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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
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Tax year 2025
$270,070
- Grants listed
- 46
- Assets, end of year
- $5,999,431
-
Tax year 2024
$232,070
- Grants listed
- 44
- Assets, end of year
- $5,994,959
-
Tax year 2023
$235,160
- Grants listed
- 50
- Assets, end of year
- $4,882,121
-
Tax year 2022
$226,000
- Grants listed
- 46
- Assets, end of year
- $4,171,833
-
Tax year 2021
$210,500
- Grants listed
- 44
- Assets, end of year
- $4,326,682
-
Tax year 2020
$200,500
- Grants listed
- 36
- Assets, end of year
- $4,254,080
-
Tax year 2019
$139,100
- Grants listed
- 34
- Assets, end of year
- $3,732,985
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Ausable River AssociationWilmington, NY
General support
$25,000 -
Lake Champlain Land TrustBurlington, VT
General support
$25,000 -
Addison County Humane SocietyMiddlebury, VT
General support
$12,500 -
Audubon VermontHuntington, VT
General support
$12,500 -
St Stephen's Episcopal ChurchMiddlebury, VT
General support
$12,100 -
High Desert College CollaborativeKetchum, ID
General support
$10,000 -
St Mary's Catholic EndowmentNeenah, WI
General support
$10,000 -
Trout UnlimitedArlington, VA
General support
$10,000 -
Adirondack Land Trust IncKeene, NY
General support
$10,000 -
Hampshire Regional YMCANorthampton, MA
General support
$10,000 -
Ruffed Grouse SocietyPittsburgh, PA
General support
$10,000 -
Charlotte Congregational ChurchCharlotte, VT
General support
$7,500 -
CHD Family Outreach of AmherstAmherst, MA
General support
$7,000 -
Craig's DoorsAmherst, MA
General support
$7,000 -
Junior Milers - Run VermontBurlington, VT
General support
$6,000 -
Amherst Survival CenterNorth Amherst, MA
General support
$5,000 -
Christine Ann Domestic Abuse ServicesOshkosh, WI
General support
$5,000 -
Damascus RoadOshkosh, WI
General support
$5,000 -
Hospice of the Fisher HomeAmherst, MA
General support
$5,000 -
Northern Forest CenterConcord, NH
General support
$5,000 -
Paine Memorial Free LibraryWillsboro, NY
General support
$5,000 -
Paul Smiths Adirondack Watershed InstitutePaul Smiths, NY
General support
$5,000 -
Safe PassageNorthampton, MA
General support
$5,000 -
Spectrum Youth & Family ServicesBurlington, VT
General support
$5,000 -
Vermont Land TrustMontpelier, VT
General support
$5,000 -
Fox Valley Memory ProjectMenasha, WI
General support
$4,470 -
Ceres Community ProjectSanta Rosa, CA
General support
$3,000 -
Sail Beyond CancerShelburne, VT
General support
$3,000 -
Shelburne FarmsShelburne, VT
General support
$3,000 -
Babson CollegeWellesley, MA
General support
$2,500 -
Bobolink Project-Mass AudubonLincoln, MA
General support
$2,500 -
Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME
General support
$2,500 -
Climate XchangeBoston, MA
General support
$2,500 -
Lake Champlain CommitteeBurlington, VT
General support
$2,500 -
The Central High School FoundationOmaha, NE
General support
$2,500 -
Friends of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology IncStamford, CT
General support
$2,500 -
Adirondack FoundationLake Placid, NY
General support
$2,000 -
Friends of the Leverett LibraryLeverett, MA
General support
$2,000 -
Reach Out and ReadBoston, MA
General support
$2,000 -
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA
General support
$2,000 -
YMCA of the Fox Cities EndowmentAppleton, WI
General support
$2,000 -
8 Henderson Place FoundationNew York, NY
General support
$1,000 -
Champlain Area TrailsWestport, NY
General support
$1,000 -
Richard Tom FoundationFairfax, VT
General support
$1,000 -
Island ArtsAnderson Is, WA
General support
$1,000 -
YMCA Neenah-MenashaNeenah, WI
General support
$500
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Environment6 grants $70,50048% of the total
- Animals2 grants $22,50015% of the total
- Human services4 grants $18,00012% of the total
- Education6 grants $16,50011% of the total
- Housing and shelter1 grant $7,0005% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $4,5003% of the total
- 3 other causes3 grants $6,4704% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Vermont12 grants $95,100
- Massachusetts12 grants $52,500
- New York7 grants $49,000
- Wisconsin6 grants $26,970
- Idaho1 grant $10,000
- Pennsylvania1 grant $10,000
- Virginia1 grant $10,000
- New Hampshire1 grant $5,000
- California1 grant $3,000
- Connecticut1 grant $2,500
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Thomas H BrownellTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
- George S BrownellSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
- Kenneth C BrownellPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
- K Hyde BrownellDECEASED Hours 0Pay $0
The return
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