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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 33-0679989

Spehar Halligan Foundation

A private foundation in Pasadena, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $100,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $6,898,082

  • Tax year 2023

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $5,627,953

  • Tax year 2022

    $118,068

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,555,562

  • Tax year 2021

    $80,250

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,968,317

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $296,655

  • Tax year 2019

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $289,376

  • Tax year 2018

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $281,747

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Nebraska FoundationLincoln, NE

    DR. James p. And marcia s. Halligan professorship

    $50,000
  2. Program for Early Parent Support (peps)Seattle, WA

    Strategic planning process 2025

    $35,000
  3. Junior Achievement of Oregon and SW Washington IncPortland, OR

    General operating support

    $10,000
  4. Northwest School for Deaf and Hard-Of-Hearing ChildrenShoreline, WA

    General operating support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $55,00085% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $10,00015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nebraska1 grant $50,000
  2. Washington2 grants $40,000
  3. Oregon1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Victoria HalliganPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Christopher HalliganSECRETARY & CFO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Paul CantorCFO (RESIGNED NOVEMBER 2024) Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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