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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-2134817

The Battles Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Lowell, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 31 grants and $106,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
September 1
Restrictions
No stated restrictions, requests will be reviewed on an individual basis.

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Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $106,500

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $2,801,872

  • Tax year 2024

    $104,800

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $2,529,171

  • Tax year 2023

    $102,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,337,221

  • Tax year 2022

    $114,500

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $2,073,701

  • Tax year 2021

    $94,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $2,771,996

  • Tax year 2020

    $58,500

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,481,138

  • Tax year 2018

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,894,244

Grants paid in 2025

31 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  2. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  3. House of HopeLowell, MA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  4. Project LearnLowell, MA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  5. Runway for RecoveryNewburyport, MA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  6. Altrusa International IncNorth Chelmsford, MA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  7. Community TeamworkLowell, MA

    Charity

    $5,000
  8. Greater Lowell Community FoundationLowell, MA

    Charity

    $5,000
  9. Boys Girls Club of Greater LowellLowell, MA

    Charitable

    $4,000
  10. UtecLowell, MA

    Charitable

    $4,000
  11. Lowell Catholic High SchoolLowell, MA

    Charitable

    $3,500
  12. Merrimack Valley Food BankLowell, MA

    Charitable

    $3,000
  13. Lowell Association For the BlindLowell, MA

    Charitable

    $3,000
  14. Francis Ouimet Scholarship FundNorton, MA

    Charity

    $3,000
  15. Individual

    Charitable

    $3,000
  16. Merrimack Repertory TheatreLowell, MA

    Charitable

    $3,000
  17. Bike ConnectorLowell, MA

    Charitable

    $3,000
  18. Coalition for a Better AcreLowell, MA

    Charitable

    $3,000
  19. Elevate New EnglandLowell, MA

    Charitable

    $3,000
  20. Academy of Notre DameTyngsboro, MA

    Charitable

    $2,500
  21. St Mary's ChurchChelmsford, MA

    Charitable

    $2,500
  22. Individual

    Charitable

    $2,500
  23. Girls Incorporated of Greater LowelLowell, MA

    Charitable

    $2,000
  24. Immaculate Conception SchoolLowell, MA

    Charitable

    $2,000
  25. Lazarus HouseLawrence, MA

    Charitable

    $2,000
  26. Lowell Parks Conservation TrustLowell, MA

    Charitable

    $2,000
  27. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,500
  28. Individual

    Charity

    $1,000
  29. Refuge Art SchoolLowell, MA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  30. Up with BooksShirley, MA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  31. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Housing and shelter3 grants $10,00020% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $10,00020% of the total
  3. Education3 grants $9,00018% of the total
  4. Youth development2 grants $7,00014% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,00010% of the total
  6. Arts and culture1 grant $3,0006% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $6,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts24 grants $77,500

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Tarina M MansurDirector Hours 2Pay $0
  • Ginger B PearsonExe Dir/ Clerk Hours 5Pay $4,200
  • Nels A PalmTreasurer Hours 2Pay $0
  • Kam KaneDirector Hours 2Pay $0
  • Daniel J MansurVP/ Director Hours 2Pay $0
  • Barbara S PearsonPresident/ Dire Hours 2Pay $0
  • Brian J StaffordDirector Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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