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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-1981241

The Osgood-Hilles Charitable Trust

A private foundation in West Windsor, VT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $102,500 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $102,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,390,249
  • Tax year 2024

    $96,700

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,396,705
  • Tax year 2023

    $106,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,244,663
  • Tax year 2022

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,294,959
  • Tax year 2021

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,262,774
  • Tax year 2020

    $66,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,187,986
  • Tax year 2019

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,230,254
  • Tax year 2018

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,228,719

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Precision MuseumWindsor, VT

    General support

    $30,000
  2. Old South ChurchWindsor, VT

    General support

    $20,000
  3. Cornish Community InitiativeCornish Flat, NH

    General support

    $12,500
  4. Colby Sawyer CollegeNew London, NH

    General support

    $10,000
  5. Windsor Public LibraryWindsor, VT

    General support

    $10,000
  6. Ascutney OutdoorsBrownsville, VT

    General support

    $5,000
  7. Lucy Mackenzie Humane SocietyWinidsor, VT

    General support

    $5,000
  8. Windsor Food ShelfWindsor, VT

    General support

    $4,000
  9. Vermont PublicColchester, VT

    General support

    $4,000
  10. Vermont DiggerMontpelier, VT

    General support

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $30,00048% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $20,00032% of the total
  3. Community development1 grant $12,50020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Vermont8 grants $80,000
  2. New Hampshire2 grants $22,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Frederick W HillesTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jane E OsgoodTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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