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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6772671

Clermont Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 72 grants and $1.5 million 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

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

    $1,542,270

    Grants listed
    72
    Assets, end of year
    $52,944,048
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,155,425

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $46,216,382
  • Tax year 2023

    $1,177,025

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $40,011,565
  • Tax year 2022

    $772,750

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $28,388,228
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,045,450

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $19,187,554
  • Tax year 2020

    $4,135,100

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $16,783,122

Grants paid in 2025

72 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Bath & Tennis Historic BLDG Preservation FoundationPalm Beach, FL

    General operating

    $200,000
  2. Aspen InstituteWashington, DC

    General operating

    $105,000
  3. Business Executives for National SecurityWashington, DC

    General operating

    $100,000
  4. Glazer HallPalm Beach, FL

    General operating

    $100,000
  5. Southampton Hospital FoundationSouthampton, NY

    General operating

    $100,000
  6. Trustees of Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH

    General operating

    $100,000
  7. The 1882 House FoundationChestnut Hill, MA

    General operating

    $100,000
  8. Chapel and York US FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating

    $63,270
  9. Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ

    General operating

    $61,000
  10. Cox Science Center and AquariumWest Palm BCH, FL

    General operating

    $50,000
  11. Norton Museum of ArtWest Palm BCH, FL

    General operating

    $50,000
  12. Wikimedia FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General operating

    $50,000
  13. Museum of Fine Arts BostonBoston, MA

    General operating

    $30,000
  14. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    General operating

    $25,000
  15. Brookings InstitutionWashington, DC

    General operating

    $25,000
  16. The Society of the Four ArtsPalm Beach, FL

    General operating

    $25,000
  17. Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA

    General operating

    $20,000
  18. Glades Academy FoundationWest Palm BCH, FL

    General operating

    $20,000
  19. The Preservation Foundation of Palm BeachPalm Beach, FL

    General operating

    $20,000
  20. Venetian HeritageNew York, NY

    General operating

    $20,000
  21. University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL

    General operating

    $20,000
  22. Boys and Girls Clubs of Palm Beach CountyWest Palm Beach, FL

    General operating

    $15,000
  23. The Church of Bethesda by the SeaPalm Beach, FL

    General operating

    $15,000
  24. St Christopher's Episcopal ChurchWest Palm Beach, FL

    General operating

    $13,000
  25. The Society of the CincinnatiWashington, DC

    General operating

    $12,500
  26. Elephant Family USAHercules, CA

    General operating

    $11,000
  27. Catholic Schools FoundationBoston, MA

    General operating

    $10,000
  28. East End HospiceW Hampton BCH, NY

    General operating

    $10,000
  29. Palm Beach Country Club FoundationPalm Beach, FL

    General operating

    $10,000
  30. Palm Beach Police & Fire FoundationWest Palm Beach, FL

    General operating

    $10,000
  31. Palm Beach Zoo ConservationWest Palm Beach, FL

    General operating

    $10,000
  32. Town of Palm Beach United WayPalm Beach, FL

    General operating

    $10,000
  33. Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionWoods Hole, MA

    General operating

    $10,000
  34. Promise Fund of FLPalm Beach, FL

    General operating

    $10,000
  35. White House Historical AssociationWashington, DC

    General operating

    $10,000
  36. Gentleman of the GardenWellington, FL

    General operating

    $7,500
  37. St Andrew's Dune ChurchSouthampton, NY

    General operating

    $5,150
  38. Boston Symphony OrchestraBoston, MA

    General operating

    $5,000
  39. Citizens for National SecurityAustin, TX

    General operating

    $5,000
  40. Hope for Depression ResearchNew York, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  41. Palm Beach Civic AssociationPalm Beach, FL

    General operating

    $5,000
  42. Peggy Adams Animal RescueWest Palm Beach, FL

    General operating

    $5,000
  43. Northern NY Community FoundationWatertown, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  44. Quogue Wildlife RefugeQuogue, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  45. Association of Fundraising ProfessionalsWest Palm Beach, FL

    General operating

    $5,000
  46. Cia Officers Memorial FoundationHerndon, VA

    General operating

    $5,000
  47. Aopa FoundationFrederick, MD

    General operating

    $5,000
  48. Everest Leadership AcademyChappaqua, NY

    General operating

    $5,000
  49. Center for Creative EducationWest Palm BCH, FL

    General operating

    $2,500
  50. Quogue Junior Theater TroupeQuogue, NY

    General operating

    $2,500
  51. The National Wwii MuseumNew Orleans, LA

    General operating

    $2,500
  52. Future Wavemakers LivingstonPalm Beach, FL

    General operating

    $2,500
  53. Collegiate SchoolNew York, NY

    General operating

    $2,000
  54. The James C Ferrer Education FundSouthampton, NY

    General operating

    $2,000
  55. The Order of St JohnWashington, DC

    General operating

    $2,000
  56. St Marks ChurchW Hampton BCH, NY

    General operating

    $2,000
  57. The Boys Club of NYNew York, NY

    General operating

    $1,500
  58. First ServeKey Biscayne, FL

    General operating

    $1,500
  59. Friends of SmithsonianWashington, DC

    General operating

    $1,250
  60. Friends of ClermontGermantown, NY

    General operating

    $1,000
  61. Military Order of the WorldAlexandria, VA

    General operating

    $1,000
  62. National Air and Space SocietyWashington, DC

    General operating

    $1,000
  63. New York Historical SocietyNew York, NY

    General operating

    $1,000
  64. Shelia McBride James Scholarship FundWesthampton Beach, NY

    General operating

    $1,000
  65. Ussga Memorial FundElmsford, NY

    General operating

    $1,000
  66. The Greater Westhampton Historical MuseumW Hampton BCH, NY

    General operating

    $1,000
  67. Clove Valley FoundationLagrangeville, NY

    General operating

    $1,000
  68. Ibg FoundationNew York, NY

    General operating

    $1,000
  69. Bathing Corporation of Southampton Scholarship FoundationSouthampton, NY

    General operating

    $1,000
  70. Friends of Westhampton Free LibraryW Hampton BCH, NY

    General operating

    $1,000
  71. Friends of Westhampton Fire DepartmentWesthampton Beach, NY

    General operating

    $500
  72. Friends of Westhampton AmbulanceW Hampton BCH, NY

    General operating

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture15 grants $330,50034% of the total
  2. Education8 grants $169,00017% of the total
  3. Social science2 grants $130,00013% of the total
  4. Health2 grants $125,00013% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $100,00010% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $75,2708% of the total
  7. 7 other causes8 grants $43,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida24 grants $608,000
  2. District of Columbia9 grants $306,750
  3. New York24 grants $237,020
  4. Massachusetts6 grants $175,000
  5. New Hampshire1 grant $100,000
  6. New Jersey1 grant $61,000
  7. Texas2 grants $30,000
  8. California1 grant $11,000
  9. Virginia2 grants $6,000
  10. Maryland1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Howard E Cox JrTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Julie DoeEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $13,271
  • Wendy BinghamDIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY Hours 2Pay $0

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