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Preselected only
The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2025
$239,500
- Grants listed
- 36
- Assets, end of year
- $3,655,582
-
Tax year 2024
$243,750
- Grants listed
- 34
- Assets, end of year
- $3,673,766
-
Tax year 2023
$309,950
- Grants listed
- 53
- Assets, end of year
- $3,240,810
-
Tax year 2022
$199,500
- Grants listed
- 35
- Assets, end of year
- $3,518,551
-
Tax year 2021
$219,500
- Grants listed
- 35
- Assets, end of year
- $3,507,350
-
Tax year 2020
$300,900
- Grants listed
- 45
- Assets, end of year
- $3,094,654
-
Tax year 2019
$346,490
- Grants listed
- 57
- Assets, end of year
- $3,308,691
-
Tax year 2018
$214,220
- Grants listed
- 33
- Assets, end of year
- $3,408,585
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
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Sawyer Library FoundationGloucester, MA
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$50,000 -
The Richard Nixon FoundationYorba Linda, CA
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$40,000 -
Intervale CenterBurlington, VT
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$20,000 -
Little Traverse Conservancy IncHarbor Springs, MI
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$20,000 -
Pickerel Crooked Lake Improv AssnAlanson, MI
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$10,000 -
Riding to the TopWindham, ME
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$10,000 -
Alzheimer's Association IncChicago, IL
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$10,000 -
Citizens Inn IncPeabody, MA
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$7,500 -
UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$7,000 -
Carson Tahoe Health FoundationCarson City, NV
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$5,000 -
Mid Coast HospitalBrunswick, ME
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$5,000 -
St Catherine Island FoundationClifton, VA
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$5,000 -
Sailing Ships MainePortland, ME
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$5,000 -
Mount Vernon Ladies Assoc of the UnMount Vernon, VA
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$5,000 -
International Myeloma FoundationStudio City, CA
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$5,000 -
Society of the Cincinnati of MarylaWashington, DC
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$3,500 -
American Camping AssociationMartinsville, IN
To further charitable purposes of public charity WOHELO Hiietini Circle Scholarship Fund
$3,000 -
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum IncSt Michaels, MD
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$2,500 -
Individual
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$2,500 -
American Enterprise InstituteWashington, DC
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$2,500 -
Vermont FoodbankBarre, VT
To further charitable purposes of public charity Feeding Chittenden
$2,000 -
Harpswell Heritage Land TrustHarpswell, ME
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$2,000 -
Maine Organic Farmers and GardenersUnity, ME
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$2,000 -
Chocolate Church Arts CenterBath, ME
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$2,000 -
Mid-Coast Hunger Prevention ProgramBrunswick, ME
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$2,000 -
Kappa Alpha Theta FoundationIndianapolis, IN
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$1,500 -
BrunswickTopsham Land TrustBrunswick, ME
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$1,000 -
Landmark SchoolBeverly, MA
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$1,000 -
Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, ME
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$1,000 -
Mono County Sheriff Search RescueMammoth Lakes, CA
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$1,000 -
Wikimedia Foundation OrgSan Francisco, CA
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$1,000 -
Sam Beauford Working InstituteAdrian, MI
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$1,000 -
The Society of the Cincinnati IncConcord, NH
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$1,000 -
Individual
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$1,000 -
Douglas County Sheriff Search and RCastle Rock, CO
To further charitable purposes of governmental entity
$1,000 -
Harbor Light Christian SchoolHarbor Springs, MI
To further charitable purposes of public charity
$500
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education4 grants $59,50047% of the total
- Jobs and employment1 grant $20,00016% of the total
- Health1 grant $10,0008% of the total
- Human services1 grant $10,0008% of the total
- Arts and culture3 grants $9,5008% of the total
- Housing and shelter1 grant $7,5006% of the total
- 3 other causes5 grants $9,5008% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Massachusetts3 grants $58,500
- California4 grants $53,000
- Michigan4 grants $31,500
- Maine9 grants $30,000
- Vermont2 grants $22,000
- Illinois1 grant $10,000
- Virginia2 grants $10,000
- District of Columbia3 grants $7,000
- Nevada1 grant $5,000
- Indiana2 grants $4,500
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Patricia C ShepherdTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
- Jennifer P CaseyTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
- Sheila C McManusTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
- Virginia C PettengillTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
- R Oliver SchwabTreasurer Hours 3Pay $0
The return
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