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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 2025
$1,564,667
- Grants listed
- 24
- Assets, end of year
- $4,392,852
-
Tax year 2024
$630,333
- Grants listed
- 19
- Assets, end of year
- $3,496,878
-
Tax year 2023
$656,000
- Grants listed
- 22
- Assets, end of year
- $2,900,709
-
Tax year 2022
$1,835,500
- Grants listed
- 23
- Assets, end of year
- $2,296,476
-
Tax year 2021
$1,498,500
- Grants listed
- 17
- Assets, end of year
- $2,836,410
-
Tax year 2020
$2,340,000
- Grants listed
- 19
- Assets, end of year
- $3,589,708
-
Tax year 2019
$1,989,500
- Grants listed
- 23
- Assets, end of year
- $5,455,173
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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New England AquariumBoston, MA
Operational
$500,000 -
Bow Seat Ocean AwarenessBoston, MA
Operational
$450,000 -
Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumBoston, MA
Operational
$250,000 -
John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthBaltimore, MD
Educational
$125,000 -
Cape Eleuthera Foundation IncPhiladelphia, PA
Operational
$41,667 -
Conservation Law FoundationBoston, MA
Operational
$25,000 -
Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA
Educational
$25,000 -
Pangeaseed FoundationKeaau, HI
Operational
$25,000 -
University of WashingtonSeattle, WA
Operational
$25,000 -
Dedham Country Day SchoolDedham, MA
Educational
$15,000 -
The North Haven FoundationNorth Haven, ME
Educational
$15,000 -
Vail Valley FoundationAvon, CO
Operational
$15,000 -
Hurricane Island FoundationRockland, ME
Operational
$10,000 -
Newton Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA
Operational
$10,000 -
Radcliffe InstituteCambridge, MA
Educational
$5,000 -
Waterman's Community CenterNorth Haven, ME
Operational
$5,000 -
World Connect IncBrooklyn, NY
Operational
$5,000 -
The Girls Foundation of TanzaniaPortland, ME
Operational
$5,000 -
Artists for HumanityBoston, MA
Operational
$2,500 -
Atlantic White Shark ConservancyNorth Chatham, MA
Operational
$2,500 -
Mara Elephant ProjectsCarmel, IN
Operational
$2,500 -
Miss Porter's SchoolFarmington, CT
Educational
$2,500 -
Safe Water NetworkNew York, NY
Operational
$1,500 -
Wbur DevelopmentBoston, MA
Operational
$1,500
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Animals1 grant $500,00054% of the total
- Arts and culture2 grants $252,50027% of the total
- Environment3 grants $51,5006% of the total
- International aid1 grant $41,6675% of the total
- Jobs and employment1 grant $25,0003% of the total
- Education2 grants $17,5002% of the total
- 5 other causes5 grants $37,5004% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Massachusetts11 grants $1,286,500
- Maryland1 grant $125,000
- New Jersey1 grant $41,667
- Maine4 grants $35,000
- Hawaii1 grant $25,000
- Washington1 grant $25,000
- Colorado1 grant $15,000
- New York2 grants $6,500
- Connecticut1 grant $2,500
- Indiana1 grant $2,500
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Bessemer Trust Company NATRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
The return
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