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The Help for People Foundation: 20 grants to organizations, $275,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
The Help for People Foundation, a private foundation in Norwich, VT, paid 20 grants to organizations totaling $275,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 5, 2026. The largest was $40,000 to Lighthouse Holyoke in Holyoke, MA for support of educational programming.
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- EIN
- 546520154
- Based in
- Norwich, VT
- Assets
- $9,144,101
- Grants paid
- $275,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 5, 2026, IRS object ID 202611259349101286. It reported $275,000 in grants paid; 20 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lighthouse Holyoke | Holyoke, MA | Support of educational programming | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Judes Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | Support research of childhood cancer | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upper Valley Haven | White River JCT, VT | Support for the unhoused | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Norris Cotton Cancer | Lebanon, NH | Support for cancer research | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vermont Public | Colchester, VT | Support for public broadcasting | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Willing Hands | Norwich, VT | Support for food access | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hartford Dismas House | Hartford, VT | Support of the formerly incarcerated | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Hampshire Public Radio | Concord, NH | Support for public broadcasting | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Public Broadcasting Service | Arlington, VA | Support for public broadcasting | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Special Needs Support Center | White River JCT, VT | Special needs community support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Family Place | Norwich, VT | Community social safety net | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Holyoke Art Inc | Holyoke, MA | Support for the arts as a catalyst | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Honduras Tolupan Ed Foundation | Norwich, VT | Support of rural literacy | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Public Radio | Baltimore, MD | Support for public broadcasting | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Wildlife Federation | Merrifield, VA | Support for wildlife, people, ecosys | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Norwich Community Collaborative | Norwich, VT | Restoration of historic grange hall | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Norwich Public Library | Norwich, VT | Support for community library | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spark Community Center | Lebanon, NH | Special needs community support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Upper Valley Trails Alliance | Norwich, VT | Support accessible trails network | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wise | Lebanon, NH | Support those affected by domestic v | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2025, IRS object ID 202501329349101445. It reported $424,500 in grants paid; 21 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willing Hands | Norwich, VT | Food access | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Norwich Community Collaborative | Norwich, VT | Restoration of historic grange hall | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| St Jude Hospital | Memphis, TN | Humanitarian aid | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upper Valley Haven | White River JCT, VT | Support for homeless | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Focus Foundation | Davidsonville, MD | Children's health | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hartford Dismas House | Hartford, VT | Support formerly incarcerated | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lighthouse Holyoke | Holyoke, MA | Support of educational programming | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Valley Insight Meditation Society | Lebanon, NH | Practice and study of buddist medit | Religion-related | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Good Neighbor Health Clinic | White River JCT, VT | Health services | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Honduras Tolupan Ed Foundation | Norwich, VT | Support of rural literacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Norwich Public Library | Norwich, VT | Support for community library | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spark Community Center | Lebanon, NH | Special needs community support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Family Place | Norwich, VT | Community social safety net | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wildlife Conservation Network | San Francisco Street, CA | Endangered species protection | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Special Needs Support Center | White River JCT, VT | Special needs community support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upper Valley Trails Alliance | Norwich, VT | Preservation of trails | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Visiting Nurses VT and NH | Brattleboro, VT | Health services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Environmental Working Group | Washington, DC | Public and environmental health | Environment | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hartford Norwich Holiday Basket Hel | Norwich, VT | Holiday baskets for children in need | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Norwich Community Nurse | Norwich, VT | Public health | Health care | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hanover Lions Charitable Foundation | Hanover, NH | Community service | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $95,000 |
| Religion-related | $20,000 |
| Human services | $15,000 |
| Health care | $13,000 |
| Education | $10,000 |
| Animal-related | $10,000 |
| Environment | $3,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Vermont | $411,000 |
| Tennessee | $90,000 |
| New Hampshire | $70,500 |
| Massachusetts | $65,000 |
| Maryland | $35,000 |
| Virginia | $15,000 |
| California | $10,000 |
| District of Columbia | $3,000 |
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Updated May 5, 2026. 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.