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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6178371

The Wapack Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $163,000 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

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 2025

    $163,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $261,189

  • Tax year 2024

    $186,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $343,116

  • Tax year 2023

    $187,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $403,536

  • Tax year 2022

    $196,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $443,368

  • Tax year 2021

    $178,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $414,373

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $431,652

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $432,323

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $377,045

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New Hampshire Charitable FoundationsConcord, NH

    Medallion scholarship

    $50,000
  2. Hope Enterprise CorporationJackson, MS

    Unrestricted support

    $50,000
  3. Museum of ScienceBoston, MA

    Annual fund

    $15,000
  4. Dartmouth Al CollegeHanover, NH

    Support

    $7,000
  5. Monadnock Area Transitional Shelter Development OfficePeterborough, NH

    Unrestricted support

    $5,000
  6. The River Center Development OfficePeterborough, NH

    Unrestricted support

    $5,000
  7. Monadnock Community HospitalPeterborough, NH

    General operations

    $5,000
  8. New England Forestry FoundationLittleton, MA

    Unrestricted support

    $5,000
  9. Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  10. Appalachian Mountain ClubCharlestown, MA

    Unrestricted support

    $5,000
  11. Harvard Law SchoolBoston, MA

    Annual fund

    $5,000
  12. United Way Family Fund Development OfficeBoston, MA

    Unrestricted support

    $2,000
  13. Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MA

    Unrestricted support

    $2,000
  14. Harris Center Development OfficeHancock, NH

    Unrestricted support

    $1,000
  15. New England Conservatory Office of Advancement and EngagementBoston, MA

    Support for annual fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $50,00053% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $15,00016% of the total
  3. Environment2 grants $10,00011% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  6. Housing and shelter1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $5,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Hampshire6 grants $73,000
  2. Mississippi1 grant $50,000
  3. Massachusetts8 grants $40,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Richard K NicholsTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $5,124
  • Jennifer D NicholsTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • James R NicholsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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