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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 77-0233360

The Pacer Foundation

A private foundation in Waltham, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 32 grants and $154,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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 2024

    $154,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $5,722,150

  • Tax year 2023

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $5,368,563

  • Tax year 2022

    $138,254

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $2,143,927

  • Tax year 2021

    $112,500

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $2,249,883

  • Tax year 2020

    $113,500

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $2,295,305

  • Tax year 2019

    $131,500

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $2,268,089

Grants paid in 2024

32 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Shore Country Day SchoolBeverly, MA

    To provide an education that encourages children to embrace academic challenge

    $15,000
  2. ThriveBozeman, MT

    To provide children an opportunity to grow, succeed, and become valuable members of our community

    $15,000
  3. Brooks SchoolNorth Andover, MA

    Provide education

    $10,000
  4. Hop on A Cure FoundationRoswell, GA

    To improve health and lives of people affected by diseases

    $10,000
  5. Park Community FoundationUnknown, MA

    To provide high quality of education

    $10,000
  6. Santa Barbara Middle SchoolSanta Barbara, CA

    Provide education

    $10,000
  7. St Jude HospitalMemphis, TN

    To advance cures & prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research & treatment

    $10,000
  8. MV Community ServicesVineyard Haven, MA

    To provide accessible education and health and human services of the highest quality

    $8,000
  9. Direct Relief InternationalSanta Barbara, CA

    To improve health and lives of people affected by poverty

    $6,000
  10. Copley HospitalMorrisville, VT

    To improve health and lives of people affected by poverty

    $5,000
  11. Crane SchoolUnknown, MA

    Provide education

    $5,000
  12. Harvard Business SchoolBoston, MA

    To provide high quality of education

    $5,000
  13. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    To provide high quality of education

    $5,000
  14. North Country Animal LeagueMorrisville, VT

    To provide sheltering and adoption of homeless companion animals

    $5,000
  15. Planned Parenthood Northern New EnglandBurlington, VT

    To improve health and lives of people affected by diseases

    $5,000
  16. Plummer Youth PromiseSalem, MA

    Provide residential & non-residential services to youth at risk

    $5,000
  17. Storyteller Children's CenterSanta Barbara, CA

    To provide an education that encourages children to embrace academic challenge

    $5,000
  18. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    Provide education

    $3,000
  19. Proctor AcademyAndover, NH

    To provide high quality of education

    $2,000
  20. SquashbustersRoxbury Crossing, MA

    Cultivates each boy's talents

    $2,000
  21. Uvm Medical Center FoundationBurlington, VT

    To provide accessible education and health and human services of the highest quality

    $2,000
  22. Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA

    Provide pediatric healthcare

    $1,000
  23. Colby CollegeWaterville, ME

    Provide education

    $1,000
  24. Elon UniversityElon, NC

    To provide liberal arts undergraduate curriculum and graduate programs

    $1,000
  25. Fessenden SchoolWest Newton, MA

    Cultivates each boy's talents

    $1,000
  26. Florida State University FoundationTallahassee, FL

    To enhance the academic mission of florida state university

    $1,000
  27. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    To provide high quality of education

    $1,000
  28. Give Kids the WorldKissimmee, FL

    Provide critically ill children and their families with magical week-long wish vacations

    $1,000
  29. Michael J Fox Foundation-Parkinson's ResNew York, NY

    To fund the research of the cure for parkinson's disease

    $1,000
  30. Pomfret FundPomfret, CT

    To pursue lives of purpose and meaning

    $1,000
  31. The UCLA FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    To provide an education that encourages children to embrace academic challenge

    $1,000
  32. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    To conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education8 grants $27,00046% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $15,00025% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $6,00010% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $5,0008% of the total
  5. Community development1 grant $3,0005% of the total
  6. Youth development1 grant $2,0003% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts10 grants $62,000
  2. California4 grants $22,000
  3. Vermont4 grants $17,000
  4. Montana1 grant $15,000
  5. Georgia1 grant $10,000
  6. Tennessee1 grant $10,000
  7. Maine2 grants $6,000
  8. Rhode Island1 grant $3,000
  9. District of Columbia2 grants $2,000
  10. Florida2 grants $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Hugh K Foster JrPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Frank H FosterVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Jennifer BF WaltonVICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Elizabeth G WoodardTREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Adelaide E FosterSECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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