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Form 990-PFTax year 2020EIN 04-6902006

Caldwell Foundation

A private foundation in Gloucester, MA. Its return for tax year 2020 lists 12 grants and $156,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2020 (period ending Dec 31, 2020), 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

1 return on file

Tax year 2020 is the only return we have read for this foundation so far.

  • Tax year 2020

    $156,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $377,865

Grants paid in 2020

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rockport MusicRockport, MA

    contribution

    $25,000
  2. Woodwell Climate Research CenterFalmouth, MA

    contribution

    $25,000
  3. Gloucester Meeting HouseGloucester, MA

    contribution

    $25,000
  4. YMCA of the North ShoreGloucester, MA

    contribution

    $20,000
  5. Addison Gilbert HospitalGloucester, MA

    contribution

    $10,000
  6. Pathways for ChildrenGloucester, MA

    contribution

    $10,000
  7. Essex County Comm FDTNGloucester, MA

    contribution

    $10,000
  8. Gloucester Marine Geonomics FDTNGloucester, MA

    contribution

    $10,000
  9. Essex County GreenbeltEssex, MA

    contribution

    $10,000
  10. Cape Ann MuseumGloucester, MA

    contribution

    $5,000
  11. Wellspring HouseGloucester, MA

    contribution

    $5,000
  12. Gloucester Stage CoGloucester, MA

    contribution

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $31,00044% of the total
  2. Science and technology1 grant $25,00035% of the total
  3. Human services2 grants $15,00021% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts12 grants $156,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Susan J GrayTrustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert G StewartTrustee Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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