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Samuel P Pardoe Foundation

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 521660757

Samuel P Pardoe Foundation is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $405,000 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $150,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $518,187 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$3.4 million20$11.2 million
2023$518,18718$11.8 million
2024$405,00016$12.5 million

How to apply

Samuel P Pardoe Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Samuel P Pardoe Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in New Hampshire.

StateGrantsAmount
New Hampshire16$405,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Prescott Conservancy Inc
Laconia, NH
2025 operating support$150,000
Prescott Conservancy Inc
Laconia, NH
2024 operating support$107,500
Lake Winnipesaukee Watershed Association
Meredith, NH
Program support$25,000
New Beginnings Without Violence & Abuse
Laconia, NH
Program support$15,000
Lakes Region Community Services
Laconia, NH
Program support$12,500
Lakes Region Mental Health Center
Laconia, NH
Program support$12,500
Audubon Society of New Hampshire
Concord, NH
Program support$10,000
Belknap County Conservation District
Laconia, NH
Program support$10,000
Granite United Way
Manchester, NH
Program support$10,000
Lakes Region Conservation Trust
Center Harbor, NH
Program support$10,000
New Hampshire Catholic Charities (DBA Catholic Charities New Hampshire)
Manchester, NH
Program support$10,000
Waypoint
Manchester, NH
Program support$10,000
New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits
Concord, NH
Program support$7,500
Lakes Region Planning Commission
Meredith, NH
Program support$5,000
New Hampshire Preservation Alliance
Concord, NH
Program support$5,000
Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests
Concord, NH
Program support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Samuel P Pardoe Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Samuel P Pardoe Foundation give?

$405,000 in tax year 2024, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Samuel P Pardoe Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Charles H Pardoe II (President/Director), Spencer Pardoe Ballou (Treasurer/Clerk/Director) and P Bruce Pardoe (Vice President/Director).

What does Samuel P Pardoe Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation and human services.

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