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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6026880

The Nichols Trust

A private foundation in Hollis, NH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 29 grants and $71,400 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 2026), 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
Richard R Husk
11 Merrill Lane
Hollis, NH 03049
(603) 465-3137
Form and materials
Letter from authorized charities.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Authorized 501(c)(3) charities

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $71,400

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $1,458,894

  • Tax year 2024

    $74,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $1,495,545

  • Tax year 2023

    $73,250

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $1,528,134

  • Tax year 2022

    $76,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,558,127

  • Tax year 2021

    $90,150

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $1,618,447

  • Tax year 2020

    $92,650

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $1,651,925

  • Tax year 2019

    $92,650

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $1,735,408

  • Tax year 2018

    $75,150

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $1,754,348

Grants paid in 2025

29 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Beaver Brook AssociationHollis, NH

    Annual fund/general

    $20,000
  2. Berry CollegeMount Berry, GA

    Annual fund/scholarship

    $10,000
  3. Brimmer & May SchoolChestnut Hill, MA

    Annual fund/scholarship

    $10,000
  4. Lawrence AcademyGroton, MA

    Annual fund/general

    $10,000
  5. Boston University's Wheelock College of Education & Human DevelopmentBoston, MA

    Annual fund/general

    $4,500
  6. New Hampshire Public TelevisionDurham, NH

    Annual fund/general

    $3,000
  7. WGBHBoston, MA

    Annual fund/general

    $3,000
  8. Applewild SchoolFitchburg, MA

    Annual fund/general

    $2,850
  9. Society for the Protection of NH ForestsConcord, NH

    Annual fund/general

    $2,250
  10. Planned Parenthood of NneColchester, VT

    Annual fund/general

    $1,000
  11. Hollis Congregational ChurchHollis, NH

    Annual fund/general

    $500
  12. Mass Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to ChildrenBoston, MA

    Annual fund/general

    $500
  13. Spaulding Youth CenterNorthfield, NH

    Annual fund/general

    $500
  14. YMCA of Greater NashuaMerrimack, NH

    Annual fund/general

    $500
  15. American Red CrossConcord, NH

    Annual fund/general

    $250
  16. Crittenton Women's Unioneconomic Mobility PathwaysBrighton, MA

    Annual fund/general

    $250
  17. Hollis Firemen's AssociationHollis, NH

    Annual fund/general

    $250
  18. Home Health & Hospice CenterMerrimack, NH

    Annual fund/general

    $250
  19. Nichols Smith Land TrustHollis, NH

    Annual fund/general

    $250
  20. Perkins School for the BlindWatertown, MA

    Annual fund/general

    $250
  21. Colonial WilliamsburgWilliamsburg, VA

    Annual fund/general

    $200
  22. New England Wildflower SocietyWayland, MA

    Annual fund/general

    $200
  23. Old Sturbridge VillageSturbridge, MA

    Annual fund/general

    $200
  24. Plymouth PlantationPlymouth, MA

    Annual fund/general

    $200
  25. Arnold ArboretumJamaica Plain, MA

    Annual fund/general

    $100
  26. Brooklyn Botanic GardenBrooklyn, NY

    Annual fund/general

    $100
  27. Canterbury Shaker VillageCanterbury, NH

    Annual fund/general

    $100
  28. Harris Center for Conservation EducationHancock, NH

    Annual fund/general

    $100
  29. Manoment Center for Conservation SciencesManomet, MA

    Annual fund/general

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $23,10052% of the total
  2. Environment3 grants $20,20046% of the total
  3. Mental health1 grant $5001% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $300<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts13 grants $32,150
  2. New Hampshire12 grants $27,950
  3. Georgia1 grant $10,000
  4. Vermont1 grant $1,000
  5. Virginia1 grant $200
  6. New York1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Richard R HuskTRUSTEE Hours 8Pay $0
  • Charles J HuskTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Monique M GravesTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

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