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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 92-1417886

Near Walden Foundation

A private foundation in Concord, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 16 grants and $162,500 paid in grants.

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

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

    $162,500

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,670,729
  • Tax year 2023

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,996,478
  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $2,500,000

Grants paid in 2024

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Concord Carlisle FoundationConcord, MA

    Families / people in need.

    $20,000
  2. Discovery Museum IncActon, MA

    STEM education/ families

    $20,000
  3. Museum of ScienceBoston, MA

    STEM education

    $20,000
  4. MITCambrige, MA

    STEM and residential education

    $15,000
  5. Groton Hill Music CenterGroton, MA

    Music education

    $10,000
  6. Concord Children's CenterConcord, MA

    Early education and families

    $10,000
  7. The Umbrella Arts CenterConcord, MA

    Arts education

    $10,000
  8. Timeslips Creative StorytellingMilwaukee, WI

    Dementia and families affected

    $10,000
  9. Household Goods IncActon, MA

    Families and community

    $10,000
  10. Opentable IncConcord, MA

    Families and food insecurity

    $10,000
  11. Concord Free Public Library CorpConcord, MA

    Community education

    $10,000
  12. Strings Music FestivalSteamboat SPR, CO

    Music education

    $5,000
  13. MITCambrige, MA

    Women at MIT

    $5,000
  14. Acre Family ChildcareLowell, MA

    Early education and families

    $2,500
  15. Yampa Valley Community FoundationSteamboat SPR, CO

    Families and people in need

    $2,500
  16. Play Boulder FoundationBoulder, CO

    Families and community

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $45,00042% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $22,50021% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $20,00019% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $10,0009% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $10,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts12 grants $142,500
  2. Colorado3 grants $10,000
  3. Wisconsin1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Pamela GannonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • David DouglasTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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