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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 26-2751096

The Eppes - Jefferson Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 32 grants and $334,422 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
The Eppes-Jefferson Foundation Inc
9 Mill Road
Brentwood, NH 03833
(603) 762-2112
[email protected]
Form and materials
See www.e-jfoundation.com for information on grant process.
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Without limiting foundation discretion, consideration is most often given to support for the arts, education, and historical preservation.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $334,422

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $7,988,544
  • Tax year 2024

    $288,415

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $7,916,317
  • Tax year 2023

    $273,500

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $8,090,611
  • Tax year 2022

    $366,578

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $8,274,411
  • Tax year 2021

    $292,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $8,026,606
  • Tax year 2020

    $421,185

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $7,837,551
  • Tax year 2019

    $420,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $8,111,556
  • Tax year 2018

    $400,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $7,886,008

Grants paid in 2025

32 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Aplomb ProjectDover, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  2. Andys Summer Playhouse IncWilton, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  3. Players Ring CompanyPortsmouth, NH

    to fund Ring-Works New Play Development, Home Backstage, and to partially fund Dionysia Short Play Festival

    $25,000
  4. Ashuelot ConcertsKeene, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $22,500
  5. AUSTIN17HOUSEBrentwood, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  6. Continuum Arts CollectiveNorth Berwick, ME

    Focused Communities Project

    $20,000
  7. Annie E Woodman Institute IncDover, NH

    Woodman Museum Portico Restoration Project

    $15,000
  8. New Hampshire Fiddle Ensemble IncNottingham, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  9. Newyorkrep IncNew York, NY

    In support of Pointing Fingers, a film by Burgeon & Flourish, LLC

    $14,211
  10. Newyorkrep IncNew York, NY

    In support of Pointing Fingers, a film by Burgeon & Flourish, LLC

    $14,211
  11. Edge Ensemble Theatre CompanyKeene, NH

    Rent for the 875 Square Foot Lobby

    $10,500
  12. Alabama Symphonic Association IncBirmingham, AL

    Music Experiences/Education for Coosa County Students

    $10,000
  13. Coosa County Board of EducationRockford, AL

    to Purchase Band Instruments

    $10,000
  14. Halcyon Music Festival IncCambridge, MA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  15. Lamprey Arts and Culture AllianceNewmarket, NH

    for the Purchase of Shades/Blinds, Stage Area Renovations and/or Green Room Renovations

    $10,000
  16. Peterborough Players IncPeterborough, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  17. The Park Theatre IncJaffrey, NH

    1922 Society Project

    $10,000
  18. Theatre UpLittleton, NH

    Support for Youth Education and Training Program

    $8,000
  19. United Way of Greater Nashua IncNashua, NH

    Upbeat New Hampshire: in support of programs for Title One Schools (Sunset Heights, Amherst Street, Mt. Pleasant, Dr. Crisp), and in support of Orchestras

    $6,000
  20. Alabama Symphonic Association IncBirmingham, AL

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  21. Ibma Foundation IncBurlington, NC

    to fund the Production of a new IBMA Foundation Info Video

    $5,000
  22. Manchester Community Music SchoolManchester, NH

    Restricted to inventorying, repairing, organizing and maintaining musical instruments

    $5,000
  23. New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra IncorporatedConcord, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  24. New Hampshire Public BroadcastingDurham, NH

    In Support of the "Our Hometown Series"

    $5,000
  25. New Hampshire Theatre ProjectPortsmouth, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  26. Positive Street ArtNashua, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  27. Tallacoosa Aid to People IncAlex City, AL

    to benefit residents of Coosa County, Alabama

    $4,000
  28. Raylynmor OperaKeene, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  29. Arts Alive IncKeene, NH

    Mini-Grant Awards

    $2,500
  30. Epsilon Spires IncBrattleboro, VT

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  31. Manchester Performing Arts AssociationManchester, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  32. Monadnock Internation Film FestivalKeene, NH

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture22 grants $216,00072% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $29,00010% of the total
  3. Youth development2 grants $28,4229% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $26,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Hampshire22 grants $239,500
  2. Alabama4 grants $29,000
  3. New York2 grants $28,422
  4. Maine1 grant $20,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  6. North Carolina1 grant $5,000
  7. Vermont1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • David A WardPres, Dir, Sec, Treas Hours 20Pay $59,632
  • Sharon A WardDir Hours 20Pay $59,632

The return

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