The Anderson Foundation

Invitation Only

Newton, Massachusetts · EIN 74-2479631 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$63K

Organizations funded3

Typical grant$18,000

Total assets$652K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $40,000.

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From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Children & Youth2
Education2

Where it gives

50% of grants went outside Massachusetts.

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Name withheld	Dorchester, MA	Provide holistic educational opportunities to troubled youth in the Boston school system	$40,000
Lalafofofo	Atherton, CA	Provide food, education, infrastructure to women and children in Tanzania	$18,000
Ewong'on Secondary School	Manyara Region, TZ	Provide text books for all course subjects across 2 elementary grade levels	$5,000

Name withheld: we could not match the recipient to an IRS-registered organization, and the name may be a person's. Amount, place and purpose are as filed.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$63,000	3
2024	$22,560	1
2023	$10,000	1

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Apr 17, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202601079349100305
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 74-2479631
Profile updated Nov 11, 2026

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