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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 52-2007855

Charlotte's Web

A private foundation in Boston, MA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 16 grants and $160,600 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 30, 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • 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

16 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Plastic Pollution CoalitionWashington, DC

    General

    $30,000
  2. Girls Education InitiativeNew York, DC

    General

    $20,000
  3. Pleiades NetworkNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  4. Maine Coast Heritage TrustTopsham, ME

    General

    $10,000
  5. Blue Hill Heritage TrustBlue Hill, ME

    General

    $10,000
  6. Kollegewidgwok Sailing Education AssociationBlue Hill, ME

    General

    $10,000
  7. Healthy AcadiaEllsworth, ME

    General

    $10,000
  8. UnmanageableNashville, TN

    General

    $10,000
  9. Eo Wilson Biodiversity FoundationHillsborough, NC

    General

    $10,000
  10. Pleiades NetworkNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  11. The Marine Studies ConsortiumJamaica Plain, MA

    General

    $10,000
  12. Native Gardens of Blue HillBlue Hill, ME

    General

    $5,000
  13. Blue Hill LibraryBlue Hill, ME

    General

    $5,000
  14. Blue Hill Fire CompanyBlue Hill, ME

    General

    $5,000
  15. Hirshhorn Museum and Scultpture GardenWashington, DC

    General

    $5,000
  16. 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.

  1. Environment3 grants $30,00035% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $20,60024% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00012% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $10,00012% of the total
  5. Science and technology1 grant $10,00012% of the total
  6. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $5,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia3 grants $55,000
  2. Maine7 grants $55,000
  3. New York3 grants $20,600
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
  5. North Carolina1 grant $10,000
  6. Tennessee1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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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