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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6652923

Adelard & Valeda Roy Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 143 grants and $714,900 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.

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Preselected only

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Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
Sept 30 annually
Restrictions
None

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $714,900

    Grants listed
    143
    Assets, end of year
    $4,942,824

  • Tax year 2024

    $619,500

    Grants listed
    125
    Assets, end of year
    $4,497,233

  • Tax year 2023

    $602,000

    Grants listed
    155
    Assets, end of year
    $4,366,113

  • Tax year 2022

    $509,900

    Grants listed
    111
    Assets, end of year
    $4,674,134

  • Tax year 2021

    $435,500

    Grants listed
    94
    Assets, end of year
    $4,897,295

  • Tax year 2020

    $71,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $4,920,270

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $4,721,785

  • Tax year 2018

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $4,363,306

Grants paid in 2025

143 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Home Health & Hospice CareMerrimack, NH

    General operating support

    $10,000
  2. Piscataquog Land ConservancyNew Boston, NH

    General operating support

    $10,000
  3. Society for the Protection of New Hampshire ForestsConcord, NH

    Morrill dairy farm conservation easement

    $10,000
  4. Southeast Land Trust of New HampshireEpping, NH

    General operating support

    $10,000
  5. Vermont Land Trust IncMontpelier, VT

    General operating support

    $10,000
  6. Acton Wakefield Watersheds Alliance IncUnion, NH

    General operating support

    $9,000
  7. Natural Resources Council IncAugusta, ME

    General operating support

    $9,000
  8. Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    Northern ne chapter conservation programs

    $9,000
  9. Audubon VermontHuntington, VT

    Youth conservation leadership program

    $7,500
  10. Blessed Stephen Bellesini OsaLawrence, MA

    After school & evening study program

    $7,500
  11. New Hampshire Project Learning TreeConcord, NH

    NH project learning tree-fy2025 educational initiatives

    $7,500
  12. Vermont Natural Resources Council IncMontpelier, VT

    Assistance for forestland owners

    $7,500
  13. North Bennet Street SchoolBoston, MA

    General scholarships

    $6,000
  14. Trinity Boston ConnectsBoston, MA

    Education programs

    $6,000
  15. Preservation Trust of Vermont IncMontpelier, VT

    Churches & sacred places - preservation retreat & site visits

    $5,400
  16. Alexander Twilight AcademyBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  17. Anew Place IncBurlington, VT

    General operating support

    $5,000
  18. Arlington Eats IncArlington, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  19. Around Hear IncSomerville, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  20. Arts Council of TamworthTamworth, NH

    Artist in residency program

    $5,000
  21. Arts for Learning Massachusetts IncBoston, MA

    Expanded arts access residencies

    $5,000
  22. Arts in ReachPortsmouth, NH

    Core programs

    $5,000
  23. Barry L Price Rehabilitation Center IncNewton, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  24. Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of TechnologyBoston, MA

    Office of student wellness food program

    $5,000
  25. Beverly Bootstraps Community ServicesBeverly, MA

    Food assistance program

    $5,000
  26. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean SciencesEast Boothbay, ME

    2025 bloom programs

    $5,000
  27. Boothbay Sea and Science CenterEast Boothbay, ME

    General operating support

    $5,000
  28. Boston Area Gleaners IncActon, MA

    Food access program

    $5,000
  29. Boston Area Rape Crisis Center IncCambridge, MA

    Case management support

    $5,000
  30. Boston Arts Academy Foundation IncBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  31. Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center IncBoston, MA

    Youth center support

    $5,000
  32. Boston Medical Center CorporationBoston, MA

    Nourishing our community programs

    $5,000
  33. Boston Neighborhood Support IncBoston, MA

    D/B/A howard benevolent society - eviction & utility shutoff prevention progams

    $5,000
  34. Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra IncBoston, MA

    Intensive community program

    $5,000
  35. Brookview House IncDorchester, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  36. Carroll Center for the Blind IncNewton, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  37. Catholic Charities MainePortland, ME

    Green card medical clinic for refugees

    $5,000
  38. Catie's Closet IncDracut, MA

    Sos response program

    $5,000
  39. Centre Street Food Pantry IncNewton, MA

    Serving seniors

    $5,000
  40. Community Action Agency of Somerville IncSomerville, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  41. Community Farms Outreach IncWaltham, MA

    Food access programs

    $5,000
  42. Comunidades Enraizadas CommunityChelsea, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  43. Cooley Dickinson VNA & HospiceNorthampton, MA

    Fall prevention & home safety programs

    $5,000
  44. Cristo Rey Boston High School IncDorchester, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  45. Dempsey Centers for Quality Cancer CareAuburn, ME

    General operating support

    $5,000
  46. Dismas of Vermont IncHyde Park, VT

    Womens dismas house

    $5,000
  47. Educational Development Group IncBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  48. Elizabeth Peabody House AssociationSomerville, MA

    Food access program

    $5,000
  49. Enroot IncCambridge, MA

    Organization programs

    $5,000
  50. Families First Community CenterEllsworth, ME

    Homeless prevention in washington & hancock counties

    $5,000
  51. Family Health Project IncManchester, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  52. Familyaid Boston IncBoston, MA

    BPS homelessness prevention program

    $5,000
  53. First United Baptist ChurchLowell, MA

    Operating support

    $5,000
  54. Five Rivers Conservation TrustConcord, NH

    General operating support

    $5,000
  55. Food for All ServicesPortland, ME

    Health homes programs

    $5,000
  56. Food for Free Committee IncSomervillle, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  57. Food Link IncArlington, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  58. Foundation to Advance CatholicFall River, MA

    Scholarship program

    $5,000
  59. Frenchman Bay ConservancyHancock, ME

    Outdoor education

    $5,000
  60. Friends of Baxter State ParkBelfast, ME

    Baxter youth conservation corp

    $5,000
  61. Friendshipworks IncBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  62. Good Shepherd ParishBerlin, NH

    Church restoration campaign

    $5,000
  63. Green Mountain Club IncWaterbury Ctr, VT

    Increased hiker education program

    $5,000
  64. Haley House IncBoston, MA

    Food & meals program

    $5,000
  65. Harbor Homes IncNashua, NH

    Support for cynthia day family center

    $5,000
  66. Haven Project IncLynn, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  67. Healthy WalthamWaltham, MA

    Healthy waltham food pantry program

    $5,000
  68. Hearth IncBoston, MA

    Prevention programs support

    $5,000
  69. Hildebrand Family Self Help Center IncCambridge, MA

    Food access program

    $5,000
  70. Horizons for Homeless Children IncRoxbury, MA

    Nutrition for children program

    $5,000
  71. Hunger Free VermontS Burlington, VT

    Ending childhood hunger program

    $5,000
  72. Inquilinos Boricuas En Accion IncBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  73. Interfaith Social Services IncWollaston, MA

    Food pantry support

    $5,000
  74. International Institute of New EnglandBoston, MA

    W.i.n. Program

    $5,000
  75. John W Graham Emergency ShelterVergennes, VT

    General operating support

    $5,000
  76. Lynn Shelter Association IncLynn, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  77. Mabel Center for Immigrant JusticeBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  78. Maine Appalachian Trail Club IncPortland, ME

    Club education programs

    $5,000
  79. Manomet IncManomet, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  80. Manship Artist Residence and Studios IncGloucester, MA

    Historical renovations

    $5,000
  81. Mater Dei Parish Charitable TrustNewport, VT

    Bridging resources to the northeast kingdom population

    $5,000
  82. Merrimack Valley Food Bank IncLowell, MA

    Food distribution

    $5,000
  83. Mission of Deeds IncReading, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  84. Mystic River Watershed Association IncArlington, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  85. Mystic Valley Elder ServicesMalden, MA

    Wellness programs

    $5,000
  86. Nashua River Watershed Association IncGroton, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  87. Nativity Prep BostonJamaica Plain, MA

    STEM program

    $5,000
  88. New England Forestry Foundation IncLittleton, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  89. New Hampshire Catholic Charities IncManchester, NH

    Caregivers program

    $5,000
  90. North End Community Health Committee IncBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  91. Norwell Visiting Nurse Association IncNorwell, MA

    Pat roche hospice home & music therapy program

    $5,000
  92. Pathways Vermont IncS Burlington, VT

    Pathways vermont community center - daily lunch

    $5,000
  93. Pathways Adult Education and Training IncLynn, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  94. Quincy Community Action Programs IncQuincy, MA

    SW community food center

    $5,000
  95. Raw Art Works IncLynn, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  96. Rosie's Place IncBoston, MA

    Food program support

    $5,000
  97. Sage Mountain Botanical SanctuaryEast Barre, VT

    Afterschool in nature program

    $5,000
  98. Saint Francis House IncBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  99. School on Wheels of Massachusetts IncE Bridgewtr, MA

    Pathways to success

    $5,000
  100. Second Step IncNewton, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  101. Share Outreach IncMilford, NH

    Food programs

    $5,000
  102. Shelter Music Boston IncBrookline, MA

    Childrens programs

    $5,000
  103. Slate Valley Cares IncFair Haven, VT

    General operating support

    $5,000
  104. Spoonfuls IncNewton, MA

    Food recovery & hunger relief in ma

    $5,000
  105. St Marys Center for Women and ChildrenDorchester, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  106. Student Clinic for Immigrant Justice IncBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  107. Tedford HousingBrunswick, ME

    General operating support

    $5,000
  108. The Greater Boston Food Bank IncBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  109. The Open Door Cape Ann Food Pantry Inc DBA the Open DoorGloucester, MA

    Food program

    $5,000
  110. The Salem Pantry IncSalem, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  111. Trustees of Eliot SchoolBoston, MA

    Teen bridge

    $5,000
  112. Upper Valley Haven IncWhite Riv JCT, VT

    General operating support

    $5,000
  113. Vietnam Veterans Workshop IncBoston, MA

    Veteran wellness programs

    $5,000
  114. WaypointManchester, NH

    Artist in residency support

    $5,000
  115. Willing Hands EnterprisesNorwich, VT

    General operating support

    $5,000
  116. Women's Lunch Place IncBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  117. Zumix IncEast Boston, MA

    Hands on creative youth development program

    $5,000
  118. Lake Champlain Chamber Music FestivalWinooski, VT

    One strings program

    $4,500
  119. Rogerson CommunitiesBoston, MA

    Music therapy program

    $4,500
  120. Action for Boston Community DevelopmentBoston, MA

    Enrich program

    $4,000
  121. Community Music Center of BostonBoston, MA

    Community engagement/youth development

    $4,000
  122. Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston IncBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $4,000
  123. Maverick Landing Community Services IncEast Boston, MA

    Food distribution

    $4,000
  124. On the Rise IncCambridge, MA

    General operating support

    $4,000
  125. Ria IncFramingham, MA

    Shefund

    $4,000
  126. Green Mountain Conservation GroupEffingham, NH

    One aquifer watershed education initiative phase III

    $3,500
  127. Charles River Conservancy IncCambridge, MA

    Steam education program

    $3,000
  128. Eleanore's ProjectMinneapolis, MN

    Wheelchair program & documentary

    $3,000
  129. Green Cambridge IncCambridge, MA

    Youth career pathways programs

    $3,000
  130. Groundwork SomervilleSomerville, MA

    Green team youth employment program

    $3,000
  131. Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless IncLynn, MA

    Casa project - birth to big kid initiative

    $3,000
  132. Chameleon Arts Ensemble of Boston IncBoston, MA

    2025-26 season programs

    $2,500
  133. ConnexionSomerville, MA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  134. Discovery Museums IncActon, MA

    Open door connections

    $2,500
  135. Lucy's Love Bus Charitable TrustAmesbury, MA

    General operating support

    $2,500
  136. Mab Community Services IncAllston, MA

    Volunteer program support

    $2,500
  137. Moose Mountains Regional GreenwaysUnion, NH

    Hraba forest project

    $2,500
  138. Old North Foundation of Boston Inc DBA Old North IlluminatedBoston, MA

    Classroom curricula expansion

    $2,500
  139. Sociedad Latina IncRoxbury, MA

    Youth artists mastery program

    $2,500
  140. South Shore YMCAQuincy, MA

    Germantown food pantry

    $2,500
  141. Southern Ne Conference of the United Church of ChristFramingham, MA

    Pilgrim day camp nature explorers

    $2,500
  142. Welcome Project IncSomerville, MA

    Liaison interpreter program

    $2,500
  143. Milton AcademyVershire, VT

    Vershire vermont local history

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services26 grants $122,50024% of the total
  2. Environment17 grants $104,00020% of the total
  3. Arts and culture12 grants $53,90011% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture10 grants $50,00010% of the total
  5. Housing and shelter9 grants $44,0009% of the total
  6. Health8 grants $42,5008% of the total
  7. 9 other causes18 grants $95,00019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts97 grants $450,000
  2. New Hampshire16 grants $102,500
  3. Vermont18 grants $100,400
  4. Maine11 grants $59,000
  5. Minnesota1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Rev Dr Nancy S SmithTRUSTEE Hours 2.5Pay $22,500
  • Elizabeth M FisherTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $7,500
  • Michael J PuzoTRUSTEE Hours 2.5Pay $23,000

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