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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 45-4962912

Wade Research Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $174,147 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

    $174,147

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,212,259

  • Tax year 2023

    $137,049

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,357,805

  • Tax year 2022

    $191,758

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,320,225

  • Tax year 2021

    $121,853

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,070,592

  • Tax year 2020

    $115,458

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,738,298

  • Tax year 2019

    $59,847

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,667,467

  • Tax year 2018

    $14,262

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,226,739

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tall Timbers Research IncTallahassee, FL

    Avian Communities and Fire History Projects

    $77,074
  2. The Longleaf AllianceAndalusia, AL

    Longleaf Academy Series Projects

    $53,290
  3. University of ArizonaTucson, AZ

    General Purpose

    $43,783

Where the money goes

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

  1. Science and technology1 grant $77,07459% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $53,29041% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida1 grant $77,074
  2. Alabama1 grant $53,290
  3. Arizona1 grant $43,783

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Randall H WadePresident/Director Hours 1Pay $0
  • Emily Vanderbilt WadeSecretary/Director (end Feb 2024) Hours 1Pay $0
  • Emily W HugheyTreasurer/Director Hours 1Pay $0
  • William G WadeDirector; Secretary (start Feb 2024) Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rebecca W ComstockDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • William A LowellDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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