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George H Lusk Trust

Preselected recipients only Falmouth, Massachusetts · EIN 046238001

George H Lusk Trust is a private foundation in Falmouth, Massachusetts. In tax year 2025 it gave $29,500 in 23 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $3,250. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $27,500 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$29,00023$563,791
2024$27,50023$584,565
2025$29,50023$626,741

How to apply

George H Lusk Trust says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What George H Lusk Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts23$29,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 23 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Falmouth Service Center Inc
Falmouth, MA
General purposes$3,250
Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation Inc
Hyannis, MA
Vna$2,750
Cape Cod Community College Educational Foundation Inc
W Barnstable, MA
General purposes$2,250
Falmouth Housing Corporation
Falmouth, MA
Homeless prevention$2,250
Falmouth Housing Corporation
Falmouth, MA
General purposes$2,250
The 300 Committee Land Trust Inc
Falmouth, MA
General purposes$2,250
Falmouth High School-Fbo Art Dept
Falmouth, MA
Art department$1,500
Woods Hole Public Library
Woods Hole, MA
General purposes$1,500
Community Health Center of Cape Cod
Mashpee, MA
General purposes$1,250
Farming Falmouth Inc
Teaticket, MA
General purposes$1,250
Falmouth Artist's Guild Inc
Falmouth, MA
General purposes$1,000
Falmouth Education Foundation Inc
Falmouth, MA
General purposes$1,000
Falmouth Public Library
Falmouth, MA
General purposes$1,000
Woods Hole Community Association Inc
Woods Hole, MA
General purposes$1,000
Marine Biological Laboratory
Woods Hole, MA
Falmouth forum$750
The Falmouth Chorale Inc
Falmouth, MA
General purposes$750
Buzzards Bay Coalition Inc
New Bedford, MA
General purposes$500
Cape Cod YMCA
W Barnstable, MA
Camp lyndon$500
Friends of Fairwinds Inc
Falmouth, MA
General purposes$500
Friends of Falmouth Bikeways Inc
Falmouth, MA
General purposes$500
Recovery Without Walls Inc
West Falmouth, MA
General purposes$500
Woods Hole Cantata Consort Trust
Woods Hole, MA
General purposes$500
Woods Hole Foundation Inc
Woods Hole, MA
General purposes$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does George H Lusk Trust accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does George H Lusk Trust give?

$29,500 in tax year 2025, across 23 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs George H Lusk Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Kathryn Wilson (Trustee).

What does George H Lusk Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, housing and homelessness and health.

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