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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-2576527

Spectrum Foundation

A private foundation in Chatham, NJ. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $8,300 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jul 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

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

    $8,300

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $90,177
  • Tax year 2023

    $17,100

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $96,445
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $106,230
  • Tax year 2021

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $107,496
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $125,950
  • Tax year 2019

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $128,259
  • Tax year 2018

    $16,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $143,325

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Community Food Bank of NJHillside, NJ

    501(c)(3) qualified charity

    $5,000
  2. Covenant HouseNewark, NJ

    501(c)(3) qualified charity

    $1,000
  3. Heifer InternationalLittle Rock, AR

    501(c)(3) qualified charity

    $600
  4. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmNew York, NY

    501(c)(3) qualified charity

    $500
  5. Foundation HouseNew York, NY

    501(c)(3) qualified charity

    $500
  6. The Fresh Air FundNew York, NY

    501(c)(3) qualfied charity

    $500
  7. Friends of the LibraryChatham, NJ

    501(c)(3) qualified charity

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Sports and recreation1 grant $500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey3 grants $6,200
  2. New York3 grants $1,500
  3. Arkansas1 grant $600

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Sarah E LavoieTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sarah J GephartTRUST PROTEC Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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