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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-2889015

Harriet W Backus Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Nantucket, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $730,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $730,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,663,477

  • Tax year 2024

    $645,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,103,293

  • Tax year 2023

    $64,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,492,937

  • Tax year 2022

    $20,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $2,520,081

  • Tax year 2021

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,505,200

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. A Safe PlaceNantucket, MA

    Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life.

    $120,000
  2. Nantucket Center for Elder AffairsNantucket, MA

    Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life.

    $120,000
  3. Nffra Food BankNantucket, MA

    Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life.

    $120,000
  4. The HomesteadNantucket, MA

    Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life.

    $120,000
  5. Nantucket Preservation TrustNantucket, MA

    Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life.

    $100,000
  6. PasconNantucket, MA

    Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life.

    $100,000
  7. The TrusteesBoston, MA

    Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life.

    $50,000

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 $100,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Massachusetts7 grants $730,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Lisa SziklasTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • L Teal CollitonTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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