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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 86-3996817

Bruce Washburn Foundation

A private foundation in Cary, NC. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $17,500 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $17,500

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $343,793

  • Tax year 2024

    $6,750

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $133,586

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $147,035

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $170,650

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

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

  1. Woodstock Community TrustWoodstock, VT

    Ottauquechee River

    $7,500
  2. Individual

    General Support

    $5,000
  3. Individual

    Charitable Event

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $7,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Vermont1 grant $7,500

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Brian G WashburnPresident Director Hours 0Pay $0
  • Susan J WashburnTreasurer Director Hours 0Pay $0
  • Grace E WashburnVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Parker B WashburnVice President Hours 0Pay $0
  • Brenda BadgerSecretary Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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