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Joseph Cadiff Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 043446893

Joseph Cadiff Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $31,000 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $2,750 and the largest $16,000. 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 $28,000 the year before.

50% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$28,0008$568,959
2024$31,0008$574,767

How to apply

Joseph Cadiff Charitable Foundation 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 Joseph Cadiff Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts5$22,500
California1$3,000
New York1$3,000
North Carolina1$2,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Jewish Community Center of the North Shore
Marblehead, MA
Subsidizing the senior$16,000
Samaritans
Boston, MA
Every conversation counts$4,000
Companion Animal Protection Society
Thousand Oaks, CA
General purposes$3,000
Keep Pushin' Golf Tournament
Saratoga Springs, NY
Golf fundraiser to benefit$3,000
Acts of Kindness Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Program to build water$2,500
Gifts of Hope Unlimited
Sudbury, MA
General purposes$1,000
Bikes Fight for Cancer
Easthampton, MA
Fight for cancer$1,000
Swim Across America - Boston
Revere, MA
Cancer research$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Joseph Cadiff Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Joseph Cadiff Charitable Foundation give?

$31,000 in tax year 2024, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $2,750.

Who runs Joseph Cadiff Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Norma Finn (Trustee), Sarah M Allen See Note (Trustee) and Zachary A Bourque See Note (Trustee).

What does Joseph Cadiff Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health.

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