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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-3111728

Fieldstone Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Stow, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 58 grants and $131,142 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Nate Shepherd
172 Harvard Road
Stow, MA 01775
(978) 835-0258
[email protected]
Form and materials
Letter that includes the purpose of the grant requested and Internal Revenue Service exemption.
Deadlines
NA
Restrictions
NA

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $131,142

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $2,811,125

  • Tax year 2023

    $133,300

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $2,802,213

  • Tax year 2022

    $139,656

    Grants listed
    65
    Assets, end of year
    $2,746,499

  • Tax year 2021

    $143,850

    Grants listed
    71
    Assets, end of year
    $2,809,753

  • Tax year 2020

    $169,820

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $2,663,751

  • Tax year 2019

    $138,600

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $2,663,811

Grants paid in 2024

58 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Trinity ChapelShirley, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $26,992
  2. Stow Conservation TrustStow, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $6,800
  3. The Nature ConnectionConcord, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $6,400
  4. Boston Area GleanersActon, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $6,000
  5. Creature Conserve IncBarrington, RI

    Community Development, Education

    $6,000
  6. Lionheart Foundation IncDedham, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $5,100
  7. City BlossomsWashington, DC

    Community Development, Education

    $5,000
  8. Epiphany SchoolDorchester, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $5,000
  9. Governor's Institutes of VermontWinooski, VT

    Community Development, Education

    $5,000
  10. Kestral Land Trust IncAmherst, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $5,000
  11. KidsGardeningorgNorth Thetford, VT

    Community Development, Education

    $5,000
  12. Longfellow Nonprofit HousingBoston, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $5,000
  13. MassAudubon - Drumlin FarmLincoln, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $5,000
  14. Pine Street InnBoston, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $5,000
  15. ReSOURCEWilliston, VT

    Community Development, Education

    $5,000
  16. RFK Community AllianceLancaster, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $3,500
  17. MassAudubon - Wachusett MeadowPrinceton, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $3,000
  18. University of Vermont FoundationBurlington, VT

    Community Development, Education

    $3,000
  19. Ginny's Helping Hands IncLeominster, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $2,500
  20. HOPE (Help Overcoming Poverty's Effects)Middlebury, VT

    Community Development, Education

    $2,500
  21. WHEAT Community ConnectionsClinton, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $2,500
  22. United Way of Addison CountyMiddlebury, VT

    Community Development, Education

    $2,000
  23. Middlebury CollegeGroton, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $1,000
  24. Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on PovertyLexington, VA

    Community Development, Education

    $1,000
  25. Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VA

    Community Development, Education

    $1,000
  26. Chemo NoirJacksonville, FL

    Community Development, Education

    $500
  27. HomesFirst IncLincoln, VT

    Community Development, Education

    $500
  28. Lincoln LibraryLincoln, VT

    Community Development, Education

    $500
  29. Lincoln Sports IncLincoln, VT

    Community Development, Education

    $500
  30. Potomac FundMcLean, VA

    Community Development, Education

    $300
  31. UNICEFNew York, NY

    Community Development, Education

    $300
  32. Randall libraryStow, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $250
  33. Sudbury Valley TrusteesSudbury, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $250
  34. Amnesty InternationalWashington, DC

    Community Development, Education

    $200
  35. Christian Appalachian ProjectPaintsville, KY

    Community Development, Education

    $200
  36. Dorchester Bay Economic Development CorpBoston, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $200
  37. GBHBoston, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $200
  38. OarsConcord, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $200
  39. Oxfam AmericaBoston, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $200
  40. Sterling CollegeCraftsbury CM, VT

    Community Development, Education

    $200
  41. The Madeira FundMclean, VA

    Community Development, Education

    $200
  42. USA for UNHCRWashington, DC

    Community Development, Education

    $200
  43. WCRBBoston, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $200
  44. American Indian College fundDenver, CO

    Community Development, Education

    $150
  45. Apple Hill Center for Chamber MusicSullivan, NH

    Community Development, Education

    $150
  46. Episcopal Diocese of MassCambridge, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $150
  47. SsjeCambridge, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $150
  48. St Stephen's Youth ProgramBoston, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $150
  49. Stow Food PantryStow, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $150
  50. The Jane Goodall InstituteWashington, DC

    Community Development, Education

    $150
  51. Center for Action and ContemplationAlbuquerque, NM

    Community Development, Education

    $100
  52. Covenant HouseNew York, NY

    Community Development, Education

    $100
  53. Lincoln Historical SocietyLincoln, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $100
  54. Stow Community ChestStow, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $100
  55. WburChelsea, MA

    Community Development, Education

    $100
  56. World Food Program USAWashington, DC

    Community Development, Education

    $100
  57. Denison SocietyMystic, CT

    Community Development, Education

    $50
  58. Historic Shepherdstown CommissionShepherdstown, WV

    Community Development, Education

    $50

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services7 grants $11,65026% of the total
  2. Education5 grants $6,85015% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $6,00013% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $6,00013% of the total
  5. Environment3 grants $5,45012% of the total
  6. Youth development1 grant $5,00011% of the total
  7. 6 other causes8 grants $3,7508% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts28 grants $90,992
  2. Vermont10 grants $24,200
  3. Rhode Island1 grant $6,000
  4. District of Columbia6 grants $5,850
  5. Virginia4 grants $2,500
  6. Florida1 grant $500
  7. New York2 grants $400
  8. Kentucky1 grant $200
  9. Colorado1 grant $150
  10. New Hampshire1 grant $150

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Katharine S FurneySecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ruth H ShepherdPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth R BenecheDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • T Nathanael ShepherdTreasurer Hours 8Pay $0
  • Nancy ShepherdVice President Hours 1Pay $0

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