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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 2024
$160,600
- Grants listed
- 16
- Assets, end of year
- $1,456,396
-
Tax year 2023
$215,500
- Grants listed
- 6
- Assets, end of year
- $1,503,008
-
Tax year 2022
$130,367
- Grants listed
- 8
- Assets, end of year
- $1,109,257
-
Tax year 2021
$100,000
- Grants listed
- 5
- Assets, end of year
- $1,158,928
-
Tax year 2020
$184,000
- Grants listed
- 14
- Assets, end of year
- $1,200,758
-
Tax year 2019
$23,160
- Grants listed
- 4
- Assets, end of year
- $1,042,162
-
Tax year 2018
$72,500
- Grants listed
- 11
- Assets, end of year
- $923,651
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return.
-
Plastic Pollution CoalitionWashington, DC
General
$30,000 -
Girls Education InitiativeNew York, DC
General
$20,000 -
Pleiades NetworkNew York, NY
General
$10,000 -
Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, ME
General
$10,000 -
Blue Hill Heritage TrustBlue Hill, ME
General
$10,000 -
Kollegewidgwok Sailing Education AssociationBlue Hill, ME
General
$10,000 -
Healthy AcadiaEllsworth, ME
General
$10,000 -
UnmanageableNashville, TN
General
$10,000 -
Eo Wilson Biodiversity FoundationHillsborough, NC
General
$10,000 -
Pleiades NetworkNew York, NY
General
$10,000 -
The Marine Studies ConsortiumJamaica Plain, MA
General
$10,000 -
Native Gardens of Blue HillBlue Hill, ME
General
$5,000 -
Blue Hill LibraryBlue Hill, ME
General
$5,000 -
Blue Hill Fire CompanyBlue Hill, ME
General
$5,000 -
Hirshhorn Museum and Scultpture GardenWashington, DC
General
$5,000 -
Pleiades NetworkNew York, NY
General
$600
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Environment3 grants $30,00035% of the total
- Education3 grants $20,60024% of the total
- Arts and culture1 grant $10,00012% of the total
- Health1 grant $10,00012% of the total
- Science and technology1 grant $10,00012% of the total
- Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $5,0006% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- District of Columbia3 grants $55,000
- Maine7 grants $55,000
- New York3 grants $20,600
- Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
- North Carolina1 grant $10,000
- Tennessee1 grant $10,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Ann LuskeyTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
- Matthew BuchsbaumCO-TRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
The return
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