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Katharine Bontecou Memorial Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Sunset Beach, North Carolina · EIN 146199874

Katharine Bontecou Memorial Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Sunset Beach, North Carolina. In tax year 2024 it gave $50,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $7,000 and the largest $23,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was the same as $50,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 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
2022$50,0005$1.1 million
2023$50,0005$1.3 million
2024$50,0005$1.3 million

How to apply

Katharine Bontecou Memorial Charitable 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 Katharine Bontecou Memorial Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York3$41,500
Rhode Island1$7,000
Massachusetts1$1,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Harlem Valley Rail Trail Association
Millerton, NY
Charitable$23,000
Dutchess Land Conservancy
Millbrook, NY
Charitable$16,000
South Kingstown Land Trust
Wakefield, RI
Charitable$7,000
Millbrook Education Foundation
Millbrook, NY
Charitable$2,500
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Great Barrington, MA
Charitable$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Katharine Bontecou Memorial Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Katharine Bontecou Memorial Charitable Trust give?

$50,000 in tax year 2024, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $7,000.

Who runs Katharine Bontecou Memorial Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Susan Miller (Trustee).

What does Katharine Bontecou Memorial Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation.

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