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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 03-0367216

The Solstice Trust

A private foundation in Newport, RI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $10,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $137,623
  • Tax year 2023

    $9,250

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $136,526
  • Tax year 2022

    $9,750

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $159,654
  • Tax year 2021

    $8,750

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $180,738
  • Tax year 2020

    $8,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $183,516
  • Tax year 2019

    $9,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $180,731

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The ProutyLebanon, NH

    Support cancer research

    $5,000
  2. Vermont Public RadioColchester, VT

    Support public radio

    $1,500
  3. Vermont Adaptive Ski & SportsKillington, VT

    Support individuals with disabilities

    $1,500
  4. Hanover Improvement SocietyHanover, NH

    Support community preservation

    $1,500
  5. Friends of Sakonnet LighthouseL Compton, RI

    Support land conservation

    $500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Sports and recreation2 grants $3,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Hampshire2 grants $6,500
  2. Vermont2 grants $3,000
  3. Rhode Island1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Kristin M BrownPRES/TREAS, DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Stuart T CloseVICE PRES, DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Louis G Murphy JrSECRETARY, DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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