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Ince Foundation INC

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Wakefield, MA501(c)(3)Since 1993Foundations & Grantmakers EIN 14-1761628Revenue $144K in FY2025

On file with the IRSincefoundation.org401 Edgewater Pl Ste 600, 01880-6200 · Wakefield, MATax-exempt since Aug 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Ince Foundation, INC. Funds awards for best student papers, travel awards, scholarships, and projects following review and recommendation by the institute of noise control engineering of the USA (Ince-USA). The Foundation co-sponsors workshops and symposia as follow-up to the 2010 national academy of engineering consensus report "technology for a quieter america".

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 44% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
42 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $583K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 42.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$144K
+121% vs prior year
Spent
$50K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$760K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$144K
FY2025▲ +121%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$90K
FY2021$60K
FY2022$48K
FY2023$61K
FY2024$65K
FY2025$144K
Expenses
$50K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$39K
FY2021$36K
FY2022$36K
FY2023$49K
FY2024$53K
FY2025$50K
Net assets
$760K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$605K
FY2021$630K
FY2022$641K
FY2023$654K
FY2024$666K
FY2025$760K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1998.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $43K Management & general 3% · $2K Fundraising 11% · $6K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gordon Ebbitt
Vice President - Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eric W Wood
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Ince Foundation INC is a public foundation based in Wakefield, MA, formed in 1993.

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2 programs · $43K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Awards and medals funded by the ince foundation during 2025 are:* INCE/USA student paper and classic paper awards were awarded to six students and presented during noise-con 2025 CONFERENCE.* martin HISCHORN/GRADUATE student project award was funded and presented at noise-con 2025.* eighteen hallberg foundation travel awards to noise-con…

$29Kprogram expense
02

As part of its technology for a quieter america (tqa) program, the ince foundation funded: * a report was prepared and printed in 2025 for the 2024 two-day tqa virtual workshop "urban noise: impact and CONTROL."* the ince foundation co-sponsored a two-day in-person workshop "disruptive and blue-sky ideas for noise control." the workshop…

$14Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
E L & R F Hallberg FoundationFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 13 grants · $134K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$12,600
Unitemized GrantFY2025$6,000
Board of Regents of the University of NebraskaNE · FY2025$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$4,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$19,800
Pennsylvania State UniversityFY2024$6,000
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteNY · FY2024$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$24,400
Board of Regents of the University of NebraskaNE · FY2023$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$14,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$12,185
Michigan Tech FundMI · FY2021$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$11,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$144K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$133K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11K
Money outPt IX
$50K
Ln 25
Programscol B$43K
Managementcol C$2K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$760K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$177K
Total assetsLn 16$760K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$11K
Investment incomeLn 3$133K
Gains on assetsLn 7$110K
Total revenueLn 12$144K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$177K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$177K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$583K
Total assetsLn 16$760K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$760K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$210K$177K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$457K$583K
Total assetsLn 16$666K$760K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$666K$760K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K$6K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$142$142
Information technologyLn 14$7K$1K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$50K$43K$2K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $144K$50K$94K$760K 990 PDF
FY2024 $65K$53K$13K$666K 990 PDF
FY2023 $61K$49K$12K$654K 990 PDF
FY2022 $48K$36K$12K$641K 990 PDF
FY2021 $60K$36K$25K$630K 990 PDF
FY2020 $90K$39K$51K$605K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $143,942 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $19,184$11,200
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $46,077$132,742
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $65,261$143,942
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $36,600$28,600
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $16,038$21,559
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $52,638$50,159
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $12,623$93,783
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $143,942 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$11,200
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,200
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $22,983$22,983
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $109,759$109,759
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $132,742$143,942
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $50,159 across 5 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $6,000$6,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $22,600$22,600
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $142$142
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,420 · Fundraising $5,680$7,100
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,317$14,317
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $42,917 · Management $1,562 · Fundraising $5,680$50,159
Part X · Balance sheet $760,181 assets, 6 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $209,566$177,435
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $456,832$582,746
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $666,398$760,181
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $666,398$760,181
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $666,398$760,181
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $760,181 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$143,942
XI-2 Total expenses$50,159
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$93,783
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$666,398
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$760,181

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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