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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-2442440

Humani Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Belmont, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $2.4 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

    $2,360,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,868,265

  • Tax year 2023

    $187,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $4,742,587

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mass AudubonLincoln, MA

    General operating support

    $1,000,000
  2. Heroic Hearts ProjectNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $500,000
  3. Prohuman Foundation IncMiami, FL

    General operating support

    $250,000
  4. Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism IncNew York City, NY

    General operating support

    $250,000
  5. Acera SchoolWinchester, MA

    General operating support

    $250,000
  6. Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard & MIT (50TH Celebration Event )Cambridge, MA

    General operating support

    $50,000
  7. Boys and Girls Club of Greater LowelLowell, MA

    General operating support

    $25,000
  8. Culture Trust of Greater PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PA

    General operating support

    $20,000
  9. Tiny Seed Project IncVernon, VT

    General operating support

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $500,00049% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $250,00025% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $250,00025% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $15,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts4 grants $1,325,000
  2. New York2 grants $750,000
  3. Florida1 grant $250,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $20,000
  5. Vermont1 grant $15,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Inger Kirsten WaerstadPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Dharmesh ShahTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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