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North Family Trust Robert Cummings

Preselected recipients only Newport, Rhode Island · EIN 056091467

North Family Trust Robert Cummings is a private foundation in Newport, Rhode Island. In tax year 2024 it gave $42,637 in 20 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $6,000. 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 up from $40,646 the year before.

20% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$42,14020$816,803
2023$40,64623$863,156
2024$42,63720$896,390

How to apply

North Family Trust Robert Cummings 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 North Family Trust Robert Cummings funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Rhode Island.

StateGrantsAmount
Rhode Island20$42,637

Grants paid in 2024

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI
To support charitable activities$6,000
East Bay Community Action Program (Ebcap)
Riverside, RI
To support charitable activities$5,087
Boys & Girls Club
Newport, RI
To support charitable activities$2,500
James L Maher Center
Newport, RI
To support social services$2,500
Looking Upwards
Portsmouth, RI
To support charitable activities$2,500
Lucy's Hearth
Middletown, RI
To support charitable activities$2,500
Dr Martin Luther King Community Center
Newport, RI
Fund computer purchase$2,000
Hopehealth Hulitar Hospice Center
Providence, RI
To support charitable activities$2,000
Potter League for Animals
Middletown, RI
To support charitable activities$2,000
Rhode Island Community Food Bank
Providence, RI
To support charitable activities$2,000
Rhody Squash
Newport, RI
To support charitable activities$2,000
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul
Cranston, RI
To support charitable activities$2,000
Turning Around Ministries
Newport, RI
To support charitable activities$1,500
Town of Middletown
Middletown, RI
To support charitable activities$1,500
Norman Bird Sanctuary
Middletown, RI
To support charitable activities$1,250
Meals on Wheels of Ri
Providence, RI
Fund program to feed home bound citizens$1,200
Friends of Jamestown Seniors
Jamestown, RI
To support charitable activities$1,100
Calvary United Methodist Church
Middletown, RI
To support charitable activities$1,000
Sail to Prevail
Newport, RI
To support charitable activities$1,000
Star Kids
Middletown, RI
To support charitable activites$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does North Family Trust Robert Cummings accept grant applications?

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

How much does North Family Trust Robert Cummings give?

$42,637 in tax year 2024, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs North Family Trust Robert Cummings?

Its 2024 filing lists Margaret L Hogan (Trustee) and Louis G Murphy Jr (Trustee).

What does North Family Trust Robert Cummings fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs, food and hunger and faith communities.

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