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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-6296554

Harry & Maggie Van Sciver Foundation

A private foundation in Marstons Mills, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 8 grants and $19,777 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $19,777

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $182,853
  • Tax year 2024

    $222,462

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $148,128
  • Tax year 2023

    $23,805

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $34,273
  • Tax year 2022

    $24,860

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $48,658
  • Tax year 2021

    $23,760

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $43,587
  • Tax year 2020

    $21,982

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $40,285

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cotuit Center for the ArtsCotuit, MA

    Charity

    $6,050
  2. Cape Cod Healthcare FoundationHyannis, MA

    Charity

    $5,000
  3. Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDSNew York, NY

    Charity

    $4,297
  4. Cape Cod AcademyOsterville, MA

    Charity

    $2,500
  5. Heritage Museum & GardensSandwich, MA

    Charity

    $680
  6. Independence HouseHyannis, MA

    Charity

    $500
  7. Cape Cod Speakers SeriesBarnstable, MA

    Charity

    $500
  8. Cape Syphony OrchestraWest Barnstable, MA

    Charity

    $250

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 $6,05092% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $5008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts7 grants $15,480
  2. New York1 grant $4,297

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Sarah MelnickTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gregory R GreenfieldTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Margaret G Van SciverTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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