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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
$16,000
- Grants listed
- 14
- Assets, end of year
- $1,330,750
-
Tax year 2024
$10,799
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $1,344,868
-
Tax year 2023
$13,500
- Grants listed
- 10
- Assets, end of year
- $1,357,922
-
Tax year 2022
$12,000
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $1,376,328
-
Tax year 2021
$13,500
- Grants listed
- 10
- Assets, end of year
- $1,389,789
-
Tax year 2020
$5,250
- Grants listed
- 6
- Assets, end of year
- $1,410,479
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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MV Fishermen's Preservation TrustMenemsha, MA
Unrestricted
$2,500 -
Mass AudubonLincoln, MA
Felix neck wildlife sanctuary
$2,000 -
Camp JabberwockyVineyard Haven, MA
Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Habitat for Humanity of Martha's VineyardVineyard Haven, MA
Unrestrictedunrestricted
$1,000 -
Heifer InternationalLittle Rock, AR
Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Hospice and Palliative Care of Martha's VineyardVineyard Haven, MA
Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Martha's Vineyard Agricultural SocietyWest Tisbury, MA
Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Martha's Vineyard Community FoundationWest Tisbury, MA
Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Martha's Vineyard Playhouse IncVineyard HVN, MA
Unrestricted
$1,000 -
National Maritime Historical SocietyPeekskill, NY
Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Options in EducationWest Tisbury, MA
Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Vineyard Conservation SocietyVineyard HVN, MA
Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Vineyard HouseVineyard HVN, MA
Unrestricted
$1,000 -
The Polly Hill ArboretumWest Tisbury, MA
Unrestricted
$500
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Environment2 grants $1,50027% of the total
- Education1 grant $1,00018% of the total
- Mental health1 grant $1,00018% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1,00018% of the total
- Sports and recreation1 grant $1,00018% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Massachusetts12 grants $14,000
- Arkansas1 grant $1,000
- New York1 grant $1,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Ralph M PackerPRESIDENT/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
- Dorothy PackerCLERK Hours 1Pay $0
The return
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