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Admiral Sir Isaac Coffins Lancasterian School

Accepts applications Nantucket, Massachusetts · EIN 042167469

Admiral Sir Isaac Coffins Lancasterian School is a private foundation in Nantucket, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $49,000 in 19 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $5,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $54,000 the year before.

67% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$40,50017$1.0 million
2024$54,00020$1.9 million
2025$49,00019$2.0 million

How to apply

ContactAdmiral Sir Isaac Coffins
PO Box 1225, Nantucket, MA 02554
Phone or email(508) 228-2505
What to submitLetters outlining the amount and purpose of Grant or scholarship
RestrictionsA connection with Nantucket Island, Massachusetts

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Admiral Sir Isaac Coffins Lancasterian School funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts19$49,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
MA
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$5,000
Nantucket Community Sailing
Nantucket, MA
Donation$5,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$3,000
Rising Tide Preschool
Nantucket, MA
Donation$2,500
Nantucket Boys and Girls Club
Nantucket, MA
Donation$2,500
Individual
MA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
MA
Scholarship$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Admiral Sir Isaac Coffins Lancasterian School accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Admiral Sir Isaac Coffins Lancasterian School give?

$49,000 in tax year 2025, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Admiral Sir Isaac Coffins Lancasterian School?

Its 2025 filing lists Linda Davis (Treasurer), William Willett (Trustee), Timothy C Psaradelis (Trustee) and Margaret Connelly (Trustee) among 10 officers and trustees.

What does Admiral Sir Isaac Coffins Lancasterian School fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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