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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 16-1414871

The Sweetgrass Foundation

A private foundation in Canton, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $50,500 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $50,500

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,117,428

  • Tax year 2024

    $51,268

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,036,172

  • Tax year 2023

    $60,844

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,006,907

  • Tax year 2022

    $42,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $953,534

  • Tax year 2021

    $51,834

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,158,410

  • Tax year 2020

    $34,502

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,091,920

  • Tax year 2019

    $50,416

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,036,557

  • Tax year 2018

    $76,283

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $938,582

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Massena Arts and Theater AssociationMassena, NY

    Arts

    $12,500
  2. Frederic Remington Art MuseumOgdensburg, NY

    Arts

    $10,000
  3. Traditional Arts in Upstate New YorkCanton, NY

    Arts

    $10,000
  4. Morristown Gateway MuseumMorristown, NY

    Arts

    $6,000
  5. Orchestra of Northern New YorkPotsdam, NY

    Arts

    $4,000
  6. Norwood Village Green Concert SeriesNorwood, NY

    Public events

    $3,000
  7. WPBS WatertownWatertown, NY

    Education

    $3,000
  8. Northern New York Community FoundationWatertown, NY

    Scholarships

    $2,000

Approved for future payment

4 grants

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Massena Arts & Theater AssociationMassena, NY

    Arts

    $12,500
  2. Frederic Remington Art MuseumOgdensburg, NY

    Arts

    $10,000
  3. Hammond Historical MuseumHammond, NY

    Arts

    $10,000
  4. Morristown Gateway MuseumMorristown, NY

    Arts

    $6,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture3 grants $28,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York8 grants $50,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Allan NewellPRESIDENT/TR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Catherine NewellVICE PRES/SE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mark ScarlettDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Mary Ann NarenkiviciusDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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