The New Hampshire State Capitol

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 35-2384168

An Environmental Trust Inc

A private foundation in Elkins, NH. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $317,434 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
Rebecca A Ramsey
PO Box 4185
Washington, PA 15301
(724) 225-8655
Form and materials
Request guidelines
Deadlines
September 30
Restrictions
Limited to corporations or associations organized and operated for charitable, scientific, or educational purposes for the protection and enhancement of the environment.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $317,434

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $4,121,338
  • Tax year 2024

    $415,966

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,587,280
  • Tax year 2023

    $179,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,372,075
  • Tax year 2022

    $252,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,436,241
  • Tax year 2021

    $272,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,641,763
  • Tax year 2020

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,321,169

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Nature Conservancy - New HampshireConcord, NH

    General purpose contributions

    $150,000
  2. Enviornmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    General purpose contributions

    $55,000
  3. Megunticook Watershed AssocCamden, ME

    General purpose contribution

    $22,000
  4. 350 New HampshireDover, NH

    General purpose contributions

    $20,000
  5. Friends of Maine Coastala IslandRockland, ME

    General purpose contribution

    $15,000
  6. New Hampshire Lakes Assoc IncConcord, NH

    General purpose contribution

    $15,000
  7. NH Healthy ClimateManchester, NH

    General purpose contribution

    $15,000
  8. Pittsburgh Botanic GardenOakdale, PA

    General purpose contribution

    $15,000
  9. Environmental Grantmakers AssocNew York, NY

    General purpose contributions

    $8,434
  10. Consultation Group on Biological DiversitySan Francisco, CA

    General purpose contributions

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment2 grants $35,00070% of the total
  2. Youth development1 grant $15,00030% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Hampshire4 grants $200,000
  2. New York2 grants $63,434
  3. Maine2 grants $37,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $15,000
  5. California1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • William T HopwoodPRES/DIR Hours 7Pay $0
  • Jane T HopwoodVP/DIR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Rebecca A RamseyTREAS/DIR Hours 8Pay $0
  • Taite W HopwoodDIR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Anna E BlantonSEC/DIR Hours 0.7Pay $0
  • Trevor W HopwoodDIR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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