NR Lachance Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Gardner, MA EIN: 65-0231457

NR Lachance Foundation is a private foundation, based in Gardner, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $25K. Net investment income was $33K.

NR Lachance Foundation at a glance

In short: NR Lachance Foundation gave $25K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$25,000
-9.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$12,500
+36.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$12,500
Total assets
$2,100,874
-0.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (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 NR Lachance Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

CASA Familia Inc: $15KCASA Familia Inc$15KUf Foundation: $10KUf Foundation$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was CASA Familia Inc ($15K). Together the top 2 received $25K.

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

GardnerWorcesterShrewsburyMiamiGainesville

How NR Lachance Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 58% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 43% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$20K$40K$60K$80K4 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2025) to $72K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
CASA Familia Inc Miami, FLCharitable$15,000
Uf Foundation Gainesville, FLCharitable$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$2,100,874$61,211$65,727$25,0002$26,250$32,743$60,517
2024$2,105,390$177,929$47,834$27,5003$28,750$159,693$52,871
2023$1,975,295$64,007$70,151$50,0004$51,250$47,790$50,466
2022$1,981,439$101,813$76,897$60,0004$61,250$87,315$53,024
2021$1,956,523$70,146$93,253$72,0004—$52,714$51,123

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, NR Lachance Foundation reported a distributable amount of $61K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

NR Lachance Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christine A. Symonds

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paula J. Donovan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Donovan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 NR Lachance Foundation

How much does NR Lachance Foundation give each year?

NR Lachance Foundation gave $25K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $28K across 3 grants.

How large is NR Lachance Foundation?

NR Lachance Foundation reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $26K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $61K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

Where does NR Lachance Foundation operate?

NR Lachance Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, Massachusetts.

What is NR Lachance Foundation's EIN?

NR Lachance Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 65-0231457. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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