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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 54-6520154

The Help for People Foundation

A private foundation in Norwich, VT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 20 grants and $275,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $275,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $6,501,037

  • Tax year 2024

    $424,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $5,947,251

  • Tax year 2023

    $390,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $5,776,464

  • Tax year 2022

    $282,500

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $5,981,878

  • Tax year 2021

    $329,950

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $5,852,347

  • Tax year 2020

    $226,100

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $5,937,119

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lighthouse HolyokeHolyoke, MA

    Support of educational programming

    $40,000
  2. St Judes Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    Support research of childhood cancer

    $40,000
  3. Upper Valley HavenWhite Riv JCT, VT

    Support for the unhoused

    $40,000
  4. Friends of the Norris Cotton CancerLebanon, NH

    Support for cancer research

    $20,000
  5. Vermont PublicColchester, VT

    Support for public broadcasting

    $20,000
  6. Willing HandsNorwich, VT

    Support for food access

    $20,000
  7. Hartford Dismas HouseHartford, VT

    Support of the formerly incarcerated

    $10,000
  8. New Hampshire Public RadioConcord, NH

    Support for public broadcasting

    $10,000
  9. Public Broadcasting ServiceArlington, VA

    Support for public broadcasting

    $10,000
  10. Special Needs Support CenterWhite River Junction, VT

    Special needs community support

    $10,000
  11. The Family PlaceNorwich, VT

    Community social safety net

    $10,000
  12. Holyoke Art IncHolyoke, MA

    Support for the arts as a catalyst

    $5,000
  13. Honduras Tolupan Ed FoundationNorwich, VT

    Support of rural literacy

    $5,000
  14. National Public RadioWashington, DC

    Support for public broadcasting

    $5,000
  15. National Wildlife FederationMerrifield, VA

    Support for wildlife, people, ecosys

    $5,000
  16. Norwich Community CollaborativeNorwich, VT

    Restoration of historic grange hall

    $5,000
  17. Norwich Public LibraryNorwich, VT

    Support for community library

    $5,000
  18. Spark Community CenterLebanon, NH

    Special needs community support

    $5,000
  19. Upper Valley Trails AllianceNorwich, VT

    Support accessible trails network

    $5,000
  20. WiseLebanon, NH

    Support those affected by domestic v

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture4 grants $30,00060% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $15,00030% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $5,00010% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Vermont10 grants $130,000
  2. Massachusetts2 grants $45,000
  3. New Hampshire4 grants $40,000
  4. Tennessee1 grant $40,000
  5. Virginia2 grants $15,000
  6. Maryland1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Teresa LyonsTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Tracy Lyons RodriguezTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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