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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-3066922

Brigham Hill Foundation

A private foundation in North Grafton, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 30 grants and $87,040 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Shirley J Williams Treasurer
128 Brigham Hill Road
North Grafton, MA 01536
(508) 839-1121
Form and materials
A formal proposal detailing the amount requested and the use to which those funds will be put, accompanied by financial statements.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $87,040

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $286,205

  • Tax year 2024

    $87,540

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $365,866

  • Tax year 2023

    $72,394

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $338,208

  • Tax year 2022

    $118,570

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $248,577

  • Tax year 2021

    $124,525

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $66,796

  • Tax year 2020

    $90,645

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $193,374

  • Tax year 2019

    $72,440

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $135,540

  • Tax year 2018

    $78,800

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $102,205

Grants paid in 2025

30 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Blackstone HeritageWorcester, MA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  2. Willard Clock MuseumNorth Grafton, MA

    Charitable

    $13,000
  3. Ma AudobonWorcester, MA

    Charitable

    $11,250
  4. Tower Hill Botanic GardenBoylston, MA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  5. Dana FarberBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $6,000
  6. Worcester Historical MuseumWorcester, MA

    Charitable

    $6,000
  7. Grafton ArtsNorth Grafton, MA

    Charitable

    $3,000
  8. United Way of Central Massachusetts IncWorcester, MA

    Charitable

    $3,000
  9. Worcester Art MuseumWorcester, MA

    Charitable

    $2,500
  10. American Antiquarian SocietyWorcester, MA

    Charitable

    $2,000
  11. The Salvation ArmyCanton, MA

    Charitable

    $2,000
  12. UMASS MemorialWorcester, MA

    Charity

    $2,000
  13. Community Harvest ProjectNorth Grafton, MA

    Charitable

    $1,500
  14. New England Botanical GardenBoylston, MA

    Charitable

    $1,500
  15. WGBHBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $1,500
  16. Boys TownFall River, MA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  17. Grafton Land TrustGrafton, MA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  18. Museum of WorcesterWorcester, MA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  19. Planned ParenthoodBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  20. Grafton Historical SocietyGrafton, MA

    Charitable

    $500
  21. Harvard College FundCambridge, MA

    Charitable

    $500
  22. The Winsor SchoolBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $500
  23. VNA Care Network IncWorcester, MA

    Charitable

    $500
  24. Friends of the Grafton EldersGrafton, MA

    Charitable

    $250
  25. Trustees of ReservationsBeverly, MA

    Charitable

    $140
  26. League of Women Voters Educational FundWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $100
  27. Music WorcesterWorcester, MA

    Charitable

    $100
  28. American Horticultural SocietyAlexandria, VA

    Charitable

    $70
  29. Harvard MagazineCambridge, MA

    Charitable

    $70
  30. Cornell OrnithologyIthaca, NY

    Charitable

    $60

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture5 grants $11,67043% of the total
  2. Environment3 grants $11,07041% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $2,5009% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,5006% of the total
  5. Health1 grant $5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts27 grants $86,810
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $100
  3. Virginia1 grant $70
  4. New York1 grant $60

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Peter H WilliamsCHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Shirley J WilliamsTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

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