The Pacer Foundation
Invitation OnlyWaltham, Massachusetts · EIN 77-0233360 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$154K
Organizations funded32
Typical grant$5,000
Total assets$7.8M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,000 and $6,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
68% of grants went outside Massachusetts.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shore Country Day School | Beverly, MA | To provide an education that encourages children to embrace academic challenge | $15,000 |
| Thrive | Bozeman, MT | To provide children an opportunity to grow, succeed, and become valuable members of our community | $15,000 |
| Brooks School | North Andover, MA | Provide education | $10,000 |
| Hop on a Cure Foundation | Roswell, GA | To improve health and lives of people affected by diseases | $10,000 |
| Park Community Foundation | Unknown, MA | To provide high quality of education | $10,000 |
| Santa Barbara Middle School | Santa Barbara, CA | Provide education | $10,000 |
| St Jude Hospital | Memphis, TN | To advance cures & prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research & treatment | $10,000 |
| Mv Community Services | Vineyard Haven, MA | To provide accessible education and health and human services of the highest quality | $8,000 |
| Direct Relief International | Santa Barbara, CA | To improve health and lives of people affected by poverty | $6,000 |
| Copley Hospital | Morrisville, VT | To improve health and lives of people affected by poverty | $5,000 |
| Crane School | Unknown, MA | Provide education | $5,000 |
| Harvard Business School | Boston, MA | To provide high quality of education | $5,000 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | To provide high quality of education | $5,000 |
| North Country Animal League | Morrisville, VT | To provide sheltering and adoption of homeless companion animals | $5,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Northern New England | Burlington, VT | To improve health and lives of people affected by diseases | $5,000 |
| Plummer Youth Promise | Salem, ME | Provide residential & non-residential services to youth at risk | $5,000 |
| Storyteller Children's Center | Santa Barbara, CA | To provide an education that encourages children to embrace academic challenge | $5,000 |
| Brown University | Providence, RI | Provide education | $3,000 |
| Proctor Academy | Andover, NH | To provide high quality of education | $2,000 |
| Squashbusters | Boston, MA | Cultivates each boy's talents | $2,000 |
| Uvm Medical Center Foundation | Burlington, VT | To provide accessible education and health and human services of the highest quality | $2,000 |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | Provide pediatric healthcare | $1,000 |
| Colby College | Waterville, ME | Provide education | $1,000 |
| Elon University | Elon, NC | To provide liberal arts undergraduate curriculum and graduate programs | $1,000 |
| Fessenden School | Newton, MA | Cultivates each boy's talents | $1,000 |
| Florida State University Foundation | Tallahassee, FL | To enhance the academic mission of florida state university | $1,000 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | To provide high quality of education | $1,000 |
| Give Kids the World | Kissimmee, FL | Provide critically ill children and their families with magical week-long wish vacations | $1,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation-Parkinson's Res | New York, NY | To fund the research of the cure for parkinson's disease | $1,000 |
| Pomfret Fund | Pomfret, CT | To pursue lives of purpose and meaning | $1,000 |
| The UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To provide an education that encourages children to embrace academic challenge | $1,000 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | To conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on earth | $1,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $154,000 | 32 |
| 2023 | $115,000 | 30 |
| 2022 | $138,254 | 40 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Mar 10, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202600699349100815
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 77-0233360
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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