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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6905273

William H Ames MEM FD-MFundsETF

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 1 grant and $330,534 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $330,534

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $8,147,620

  • Tax year 2024

    $329,963

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $7,516,778

  • Tax year 2023

    $250,486

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $6,354,797

  • Tax year 2022

    $342,556

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $6,491,209

  • Tax year 2021

    $343,831

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $6,737,572

  • Tax year 2020

    $303,054

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,783,878

  • Tax year 2019

    $264,327

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,788,042

  • Tax year 2018

    $306,740

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $5,958,921

Grants paid in 2025

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Ames Free Library of EastonNorth Easton, MA

    Unrestricted General Support

    $330,534

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $330,534100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts1 grant $330,534

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Charles CheeverTrustee Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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