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Lucy E Holcombe Charitable Foundation

Preselected recipients only Warren, Rhode Island · EIN 474796428

Lucy E Holcombe Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Warren, Rhode Island. In tax year 2025 it gave $290,500 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $49,000 and the largest $180,000. 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 down from $300,000 the year before.

100% 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$235,0007$5.3 million
2024$300,0007$5.5 million
2025$290,5004$5.8 million

How to apply

Lucy E Holcombe Charitable Foundation 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

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut1$180,000
New Hampshire3$110,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Granby Land Trust
Granby, CT
Landconservationpurchase$180,000
St Matthew's Chapel
Sugar Hill, NH
New roof &organ$83,000
Sugar Hill Imprvmnt Assoc
Sugar Hill, NH
Design, purchase& install VillageWelcome signs$15,000
All Saints Food Bank
Littleton, NH
Renovationsto meet buildingcodes$12,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lucy E Holcombe Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Lucy E Holcombe Charitable Foundation give?

$290,500 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $49,000.

Who runs Lucy E Holcombe Charitable Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Nancy K Hinman (Co-Trustee), Douglas E Hinman (Co-Trustee), Shepherd M Holcombe Jr (Co-Trustee) and Elizabeth S Holcombe (Co-Trustee).

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