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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 05-6006295

Mary D Chafee Fund Co Mark Chafee

A private foundation in Little Compton, RI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 33 grants and $163,000 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
The fund primarily focuses on supporting less fortunate families, seniors, women and children and providing community-based educational programs in rhode island and hancock county, me.

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Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $163,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $2,774,142

  • Tax year 2024

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $2,562,976

  • Tax year 2023

    $165,539

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $2,095,980

  • Tax year 2022

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $2,126,466

  • Tax year 2021

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $2,273,857

  • Tax year 2020

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $2,144,311

  • Tax year 2019

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $2,145,521

  • Tax year 2018

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $2,035,858

Grants paid in 2025

33 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Boys and Girls Club of PawtucketPawtucket, RI

    Operations

    $10,000
  2. Boys and Girls Club of ProvidenceProvidence, RI

    Operations

    $10,000
  3. Ellsworth Free Medical ClinicEllsworth, ME

    Operations

    $10,000
  4. Families First Community CenterEllsworth, ME

    Operations

    $10,000
  5. Next Step Domestic Violence CurrencyEllsworth, ME

    Operations

    $10,000
  6. Women's Resource CenterWarren, RI

    Operations

    $8,000
  7. Loaves and Fishes Food PantryProvidence, RI

    Operations

    $6,500
  8. Church of the RedeemerProvidence, RI

    Operations

    $6,250
  9. Dorcas International Institute of RiProvidence, RI

    Operations

    $5,000
  10. Frenchman Bay ConservancyHancock, ME

    Operations

    $5,000
  11. Planned Parenthood of Southern New EnglandNew Haven, CT

    Operations

    $5,000
  12. Project Goal IncProvidence, RI

    Operations

    $5,000
  13. Providence After School AllianceProvidence, RI

    Operations

    $5,000
  14. Providence Athenaeum CurrencyProvidence, RI

    Operations

    $5,000
  15. Providence Preservation SocietyProvidence, RI

    Operations

    $5,000
  16. Providence Public LibraryProvidence, RI

    Operations

    $5,000
  17. Ri Philharmonic Orchestra & MusicEast Providence, RI

    Operations

    $5,000
  18. San Miguel School of ProvidenceProvidence, RI

    Operations

    $5,000
  19. Schoodic Arts for AllWinter Harbor, ME

    Operations

    $4,000
  20. Ri Community Food BankProvidence, RI

    Operations

    $3,500
  21. 134 CollaborativeProvidence, RI

    Operations

    $3,000
  22. College VisionsProvidence, RI

    Operations

    $3,000
  23. East Bay Food PantryBristol, RI

    Operations

    $3,000
  24. Inspiring MindsProvidence, RI

    Operations

    $3,000
  25. Meals on Wheels of RiProvidence, RI

    Operations

    $3,000
  26. Newportfall River Star Kids Scholarship ProgramMiddletown, RI

    Operations

    $3,000
  27. Rhode Islanders Sponsoring EducationProvidence, RI

    Operations

    $3,000
  28. Trinity Repertory CompanyProvidence, RI

    Operations

    $3,000
  29. Southside Community Land TrustProvidence, RI

    Operations

    $2,750
  30. Children's FriendProvidence, RI

    Operations

    $2,000
  31. Community String Project IncBristol, RI

    Operations

    $2,000
  32. Groundwork of Ri CurrencyPawtucket, RI

    Operations

    $2,000
  33. Woonasquatucket River ShedProvidence, RI

    Operations

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $15,00018% of the total
  2. Arts and culture4 grants $14,00017% of the total
  3. Education4 grants $14,00017% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $13,00016% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture2 grants $6,0007% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $5,7507% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $15,00018% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Rhode Island28 grants $124,000
  2. Maine5 grants $39,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Alexandra ReynoldsDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Mark ChafeeTREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Arthur LeeSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Elizabeth OettingerDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • CoastlineAGENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Helen LeePRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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