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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-6183548

Leclerc Charity Fund

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 43 grants and $625,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $625,000

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $12,481,316
  • Tax year 2023

    $618,000

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $12,527,057
  • Tax year 2022

    $600,000

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $12,845,009
  • Tax year 2021

    $625,000

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $13,227,270
  • Tax year 2020

    $615,000

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $12,790,841
  • Tax year 2019

    $606,635

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $13,157,490
  • Tax year 2018

    $625,953

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $12,183,293

Grants paid in 2024

43 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Assumption UniversityWorcester, MA

    Raymond and Lorraine Leclerc Endowed Scholarship Fund

    $50,000
  2. Holy Family AcademyGardner, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  3. Collins Home and Family MinistriesSeneca, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $35,000
  4. Foothills Care Center IncSeneca, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  5. Circle of Care for Families with CancerWilton, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  6. Sonshine Soup KitchenDerry, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  7. Community Caregivers of Greater DerryDerry, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  8. Keene Housing Kids CollaborativeKeene, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  9. Ripple of One IncSeneca, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  10. St Bernard ParishFitchburg, MA

    St. Bernard Haitian Outreach Program

    $20,000
  11. Beacon of Hope Community Services IncLeominster, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  12. Filling in the Blanks IncNorwalk, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  13. Hope Haven Gospel Mission IncLewiston, ME

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  14. Hundred Nights IncKeene, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  15. Joy US Foundation IncSaratoga SPGS, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  16. Oconee County Humane Society IncSeneca, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  17. Saint Benedict CenterStill River, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  18. Samaritans PurseBoone, NC

    Hurricane Helene Relief

    $15,000
  19. The Root CellarPortland, ME

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  20. Travis Mills FoundationMount Vernon, ME

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  21. End 68 Hours of HungerMilton, NH

    Londonderry Chapter Fund

    $10,000
  22. Ginnys Helping Hand IncLeominster, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  23. Holden Chapel IncHolden, MA

    Holden Christian Academy

    $10,000
  24. Neads IncPrinceton, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  25. Oconee Christian AcademySeneca, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  26. Pan-Massachusetts Challenge IncNeedham, MA

    Pan-Mass Challenge 2024

    $10,000
  27. St Anna Catholic ChurchLeominster, MA

    St. Anna Catholic School Fund

    $10,000
  28. St Cecilia Catholic ChurchLeominster, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  29. St Leo Catholic ChurchLeominster, MA

    St. Leo School Fund

    $10,000
  30. St Scholastica PrioryPetersham, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  31. The Root CellarPortland, ME

    Expansion Project

    $10,000
  32. Trinity Jubilee Center IncLewiston, ME

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  33. Zoe IncorporatedRockport, ME

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  34. Beautiful Minds of Tomorrow MinistrySeymour, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  35. Cardinal Cushing Centers IncHanover, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  36. Daughters of the Holy Spirit Administrative OfficePutnam, CT

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  37. Dublin School IncDublin, NH

    Dublin XC Fund

    $5,000
  38. Maryknoll Sisters of St Dominic IncMaryknoll, NY

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  39. Montachusett Recovery Foundation CLeominster, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  40. Poland Community Food BankPoland, ME

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  41. Ruck-Up IncKeene, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  42. Samaritans PurseBoone, NC

    Hurricane Helene Relief Support

    $5,000
  43. University of the Cumberlands IncWilliamsburg, KY

    Mountain Outreach Program

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $90,00025% of the total
  2. Human services7 grants $90,00025% of the total
  3. Health4 grants $80,00022% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture3 grants $25,0007% of the total
  5. Crime and legal aid1 grant $20,0006% of the total
  6. Religion2 grants $20,0006% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $35,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts15 grants $240,000
  2. South Carolina5 grants $110,000
  3. New Hampshire7 grants $100,000
  4. Maine7 grants $80,000
  5. Connecticut4 grants $50,000
  6. North Carolina2 grants $20,000
  7. New York2 grants $20,000
  8. Kentucky1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jessica GoguenTrustee Hours 20Pay $65,000
  • Michael LeclercTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Armand MarcotteTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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