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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-8117214

The Vela Foundation

A private foundation in Osterville, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $351,844 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $351,844

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $12,344,747

  • Tax year 2023

    $356,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $10,976,448

  • Tax year 2022

    $525,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $9,189,802

  • Tax year 2021

    $445,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $7,635,179

  • Tax year 2020

    $464,805

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $7,902,548

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Albertus Magnus High SchoolBardonia, NY

    General use

    $81,844
  2. Adopt-A-FamilyLake Worth, FL

    General use

    $25,000
  3. Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA

    General use

    $25,000
  4. Cape Cod Council of ChurchesHyannis, MA

    General use

    $25,000
  5. Community ServingsJamaica Plain, MA

    General use

    $25,000
  6. Wide Horizons for ChildrenWaltham, MA

    General use

    $25,000
  7. Coastal FoodshedNew Bedford, MA

    General use

    $20,000
  8. Family Pantry of Cape CodHarwich, MA

    General use

    $20,000
  9. Homeless Prevention CouncilOrleans, MA

    General use

    $20,000
  10. Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, PA

    General purpose

    $20,000
  11. Calmer ChoiceHyannis, MA

    General use

    $15,000
  12. Catholic Charities Diocese of Fall RiverFall River, MA

    General use

    $15,000
  13. Mercy Meals and MoreNew Bedford, MA

    General use

    $10,000
  14. My Brothers KeeperNorth Easton, MA

    General use

    $10,000
  15. Hundred Club of MaBraintree, MA

    General use

    $5,000
  16. Hyannisport Scholarship FundHyannis Port, MA

    General use

    $5,000
  17. Youth Opportunities UnlimitedNew Bedford, MA

    General purpose

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services4 grants $80,00046% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture3 grants $50,00029% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $25,00014% of the total
  4. Mental health1 grant $15,0009% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $5,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts14 grants $225,000
  2. New York1 grant $81,844
  3. Florida1 grant $25,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Bernadette T RehnertTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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