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Towards Sustainability Foundation C/O Charles P Nelson Jr Cambridge Trust Grants

Private foundation · EIN 04-3397681 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$1.7M
Grants reported
49
Typical grant
$25K
Future commitments
Not reported

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

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Contact
Susan K Syversen
Deadlines
May 15 for consideration of grant for the Organization's fiscal year ending September 30.
Application materials
A cover letter making request of grant, specifics of how the grant will be used by the solicitor, and how that use will tend to promote the Organization's purpose as described in subparagraph d of this Part, along with the solicitor's most current financial statement, the solicitor's IRS determination letter and most recently filed Form 990, Part IV, Schedule A.
Restrictions
Towards Sustainability Foundation ("TSF") intends to provide financial support only to 501(c)(3) public charities which help promote the efficient use of the earth's natural resources and human capital towards a balanced carrying capacity that can support all living organisms fairly and justly.
Original filing text
Contact
Susan K Syversen
Address
16 Homestead Road Marblehead, MA, 01945
Phone
6178971124
Email
towsstnblty@aol.com
Deadlines
May 15 for consideration of grant for the Organization's fiscal year ending September 30.
Application materials
A cover letter making request of grant, specifics of how the grant will be used by the solicitor, and how that use will tend to promote the Organization's purpose as described in subparagraph d of this Part, along with the solicitor's most current financial statement, the solicitor's IRS determination letter and most recently filed Form 990, Part IV, Schedule A.
Restrictions
Towards Sustainability Foundation ("TSF") intends to provide financial support only to 501(c)(3) public charities which help promote the efficient use of the earth's natural resources and human capital towards a balanced carrying capacity that can support all living organisms fairly and justly.

Reported organization name: TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY FOUNDATION C/O CHARLES P NELSON JR CAMBRIDGE TRUST

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
202425$849.2K
202324$825K

Where Towards Sustainability Foundation C/O Charles P Nelson Jr Cambridge Trust 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.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America

New York, NY

$110KTax year 2023

General Domestic and Global Support

Cornell University - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Ithaca, NY

$110KTax year 2023

Organic Farming Research Program

Cornell University - Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

Boone, IA

$110KTax year 2023

Sustainable Biodiversity Research Program

Cornell University - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Ithaca, NY

$110KTax year 2024

Organic Farming Research Program

Cornell University - Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future

Boone, IA

$110KTax year 2024

Sustainable Biodiversity Research Program

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Towards Sustainability Foundation C/O Charles P Nelson Jr Cambridge Trust'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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