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EIN 04-2077934

Henry David Thoreau Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
0
City
Somerville
State
Massachusetts
Year formed
1949
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
Description
The Henry David Thoreau Foundation is a private foundation that primarily funds scholarship, scholarships and grants, grant, scholarshipscholarship, scholarshiip, grants. Its purpose is to provide a federal tax refund from 2013. Grantees include College Of The Atlantic and others. It made 26 grants last year.
Total revenues
$470,123
2023
Total expenses
$655,400
2023
Total assets
$11,755,025
2023
Num. employees
0
2023

Program areas at Henry David Thoreau Foundation

Federal tax refund from 2013

Grants made by Henry David Thoreau Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
College of the Atlantic (COA)Grant$39,873
Harvard UniversityScholarship$35,750
Dartmouth CollegeScholarship$28,731
...and 16 more grants made

Personnel at Henry David Thoreau Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
John R. GalvinBoard Member$75,000
David R MagnussenScholarship Committe$5,600
Jennifer P. GalvinPresident$63,750

Financials for Henry David Thoreau Foundation

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$0
Investment income and dividends$343,713
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$126,410
Gross sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$470,123

Form 990s for Henry David Thoreau Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-08-28990PFView PDF
2022-122023-09-14990PFView PDF
2021-122022-05-16990PFView PDF
2020-122021-09-16990PFView PDF
2019-122021-06-09990PFView PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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Data update history
October 28, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2022
July 30, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2021
June 27, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2020
May 9, 2023
Used new vendors
Identified 1 new vendor, including
October 18, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990PF for fiscal year 2019
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsPrivate foundationsPrivate non-operating foundationsCharities
Issues
Education
Characteristics
Provides grantsPartially liquidatedTax deductible donationsNo full-time employeesAccepts online donations
General information
Address
265 Medford St 102
Somerville, MA 02143
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
County
Middlesex County, MA
Website URL
thoreauscholar.org/ 
Phone
(617) 666-6900
IRS details
EIN
04-2077934
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990-PF
Year formed
1949
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T20: Private Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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