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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-2372523

Prevail Fund

A private foundation in Newton Highlands, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $1.6 million 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,580,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $13,224,603

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,295,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $7,361,230

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $600,500

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Room to ReadSan Francisco, CA

    Scale up structured pedagogy program in india

    $750,000
  2. Central Square FoundationNew Delhi, India

    Support work with the state programme management unit (spmu) to improve foundational literacy and numeracy (fln)outcomes for children.

    $530,000
  3. Luminos FundBoston, MA

    Support in improving foundational literacy and numeracy outcomes for children in ethiopia

    $250,000
  4. Central Square FoundationNew Delhi, India

    General operating support

    $50,000

Approved for future payment

2 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Imagine WorldwideMill Valley, CA

    To improve the organizations capacity to distribute, install, and monitor affordable tablets for the purposes of improving students literacy fluency.

    $1,000,000
  2. Room to ReadSan Francisco, CA

    Scale up structured pedagogy program in india

    $250,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $1,000,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $750,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $250,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Andrew YounBOARD CHAIR Hours 5Pay $40,550
  • David HyldenTREASURER Hours 11Pay $62,934
  • Rory FentonSECRETARY (THRU 11/15/2024) Hours 11Pay $32,834
  • Colm O'FlynnSECRETARY (FROM 11/15/2024) Hours 17Pay $74,241

The return

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