Public Charity

CHILDREN'S INVESTMENT FUND INC

CHILDREN'S INVESTMENT FUND INC is a private foundation categorized as Public Charity based in BOSTON, MA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $1.3M, expenses of $2.2M, total assets of $6.9M. Imperigo tracks 38 reported grants from this foundation totaling approximately $2.6M.

EIN: 043105358 BOSTON, MA Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations N.E.C. NTEE: T99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.3M
Total Expenses$2.2M
Total Assets$6.9M
Grants Given38
Grant Total$2.6M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE CHILDREN'S INVESTMENT FUND'S (CIF) PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF AND EXPAND ACCESS TO EARLY LEARNING AND SCHOOL-AGE CHILD CARE PROGRAMS FOR LOW AND MODERATE-INCOME FAMILIES. IN ORDER TO BROADEN THE IMPACT OF ITS WORK CIF ALSO SEEKS TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES THROUGH PLACE-BASED TWO-GENERATION AND OTHER STRATEGIES THAT RESULT IN SAFER, HEALTHIER AND MORE STABLE ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH TO RAISE YOUNG CHILDREN.

Where $100 goes at Children's Investment Fund Inc

How Children's Investment Fund Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $88 for programs

$51
Facility improvement grants
58% of program spending
$21
Technical assistance and lending
23% of program spending
$16
Early education and out of school time (eeost) capital fund and early education and care provider capital grant program (eecpcg): the eeost program was first authorized by the…
19% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Children's Investment Fund Inc

Often funds new orgs 65% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

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Sample Grants Given

BOSTON, MA · 2024
LMF 2 - OUTDOOR PLAY SPACE IMPROVEMENTS
$195,000
DORCHESTER, MA · 2024
LMF 2 - BATHROOM RENOVATIONS
$195,000
ROXBURY, MA · 2024
LMF 2 - INTERIOR CLASSROOM RENOVATIONS
$195,000
DORCHESTER, MA · 2024
LMF 2 - INTERIOR BATHROOM AND CLASSROOM RENOVATIONS, ACCESSIBILITY UPGRADES
$195,000
DORCHESTER, MA · 2024
LMF 1 - ACESSIBILITY UPGRADES INCLUDING EXTERIOR REPAIRS, ELEVATOR REPAIR, AND SECURITY
$165,000

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Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Amy O'leary
BOARD MEMBER (LEFT DURING FY25) Anne Douglass
BOARD MEMBER Carl Sussman
BOARD MEMBER Catherine Dun Rappaport
BOARD MEMBER Christi Staples
BOARD MEMBER Dawn Distefano

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,536,936 30 grants
Education
$390,000 2 grants
Sports & Recreation
$201,321 2 grants
Unspecified
$518,258 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.3M $2.2M $6.9M
2024 $1.9M $2.3M $8.0M
2023 $2.0M $1.2M $7.4M
2021 $1.1M $714K $5.3M
2020 $832K $724K $4.9M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $832K to $1.3M (+60%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.9M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in MA.

MA

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