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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
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Tax year 2025
$219,000
- Grants listed
- 55
- Assets, end of year
- $2,793,423
-
Tax year 2024
$192,000
- Grants listed
- 48
- Assets, end of year
- $2,819,684
-
Tax year 2023
$193,500
- Grants listed
- 48
- Assets, end of year
- $2,995,768
-
Tax year 2022
$260,500
- Grants listed
- 51
- Assets, end of year
- $3,036,227
-
Tax year 2021
$228,015
- Grants listed
- 50
- Assets, end of year
- $3,240,807
-
Tax year 2020
$178,500
- Grants listed
- 37
- Assets, end of year
- $3,101,383
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
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Society of MSKNew York, NY
MSK society campaign 2023-2025 - $10,000pediatric cancer patient care - $5,000
$15,000 -
Brick Presbyterian ChurchBrick Township, NJ
Unrestricted - $3,500church school - $10,000
$13,500 -
Central Park ConservancyNew York, NY
Unrestricted - $5,000conservancy women's committee - $5,000
$10,000 -
Individual
Unrestricted
$10,000 -
Digs with DignityChicago, IL
Unrestricted
$10,000 -
International Committee of the RedGeneva, Switzerland
Unrestricted
$10,000 -
Nantucket Historical AssociationNantucket, MA
Unrestricted
$10,000 -
Individual
Kerr county flood relief
$10,000 -
Harris Theater of Music DanceChicago, IL
Unrestricted
$10,000 -
New London Barn PlayhouseNew London, NH
Unrestricted
$6,000 -
Big Shoulders FundChicago, IL
Unrestricted
$5,500 -
American Red CrossBoone, IA
Disaster relief jamaica
$5,000 -
Hotchkiss SchoolLakeville, CT
Unrestricted
$5,000 -
St Andrews SchoolBoca Raton, FL
Saints fund
$5,000 -
St Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY
Annual fund
$5,000 -
Individual
Capacity building campaign
$5,000 -
Colby-Sawyer CollegeNew London, NH
Unrestricted
$5,000 -
National Alliance to End HomelessneWashington, DC
Unrestricted
$5,000 -
Individual
Unresticted
$5,000 -
Individual
Unrestricted
$5,000 -
School of American BalletNew York, NY
Unrestricted
$5,000 -
Kearsarge Food HubBradford, NH
Unrestricted
$4,500 -
Individual
Unrestricted
$3,500 -
John's Island Comm Service LeagueVero Beach, FL
Unrestricted
$3,000 -
Individual
Unrestricted
$2,500 -
Kent Place SchoolSummit, NJ
Unrestricted
$2,500 -
Lincoln Park Zoological SocietyChicago, IL
Unrestricted
$2,500 -
Individual
Unrestricted
$2,500 -
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA
Graduate school of education
$2,500 -
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN
Unrestricted
$2,500 -
Catch A Lift FundTimonium, MD
Chistopher coffland memorial fund
$2,500 -
First Presbyterian Church in the CiNew York, NY
Unrestricted
$2,500 -
Achilles International IncNew York, NY
Unrestricted
$2,000 -
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA
Unrestricted
$2,000 -
University of RichmondRichmond, VA
Unrestricted
$2,000 -
Individual
Unrestricted
$2,000 -
Riverside TheatreIowa City, IA
Unrestricted
$2,000 -
Individual
Unrestricted
$1,500 -
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USALaguna Hills, CA
Unrestricted
$1,500 -
Depaul UniversityChicago, IL
Unrestricted
$1,500 -
New London Hospital AssociationNew London, NH
Unrestricted
$1,500 -
Upper Valley Humane SocietyEnfield, NH
Unrestricted
$1,500 -
626 Landmark FoundationChicago, IL
Unrestricted
$1,500 -
Society for the Protection of NH FoConcord, NH
Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Freinds of Kings College Lodon AssoNew York, NY
Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL
Auditorium theatre
$1,000 -
Faith Hope Charity ChurchWinetka, IL
Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Greater Chicago Food DepositoryChicago, IL
Unrestricted
$1,000 -
Kenilworth Communtiy FundKenilworth, IL
Unresticted
$1,000 -
Alliance for the Great LakesChicago, IL
Unrestricted
$500 -
Individual
Unrestricted
$500 -
Garden at Tracy LibraryNew London, NH
Unrestricted
$500 -
Kezar Lake Protective AssociationNorth Sutton, NH
Unrestricted
$500 -
Lake Sunapee Protective AssociationSunapee, NH
Unrestricted
$500 -
Boys and Girls Club of ChicagoChicago, IL
Unrestricted
$500
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Education10 grants $33,50035% of the total
- Arts and culture5 grants $24,50026% of the total
- Housing and shelter1 grant $10,00011% of the total
- Sports and recreation1 grant $10,00011% of the total
- Animals3 grants $5,5006% of the total
- Food and agriculture2 grants $5,5006% of the total
- 3 other causes5 grants $5,5006% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- New York7 grants $40,500
- Illinois12 grants $36,000
- New Hampshire9 grants $21,000
- New Jersey2 grants $16,000
- Massachusetts1 grant $10,000
- Florida2 grants $8,000
- Iowa2 grants $7,000
- Connecticut1 grant $5,000
- District of Columbia1 grant $5,000
- California2 grants $4,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Holly M SethnessPRESIDENT/DIR Hours 0.2Pay $0
- Elizabeth S WalcherVICE-PRES/DIR Hours 0.2Pay $0
- Charlotte H SethnessTREASURER/DIR Hours 0.2Pay $0
- Randall RomeiSECRETARY/DIR Hours 1Pay $0
The return
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