520 Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Nashua, NH EIN: 46-2457715

520 Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Nashua, NH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $50K. Net investment income was $28.

520 Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: 520 Charitable Foundation gave $50K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in New Hampshire. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$50,000
+25.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$25,000
-37.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$25,000
Total assets
$1,317
-23.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
New Hampshire (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who 520 Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua: $40KThe Boys & Girls Club ofGreater Nashua$40KCommon Man for Ukraine - Plymouth Rotary Foundation: $10KCommon Man for Ukraine -Plymouth Rotary Foundation$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua ($40K). Together the top 2 received $50K.

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

NashuaHollisPlymouthCarlisleManchester

How 520 Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 41% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K2 grants2019 2 grants2020 1 grant2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2021) to $85K (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $50K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua Nashua, NHCore Programs of Healthy Lifestyles$40,000
Common Man for Ukraine - Plymouth Rotary Foundation Plymouth, NHTo deliver humanitarian aid, including food, and trauma counseling to ukrainian orphans, displaced children, and families struggling to survive this war.$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,317$52,028$52,425$50,0002$50,000$28$293
2024$1,714$44,002$42,432$40,0001$40,000$2$222
2023$144$52,001$52,425$50,0002$50,000$1$220
2022$568$78,001$87,325$85,0003$85,000$1$575
2021$9,892$2$42,883$40,0001$40,000$2$895
2020$52,773$17$48,325$46,0002—$17$3,246
2019$101,081$115,036$57,325$55,0002—$36$880

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, 520 Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $293 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

520 Charitable Foundation is led by Cynthia Herweck, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Cynthia Herweck

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about 520 Charitable Foundation

How much does 520 Charitable Foundation give each year?

520 Charitable Foundation gave $50K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $40K across 1 grant.

How large is 520 Charitable Foundation?

520 Charitable Foundation reported $1K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $50K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $293 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does 520 Charitable Foundation operate?

520 Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Massachusetts, New Hampshire.

What is 520 Charitable Foundation's EIN?

520 Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-2457715. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 25, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 25, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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