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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-1206760

Nichols Handy Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Kittery Point, ME. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $802 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

    $802

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $12,764

  • Tax year 2024

    $780

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $13,746

  • Tax year 2023

    $812

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $14,755

  • Tax year 2022

    $900

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $15,875

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,024

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $17,155

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,080

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $18,753

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,129

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $22,250

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,284

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $23,550

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Kittery Land TrustKittery, ME

    Operating funds

    $401
  2. Father Bill's and MainspringBrockton, MA

    Operating funds

    $201
  3. St Francis HouseBoston, MA

    Operating funds

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $40167% of the total
  2. Housing and shelter1 grant $20133% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts2 grants $401
  2. Maine1 grant $401

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Robert S NicholsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • James C NicholsTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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