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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 06-6033248

C Cowles Community Trust

A private foundation in Johnston, RI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $73,250 paid in grants.

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.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $73,250

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $497,348
  • Tax year 2024

    $73,250

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $498,300
  • Tax year 2023

    $19,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $519,631
  • Tax year 2022

    $80,900

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $519,758
  • Tax year 2021

    $61,900

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $586,825
  • Tax year 2020

    $43,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $609,830
  • Tax year 2019

    $34,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $627,085
  • Tax year 2018

    $38,095

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $633,256

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Unrestricted gift

    $50,000
  2. United Way of Greater New HavenNew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted gift

    $5,000
  3. Greater New Haven Chamber of CommerceNew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted gift

    $4,000
  4. Music Under the Stars IncNorth Haven, CT

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,750
  5. Gaylord Specialty HealthcareWallingford, CT

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,500
  6. The Madison Foundation N2NMadison, CT

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,500
  7. The Steinman FoundationLancaster, PA

    Unrestricted gift

    $2,500
  8. Smilow Cancer HospitalNew Haven, CT

    15th annual closer to free

    $1,500
  9. Marcum FoundationNew Haven, CT

    General charitable

    $1,500
  10. North Haven Lions Charities IncNorth Haven, CT

    Unrestricted gift

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,00083% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $1,00017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $50,000
  2. Connecticut8 grants $20,750
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Citizens Bank N ATRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $8,345

The return

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