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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 33-1603378

Light & Way Foundation

A private foundation in Duxbury, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $248,890 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $248,890

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,456,577

  • Tax year 2024

    $84,889

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,021,541

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

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

  1. LOVE4SATOS Animal RescueGuaynabo, PR

    General activities

    $50,000
  2. Individual

    General activities

    $50,000
  3. Trustees of Partridge Academy in DuDuxbury, MA

    General activities

    $25,000
  4. Natick Service CouncilNatick, MA

    General activities

    $25,000

  5. This return lists its grants in an attachment that is not in the IRS e-file: $23,890 in all.

  6. Individual

    General activities

    $20,000
  7. Center for Healthy AgingFort Collins, CO

    General activities

    $10,000
  8. Center for Healthy AgingFort Collins, CO

    General activities

    $10,000
  9. Pasadena HumanePasadena, CA

    General activities

    $10,000
  10. LA Regional Food BankLos Angeles, CA

    General activities

    $10,000
  11. Johnny Mac Soldiers FundAshburn, VA

    General activities

    $5,000
  12. Natick Service CouncilNatick, MA

    General activities

    $5,000
  13. American Friends of MasterworksIrvington, NY

    General activities

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals2 grants $60,00060% of the total
  2. Community development2 grants $30,00030% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $5,0005% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $5,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts3 grants $55,000
  2. Puerto Rico1 grant $50,000
  3. California2 grants $20,000
  4. Colorado2 grants $20,000
  5. New York1 grant $5,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • David HinesTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Debra HinesTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jeffrey Roberts Co NMF LLPTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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