239$102,102$29,159$83,325
2021$1,490,578$116,408$99,682$75,51039$80,510$90,661$97,546
2020$1,478,642$83,618$95,419$75,00041—$41,204$80,397
2019$1,502,777$8,626$94,307$75,00030—$16,826$79,019

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tomac Foundation reported a distributable amount of $90K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Tomac Foundation's 2025 filing lists 6 officers; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Cecily Cabot Klingman

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Moors Cabot Myers

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Manning Cabot

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas D. Cabot III

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Wellington Cabot

    Officer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Cabot Carrigan

    Officer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

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.

Frequently asked questions about Tomac Foundation

How much does Tomac Foundation give each year?

Tomac Foundation gave $118K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $75K across 1 grant.

What is Tomac Foundation's typical grant size?

Tomac Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $19,750, and its average grant was $19,742, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Tomac Foundation give grants?

Tomac Foundation gives mostly in Ohio: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Cincinnati, OH (6 grants).

Does Tomac Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Tomac Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (6 of 6) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Tomac Foundation?

Tomac Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $123K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $90K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Tomac Foundation's EIN?

Tomac Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-7095831. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 25, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 16, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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