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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-2781175

S Melvin Rines Foundation

A private foundation in Arlington, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $75,150 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.

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

    $75,150

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $276,685

  • Tax year 2024

    $55,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $306,653

  • Tax year 2023

    $48,950

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $286,536

  • Tax year 2022

    $44,600

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $292,296

  • Tax year 2021

    $59,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $293,946

  • Tax year 2020

    $47,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $294,267

  • Tax year 2019

    $49,350

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $299,037

  • Tax year 2018

    $48,850

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $304,023

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

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

  1. Unh FoundationDurham, NH

    Unrestricted

    $55,000
  2. Individual

    General support

    $5,650
  3. Friends of Weston Council on AgingWeston, MA

    Unrestricted use for the charity's purpose.

    $5,000
  4. Friends of the Southport HistoricalSouthport, ME

    Unrestricted use for the charity's purpose.

    $5,000
  5. Grace Church - AvonAvon, MA

    Unrestricted

    $4,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Hampshire1 grant $55,000
  2. Massachusetts2 grants $9,500
  3. Maine1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • S Melvin RinesTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • David M RinesTrustee Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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