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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-4796428

Lucy E Holcombe Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Warren, RI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $290,500 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

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

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

    $290,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,792,313
  • Tax year 2024

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,785,117
  • Tax year 2023

    $235,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,793,915
  • Tax year 2022

    $280,065

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,883,761
  • Tax year 2021

    $294,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,088,081
  • Tax year 2020

    $280,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,129,454
  • Tax year 2019

    $275,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $4,165,340
  • Tax year 2018

    $247,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,964,324

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Granby Land TrustGranby, CT

    Landconservationpurchase

    $180,000
  2. St Matthew's ChapelSugar Hill, NH

    New roof &organ

    $83,000
  3. Sugar Hill Imprvmnt AssocSugar Hill, NH

    Design, purchase& install VillageWelcome signs

    $15,000
  4. All Saints Food BankLittleton, NH

    Renovationsto meet buildingcodes

    $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 $180,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut1 grant $180,000
  2. New Hampshire3 grants $110,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Nancy K HinmanCo-Trustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Douglas E HinmanCo-Trustee Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Shepherd M Holcombe JrCo-Trustee Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth S HolcombeCo-Trustee Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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