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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6017700

Eaton Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $104,500 paid in grants.

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

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

3 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $104,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,259,161
  • Tax year 2024

    $103,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,255,055
  • Tax year 2023

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,271,460

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Tides InstituteEastport, ME

    Further charitable purposes

    $40,000
  2. Maine Center for Costal FisheriesStonington, ME

    Further charitable purposes

    $30,000
  3. Red CrossPortland, ME

    Further charitable purposes

    $10,000
  4. Rectory SchoolPomfret, CT

    Further charitable purposes

    $7,000
  5. Velocity R Aviation FoundationBethlehem, PA

    Further charitable purposes

    $6,500
  6. Healthy Island ProjectStonington, ME

    Further charitable purposes

    $5,000
  7. Downeast Salmon FederationEast Machias, ME

    Further charitable purposes

    $5,000
  8. Calais HospitalCalais, ME

    Further charitable purposesfurther charitable purposes

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $7,00058% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $5,00042% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine6 grants $91,000
  2. Connecticut1 grant $7,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $6,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Shelby H MillerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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