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Fresh Pond Tr

Preselected recipients only Cambridge, Massachusetts · EIN 256498015

Fresh Pond Tr is a private foundation in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $92,000 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $25,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $79,900 the year before.

30% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$79,90011$309,466
2024$92,00010$228,579

How to apply

Fresh Pond Tr says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Fresh Pond Tr funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Virginia.

StateGrantsAmount
Virginia2$30,000
California1$25,000
Massachusetts5$24,500
Colorado1$10,000
Arizona1$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Pazapa
Lafayette, CA
Haitian relief$25,000
Botetourt Resource Center
Buchanan, VA
Social services$25,000
Cambridge Council on Aging
Cambridge, MA
Senior services$10,000
Edwards Foundation Rescued Animals
Parker, CO
Animal welfare$10,000
Tunefoolery music
Boston, MA
Haitian relief$5,000
The Care Center
Holyoke, MA
Education$5,000
New Freedom Farm
Buchanan, VA
Veterans services$5,000
Ironwood Pig Sanctuary
Tucson, AZ
Animal welfare$2,500
Merrimack Immigration Center
Lawrence, MA
Immigrant services$2,500
St Marys Orthodox Church
Cambridge, MA
Religious$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Fresh Pond Tr accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Fresh Pond Tr give?

$92,000 in tax year 2024, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Fresh Pond Tr?

Its 2024 filing lists Randolph Slaughter (Trustee).

What does Fresh Pond Tr fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, international and animals.

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