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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 04-6935804

Sand County Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Cambridge, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $144,000 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

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

    $144,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,225,394
  • Tax year 2024

    $140,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,734,680
  • Tax year 2023

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,702,921
  • Tax year 2022

    $168,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,694,474
  • Tax year 2021

    $145,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,688,896
  • Tax year 2020

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,639,611
  • Tax year 2019

    $95,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,362,142
  • Tax year 2018

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,254,603

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Generation CitizenBoston, MA

    Educational

    $40,000
  2. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    Environmental

    $25,000
  3. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    Environmental

    $25,000
  4. Ceres IncBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $20,000
  5. EarthjusticeWashington, DC

    Environmental

    $20,000
  6. Appalachian Mountain ClubCharlestown, MA

    Environmental

    $14,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment4 grants $84,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts3 grants $74,000
  2. New York1 grant $25,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $25,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Laurie BurtTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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