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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 41-6571125

Macleay Foundation

A private foundation in Montpelier, VT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $192,500 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
Macleay Foundation
184 Westwood Drive
Montpelier, VT 05602
(802) 229-0404
Form and materials
Written request is required
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Grants are made to qualified 501(c)(3) organizations only

Assets and giving by year

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

    $192,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,912,772
  • Tax year 2024

    $224,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,815,236
  • Tax year 2023

    $343,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,769,228
  • Tax year 2022

    $193,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,836,232
  • Tax year 2021

    $140,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,657,234
  • Tax year 2020

    $155,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,678,031
  • Tax year 2019

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,582,225
  • Tax year 2018

    $110,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,495,347

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Let's Grow KidsBurlington, VT

    General support

    $100,000
  2. North Branch Nature CenterMontpelier, VT

    General support

    $30,000
  3. Vermont PublicColchester, VT

    General support

    $25,000
  4. The BridgeMontpelier, VT

    General support

    $25,000
  5. Ascutney OutdoorsBrownsville, VT

    General support

    $12,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment1 grant $30,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Vermont5 grants $192,500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Thomas H MacleayTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • David W MacleayTRUSTEE - AS REQUIRED Hours 0Pay $0
  • Kathryn M CrespoTRUSTEE - AS REQUIRED Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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