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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 35-7004860

Sharp Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Newton, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 39 grants and $853,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $853,000

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $7,559,506

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,681,624

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $7,540,742

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,282,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $8,869,957

  • Tax year 2021

    $6,080,534

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $8,222,395

  • Tax year 2020

    $681,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $12,517,215

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,000,879

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $10,647,573

  • Tax year 2018

    $603,571

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $10,152,408

Grants paid in 2024

39 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. MIT Press Fund for the FutureCambridge, MA

    Unrestricted

    $460,000
  2. The Termeer FoundationBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $250,000
  3. Cancer Engineering Workshop at National Academy of SciensesWashington, DC

    Unrestricted

    $52,000
  4. Eliot Church of NewtonNewton, MA

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  5. Aspen Cancer Conference IncBasalt, CO

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  6. Congregational United Church of ChristGreensboro, NC

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  7. Friends of Boston's HomelessBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  8. Mustard Seed Community HealthGreensboro, NC

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  9. Open Medicine FoundationAgoura Hills, CA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  10. Rosie's PlaceBoston, MA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  11. Science History InstitutePhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  12. The Friendly KitchenConcord, NH

    Unrestricted

    $5,000
  13. Life Sciences CaresCambridge, MA

    Unrestricted

    $3,500
  14. The Second Step IncNewton, MA

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  15. Washington County Food and Fuel AllianceMachias, ME

    Unrestricted

    $3,000
  16. New Garden Friends SchoolGreensboro, NC

    Unrestricted

    $2,500
  17. The Baker Free Library FoundationBow, NH

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  18. World Gospel MissionMarion, IN

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  19. Waterbury Common MarketWaterbury, VT

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  20. Revitalizing Waterbury CrewWaterbury, VT

    Unrestricted

    $2,000
  21. Amoskeag Rowing ClubConcord, NH

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  22. Broad Institute of MIT & HarvardCambridge, MA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  23. Buzzards Bay CoaltionNew Bedford, MA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  24. Concord HospitalConcord, NH

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  25. Downeast Coastal ConservancyMachias, ME

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  26. Friends of the Newton Free LibraryNewton, MA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  27. Friends of the Waterbury Public LibraryWaterbury, VT

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  28. Greensboro Independent School CorporationGreensboro, NC

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  29. Porter Memorial Library AssociationMachias, ME

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  30. Whitehead InstituteCambridge, MA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  31. Maker SphereWaterbury, VT

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  32. Dreamfar High School MarathonNewton, MA

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  33. Falmouth United Methodist ChurchFalmouth, KY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  34. Central Vermont Humane SocietyEast Montpelier, VT

    Unrestricted

    $500
  35. Friends of the Waterbury ReservoirWaterbury Center, VT

    Unrestricted

    $500
  36. Hungar Mountain Childrens CenterWaterbury, VT

    Unrestricted

    $500
  37. More Than WordsWaltham, MA

    Unrestricted

    $500
  38. Ridgecrest FoundationRidgecrest, NC

    Unrestricted

    $500
  39. Green Mountain Performing ArtsWaterbury, VT

    Unrestricted

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health3 grants $11,00031% of the total
  2. Education5 grants $6,00017% of the total
  3. Medical research2 grants $6,00017% of the total
  4. Housing and shelter1 grant $5,00014% of the total
  5. Science and technology1 grant $5,00014% of the total
  6. Environment2 grants $1,5004% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $1,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts13 grants $747,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $52,000
  3. North Carolina5 grants $14,000
  4. New Hampshire4 grants $9,000
  5. Vermont8 grants $8,000
  6. California1 grant $5,000
  7. Colorado1 grant $5,000
  8. Maine3 grants $5,000
  9. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000
  10. Indiana1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Phillip A SharpTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • Ann H SharpTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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