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Harriet W Backus Charitable Trust: 7 grants to organizations, $730,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Harriet W Backus Charitable Trust, a private foundation in Nantucket, MA, paid 7 grants to organizations totaling $730,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 14, 2026. The largest was $120,000 to A Safe Place in Nantucket, MA for contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life..
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- EIN
- 872889015
- Based in
- Nantucket, MA
- Assets
- $2,539,551
- Grants paid
- $730,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202611349349102996. It reported $730,000 in grants paid; 7 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Safe Place | Nantucket, MA | Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life. | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nantucket Center for Elder Affairs | Nantucket, MA | Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life. | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nffra Food Bank | Nantucket, MA | Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life. | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Homestead | Nantucket, MA | Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life. | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nantucket Preservation Trust | Nantucket, MA | Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life. | Arts, culture and humanities | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pascon | Nantucket, MA | Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Trustees | Boston, MA | Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed June 16, 2025, IRS object ID 202531679349100658. It reported $645,000 in grants paid; 6 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Safe Place | Nantucket, MA | Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life. | $200,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nantucket Center for Elder Affairs | Nantucket, MA | Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nffra Food Bank | Nantucket, MA | Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Homestead | Nantucket, MA | Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nantucket Preservation Trust | Nantucket, MA | Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life. | Arts, culture and humanities | $72,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pascon | Nantucket, MA | Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life. | $72,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $172,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $1,375,000 |
Also on SpecStream
Updated May 14, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.