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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 04-3118545

Sweet Water Trust

A private foundation in Kennett Square, PA. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 4 grants and $23.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2021 (period ending Dec 31, 2021), 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

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

  • Tax year 2021

    $23,149,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,360,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $23,295,107

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,288,327

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $17,433,232

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,183,198

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $17,873,340

Grants paid in 2021

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Vanguard CharitableMalvern, PA

    General donation

    $18,711,000
  2. Northeast Wilderness TrustMontpelier, VT

    Woodbury wilderness VT project; grafton wilderness me project; alder stream preserve me stewardship and future protection; ames conservation easement stewardship (forest society of maine)

    $2,278,500
  3. The Nature ConservancyKeene Valley, NY

    Follensby pond adirondack project; shingle shanty (adirondack) assignment of conservation easement -stewardship endowment

    $1,160,000
  4. Forest Society of MaineBangor, ME

    Future forever-wild land protection projects in maine

    $1,000,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $18,711,00085% of the total
  2. Environment2 grants $3,278,50015% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Rhode Island1 grant $18,711,000
  2. Vermont1 grant $2,278,500
  3. New York1 grant $1,160,000
  4. Maine1 grant $1,000,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Walker G Buckner JrTRUSTEE Hours 8Pay $0
  • Eve EndicottTRUSTEE Hours 8Pay $0

The return

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