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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-7059466

Shirley Brownrigg Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Williamstown, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 48 grants and $185,000 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

    $185,000

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $2,123,082
  • Tax year 2024

    $175,000

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $2,257,307
  • Tax year 2023

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $2,138,087
  • Tax year 2022

    $115,000

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $2,105,130
  • Tax year 2021

    $107,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,028,382
  • Tax year 2020

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $1,961,651
  • Tax year 2019

    $117,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $2,049,698
  • Tax year 2018

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $2,081,558

Grants paid in 2025

48 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Charitable

    $20,000
  2. Frances Young Tang Teaching MuseumSaratoga Springs, NY

    Charitable

    $10,000
  3. Shepherds TableSilver Spring, MD

    Charitable

    $10,000
  4. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  5. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  6. AyudaWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $10,000
  7. Individual

    Charitable

    $10,000
  8. Silver Spring VillageSilver Spring, MD

    Charitable

    $10,000
  9. Shepherds TableSilver Spring, MD

    Charitable

    $10,000
  10. Miriams KitchenWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $6,000
  11. Skidmore College Annual FundSaratoga Springs, NY

    Charitable

    $5,000
  12. Literacy Council of Montgomery CounRockville, MD

    Charitable

    $5,000
  13. Anacostia Watershed SocietyBladensburg, MD

    Charitable

    $5,000
  14. Marthas TableWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $5,000
  15. Haddon Heights Public LibraryHaddon Heights, NJ

    Charitable

    $5,000
  16. Individual

    Charitable

    $5,000
  17. No Berkshire Habitat for HumanityNorth Adams, MA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  18. Haddon Heights Public LibraryHaddon Heights, NJ

    Charitable

    $5,000
  19. Afi Silver TheatreLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  20. Friends of Brookside GardensSilver Spring, MD

    Charitable

    $2,000
  21. Create Art CenterSilver Spring, MD

    Charitable

    $2,000
  22. FBC Community Food PantryDerry, NH

    Charitable

    $2,000
  23. The Food Brigade IncDumont, NJ

    Charitable

    $2,000
  24. Individual

    Charitable

    $2,000
  25. Covenant Soup KitchenWillimantic, CT

    Charitable

    $1,000
  26. Gildas ClubLinwood, NJ

    Charitable

    $1,000
  27. Haddonfield Historical SocietyHaddon Heights, NJ

    Charitable

    $1,000
  28. Ranch Hope IncAlloway, NJ

    Charitable

    $1,000
  29. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,000
  30. Crossroads Program IncWillingboro, NJ

    Charitable

    $1,000
  31. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,000
  32. Folds of Honor FoundationTulsa, OK

    Charitable

    $1,000
  33. Friends of Pennville Public LibraryPennsville, NJ

    Charitable

    $1,000
  34. Magnus Veterans FoundationDayton, MN

    Charitable

    $1,000
  35. Salem County Humane SocietyCarneys Point, NJ

    Charitable

    $1,000
  36. Second Chance Animal CenterArlington, VT

    Charitable

    $1,000
  37. Semper FidoMarlton, NJ

    Charitable

    $1,000
  38. Stop Soldier SuicideDurham, NC

    Charitable

    $1,000
  39. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,000
  40. Woodbury Public LibraryWoodbury, CT

    Charitable

    $1,000
  41. Camden County Pop Up LibraryCamden, NJ

    Charitable

    $1,000
  42. Community RocksGloucester Cy, NJ

    Charitable

    $1,000
  43. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,000
  44. Grace Episcopal Church Food BankNew Bedford, MA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  45. Darby Free LibraryDarby, PA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  46. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,000
  47. Individual

    Charitable

    $1,000
  48. Red Bull TheaterNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services5 grants $28,00061% of the total
  2. Food and agriculture2 grants $6,00013% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $5,00011% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $2,0004% of the total
  5. Mental health2 grants $2,0004% of the total
  6. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,0004% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland7 grants $44,000
  2. District of Columbia3 grants $21,000
  3. New Jersey12 grants $21,000
  4. New York3 grants $16,000
  5. Massachusetts2 grants $6,000
  6. California1 grant $5,000
  7. Connecticut2 grants $2,000
  8. New Hampshire1 grant $2,000
  9. Minnesota1 grant $1,000
  10. North Carolina1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Andrew R LaitmanTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $12,808
  • Catherine L BurkeTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Elizabeth L HughesTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $12,808
  • Paul L BurkeTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $12,808

The return

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