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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 06-1355463

H A Vance Foundation Inc

A private foundation in West Hartford, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $480,000 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

    $480,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $9,558,211

  • Tax year 2024

    $440,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $8,778,713

  • Tax year 2023

    $440,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $7,864,380

  • Tax year 2022

    $380,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $7,869,055

  • Tax year 2021

    $420,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $8,040,827

  • Tax year 2020

    $435,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $7,572,921

  • Tax year 2019

    $375,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $7,810,056

  • Tax year 2018

    $352,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $7,809,685

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. ReadyctHartford, CT

    Support of public service pathway at bulkeley high school

    $100,000
  2. Connecticut Rise NetworkNew Haven, CT

    Expansion of post-secondary planning at hartford high schools

    $75,000
  3. Hartford PromiseHartford, CT

    Support reaching back program

    $70,000
  4. Achievement FirstNew Haven, CT

    Operating expenses of achievement first hartford high school

    $65,000
  5. Third Sector New EnglandBoston, MA

    Operating expenses of school + state finance project

    $50,000
  6. Hartford Youth ScholarsHartford, CT

    Support of beyond the books enrichment program

    $40,000
  7. Teach for America - ConnecticutNew Haven, CT

    For programs to strengthen hartford teacher pipeline

    $35,000
  8. Educators for ExcellenceNew York, NY

    Operating support of hartford teachers

    $25,000
  9. Achievement FirstNew Haven, CT

    Support of ai pilot at achievement first hartford middle school

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education7 grants $395,00089% of the total
  2. Community development1 grant $50,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut8 grants $430,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

7 people as filed

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

  • H Alex Vance JrPRESIDENT Hours 6Pay $0
  • Coleman H Casey EsqSECRETARY & TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nancy C RionDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Patricia D VanceDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Joseph PaceDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Carolyn A PaldinoDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary S MartinEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 24Pay $68,000

The return

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