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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 04-6820993

M Holt Massey Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Mansfield, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 42 grants and $108,490 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending May 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $108,490

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $1,354,716

  • Tax year 2023

    $132,750

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $1,156,248

  • Tax year 2022

    $161,400

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $1,247,171

  • Tax year 2021

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $1,308,482

  • Tax year 2020

    $124,501

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $1,273,586

Grants paid in 2024

42 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Norman Bird SanctuaryMiddletown, RI

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $25,000
  2. Historic New EnglandHaverhill, MA

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $15,000
  3. American Enterprise InstituteWashington, DC

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $11,000
  4. National Trust for Scotland USABoston, MA

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $7,450
  5. American Enterprise InstituteWashington, DC

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $5,000
  6. Fiscal Alliance FoundationBoston, MA

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $5,000
  7. Peabody Essex MuseumSalem, MA

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $5,000
  8. Pioneer InstituteBoston, MA

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $5,000
  9. Pioneer Public Interest Law CenterBoston, MA

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $5,000
  10. Redwood Library and AthenaeumNewport, RI

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $2,150
  11. Aquidneck Land TrustMiddletown, RI

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $2,000
  12. The Priory in the USA of the Order of St JohnWashington, DC

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $2,000
  13. Preservation Society of Newport CountyNewport, RI

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $1,400
  14. 29 Bellevue Ave Foundation IncNew York, NY

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $1,000
  15. Clagett SailingPortsmouth, RI

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $1,000
  16. Dr Martin Luther King Jr Community CenterNewport, RI

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $1,000
  17. Individual

    PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE [[individual]] TO MEET IRS MINIMUM DISTRIBUTION

    $1,000
  18. Grace Church in NYCNew York, NY

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $1,000
  19. Institute Fro the Study of WarWashington, DC

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $1,000
  20. Massachusetts Historical SocietyBoston, MA

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $1,000
  21. New England Historical Genealogical SocietyBoston, MA

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $1,000
  22. Newport Art MuseumNewport, RI

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $1,000
  23. Pilgrim of the United StatesNew York, NY

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $1,000
  24. Providence Preservation SocietyProvidence, RI

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $1,000
  25. St Christopher's SchoolRichmond, VA

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $1,000
  26. St Columba's ChapelMiddletown, RI

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $1,000
  27. Beacon Hill Civic AssociationBoston, MA

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $500
  28. Mile of History AssociationProvidence, RI

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $500
  29. Roxanne Dance FoundationNew York, NY

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $330
  30. 152 Commonwealth FoundationBoston, MA

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $250
  31. Boston AnthenaeumBoston, MA

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $250
  32. Charlemagne InstituteFrankfort, KY

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $250
  33. French Heritage SocietyNew York, NY

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $250
  34. Institute of Classical Architecture & ArtNew York, NY

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $250
  35. Naval War College FoundationNewport, RI

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $250
  36. Newport Yacht Club FoundationNew York, NY

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $250
  37. Sears House Association-FoundationBoston, MA

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $250
  38. Sir John Soane's Musuem FoundationNew York, NY

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $250
  39. The MountLenox, MA

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $250
  40. The Royal Oak FoundationNew York, NY

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $250
  41. New Bedford Whaling MuseumNew Bedford, MA

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $210
  42. St Ann's BridgehamptonBridgehampton, NY

    Primary purpose of the foundation to meet IRS minimum distribution

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture9 grants $24,44044% of the total
  2. Social science2 grants $16,00029% of the total
  3. Education4 grants $5,75010% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid1 grant $5,0009% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $2,0004% of the total
  6. Community development2 grants $1,0002% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $1,2502% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts14 grants $46,160
  2. Rhode Island11 grants $36,300
  3. District of Columbia4 grants $19,000
  4. New York10 grants $4,780
  5. Virginia1 grant $1,000
  6. Minnesota1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • M Holt MasseyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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