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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-3208197

Sibley-Saltonstall Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 66 grants and $452,000 paid in grants.

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

    $452,000

    Grants listed
    66
    Assets, end of year
    $3,882,491
  • Tax year 2024

    $450,000

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $3,933,453
  • Tax year 2023

    $460,000

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $3,606,221
  • Tax year 2022

    $484,000

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $3,810,184
  • Tax year 2021

    $316,500

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $4,057,245
  • Tax year 2020

    $316,500

    Grants listed
    57
    Assets, end of year
    $3,708,900
  • Tax year 2019

    $250,500

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $3,563,840
  • Tax year 2018

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    55
    Assets, end of year
    $3,381,367

Grants paid in 2025

66 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cathedral Home for ChildrenLaramie, WY

    Operating fund

    $30,000
  2. Maine Audubon SocietyFalmouth, ME

    Unresctricted for general

    $25,000
  3. Flagler CollegeSt Augustine, FL

    Visual arts fund

    $25,000
  4. Baptist Health FoundationLittle Rock, AR

    Operating fund

    $25,000
  5. Maine Medical CenterPortland, ME

    For maine tracks

    $23,000
  6. Sarasota Memorial FoundationSarasota, FL

    Operating fund

    $15,000
  7. Nature Conservancy of MaineBrunswick, ME

    Unrestricted for general

    $14,000
  8. Gulf of Maine Research InstitutePortland, ME

    Operating fund

    $14,000
  9. Schoodic InstituteWinter Harbor, ME

    Unrestricted for general

    $10,000
  10. North Florida Land TrustJacksonville, FL

    Unrestricted for general

    $10,000
  11. All Faiths Food BankSarasota, FL

    Operating fund

    $10,000
  12. Gary Sinise FoundationFranklin, TN

    Operating fund

    $10,000
  13. Bird Conservancy of the RockiesBrighton, CO

    Operating fund

    $10,000
  14. Conservation Foundation of Gulf CoastOsprey, FL

    Operating fund

    $10,000
  15. Mental Health AmericaAlexandria, VA

    Unrestricted for general

    $10,000
  16. Community Foundation of Sarasota IncSarasota, FL

    Operating fund

    $10,000
  17. Mote Marine FoundationSarasota, FL

    Operating fund

    $10,000
  18. Tidewall FoundationSarasota, FL

    Hospice foundation

    $10,000
  19. Maine Maritime MuseumBath, ME

    Operating fund

    $9,000
  20. The Inn BetweenSalt Lake Cty, UT

    Operating fund

    $8,000
  21. Olympia Snowe's Women's Leadership InstitutePortland, ME

    Operating fund

    $7,000
  22. Mike Rowe Works FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Operating fund

    $6,500
  23. Island InstituteRockland, ME

    Unrestricted for general

    $6,000
  24. Portland Museum of ArtPortland, ME

    Unrestricted

    $6,000
  25. Good Shepherd Food BankAuburn, ME

    Unrestricted for general

    $6,000
  26. Preble StreetPortland, ME

    Unrestricted for general

    $6,000
  27. Laurel Civic AssociationLaurel, FL

    Unrestricted for general

    $6,000
  28. Missouri Prairie FoundationColumbia, MO

    Operating fund

    $6,000
  29. Ocean ConservancyWashington, DC

    Unrestricted for general

    $5,000
  30. Project GraceScarborough, ME

    Unrestricted for general

    $5,000
  31. Carolina Day SchoolAshville, NC

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  32. Boys & Girls Club of Northeast FloridaJacksonville, FL

    Unrestricted for general

    $5,000
  33. A Place Called HomeLos Angeles, CA

    Operating fund

    $5,000
  34. Through These DoorsPortland, ME

    Operating fund

    $5,000
  35. Mid-Coast Hunger PreventionBrunswick, ME

    Operating fund

    $5,000
  36. Southern Appalachian Highlands ConservancyAsheville, NC

    Unrestricted gift to

    $5,000
  37. Loveland Community KitchenLoveland, CO

    Operating fund

    $5,000
  38. Veterans Community ProjectKansas City, MO

    Operating fund

    $5,000
  39. Indiana Youth GroupIndianapolis, IN

    Operating fund

    $5,000
  40. Crew Land and Water TrustEstero, FL

    Operating fund

    $5,000
  41. Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean SciencesW Boothbay Harbor, ME

    Unrestricted for general

    $4,000
  42. Woman's Exchange of St AugustineSt Augustine, FL

    Operating fund

    $4,000
  43. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Ukraine gift

    $4,000
  44. Scarborough Land TrustScarborough, ME

    Unrestricted for general

    $3,000
  45. Riding to the TopWindham, ME

    Unrestricted for general

    $3,000
  46. The Root CellarPortland, ME

    Unrestricted for general

    $3,000
  47. Maine Seacoast MissionNortheast Harbor, ME

    Operating fund

    $3,000
  48. Tunnels 2 TowersStaten Island, NY

    Operating fund

    $2,500
  49. Health Equity FoundationNewton, MA

    Operating fund

    $2,500
  50. California Community FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Operating fund

    $2,500
  51. Crohn's & Ulcerative Colitis FoundationAlbert Lea, MN

    Unrestricted for general

    $2,000
  52. Folds of HonorOwasso, OK

    Unrestricted for general

    $2,000
  53. Children's Museum and Theater of MainePortland, ME

    10 family scholarship

    $2,000
  54. Kennebec Estuary Land TrustBath, ME

    Operating fund

    $2,000
  55. One Simple WishEwing, NJ

    Operating fund

    $2,000
  56. Nature Conservancy of MassachusettsBoston, MA

    Operating fund

    $2,000
  57. Uf Health St John's FoundationSt Augustine, FL

    Operating fund

    $2,000
  58. Hanahauoli SchoolHonolulu, HI

    Unrestricted for general

    $1,000
  59. Punahou SchoolHonolulu, HI

    Unrestricted for general

    $1,000
  60. Camp KetchaScarborough, ME

    Summer camp scholarship

    $1,000
  61. Fisher House FoundationRockville, MD

    Unrestricted for general

    $1,000
  62. Camp SunshineCasco, ME

    Unrestricted for general

    $1,000
  63. Coastal Maine Botanical GardensBoothbay, ME

    Annual fund

    $1,000
  64. Farnsworth Art MuseumRockland, ME

    Unrestricted for general

    $1,000
  65. Phippsburg Land TrustPhippsburg, ME

    Unrestricted for general

    $1,000
  66. Chocolate Church Arts CenterBath, ME

    Operating fund

    $1,000

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 $59,00021% of the total
  2. Environment7 grants $50,00018% of the total
  3. Health3 grants $50,00018% of the total
  4. Education3 grants $32,00012% of the total
  5. Arts and culture3 grants $16,0006% of the total
  6. Food and agriculture2 grants $16,0006% of the total
  7. 7 other causes9 grants $52,50019% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maine27 grants $167,000
  2. Florida13 grants $122,000
  3. Wyoming1 grant $30,000
  4. Arkansas1 grant $25,000
  5. California4 grants $24,000
  6. Colorado2 grants $15,000
  7. Missouri2 grants $11,000
  8. North Carolina2 grants $10,000
  9. Virginia1 grant $10,000
  10. District of Columbia2 grants $9,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • N Stewart SaltonstallTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Edward A HaslerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

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