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Henry David Thoreau Foundation Inc: 27 grants to organizations, $317,735 (tax year ended December 2024)
Henry David Thoreau Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Somerville, MA, paid 27 grants to organizations totaling $317,735 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 12, 2025. The largest was $40,000 to Cornell University in Ithica, NY for grant.
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- EIN
- 042077934
- Based in
- Somerville, MA
- Assets
- $12,426,374
- Grants paid
- $317,735
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202513169349101486. It reported $317,735 in grants paid; 27 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell University | Ithica, NY | Grant | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Savannah State University | Savannah, GA | Grant | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Vermont Foundation | Burlington, VT | Grant | $38,300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | Scholarship | $26,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | Scholarship | $25,885 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester, MA | Scholarship | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | Scholarship | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Amherst College | Amherst, MA | Scholarship | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maine Maritime Academy | Castine, ME | Scholarship | Education | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | Scholarship | Education | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | Scholarship | Education | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | Scholarship | Recreation and sports | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | Scholarship | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Smith College | Northhampton, MA | Scholarship | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, NJ | Scholarship | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Tufts University | Medford, MA | Scholarship | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Union College | Schnecectady, NY | Scholarship | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of California Davis | Davis, CA | Scholarship | Animal-related | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Scholarship | Education | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Illinois Champaign | Champaign, IL | Scholarship | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Maine Orono | Orono, ME | Scholarship | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of New Hampshire | Durham, NH | Scholarship | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | Scholarship | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | Scholarship | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vanderbuilt University | Nashville, TN | Scholarship | $6,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Williams College | Williamston, MA | Scholarship | $3,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of New Hampshire Foundation | Durham, NH | Grant | Education | $1,300 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $27,300 |
| Recreation and sports | $6,500 |
| Animal-related | $6,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $74,750 |
| New York | $46,500 |
| Georgia | $40,000 |
| Vermont | $38,300 |
| New Hampshire | $33,685 |
| Illinois | $19,500 |
| Connecticut | $13,000 |
| Maine | $13,000 |
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Updated November 12, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.