Toxics Action Center Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Boston, MA EIN: 04-3211693

To organize side-by-side with communities, providing them with the skills and resources needed to prevent or clean up pollution at the local level.

Toxics Action Center Inc at a glance

In short: Toxics Action Center Inc reported $6K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$6,417 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-35.8% vs 2024
Total assets
$2,269,511
-16.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$158,042
-11.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$185,952
-43.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Toxics Action Center Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

13 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 13 (92%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

7states

Cities

WeymouthAshbyJamaica PlainLittletonMarlboroughProvidenceSpringfieldAugustaBostonCocoaHousatonicManchesterMount ClemensNew BedfordRehobothSouth RoyalstonWorcester

How Toxics Action Center Inc gives

  • Giving fell 75% from 2021 to 2024. 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$50K$100K$150K$200K9 grants2019 4 grants2020 2 grants2021 6 grants2022 4 grants2023 1 grant2024 Total only2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2025) to $162K (2022). In 2025 it reported $6K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

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
Tiny Seed Project Littleton, NHprogram support for charitable and education activities$10,000
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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$2,269,511$158,042$185,952$6,417Total only—
2024$2,726,028$178,855$327,380$10,0001—
2023$2,525,140$227,403$547,859$56,5004—
2022$2,361,885$804,351$1,217,511$161,9046—
2021$3,641,315$1,481,881$1,034,826$40,2912—
2020$2,896,380$1,183,916$1,172,544$125,7004$5,001
2019$2,351,792$993,995$1,143,937$155,4409$11,243

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

About Toxics Action Center Inc

Based on IRS filings

Toxics Action Center Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Boston, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.3M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $6K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Toxics Action Center Inc is led by Janet Domenitz, President & Director since 2025 (on filings since 2023); 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Janet Domenitz

    President & Director

    President → President & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leigh-Anne Cole

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    15 hrs/week

    $31K (2023) → $1K (2025)

  • Johanna Neumann

    Vice President & Director

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → Vice President & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bernadette del Chiaro

    Secretary & Director

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Secretary & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deirdre Cummings

    Treasurer & Director

    Director → Treasurer, 2023

    Treasurer → Treasurer & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Faye Park

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Sprague

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Rumpler

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leslie Samuelrich

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yana Kucher

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy MacDonald

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Subak

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Mason

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (18)
  • Former: Hyam Kramer (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Zach Polett (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Bindu Panikkar (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Cathy Kristofferson (2019–2022) — Secretary & Director
  • Former: Cynthia Jennings (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Harris Parnell (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Jackie Elliot (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Kirstie Pecci (2019–2022) — President & Director
  • Former: Linda Segal (2019–2022) — V.p. & Director
  • Former: Matthew Wilson (2019–2022) — Treasurer & Director
  • Former: Paul Burns (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Robert Sargent (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sylvia Broude (2019–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Juana Girona (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Andrew Macdonald (2022) — Director
  • Former: Janet Domenitz President (2022) — Director
  • Former: Thomas Subak (2022) — Director
  • Former: Juana Girona Appointed (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

Leigh-Anne Cole — Director: $1KLeigh-Anne ColeDirector$1K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1K, to Leigh-Anne Cole (Director).

Frequently asked questions about Toxics Action Center Inc

How much does Toxics Action Center Inc give each year?

Toxics Action Center Inc reported $6K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

How large is Toxics Action Center Inc?

Toxics Action Center Inc reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $158K.

What is Toxics Action Center Inc?

Toxics Action Center Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Boston, MA. It holds $2.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Toxics Action Center Inc operate?

Toxics Action Center Inc has awarded grants in Florida, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont.

What is Toxics Action Center Inc's EIN?

Toxics Action Center Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-3211693. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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