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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 65-6406252

William & Ellen E Ames Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Pennington, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $301,176 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $301,176

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,800,581

  • Tax year 2024

    $285,057

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,517,724

  • Tax year 2023

    $297,330

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,370,539

  • Tax year 2022

    $309,639

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,400,293

  • Tax year 2021

    $270,843

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,532,223

  • Tax year 2020

    $274,569

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $5,945,912

  • Tax year 2019

    $273,393

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $5,871,687

  • Tax year 2018

    $266,331

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $5,672,160

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Worcester Polytechnic InstWorcester, MA

    General operating

    $100,392
  2. Mystic Seaport IncMystic, CT

    General operating

    $100,392
  3. Mystic and Noank LibraryMystic, CT

    General operating

    $100,392

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $200,784100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut2 grants $200,784
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $100,392

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Bank of America N ATRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $110,948

The return

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