Rcb Charitable Foundation Inc
Reading, MA · EIN 04-3466878. Reported 165 grants totalling $370,997 to 101 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Rcb Charitable Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $2,600; the smallest was $100 and the largest $15,250. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Partnership | Lawrence, MA | $29,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lawrence Community Works Inc | Lawrence, MA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stoneham Theater Corporation Dba Greater Boston Stage Company | Stoneham, MA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Family Services of the Merrimack Valley | Lawrence, MA | $23,898 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Burbank YMCA | Reading, MA | $15,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Leads Inc | Lawrence, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Leo Inc | Lynn, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Lawrence Community Action Council | Lawrence, MA | $13,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Greater Boston | Boston, MA | $11,860 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lawrence Boys and Girls Club Inc | Lawrence, MA | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Dictionary Project | Charlestown, SC | $8,730 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mission of Deeds Inc | Reading, MA | $7,702 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Winchester Hospital | Winchester, MA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YMCA of Metro North | Peabody, MA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of North Reading Parks and Recreation Committee | North Reading, MA | $7,300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Lawrence Family Health Center | Methuen, MA | $7,200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Mystic Valley Elder Services Inc | Malden, MA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Town of Andover | Andover, MA | $6,666 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Merrimack Valley Food Bank Inc | Lowell, MA | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Greater Boston Stage Company | Stoneham, MA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reading Scholarship Foundation | Reading, MA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Entrepreneurship for All | Lowell, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Reading High School | North Reading, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Socratic Inc | Lawrence, MA | $4,560 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Lynn Rotary Charitable Corp | Lynn, MA | $4,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Scholarship America | Minneapolis, MN | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Disabled and Limbless Veterans Inc | Burlington, MA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Reading Rotary Charitable Trust | Reading, MA | $3,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Friends of North Reading Council on Aging | North Reading, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| North Reading Council on Aging | North Reading, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Burlington | Burlington, MA | $2,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Merrimack Valley YMCA | Lawrence, MA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Town of Reading | Reading, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Essex County Community Foundation | Beverly, MA | $2,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Lynn | Lynn, MA | $2,244 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Agespan Inc | Lawrence, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Haven Project Inc | Lynn, MA | $1,822 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Citizens Inn Inc | Peabody, MA | $1,740 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Andover Senior Community Friends | Andover, MA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ipswich River Watershed Association | Ipswich, MA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lawrence Neighborhood Association Partnership | Lawrence, MA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| My Brother's Table | Lynn, MA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bread & Roses Inc | Lawrence, MA | $1,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cops for Kids With Cancer | Braintree, MA | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Lawrence Kiwanis Club Foundation Inc | Andover, MA | $1,140 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Agespan (fka Elder Services Merrimack Valley) | Lawrence, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boston University | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bread and Roses Inc | Lawrence, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eliot Community Human Services | Lexington, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Essex Art Center | Lawrence, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Greater Lynn Senior Services | Lynn, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| J Turner Hood School Parents Association | North Reading, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund Inc | Belmont, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minuteman Senior Services | Bedford, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School | Wakefield, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Straight Ahead Ministries | Worcester, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Professional Center for Child Development | Andover, MA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Utec Inc | Lowell, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Massachusetts | Amherst, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neighbors in Need | Lawrence, MA | $800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Andover Center for History & Culture | Andover, MA | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Camp Fire North Shore | Lynn, MA | $660 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Economic Development & Industrial Corporation of Lynn | Lynn, MA | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Inroads | North Andover, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cristo-Rey Boston High School | Dorchester, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cultura Latina Dance Academy Inc | Lynn, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Elevated Thought | Lawrence, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School | Hawthorne, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family & Children's Service of Greater Lynn | Lynn, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Congregational Church of Reading Ucc | Reading, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of Reading Seniors 60 Plus Inc | Reading, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls Inc of Lynn | Lynn, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hawc | Salem, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kindness Collaborative | Andover, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Latina Center Maria | Lynn, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lawrence Rotary Foundation | Methuen, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Merrimack Valley Community Music School | Andover, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Merrimack Valley Hospice | Lawrence, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reading Community Television | Reading, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Samantha's Harvest Company Inc | Reading, MA | $500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Top Notch Scholars | Lawrence, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women's League of Reading Inc | Reading, MA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute Inc | Brookline, MA | $450 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Partners in Child Development | Andover, MA | $450 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Si Se Puede Inc | North Andover, MA | $450 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Social Capital Inc | Woburn, MA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maddie's Promise | Hingham, MA | $375 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Red Sox Foundation | Boston, MA | $350 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Trooper Tamar Bucci Memorial Fund Inc | Reading, MA | $350 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lynners Against Drug Abuse | Lynn, MA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Town of Wilmington | Wilmington, MA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bnr's Rock'n Rescue | North Reading, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lawrence Family Development Inc | Lawrence, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rotary Club of Andover Charitable Trust | Andover, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Demolay Foundation of Massachusetts | Boston, MA | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boy Scouts of America - Troop 126 | Wilmington, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| North Reading Historical & Antiquarian Society | North Reading, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wilmington Youth Lacrosse Association | Wilmington, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
40 of 101 (40%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 44%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Burbank YMCA
Scoreboard - Capital Campaign - Stoneham Theater Corporation Dba Greater Boston Stage Company
Theatre' Scholarship program - Greater Lawrence Community Action Council
$10,000 final pledge payment; $2,500 for 2 planters in Downtown Lawrence - Lawrence Community Works Inc
Funding for capital campaign and DyeWorks - Lawrence Partnership
Annual Sponsorship & Board Contribution - Family Services of the Merrimack Valley
Youth Services Office & Bowl a Strike for Kids
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 107 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45 | $126,010 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 40 | $96,962 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 30 | $64,743 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 50 | $83,282 | $950 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 96% of this one's giving went to organizations in Massachusetts. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Massachusetts.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Rcb Charitable Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 180 Haven Street, Reading, MA, 01867. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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