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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3081491

Eugene V and Clare E Thaw Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Santa Fe, NM. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 8 grants and $16.1 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $16,072,740

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $47,385,057
  • Tax year 2023

    $21,891,522

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $62,945,128
  • Tax year 2022

    $10,074,629

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $80,823,388
  • Tax year 2021

    $5,423,681

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $97,006,761
  • Tax year 2020

    $5,893,331

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $95,372,301
  • Tax year 2019

    $8,860,250

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $95,801,040
  • Tax year 2018

    $10,055,371

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $60,191,803

Grants paid in 2024

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Fenimore Art MuseumCooperstown, NY

    Towards renovation of the museum's research library; and acquisitions of american masterpieces

    $15,907,000
  2. Santa Fe Pro MusicaSanta Fe, NM

    For performance of mozart's "requiem"

    $50,000
  3. Targhee Music FoundationBelleair Bluffs, FL

    General support for annual music camp in alta, wy

    $30,240
  4. Elbow RoomPortland, OR

    Arts program for developmentally disabled individuals in the portland, or area

    $30,000
  5. Signs for HopeFairview, NC

    For hurricane relief efforts in asheville, NC

    $25,000
  6. University of Oklahoma FoundationNorman, OK

    For publication of a two-volume book on the taos society of artists

    $20,000
  7. Bosque Del Apache Wildlife RefugeSan Antonio, NM

    For the pollinator habitat enhancement project

    $10,000
  8. Galisteo Basin Open Space PreserveSanta Fe, NM

    General support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $15,987,000100% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $30,240<1% of the total
  3. International aid1 grant $25,000<1% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $20,000<1% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $15,907,000
  2. New Mexico3 grants $60,500
  3. Florida1 grant $30,240
  4. Oregon1 grant $30,000
  5. North Carolina1 grant $25,000
  6. Oklahoma1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Kathleen FlanaganPRESIDENT & CEO Hours 40Pay $332,750
  • Brian O'DonoghueTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michaela O'DonoghueTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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