Leader Bank Charitable Foundation Corporation
Historical FunderArlington, Massachusetts · EIN 83-3443018 · Private foundation
Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,000 and $3,500.
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):
| Contact | Brook Ames |
|---|---|
| Address | 180 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington MA 02474 |
| Phone | 7816417550 |
| bames@leaderbank.com | |
| Form and materials | Applicants may use the Foundations grant form or their own letter and include details as to the reason for request and scope of activities. |
| Deadlines | None |
| Restrictions | Must be to a 501c3 public charity organization that conducts actual charitable work not grantmaking with preference given to organizations with footprint in Eastern Massachusetts |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
2% of grants went outside Massachusetts.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| RefugePoint Inc | Boston, MA | Immigration Assistance | $10,400 |
| Mass Affordable Housing Alliance | Dorchester, MA | Affordable Housing Assistance | $10,000 |
| Mass Association of CDCs | Boston, MA | Affordable Housing Assistance | $8,000 |
| Project Citizenship | Boston, MA | Legal Aid Assistance | $6,000 |
| Arlington Housing Auth Foundation | Arlington, MA | Affordable Housing Assistance | $5,000 |
| Cabot Performing Arts Center Inc | Beverly, MA | Education & Arts | $5,000 |
| Housing Corporation of Arlington | Arlington, MA | Affordable Housing Assistance | $5,000 |
| Ron Burton Training Village | Braintree, MA | Education | $5,000 |
| TiE Boston Inc | Cambridge, MA | Small Business Support | $5,000 |
| FoodLink Inc | Arlington, MA | Hunger Relief | $3,500 |
| Community Servings | Jamaica Plain, MA | Hunger Relief | $3,000 |
| Mystic Valley Elder Services | Malden, MA | Education & Elder Services | $3,000 |
| Pine Street Inn Inc | Boston, MA | Homelessness Assistance | $3,000 |
| Youth Villages Inc | Woburn, MA | Affordable Housing Assistance | $3,000 |
| Builders Of Color Inc | Boston, MA | Small Business Support | $2,500 |
| Chelsea Restoration Corporation | Chelsea, MA | Affordable Housing Assistance | $2,500 |
| Somerville Community Corporation | Somerville, MA | Affordable Housing Assistance | $2,500 |
| The Immigrant Learning Center | Malden, MA | Legal Aid Assistance | $2,500 |
| Urban Edge Housing Corporation | Roxbury, MA | Affordable Housing Assistance | $2,500 |
| Arlington Eats Inc | Arlington, MA | Hunger Relief | $2,000 |
| Hearth Inc | Boston, MA | Affordable Housing Assistance | $2,000 |
| Perkins School For The Blind | Watertown, MA | Education | $1,700 |
| Medford Community Housing | Medford, MA | Small Business Support | $1,650 |
| Somerville Homeless Coalition | Somerville, MA | Homelessness Assistance | $1,500 |
| YWCA Cambridge | Cambridge, MA | Community Support | $1,500 |
| Ascendus Inc | New York, NY | Small Business Support | $1,000 |
| Falmouth Housing Corporation | Falmouth, MA | Affordable Housing Assistance | $1,000 |
| Falmouth Housing Trust Inc | Falmouth, MA | Affordable Housing Assistance | $1,000 |
| Falmouth Service Center | Falmouth, MA | Hunger Relief | $1,000 |
| Transition House Inc | Cambridge, MA | Affordable Housing Assistance | $1,000 |
| Volunteer Ventures MA Inc | Lexington, MA | Community Support | $1,000 |
| YWCA Cape Cod Inc | Hyannis, MA | Community Support | $1,000 |
| Center For Women Enterprise Inc | Millbury, MA | Small Business Support | $500 |
| Island Housing Trust | West Tisbury, MA | Affordable Housing Assistance | $500 |
| Read To a Child Inc | Wellesley, MA | Education | $500 |
| The Arc of the South Shore Inc | Hingham, MA | Education | $500 |
| Misty Meadows Learning Center | West Tisbury, MA | Education | $500 |
| Damiens Place Corp | Wareham, MA | Hunger Relief | $500 |
The return also lists 12 grants to individuals ($33,500). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $141,250 | 50 |
| 2024 | $108,400 | 47 |
| 2023 | $90,950 | 40 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 11, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202631329349100808
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 83-3443018
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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