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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-1380078

Paugus Charitable Trust

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $5,000 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

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $121,551
  • Tax year 2024

    $25,700

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $143,155
  • Tax year 2023

    $12,700

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $191,975
  • Tax year 2022

    $13,200

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $239,368
  • Tax year 2021

    $12,850

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $249,140
  • Tax year 2020

    $12,760

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $262,985
  • Tax year 2019

    $6,800

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $268,347
  • Tax year 2018

    $5,785

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $223,142

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

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

  1. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY

    Provide financial support

    $1,000
  2. Individual

    Provide financial support

    $500
  3. Lakes Region Conservation TrustCenter Harbor, NH

    Provide financial support

    $500
  4. Middle Eastern Children's AllianceBerkeley, CA

    Provide financial support

    $300
  5. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Provide financial support

    $250
  6. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    Provide financial support

    $250
  7. Manhattan Graphics CenterBrooklyn, NY

    Provide financial support

    $250
  8. New York Foundation for the ArtsNew York, NY

    Provide financial support

    $250
  9. Pen AmericaNew York, NY

    Provide financial support

    $250
  10. UC Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CA

    Provide financial support

    $250
  11. Council on Library and Information ResourcesAlexandria, VA

    Provide financial support

    $200
  12. Goddard RiversideRiverside, CA

    Provide financial support

    $200
  13. Harvard College FundBoston, MA

    Provide financial support

    $200
  14. Integrated Medicine for the UnderservedSan Francisco, CA

    Integrated medicine for the underserved

    $200
  15. National Center for Science EducationOakland, CA

    Provide financial support

    $200
  16. Tamworth Community Nurse AssocTamworth, NH

    Provide financial support

    $100
  17. Tamworth FoundationTamworth, NH

    Provide financial support

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $70035% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $50025% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $50025% of the total
  4. Science and technology1 grant $20010% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $1005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York5 grants $2,000
  2. California5 grants $1,150
  3. New Hampshire3 grants $700
  4. Minnesota1 grant $250
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $200
  6. Virginia1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Ruth MoscovitchTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Vinton ThompsonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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