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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 05-0494224

B Street Foundation

A private foundation in Providence, RI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 27 grants and $257,000 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Stephanie Chafee
90 Elm Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 274-1550
Form and materials
No set form
Deadlines
No set deadline
Restrictions
No restrictions

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $257,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $1,686,485

  • Tax year 2024

    $266,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $1,810,271

  • Tax year 2023

    $210,250

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $2,098,007

  • Tax year 2022

    $178,750

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,231,378

  • Tax year 2021

    $223,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,268,827

  • Tax year 2020

    $172,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $2,402,687

  • Tax year 2019

    $191,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $2,487,389

  • Tax year 2018

    $151,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $2,621,521

Grants paid in 2025

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Frenchman Bay ConservancyHancock, ME

    Conservation

    $25,000
  2. Hole Food RescueJackson, WY

    Conservation

    $20,000
  3. ONE22 Resource CenterJackson, WY

    Community welfare assistance

    $20,000
  4. Ri Zoological SocietyProvidence, RI

    Wildlife conservation

    $20,000
  5. Honoring Our VeteransJackson, WY

    Charitable health for veterans

    $15,000
  6. Open Door HealthProvidence, RI

    Community health

    $15,000
  7. Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME

    Education

    $10,000
  8. Crossroads Rhode IslandProvidence, RI

    Housing

    $10,000
  9. Grand Teton National Park FoundationMoose, WY

    Preservation

    $10,000
  10. Jackson Hole Therapeutic RidingTeton Village, WY

    Charitable health

    $10,000
  11. Jackson Hole Wildlife FoundationJackson, WY

    Charitable health

    $10,000
  12. Paws of Jackson HoleJackson, WY

    Charitable health

    $10,000
  13. RZH FoundationNew York, NY

    Education

    $10,000
  14. Sorrento Public LibrarySorrento, ME

    Education

    $10,000
  15. Teton County Library FoundationJackson, WY

    Education

    $10,000
  16. Brown UniversityProvidence, RI

    Education

    $5,000
  17. Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY

    Education

    $5,000
  18. Off Square Theatre CompanyJackson, WY

    Arts & culture

    $5,000
  19. Portsmouth Abby SchoolPortsmouth, RI

    Education

    $5,000
  20. Ri Foundation - Barbi Gracie FundProvidence, RI

    Education

    $5,000
  21. Sorrento Scholarship FundSorrento, ME

    Education

    $5,000
  22. St John's Health FoundationJackson, WY

    Education

    $5,000
  23. Teton Free ClinicJackson, WY

    Charitable health

    $5,000
  24. Weathervane TheatreWhitefield, NH

    Arts & culture

    $5,000
  25. Wheeler SchoolProvidence, RI

    Education

    $5,000
  26. Phillips Academy AndoverAndover, MA

    Education

    $1,000
  27. Women's Fund RiProvidence, RI

    Women's welfare assistance

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $35,00020% of the total
  2. Human services3 grants $35,00020% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $25,00014% of the total
  4. Animals2 grants $20,00011% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $20,00011% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $20,00011% of the total
  7. 3 other causes4 grants $20,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wyoming11 grants $120,000
  2. Rhode Island8 grants $66,000
  3. Maine4 grants $50,000
  4. New York2 grants $15,000
  5. New Hampshire1 grant $5,000
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Stephanie D ChafeePRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Murray S Danforth IIITREASURER & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Stephanie D ChafeeSECRETARY & DIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Louisa D ChafeeDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

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