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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 92-0403094

The Prospect Advancement Fund

A private foundation in Lawrence, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $29,349 paid in grants.

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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None specified
Restrictions
None specified

Contact person, phone, email, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $29,349

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,017,637
  • Tax year 2023

    $27,015

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $987,684
  • Tax year 2022

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $1,001,977

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. We Will All RiseBaltimore, MD

    Fellowships for young men of color

    $25,000
  2. Learnserve InternationalWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $1,808
  3. Brothers Liberating Our CommunitiesKansas City, MO

    Fellowships for black male educators

    $1,041
  4. Freedom HouseWashington, DC

    General purposes

    $1,000
  5. Haymarket People's FundBoston, MA

    Social justice causes in new england

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $27,84997% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $1,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland1 grant $25,000
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $2,808
  3. Missouri1 grant $1,041
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Ricardo NealPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $11,700
  • Atiya Dangleben NealTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Anthony DevoeDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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