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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 06-1483391

The Sachem Foundation

A private foundation in Providence, RI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $165,000 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
Frank Mauran IV
90 Elm Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 274-1550
Form and materials
No set form
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
No restrictions - will make contributions to public charities.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $165,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,660,265

  • Tax year 2024

    $113,327

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,566,279

  • Tax year 2023

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,368,724

  • Tax year 2022

    $298,922

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,283,024

  • Tax year 2021

    $27,116

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,319,015

  • Tax year 2020

    $29,734

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,104,722

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,523,335

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,024,373

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. International Documentry AssociationLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $65,000
  2. American Revolution Institute of the Society of the CincinnatiWashington, DC

    General support

    $50,000
  3. Hope Club Preservation FundProvidence, RI

    General support

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $50,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $65,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $50,000
  3. Rhode Island1 grant $50,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Frank Mauran IVPRESIDENT & SECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Elizabeth EleyTREASURER Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Elizabeth R MauranVICE PRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Pauline MetcalfDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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