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Tara Hills Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 202045324

Tara Hills Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Boston, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $100,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $6,650 and the largest $45,000. 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 $170,000 the year before.

20% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$249,0005$1.9 million
2023$170,0008$2.1 million
2024$100,0006$2.1 million

How to apply

Tara Hills Charitable 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.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Florida.

StateGrantsAmount
Florida1$45,000
New York2$41,300
Vermont2$12,400
California1$1,300

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Be Healthy Inc
Miami Beach, FL
Unrestricted$45,000
Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons School
Schenectady, NY
Unrestricted$40,000
Spectrum Youth Family Svcs
Burlington, VT
Unrestricted$12,000
Seva Foundation
Berkeley, CA
Unrestricted$1,300
Individual
NY
Unrestricted$1,300
Central Vermont Refugee Network
Marchfield, VT
Unrestricted$400

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Tara Hills Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Tara Hills Charitable Foundation give?

$100,000 in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $6,650.

Who runs Tara Hills Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Kathleen J Houlahan (Trustee), James P Randall (Trustee) and James H Lowell (Trustee).

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