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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-1562708

The Bluecow Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $90,000 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.

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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,617,636

  • Tax year 2024

    $96,200

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,608,610

  • Tax year 2023

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,637,599

  • Tax year 2022

    $81,250

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,665,783

  • Tax year 2021

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,722,986

  • Tax year 2020

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,742,852

  • Tax year 2019

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,743,930

  • Tax year 2018

    $72,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,837,044

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rodale InstituteKutztown, PA

    General purposes

    $30,000
  2. Pine Street InnBoston, MA

    General purposes

    $25,000
  3. Buildon - US ProgramsStamford, CT

    General purposes

    $20,000
  4. Habitat for Humanity Greater BostonBoston, MA

    General purposes

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $30,00055% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $25,00045% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts2 grants $40,000
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $30,000
  3. Connecticut1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Karen VachonPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Mark VachonSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Lauren VachonBOARD MEMBER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Philip VachonBOARD MEMEBER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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