Funding search · EIN 656406252 · Pennington, NJ
William & Ellen E Ames Charitable Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 12
- grants reported
- $1.2M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $99,751
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Grant history
All 12 reported grants, largest first.
- $103,213
Mystic and Noank Library · Mystic, CT · 2022
General operating
- $103,213
Mystic Seaport · Mystic, CT · 2022
General operating
- $103,213
Worcester Polytechnic Inst · Worcester, MA · 2022
General operating
- $100,392
Mystic and Noank Library · Mystic, CT · 2025
General operating
- $100,392
Mystic Seaport · Mystic, CT · 2025
General operating
- $100,392
Worcester Polytechnic Inst · Worcester, MA · 2025
General operating
- $99,110
Mystic and Noank Library · Mystic, CT · 2023
General operating
- $99,110
Mystic Seaport · Mystic, CT · 2023
General operating
- $99,110
Worcester Polytechnic Inst · Worcester, MA · 2023
General operating
- $95,019
Mystic and Noank Library · Mystic, CT · 2024
General operating
- $95,019
Mystic Seaport · Mystic, CT · 2024
General operating
- $95,019
Worcester Polytechnic Inst · Worcester, MA · 2024
General operating
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