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Cabot Corporation Foundation Inc Grants

Private foundation · EIN 04-6035227 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$2.8M
Grants reported
115
Typical grant
$15K
Future commitments
$3.9M

Future commitments are grants the foundation has reported but not yet paid.

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Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact
Cabot Corporation Foundation Inc Co
Deadlines
Funding decisions are generally made four times a year by the foundation's board of directors.
Application materials
A competitive submission should include a concisely written proposal containing the following: - a brief statement of the proposed project, which addresses the purpose, its long-term goals and specific short-term objectives; - an explanation of why the project would be consistent with cabot corporation's business interests; - its potential for lasting impact on the community; - its potential for significant and measurable outcomes; - evidence of the organization's tax exempt status: 501(c)(3) or international equivalent; - a brief background about your organization, its management and board membership, and qualifications of those who lead the proposed effort; - the total project cost, present and potential sources of funding, and the amount requested of cabot; and - financial information related to the entity. Any organization receiving a contribution from cabot will be expected to provide periodic progress reports on the funded activity or project.
Restrictions
Restrictions cabot will not contribute to the following except under extraordinary circumstances: - individuals - religious organizations - fraternal, political, or veterans organizations
Original filing text
Contact
CABOT CORPORATION FOUNDATION INC CO
Address
TWO SEAPORT LANE SUITE 1400 BOSTON, MA, 022102019
Phone
6173426035
Email
CARL.LONG@CABOTCORP.COM
Deadlines
FUNDING DECISIONS ARE GENERALLY MADE FOUR TIMES A YEAR BY THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Application materials
A COMPETITIVE SUBMISSION SHOULD INCLUDE A CONCISELY WRITTEN PROPOSAL CONTAINING THE FOLLOWING: - A BRIEF STATEMENT OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT, WHICH ADDRESSES THE PURPOSE, ITS LONG-TERM GOALS AND SPECIFIC SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVES; - AN EXPLANATION OF WHY THE PROJECT WOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH CABOT CORPORATION'S BUSINESS INTERESTS; - ITS POTENTIAL FOR LASTING IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY; - ITS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT AND MEASURABLE OUTCOMES; - EVIDENCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX EXEMPT STATUS: 501(C)(3) OR INTERNATIONAL EQUIVALENT; - A BRIEF BACKGROUND ABOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION, ITS MANAGEMENT AND BOARD MEMBERSHIP, AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THOSE WHO LEAD THE PROPOSED EFFORT; - THE TOTAL PROJECT COST, PRESENT AND POTENTIAL SOURCES OF FUNDING, AND THE AMOUNT REQUESTED OF CABOT; AND - FINANCIAL INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ENTITY. ANY ORGANIZATION RECEIVING A CONTRIBUTION FROM CABOT WILL BE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE PERIODIC PROGRESS REPORTS ON THE FUNDED ACTIVITY OR PROJECT.
Restrictions
RESTRICTIONS CABOT WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT UNDER EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES: - INDIVIDUALS - RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS - FRATERNAL, POLITICAL, OR VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS

Reported organization name: CABOT CORPORATION FOUNDATION INC

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202459$1.2M
202356$1.6M

Where Cabot Corporation Foundation Inc gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Boston, MA

$240KTax year 2023

Payable $60k/yr 2021-2024 total $240k (fossi scholarship #1) and payable $60k/yr 2022-2025 total $240k (fossi scholarship #2) payable $60k/yr 2023-2026 total $240k (fossi scholarship #3) payable $60k/yr 2024-2027 total $240k (fossi scholarship #4)

Boston Harbor Now

Boston, MA

$175KTax year 2023

Stone living lab - $525k over 3 years, 2023-25. Education program - funding to expand, educate, research and bring on 1 other staff member to continue support

Boston Harbor Now

Boston, MA

$175KTax year 2023

Stone living lab - $525k over 3 years, 2023-25. Education program - funding to expand, educate, research and bring on 1 other staff member to continue support

China Foundation for Disabled Persons

Boston, MA

$68KTax year 2023

To help cataract patients recover sight, "gift of sight", (long term project)

China Foundation for Disabled Persons

Boston, MA

$68KTax year 2024

To help cataract patients recover sight. Help disadvantage patients regain their eyesight and have more opportunities to engage in society

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Cabot Corporation Foundation Inc's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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