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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-6044714

Arthur Ashley Williams Foundation

A private foundation in Penobscot, ME. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $98,600 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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
Caroline P Buttner
P O Box 212
Penobscot, ME 04476
(207) 702-0280
[email protected]
Form and materials
At a minimum, a grant request should include a copy of the organization's tax exempt letter issued by the internal revenue service, it's proper name and address, a description of what the grant will be used for and whether it is a matching grant, and the amount of the request.
Deadlines
None.
Restrictions
None.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $98,600

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $4,134,762

  • Tax year 2023

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $3,841,716

  • Tax year 2022

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $3,606,521

  • Tax year 2021

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $4,442,583

  • Tax year 2020

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $4,085,875

  • Tax year 2019

    $176,300

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $3,921,149

  • Tax year 2018

    $89,400

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $3,433,509

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Captains for Clean WaterFort Myers, FL

    General grant

    $25,000
  2. Overlook Food Awareness Resource MaRutland, MA

    General grant

    $7,000
  3. South Shore HealthSouth Weymouth, MA

    Grant perinatal behavioral HLTH prog

    $7,000
  4. South Shore YMCAQuincy, MA

    General grant

    $7,000
  5. Canaan Firefighter's AssociationCanaan, NH

    General grant

    $5,000
  6. Lakeland Bible ChurchLakeland, FL

    General grant

    $5,000
  7. Town of Wayland Recreation DepartmentWayland, MA

    Grant: hannah williams playground

    $5,000
  8. Harry Chapin Food Bank IncFort Myers, FL

    General grant

    $4,000
  9. Gala Community CenterWolfeboro, NH

    General grant

    $3,500
  10. Wake Education PartnershipRaleigh, NC

    Grant: tools4schools

    $3,500
  11. Kearsarge Food HubBradford, NH

    Matching grant

    $3,500
  12. Danville Museum Fine Arts & HistoryDanville, VA

    Prog supp: history lectures/bus tour

    $3,500
  13. AmericaresStamford, CT

    Hurricane helene

    $3,100
  14. Upper Valley Humane SocietyLebanon, NH

    General grant

    $3,000
  15. The Learning Project Elementary SchBoston, MA

    Grant: mccord fund

    $2,500
  16. Friends of Mascoma FoundationCanaan, NH

    General grant

    $2,000
  17. Town of Rutland Massachusetts Agricultural CommissionRutland, MA

    Massachusetts agriculture commission

    $2,000
  18. Think WildBend, OR

    General grant

    $1,400
  19. Planned Parenthood Federation AmerNew York, NY

    General grant

    $1,000
  20. The Greater Boston Food Bank IncBoston, MA

    General grant

    $1,000
  21. Mspca Animal Careadoption Centers Angell Animal Medical CenterBoston, MA

    General grant

    $800
  22. Manomet IncManomet, MA

    General grant

    $700
  23. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    Grant

    $700
  24. The Island Institute of RocklandRockland, ME

    General grant

    $700
  25. The Epiphany School IncDorchester, MA

    Grant

    $700

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $25,70057% of the total
  2. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $5,00011% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $4,2009% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $3,5008% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $3,5008% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,0004% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1,4003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts11 grants $34,400
  2. Florida3 grants $34,000
  3. New Hampshire5 grants $17,000
  4. North Carolina1 grant $3,500
  5. Virginia1 grant $3,500
  6. Connecticut1 grant $3,100
  7. Oregon1 grant $1,400
  8. New York1 grant $1,000
  9. Maine1 grant $700

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Caroline P ButtnerPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $27,000
  • Nancy C RoseDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $3,000
  • Dr Jennifer W WillliamsDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $3,000
  • Dustin P LaverackDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $3,000
  • Warren F Baker EsqTREASURER Hours 0Pay $3,000
  • Emily W AndersenCLERK Hours 0Pay $700

The return

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