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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-3542326

The Halfway Rock Foundation

A private foundation in Manchester, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $170,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $170,500

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,298,222

  • Tax year 2023

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,444,031

  • Tax year 2022

    $294,100

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $1,575,049

  • Tax year 2021

    $247,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,879,947

  • Tax year 2020

    $264,800

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $2,040,801

  • Tax year 2019

    $268,250

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,270,114

  • Tax year 2018

    $436,598

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,441,176

  • Tax year 2017

    $218,832

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,004,523

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    $5,000 (Annual Giving/Unrestricted), $25,000 (Project Pario), $10,000 (Erickson Trust)

    $40,000
  2. Northeast Wilderness TrustMontpelier, VT

    Public Community Good (Unrestricted)

    $24,000
  3. Barnard CollegeNew York, NY

    Scholarship

    $20,000
  4. Friend Memorial Public LibraryBrooklin, ME

    Building Fund

    $20,000
  5. Phillips Exeter AcademyExeter, NH

    $5,000 (Women's Leadership Council), $5,000 (Annual Fund)

    $10,000
  6. Financial Services Volunteer CorpsNew York, NY

    Public Community Good (Unrestricted)

    $10,000
  7. Individual

    Public Community Good (Unrestricted)

    $10,000
  8. Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumBoston, MA

    $5,000 (Music Program), $2,000 (Public Community Good - Unrestricted)

    $7,000
  9. Museum of Fine ArtsBoston, MA

    Public Community Good (Unrestricted)

    $6,000
  10. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    American Repertory Theater

    $5,000
  11. Mothers Out FrontBoston, MA

    Public Community Good (Unrestricted)

    $5,000
  12. The 19th NewsAustin, TX

    Public Community Good (Unrestricted)

    $5,000
  13. The Threepenny ReviewBerkeley, CA

    Public Community Good (Unrestricted)

    $3,000
  14. Netherland-America FoundationNew York, NY

    Public Community Good (Unrestricted)

    $2,500
  15. Mass Audubon SocietyLincoln, MA

    Public Community Good (Unrestricted)

    $1,000
  16. Mighty Earth IncWashington, DC

    Public Community Good (Unrestricted)

    $1,000
  17. Forest Society of MaineBangor, ME

    Public Community Good (Unrestricted)

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $50,00045% of the total
  2. Environment4 grants $31,00028% of the total
  3. Arts and culture3 grants $18,00016% of the total
  4. International aid2 grants $12,50011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $32,500
  2. Massachusetts5 grants $24,000
  3. Vermont1 grant $24,000
  4. Maine2 grants $21,000
  5. New Hampshire1 grant $10,000
  6. Texas1 grant $5,000
  7. California1 grant $3,000
  8. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Eunice J PanettaTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Vincent J PanettaTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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