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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
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Tax year 2024
$507,293
- Grants listed
- 5
- Assets, end of year
- $9,062,715
-
Tax year 2023
$576,639
- Grants listed
- 5
- Assets, end of year
- $8,441,613
-
Tax year 2022
$539,309
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $8,583,033
-
Tax year 2021
$715,000
- Grants listed
- 5
- Assets, end of year
- $8,642,593
-
Tax year 2020
$711,455
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $8,411,530
-
Tax year 2019
$857,500
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $8,671,433
-
Tax year 2018
$342,000
- Grants listed
- 6
- Assets, end of year
- $8,282,910
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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FibershedSan Geronimo, CA
Climate Beneficial Agriculture Program and General Operations
$365,000 -
Vishwa Nirmala DharmaFort Plain, NY
The Devi International Boarding School - Meditation Hall construction project and new septic system
$110,000 -
Thacher School IncOjai, CA
ULI Golden Trout Wilderness School Expedition Project
$20,000 -
Emerson Umbrella IncConcord, MA
rental of space for storage of the Musketaquid arts and environment's Earth Day puppets at Prime storage in Maynard, MA
$7,293 -
Vishwa Nirmala DharmaFort Plain, NY
VND Fiscal Sponsorship legal services fee Fund
$5,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Environment1 grant $365,00093% of the total
- Education1 grant $20,0005% of the total
- Arts and culture1 grant $7,2932% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- California2 grants $385,000
- New York2 grants $115,000
- Massachusetts1 grant $7,293
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Eleanor BemisTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
- Gordon H BemisTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
- Marjorie BemisTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
- Alice BuetiTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
The return
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