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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 52-6034781

Buckingham School Frederick County MD

A private foundation in Baltimore, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 30 grants and $84,000 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

    $84,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $1,597,255
  • Tax year 2024

    $81,000

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $1,464,103
  • Tax year 2023

    $81,000

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $1,318,709
  • Tax year 2022

    $90,000

    Grants listed
    70
    Assets, end of year
    $1,222,776
  • Tax year 2021

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    75
    Assets, end of year
    $1,192,048
  • Tax year 2020

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    73
    Assets, end of year
    $1,166,410
  • Tax year 2019

    $75,000

    Grants listed
    102
    Assets, end of year
    $1,255,552
  • Tax year 2018

    $66,613

    Grants listed
    88
    Assets, end of year
    $1,254,780

Grants paid in 2025

30 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Friends of Psycho-Oncology in AfricaBethesda, MD

    Program support

    $14,000
  2. Trustees of Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH

    Program support

    $7,500
  3. American Civil Liberties Union FndationNew York, NY

    Program support

    $6,000
  4. Princeton Symphony OrchestraPrinceton, NJ

    Program support

    $5,000
  5. Capital Harmony WorksTrenton, NJ

    Program support

    $5,000
  6. PBSArlington, VA

    Program support

    $4,000
  7. Upper Valley Habitat for HumanityHartford, VT

    Program support

    $3,700
  8. Public Citizen FoundationWashington, DC

    Program support

    $3,700
  9. GBMC FoundationBaltimore, MD

    Program support

    $3,000
  10. Severn Riverkeeper ProgramAnnapolis, MD

    Program support

    $2,500
  11. Gilman SchoolBaltimore, MD

    Program support

    $2,500
  12. Defenders of Animal Rights IncPhoenix, MD

    Program support

    $2,000
  13. Irvine Nature CenterOwings Mills, MD

    Program support

    $2,000
  14. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    Program support

    $2,000
  15. Maryland Center for History CultureBaltimore, MD

    Program support

    $2,000
  16. Childrens Scholarship Fund BaltimoreBaltimore, MD

    Program support

    $2,000
  17. Washington National CathedralWashington, DC

    Program support

    $2,000
  18. Mtvernon of Balto Pres Fund 2024 Buckingham School of FrederiBaltimore, MD

    Program support

    $2,000
  19. The Key SchoolAnnapolis, MD

    Program support

    $1,500
  20. Potomac School Development OfficeMcLean, VA

    Program support

    $1,300
  21. Annapolis Film FestivalAnnapolis, MD

    Program support

    $1,300
  22. Chesapeake Bay FoundationBaltimore, MD

    Program support

    $1,000
  23. Gilchrist Hospice CareHunt Valley, MD

    Program support

    $1,000
  24. Camp Aracadia Scholarship FDNPortsmouth, NH

    Program support

    $1,000
  25. Weathersfield Historical SocietyPerkinsville, VT

    Program support

    $1,000
  26. Defenders of WildlifeWashington, DC

    Program support

    $1,000
  27. Jaffrey Center Village ImprovementJaffrey Center, NH

    Program support

    $1,000
  28. Maryland SPCABaltimore, MD

    Program support

    $1,000
  29. Thorndike Pond Conservation AssociationJaffrey, NH

    Program support

    $1,000
  30. First Cong Church of Weathersfield 2024 Buckingham School of FrederiWethersfield, CT

    Program support

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $17,00033% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $11,30022% of the total
  3. Environment4 grants $7,50015% of the total
  4. Education4 grants $7,30014% of the total
  5. Animals3 grants $4,0008% of the total
  6. Public affairs1 grant $3,7007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland14 grants $37,800
  2. New Hampshire4 grants $10,500
  3. New Jersey2 grants $10,000
  4. District of Columbia4 grants $8,700
  5. New York1 grant $6,000
  6. Virginia2 grants $5,300
  7. Vermont2 grants $4,700
  8. Connecticut1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Ann Fritz HackettPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Helen Baker BonsalTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dr Jenette H WheelerSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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