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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 56-6055565

Baldwin Foundation Trust

A private foundation in Lakeville, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 15 grants and $163,200 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $163,200

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,678,509
  • Tax year 2023

    $241,700

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,453,125
  • Tax year 2022

    $220,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $1,611,053
  • Tax year 2021

    $169,889

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $1,742,302
  • Tax year 2020

    $165,700

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,247,625
  • Tax year 2019

    $133,500

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,155,236
  • Tax year 2018

    $133,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $1,258,306
  • Tax year 2017

    $67,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $1,319,286

Grants paid in 2024

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Skowhegan School of Painting SculptNew York, NY

    General

    $30,000
  2. Chewonki FoundationWiscasset, ME

    General

    $30,000
  3. Brave TrailsLos Angeles, CA

    General

    $30,000
  4. Timbuctoo InstituteSyracuse, NY

    General

    $30,000
  5. Dreamweaver Equine CenterRingoes, NJ

    General

    $26,000
  6. Individual

    General

    $6,200
  7. Pro Bono Net IncNew York, NY

    General

    $2,000
  8. Individual

    General

    $2,000
  9. North Country School and Camp TreetLake Placid, NY

    General

    $1,000
  10. Friends AcademyN Dartmouth, MA

    General

    $1,000
  11. Cardigan Mountain SchoolCanaan, NH

    General

    $1,000
  12. Reed CollegePortland, OR

    General

    $1,000
  13. Book HarvestDurham, NC

    General

    $1,000
  14. Individual

    General

    $1,000
  15. Gateway Community ServicesPortland, ME

    General

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Civil rights1 grant $30,00045% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $30,00045% of the total
  3. Education4 grants $4,0006% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid1 grant $2,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York4 grants $63,000
  2. Maine2 grants $31,000
  3. California1 grant $30,000
  4. New Jersey1 grant $26,000
  5. Massachusetts1 grant $1,000
  6. North Carolina1 grant $1,000
  7. New Hampshire1 grant $1,000
  8. Oregon1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

17 people as filed

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

  • Sarah GrillChair Hours 1Pay $0
  • Maria M GrillSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Andrew HamillChair Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jane HamillChair Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sarah B WalkerChair Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sarah B HamillGrants Chair Hours 1Pay $0
  • Louisa A WalkerChair Hours 1Pay $0
  • Samuel W LambertChair Hours 1Pay $0
  • Charles F Morgan JrChair Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nora MorganChair Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kelly L WalkerChair Hours 1Pay $0
  • Channing L WalkerChair Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael GrillChair Hours 1Pay $0
  • Catherine MorganChair Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sarah H LambertTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Laila M MorganChair Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rahna MorganChair Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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