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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 52-6956347

Sherwat Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Oakland, MD. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 82 grants and $88,863 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $88,863

    Grants listed
    82
    Assets, end of year
    $386,766

  • Tax year 2024

    $71,991

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $431,829

  • Tax year 2023

    $65,491

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $433,664

  • Tax year 2022

    $55,960

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $448,269

  • Tax year 2021

    $48,447

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $466,315

  • Tax year 2020

    $41,411

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $430,421

Grants paid in 2025

82 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. King Street CenterBurlington, VT

    Charitable

    $12,500
  2. Virginia League of Planned ParenthoodRichmond, VA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  3. Temple MicahWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $7,682
  4. Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Charitable

    $4,500
  5. Sierra ClubOakland, CA

    Charitable

    $4,500
  6. Audubon SocietyTopeka, KS

    Charitable

    $4,000
  7. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    Charitable

    $3,500
  8. Ohef Sholom TempleNorfolk, VA

    Charitable

    $2,550
  9. Carnegie FoundationRockville Center, NY

    Charitable

    $2,500
  10. Katie's KidsBurlington, VT

    Charitable

    $2,500
  11. Friends of FFLBurlington, VT

    Charitable

    $2,000
  12. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,500
  13. The Williams SchoolNorfolk, VA

    Charitable

    $1,300
  14. Arbor Day FoundationLincoln, NE

    Charitable

    $1,200
  15. BatesLewiston, ME

    Charitable

    $1,200
  16. Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA

    Charitable

    $1,200
  17. Jewish National FundRockville Ctr, NY

    Charitable

    $1,100
  18. Simmons UniversityBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $1,100
  19. Anti Defamation LeagueNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  20. Burlington (VT) City ArtsBurlington, VT

    Charitable

    $1,000
  21. Echo (science Center & Museum)Burlington, VT

    Charitable

    $1,000
  22. Flynn TheaterBurlington, VT

    Charitable

    $1,000
  23. Hillel InternationalWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $1,000
  24. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  25. Jimmy Fund Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  26. Lund (adoption Agency)Burlington, VT

    Charitable

    $1,000
  27. Vermont Criminal Justice ReformBurlington, VT

    Charitable

    $1,000
  28. Vermont FoodbankBarre, VT

    Charitable

    $1,000
  29. Bread for the CityWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $750
  30. Sibley Memorial HospitalBaltimore, MD

    Charitable

    $750
  31. Kennedy CenterWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $700
  32. Cornell Lab of OrnithologyBoone, IA

    Charitable

    $550
  33. Alzheimer's ResearchClarksburg, MD

    Charitable

    $500
  34. Bates CollegeLewiston, ME

    Charitable

    $500
  35. Center for Cartoon StudiesWhite Riv JCT, VT

    Charitable

    $500
  36. Champlain Housing TrustBurlington, VT

    Charitable

    $500
  37. Georgetown Day SchoolWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $500
  38. Kennedy SchoolBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $500
  39. National ParksWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $500
  40. SpectrumBurlington, VT

    Charitable

    $500
  41. Vermont Afghan AllianceBurlington, VT

    Charitable

    $500
  42. Charles E Smith Life CommunitiesN Bethesda, MD

    Charitable

    $360
  43. Institute of Jewish Studies & Interfaith UnderstandingNorfolk, VA

    Charitable

    $360
  44. US Holocaust MuseumAnnapolis, MD

    Charitable

    $360
  45. Yiddish Book CenterAmherst, MA

    Charitable

    $360
  46. Georgetown Day SchoolWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $350
  47. WetaArlington, VA

    Charitable

    $350
  48. Jssa (jewish Social Service Agency)Rockville, MD

    Charitable

    $300
  49. Norfolk AcademyNorfolk, VA

    Charitable

    $300
  50. American ForestWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $250
  51. New Israel FundNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $250
  52. New Jewish NarrativeWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $250
  53. The Alex Manfull FundNew Castle, NH

    Charitable

    $250
  54. WamuWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $250
  55. Stage West Arts Collective (glaf)McHenry, MD

    Charitable

    $200
  56. MakomRockville, MD

    Charitable

    $180
  57. MPTOwings, MD

    Charitable

    $150
  58. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $150
  59. Yosemite ConservancySan Francisco, CA

    Charitable

    $150
  60. American UniversityWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $100
  61. Arbor Day FoundationLincoln, NE

    Charitable

    $100
  62. Arts for Learning Virginia Affiliate of Young AudiencesNorfolk, VA

    Charitable

    $100
  63. Avalon TheatreWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $100
  64. Burlington City ArtsBurlington, VT

    Charitable

    $100
  65. Haberman InstituteRockville, MD

    Charitable

    $100
  66. Hillel InternationalWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $100
  67. In SeriesWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $100
  68. Institute for Jewish Studies & Interfaith UnderstandingNorfolk, VA

    Charitable

    $100
  69. Katzen Cancer Center at GwuWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $100
  70. Louis Brandeis CenterWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $100
  71. National Yiddish Theatre Museum of Jewish HeritageNy, NY

    Charitable

    $100
  72. Ohef Sholom TempleNorfolk, VA

    Charitable

    $100
  73. Yale University Class of 1992New Haven, CT

    Charitable

    $100
  74. The National ZooWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $92
  75. American Jewish PressChandler, AZ

    Charitable

    $75
  76. Birthright IsraelNy, NY

    Charitable

    $72
  77. Jewish National Fund (JNF)Ny, NY

    Charitable

    $72
  78. American Diabetes AssociationArlington, VA

    Charitable

    $50
  79. NW Neighbors VillageWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $50
  80. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $50
  81. Wesa (pittsburgh Public Radio)Pittsburgh, PA

    Charitable

    $50
  82. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $50

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services4 grants $13,68040% of the total
  2. Education7 grants $4,05012% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $3,50010% of the total
  4. Environment4 grants $2,8508% of the total
  5. International aid5 grants $2,7508% of the total
  6. Mental health1 grant $2,5007% of the total
  7. 6 other causes11 grants $4,95014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Vermont14 grants $25,100
  2. Virginia11 grants $19,710
  3. District of Columbia23 grants $15,474
  4. New York7 grants $5,844
  5. California2 grants $4,650
  6. Massachusetts5 grants $4,160
  7. Kansas1 grant $4,000
  8. Alabama1 grant $3,500
  9. Maryland8 grants $2,150
  10. Maine2 grants $1,700

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Harlan SherwatTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Beverly SherwatTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

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