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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-1188399

The DEKA Foundation

A private foundation in Manchester, NH. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $900,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending May 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $900,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $19,541,153

  • Tax year 2023

    $865,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $18,772,923

  • Tax year 2022

    $880,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $15,651,767

  • Tax year 2021

    $560,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $17,079,136

  • Tax year 2020

    $800,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $18,668,822

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. International First Committee AssocManchester, NH

    To assist International FIRST Committee Association in their efforts to teach children the value of technology and invention.

    $450,000
  2. Individual

    To assist [individual] in their efforts to teach children the value of technology and invention.

    $375,000
  3. SEE Science CenterManchester, NH

    To assist SEE Science center in their efforts to engage the community in the active exploration of science and innovation.

    $40,000
  4. University of New HampshireDurham, NH

    To support the University's goal of education.

    $25,000
  5. Peggy Notebaert Nature MuseumChicago, IL

    To assist the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in their efforts to grow the Chicago regions connection to the world of nature and science.

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $50,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Hampshire3 grants $515,000
  2. Illinois1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Dean KamenDirector Hours 0.1Pay $0
  • Robert TuttleDirector Hours 0.2Pay $0
  • Steve HazardDirector Hours 0.01Pay $0
  • Maureen TooheyDirector Hours 0.01Pay $0
  • Brendan DuffyAsst. Secretary Hours 0.3Pay $0

The return

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