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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 2024
$544,000
- Grants listed
- 40
- Assets, end of year
- $2,176,430
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Tax year 2023
$507,000
- Grants listed
- 41
- Assets, end of year
- $1,940,318
-
Tax year 2022
$411,000
- Grants listed
- 36
- Assets, end of year
- $2,027,788
-
Tax year 2021
$644,000
- Grants listed
- 37
- Assets, end of year
- $2,337,109
-
Tax year 2020
$399,008
- Grants listed
- 34
- Assets, end of year
- $2,071,552
-
Tax year 2019
$361,150
- Grants listed
- 32
- Assets, end of year
- $2,590,911
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
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Careways CollaborativeBeaverton, OR
Achieve charitable purpose
$65,000 -
Beloit College Annual FundBeloit, WI
Achieve charitable purpose
$45,000 -
Westminster SchoolSimsbury, CT
Achieve charitable purpose
$43,000 -
James Madison University FoundationHarrisonburg, VA
Achieve charitable purpose
$40,000 -
Keawaydia FoundationSalisbury, VT
Achieve charitable purpose
$30,000 -
First Tee Virginia Blue RidgeCharlottesvle, VA
Achieve charitable purpose
$25,000 -
Virginia OperaRichmond, VA
Achieve charitable purpose
$25,000 -
Colby CollegeWaterville, ME
Achieve charitable purpose
$20,000 -
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI
Achieve charitable purpose
$16,000 -
Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY
Achieve charitable purpose
$16,000 -
Begin Again FoundationVirginia BCH, VA
Achieve charitable purpose
$15,000 -
Harpswell Heritage Land TrustHarpswell, ME
Achieve charitable purpose
$15,000 -
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ
Achieve charitable purpose
$15,000 -
Samatarian PurseBoone, NC
Achieve charitable purpose
$15,000 -
Curtis Memorial LibraryBrunswick, ME
Achieve charitable purpose
$11,000 -
Brunswick SchoolGreenwich, CT
Achieve charitable purpose
$10,000 -
Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL
Achieve charitable purpose
$10,000 -
Maine PublicLewiston, ME
Achieve charitable purpose
$10,000 -
Midcoast Hunger Prevention ProgramBrunswick, ME
Achieve charitable purpose
$10,000 -
Our Sisters' SchoolNew Bedford, MA
Achieve charitable purpose
$10,000 -
Priority Automotive CharitiesVirginia, VA
Achieve charitable purpose
$10,000 -
Environmental Working GroupWashington, DC
Achieve charitable purpose
$9,000 -
Episcopal Relief and DevelopmentNew York, NY
Achieve charitable purpose
$8,000 -
Westpoint River Water AllianceWestport, MA
Achieve charitable purpose
$8,000 -
Westport Land Conservation TrustWestport, MA
Achieve charitable purpose
$8,000 -
Silent Spring InstituteNewton, MA
Achieve charitable purpose
$6,000 -
Buzzards Bay CoalitionNew Bedford, MA
Achieve charitable purpose
$5,000 -
Concord MuseumConcord, MA
Achieve charitable purpose
$5,000 -
Darien Community FundDarien, CT
Achieve charitable purpose
$5,000 -
Friends of Casco BayPortland, ME
Achieve charitable purpose
$5,000 -
Island InstituteRockland, ME
Achieve charitable purpose
$5,000 -
Moms Clean Air ForceNew York, NY
Achieve charitable purpose
$5,000 -
The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA
Achieve charitable purpose
$5,000 -
New Bedford LightNew Bedford, MA
Achieve charitable purpose
$3,000 -
The Maine Center for Public Interest ReportingHallowell, ME
Achieve charitable purpose
$3,000 -
Building One CommunityStamford, CT
Achieve charitable purpose
$2,000 -
Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club FoundationEvanston, IL
Achieve charitable purpose
$2,000 -
Middlebury College Annual GivingMiddlebury, VT
Achieve charitable purpose
$2,000 -
Greenwich AcademyGreenwich, CT
Achieve charitable purpose
$1,000 -
Umbrella Arts CenterConcord, MA
Achieve charitable purpose
$1,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education6 grants $81,00037% of the total
- Environment5 grants $42,00019% of the total
- Human services3 grants $25,00011% of the total
- Sports and recreation1 grant $25,00011% of the total
- Arts and culture3 grants $16,0007% of the total
- Community development1 grant $16,0007% of the total
- 2 other causes2 grants $16,0007% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Virginia7 grants $129,000
- Maine8 grants $79,000
- Oregon1 grant $65,000
- Connecticut5 grants $61,000
- Massachusetts8 grants $46,000
- Wisconsin1 grant $45,000
- Vermont2 grants $32,000
- New York3 grants $29,000
- Rhode Island1 grant $16,000
- North Carolina1 grant $15,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Robert BeckDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
- William BeckDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
- Avent BeckDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
The return
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