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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 45-6541255

We Beat Cancer

A private foundation in East Walpole, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $103,120 paid in grants.

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

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

    $103,120

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $125,335
  • Tax year 2023

    $28,410

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $187,485
  • Tax year 2022

    $3,019

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $138,106
  • Tax year 2021

    $8,681

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $110,414
  • Tax year 2020

    $8,454

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $91,302

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Jimmy FundBrookline, MA

    General fund

    $35,000
  2. St Johns ChurchCanton, MA

    Church for needy parishners

    $20,858
  3. Children's HospitalBoston, MA

    General use and selected projects

    $15,184
  4. Little StarsCanton, MA

    Day care for cancer patient

    $9,441
  5. Ellie FundNeedham, MA

    For general purposes

    $7,000
  6. Dana Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA

    Payments for cancer patients

    $6,670
  7. Mass General BrighamBoston, MA

    payments for cancer patients

    $2,318
  8. Pan Mass ChallengeNeedham, MA

    Stix 4 Stec

    $2,027
  9. Run the DayPhiladephia, PA

    sponsor

    $1,051
  10. Old Colony YMCAStoughton, MA

    Livestrong Program

    $1,000
  11. Leukemia & LymphomaWellesley, MA

    General fund

    $1,000
  12. Tommy's Place FoundationQuincy, MA

    General fund

    $1,000
  13. Alex's teamWoburn, MA

    sponsor

    $571

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $15,18451% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $7,00023% of the total
  3. Medical research1 grant $6,67022% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $1,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts12 grants $102,069
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $1,051

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Patricia GallahueTrustee Hours 5Pay $0
  • Thomas GallahueTrustee Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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