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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-3457878

The Wellspring Foundation

A private foundation in Canton, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $310,000 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

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

    $310,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,275,098

  • Tax year 2024

    $750,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,276,308

  • Tax year 2023

    $310,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,278,798

  • Tax year 2022

    $330,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,272,559

  • Tax year 2021

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,286,553

  • Tax year 2020

    $340,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,877,887

  • Tax year 2019

    $230,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,004,880

  • Tax year 2018

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,884,720

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Center for Reproductive RightsNew York, NY

    General

    $50,000
  2. The Good Information FoundationLong Is City, NY

    General

    $50,000
  3. National Resources Defnse CouncilCambridge, MA

    General

    $40,000
  4. Spring Street Climate FundBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $40,000
  5. Lone Star Justice AllianceAustin, TX

    General

    $30,000
  6. Association of Independents in RadioNew York, NY

    General

    $30,000
  7. Educational Video CenterNew York, NY

    General

    $25,000
  8. Just ImpactAlbany, NY

    General

    $25,000
  9. Abolitionist Law CenterPittsburgh, PA

    General

    $20,000

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 $50,00026% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $50,00026% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid2 grants $50,00026% of the total
  4. Environment1 grant $40,00021% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York6 grants $220,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $40,000
  3. Texas1 grant $30,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 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.

  • Ashley PettusTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Elise PettusTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Brewster PettusTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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