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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
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Tax year 2025
$265,102
- Grants listed
- 47
- Assets, end of year
- $4,748,068
-
Tax year 2024
$228,926
- Grants listed
- 35
- Assets, end of year
- $4,203,999
-
Tax year 2023
$235,350
- Grants listed
- 44
- Assets, end of year
- $4,023,129
-
Tax year 2022
$274,199
- Grants listed
- 53
- Assets, end of year
- $4,074,303
-
Tax year 2021
$219,420
- Grants listed
- 47
- Assets, end of year
- $4,137,279
-
Tax year 2020
$225,000
- Grants listed
- 35
- Assets, end of year
- $4,114,344
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Tax year 2019
$218,542
- Grants listed
- 35
- Assets, end of year
- $4,147,409
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Tax year 2018
$207,714
- Grants listed
- 33
- Assets, end of year
- $4,219,844
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Mount Desert Nursing AssociationNortheast Harbor, ME
Program support
$20,000 -
University of MaineOrono, ME
Program support
$20,000 -
Foxcroft SchoolMiddleburg, VA
Program support
$20,000 -
Wyoming Community FoundationLaramie, WY
Program support
$20,000 -
Blue Ridge SchoolSt George, VA
Program support
$17,000 -
Himalaya Currents IncWoodbridge, CT
Program support
$16,000 -
Piedmont Environmental CouncilWarrenton, VA
Program support
$10,000 -
Oak Spring Garden FoundationUpperville, VA
Program support
$10,000 -
Planned ParenthoodWashington DC, WA
Program support
$10,000 -
Southern Environmental Law CenterCharlottesville, VA
Program support
$10,000 -
Blue Ridge Wildlife CenterMillwood, VA
For rescue of wild animals
$5,000 -
The Seeing EyeMorristown, NJ
Program support
$5,000 -
Seven Loaves Services IncMiddleburg, VA
General
$5,000 -
Cure Alzheimer''s FundWellesley HLS, MA
General
$5,000 -
Goose Creek AssociationMiddleburg, VA
Program support
$5,000 -
Ocean ConservancyWashington, DC
Program support
$5,000 -
Shenandoah National Park TrustCharlottesvle, VA
Program support
$5,000 -
The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA
Program support
$5,000 -
Moc Beagles IncMiddleburg, VA
Program support
$5,000 -
Island Housing TrustWest Tisbury, MA
Program support
$5,000 -
Blue Ridge PrismCrozet, VA
Program support
$5,000 -
World Wildlife FundWashington, DC
Program support
$5,000 -
Three Sisters Garden ProjectIpswich, MA
Program support
$5,000 -
Betteralife IncPurcellville, VA
Program support
$5,000 -
National Trust for Historic PreservatioWashington, DC
Program support
$5,000 -
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USALaguna Hills, CA
Program support
$5,000 -
Southwest Harbor-Tremont AmbulanceSouthwest Harbor, ME
Program support
$3,000 -
A Place to BeMiddleburg, VA
In honor of william
$2,500 -
Blue Ridge HospiceWinchester, VA
Program support
$2,500 -
Loudoun County Wildlife ConservancyLeesburg, VA
Program support
$2,500 -
Harbor House Community Service CenterSouthwest Harbor, ME
Program support
$2,500 -
Breast Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY
Program support
$2,000 -
Save the Boundry WatersEly, MN
Program support
$1,551 -
A Climate to ThriveMount Desert, ME
Program support
$1,500 -
Mount Desert Historical SocietyMount Desert, ME
Program support
$1,500 -
Mdi WheelersBernard, ME
Program support
$1,500 -
MakersmithsLeesburg, VA
Program support
$1,500 -
Somesville Village Improvement SocietyMount Desert, ME
Program support
$1,500 -
The Neighborhood HouseNortheast Harbor, ME
Program support
$1,500 -
Ohana HCColumbia, MD
Program support
$1,000 -
First Fruits FarmFreeland, MD
Program support
$1,000 -
National AquariumBaltimore, MD
Programm support
$1,000 -
The Harford Family HouseHavre de Grace, MD
Program support
$1,000 -
Wikimedia Foundation IncSan Francisco, CA
Program support
$1,000 -
Acadia Wildlife CenterMount Desert, ME
Program support
$551 -
Southwest Harbor LibrarySouthwest Harbor, ME
Program support
$500 -
Bar Harbor Food PantryBar Harbor, ME
Program support
$500
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education3 grants $38,00020% of the total
- Health3 grants $37,50019% of the total
- Environment7 grants $36,50019% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,00010% of the total
- Human services3 grants $12,5006% of the total
- Food and agriculture4 grants $11,5006% of the total
- 7 other causes10 grants $36,55119% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Virginia17 grants $116,000
- Maine13 grants $59,551
- Wyoming1 grant $20,000
- Connecticut1 grant $16,000
- District of Columbia3 grants $15,000
- Massachusetts2 grants $10,000
- Washington1 grant $10,000
- California2 grants $6,000
- New Jersey1 grant $5,000
- Maryland4 grants $4,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Peter H S WoodTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $12,000
- Wendy WoodTRUSTEE Hours 3Pay $12,000
The return
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