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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 05-0454795

Bafflin Foundation

A private foundation in Providence, RI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 28 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Paul A Silver Esq Secretary
100 Westminster St Ste 1500
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 274-2000
[email protected]
Form and materials
No special form.
Deadlines
None.
Restrictions
Current primary charitable fields include art museums and the preservation of land and wildlife.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,111,847

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $13,891,314

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,132,974

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $12,969,930

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,200,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $19,975,839

  • Tax year 2021

    $925,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $16,244,095

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,056,300

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $16,462,965

  • Tax year 2019

    $953,750

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $16,735,329

  • Tax year 2018

    $732,500

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $16,828,301

Grants paid in 2024

28 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Wyndham Land TrustPomfret Ctr, CT

    Land conservation

    $100,000
  2. The Nature Conservancy in Rhode IslandPprovidence, RI

    Land conservation

    $100,000
  3. Forest Society of MaineBangor, ME

    Land conservation

    $75,000
  4. Museum of Fine Arts BostonBoston, MA

    Land conservation

    $75,000
  5. Mass AudubonLincoln, MA

    Land conservation

    $75,000
  6. The Nature Conservancy in MassachusettsBoston, MA

    Land conservation

    $75,000
  7. Westerly Land TrustWesterly, RI

    Land conservation

    $70,000
  8. Sudbury Valley TrusteesSudbury, MA

    Land conservation

    $50,000
  9. Mount Grace Land Conservation TrustAthol, MA

    Land conservation

    $50,000
  10. New England Wildlife CentersSouth Weymouth, MA

    Land conservation

    $50,000
  11. Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    Land conservation

    $50,000
  12. The Andover Village Improvement SocietyAndover, MA

    Land conservation

    $30,000
  13. Bartlett Aboretum & GardensStamford, CT

    Land conservation

    $25,000
  14. Center for WildlifeCape Neddick, ME

    Land conservation

    $25,000
  15. Essex County GreenbeltEssex, MA

    Land conservation

    $25,000
  16. Southbury Land TrustincSouthbury, CT

    Land conservation

    $25,000
  17. Blue Hill Heritage TrustBlue Hill, ME

    Land conservation

    $25,000
  18. Dartmouth Natural Resources TrustDartmouth, MA

    Land conservation

    $25,000
  19. Society for the Protection of New Hampshire ForestsConcord, NH

    Land conservation

    $25,000
  20. Blithewold Mansion Gardens & ArboretumBristol, RI

    Land conservatioin

    $21,347
  21. Aquidneck Land TrustMiddletown, RI

    Land conservation

    $20,000
  22. Berkshire Natural Resources CouncilLenox, MA

    Land conservation

    $20,000
  23. The Westerly Land TrustWesterly, RI

    Land conservation

    $18,000
  24. Camp JoriWakefield, RI

    Land conservation

    $15,000
  25. Kestrel Land TrustAmherst, MA

    Land conservation

    $15,000
  26. Windmill Hill Pinnacle AssociationAthens, VT

    Land conservation

    $10,000
  27. Northern Connecticut Land TrustSomers, CT

    Land conservation

    $10,000
  28. Fairfield Museum and History CenterFairfield, CT

    Land conservation

    $7,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment12 grants $480,00081% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $75,00013% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $25,0004% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $15,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts11 grants $490,000
  2. Rhode Island6 grants $244,347
  3. Connecticut6 grants $217,500
  4. Maine3 grants $125,000
  5. New Hampshire1 grant $25,000
  6. Vermont1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Paul A SilverDIRECTOR/SECRETARY Hours 4Pay $35,394
  • Michael M EdwardsDIRECTOR/TREASURER Hours 4Pay $35,394

The return

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