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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
$165,000
- Grants listed
- 24
- Assets, end of year
- $2,255,044
-
Tax year 2024
$164,135
- Grants listed
- 19
- Assets, end of year
- $2,211,499
-
Tax year 2023
$123,000
- Grants listed
- 15
- Assets, end of year
- $2,134,985
-
Tax year 2022
$153,900
- Grants listed
- 19
- Assets, end of year
- $2,436,967
-
Tax year 2021
$156,000
- Grants listed
- 14
- Assets, end of year
- $3,006,191
-
Tax year 2020
$0
- Grants listed
- 0
- Assets, end of year
- $3,089,638
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Nomadic Guardians FoundationOld Lyme, CT
General purposes
$25,000 -
Lenape CenterNew York, NY
General purposes
$20,000 -
Reading and Writing VenturesGreenfield, MA
General purposes
$20,000 -
Bhutan FoundationWashington, DC
General purposes
$12,000 -
Whale and Dolphin ConservationPlymouth, MA
General purposes
$10,000 -
Chase Emerson Memorial LibraryDeer Isle, ME
General purposes
$7,000 -
Mayan Education and Support AllianceBow, WA
General purposes
$6,000 -
Detention Watch NetworkWashington, DC
General purposes
$5,000 -
Doctors Without Borders USA IncNew York, NY
General purposes
$5,000 -
Elephants Havens Wildlife FoundationDallas, TX
General purposes
$5,000 -
Food Bank of Western MassachusettsChicopee, MA
General purposes
$5,000 -
Justice in MotionBrooklyn, NY
General purposes
$5,000 -
Nijc NFPChicago, IL
General purposes
$5,000 -
North East Community Center IncMillerton, NY
General purposes
$5,000 -
Palestine Childrens Relief FundBurbank, CA
General purposes
$5,000 -
Rachels Table of Western MassachusettsSpringfield, MA
General purposes
$5,000 -
Tails of Two Cities SanctuaryNederland, CO
General purposes
$5,000 -
Tsechen Kunchab LingWalden, NY
General purposes
$5,000 -
Greenwich Botanical CenterCos Cob, CT
General purposes
$4,000 -
Friends of Nathaniel WitherellGreenwich, CT
General purposes
$2,000 -
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation IncNew York, NY
General purposes
$1,000 -
Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY
General purposes
$1,000 -
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind IncSmithtown, NY
General purposes
$1,000 -
The Crosby Fund for Haitian EducationOld Lyme, CT
General purposes
$1,000
Where the money goes
By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.
- Animals1 grant $25,00024% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,00019% of the total
- Environment3 grants $15,00014% of the total
- International aid3 grants $11,00010% of the total
- Crime and legal aid2 grants $10,00010% of the total
- Housing and shelter1 grant $6,0006% of the total
- 5 other causes5 grants $18,00017% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- New York8 grants $43,000
- Massachusetts4 grants $40,000
- Connecticut4 grants $32,000
- District of Columbia2 grants $17,000
- Minnesota1 grant $7,000
- Washington1 grant $6,000
- California1 grant $5,000
- Colorado1 grant $5,000
- Illinois1 grant $5,000
- Texas1 grant $5,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Rachel BullockPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
- Kacey ElfstromSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
- Wheaton MahoneyTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
- Mary C KirkDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
- Petra ElfstromDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
- Kosmas BrandenbergDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
- Rufus MahoneyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
The return
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