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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-6044779

The Hopedale Foundation

A private foundation in Hopedale, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 30 grants and $805,528 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Oct 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
Vincent J Arone Jr
PO Box 123
Hopedale, MA 01747
(508) 473-2871
Form and materials
Written request
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Student loans are restricted to residents of hopedale who have graduated from hopedale high school or from an accredited high school. Grants to charitable origanziations are restricted to those having an impact on the local area. Scholarships are limited to graduates of hopedale high school

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $805,528

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $13,685,666

  • Tax year 2023

    $438,672

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $13,367,456

  • Tax year 2022

    $472,524

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $11,495,876

  • Tax year 2021

    $583,785

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $11,826,741

  • Tax year 2020

    $981,331

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $13,891,461

  • Tax year 2019

    $537,977

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $12,012,930

  • Tax year 2018

    $507,750

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $12,022,032

  • Tax year 2017

    $495,617

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $11,197,741

Grants paid in 2024

30 grants, largest first

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

  1. Hopedale Community HouseHopedale, MA

    General operations

    $299,173
  2. Town of Hopedale Bright BeginningsHopedale, MA

    Building improvement

    $200,000
  3. Education Loans GrantedHopedale, MA

    Student loans

    $177,148
  4. Individual

    Scholarship

    $10,000
  5. Individual

    Scholarship

    $10,000
  6. Individual

    Scholarship

    $10,000
  7. Individual

    Scholarship

    $10,000
  8. Individual

    Scholarship

    $10,000
  9. The Claflin Hill Music Performance Found IncMilford, MA

    General operations

    $10,000
  10. Mayflower Council Boy Scouts of AmericaFramingham, MA

    Capital campaign

    $7,500
  11. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  12. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  13. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  14. Individual

    Scholarship

    $5,000
  15. Milford Salvation ArmyMilford, MA

    General operations

    $5,000
  16. Whitin Community CenterWhitinsville, MA

    General operations

    $4,382
  17. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  18. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  19. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  20. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  21. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  22. Individual

    Scholarship

    $3,000
  23. New England AquariumBoston, MA

    General operations

    $2,625
  24. Hopedale Deca Hopedale Junior High SchoolHopedale, MA

    Education conference attendance

    $2,500
  25. Museum of ScienceBoston, MA

    General operations

    $2,500
  26. Friends of the Hopedale LibraryHopedale, MA

    General operations

    $2,000
  27. WGBHBoston, MA

    Ralph lowell society

    $2,000
  28. American Legion Auxiliary Unit 59Hopedale, MA

    General operations

    $1,500
  29. Bancroft Memorial LibraryHopedale, MA

    General operations

    $1,000
  30. American Heritage MuseumHudson, MA

    General operations

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $2,62551% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $2,50049% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts15 grants $717,528

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • W Gregory BurrillCHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Christine H BurkeVICE CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Vincent J Arone JrTREASURER/TRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Steven G EllisSECRETARY/TRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Alfred H Sparling JrTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Edward J BurtTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Peter S EllisTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

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