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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 31-1607491

The M D SHERRILL Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $106,500 paid in grants.

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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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $106,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,704,246

  • Tax year 2024

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,616,230

  • Tax year 2022

    $28,750

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,877,261

  • Tax year 2021

    $44,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,343,040

  • Tax year 2020

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,563,562

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. 101 East 69th St ConservancyNew York, NY

    Historical Preservation

    $34,000
  2. Palm Beach Preservation FundPalm Beach, FL

    Historical

    $30,000
  3. Florence Griswold MuseumOld Lyme, CT

    Historical

    $15,000
  4. New England Historical SocietyBoston, MA

    Historical

    $11,000
  5. Society of Cincinnati NHWashington, DC

    Historical

    $5,000
  6. Battery FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Educational

    $4,000
  7. Jamestown SocietyWilliamsburg, VA

    Historical

    $2,500
  8. New Criterion NonProfitPine Valley, CA

    Educational

    $2,000
  9. Manhattan InstituteNew York, NY

    Research

    $1,000
  10. CATO InstituteWashington, DC

    Democracy

    $1,000
  11. Colonial Order of the AcornGreenwich, CT

    Historical

    $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 culture2 grants $17,50078% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $4,00018% of the total
  3. Public affairs1 grant $1,0004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $35,000
  2. Florida1 grant $30,000
  3. Connecticut2 grants $16,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $11,000
  5. California2 grants $6,000
  6. District of Columbia2 grants $6,000
  7. Virginia1 grant $2,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • M David SherrillPRESIDENT Hours 8Pay $0
  • Marie Sayer SherrillTREASURER Hours 8Pay $0
  • Guinevere SherrillOFFICER Hours 4Pay $0
  • Margaret SherrillOFFICER Hours 4Pay $0
  • Dallas David Sherrill JrSECRETARY Hours 4Pay $0

The return

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