Private foundation · EIN 04-2077934

Henry David Thoreau Foundation Inc

Accepts applications

Somerville, MA

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Tax year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31) · Filed with IRS 2025 · Data as of 2026-10-24 · View filing on ProPublica · Source: IRS e-file object 202513169349101486
Total assets (EOY)$12,426,374
Grants paid$317,735
Typical (median) grant$6,500
Grants listed27
Giving in home state (MA)24%

Grant size distribution

RangeGrants
Under $5K2
$5K–$25K20
$25K–$100K5
$100K+0

Smallest $1,300 · Largest $40,000

Geographic focus

MA
24%
NY
15%
GA
13%
VT
12%
NH
11%
IL
6%
CT
4%
ME
4%

Common purposes

scholarship

Giving history

Tax yearContributions paidTotal assetsGrants listed
2023$301,398$11,755,02527
2024$317,735$12,426,37427

Years shown are the filings ingested so far; more years are added as additional IRS batches are processed.

How to apply

ContactJOHN R GALVIN CO HENRY DAVID THOREA
Address265 MEDFORD ST, SOMERVILLE, MA, 01243
Phone6176666900
Form & materialsTHE APPLICATION FORM IS AVAILABLE BY REQUEST TO THE ABOVE-NAMED PERSON
DeadlinesFEBRUARY 1ST
RestrictionsFOUNDATION EMPLOYEES, TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AWARDS

Source: 990-PF Part XV line 2, tax year 2024.

Top recipients (tax year 2024)

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Cornell UniversityITHICA, NYGRANT$40,000
Savannah State UniversitySAVANNAH, GAGRANT$40,000
University Of Vermont FoundationBURLINGTON, VTGRANT$38,300
Harvard CollegeCAMBRIDGE, MASCHOLARSHIP$26,000
Dartmouth CollegeHANOVER, NHSCHOLARSHIP$25,885
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWORCESTER, MASCHOLARSHIP$13,000
Yale UniversityNEW HAVEN, CTSCHOLARSHIP$13,000
Amherst CollegeAMHERST, MASCHOLARSHIP$6,500
Maine Maritime AcademyCASTINE, MESCHOLARSHIP$6,500
Massachusetts Institute Of TechnologyCAMBRIDGE, MASCHOLARSHIP$6,500
Northeastern UniversityBOSTON, MASCHOLARSHIP$6,500
Northwestern UniversityEVANSTON, ILSCHOLARSHIP$6,500
Rice UniversityHOUSTON, TXSCHOLARSHIP$6,500
Smith CollegeNORTHHAMPTON, MASCHOLARSHIP$6,500
Stevens Institute Of TechnologyHOBOKEN, NJSCHOLARSHIP$6,500
Tufts UniversityMEDFORD, MASCHOLARSHIP$6,500
Union CollegeSCHNECECTADY, NYSCHOLARSHIP$6,500
University Of California DavisDAVIS, CASCHOLARSHIP$6,500
University Of ChicagoCHICAGO, ILSCHOLARSHIP$6,500
University Of Illinois ChampaignCHAMPAIGN, ILSCHOLARSHIP$6,500
University Of Maine OronoORONO, MESCHOLARSHIP$6,500
University Of New HampshireDURHAM, NHSCHOLARSHIP$6,500
University Of Notre DameNOTRE DAME, INSCHOLARSHIP$6,500
University Of VirginiaCHARLOTTESVILLE, VASCHOLARSHIP$6,500
Vanderbuilt UniversityNASHVILLE, TNSCHOLARSHIP$6,500
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