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William & Alfred Taft Charitable Trust

Accepts applications Dallas, Texas · EIN 046397630

William & Alfred Taft Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Dallas, Texas. In tax year 2025 it gave $35,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $5,500 and the largest $10,000. 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 $54,500 the year before.

83% 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$35,0008$977,060
2024$54,5007$1.0 million
2025$35,0006$1.2 million

How to apply

ContactBank of America
100 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110
Phone or email(888) 703-2345
RestrictionsFor benefit of oxford, ma residents

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What William & Alfred Taft Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts6$35,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Oxford Council on Aging
Oxford, MA
Unrestricted general$10,000
Oxford Community Center
Oxford, MA
Unrestricted general$10,000
Oxford Free Public Library
Oxford, MA
Unrestricted general$7,000
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA
Scholarships$4,000
Bentley University
Waltham, MA
Scholarships$2,000
Emmanuel College
Boston, MA
Scholarships$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does William & Alfred Taft Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does William & Alfred Taft Charitable Trust give?

$35,000 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $5,500.

Who runs William & Alfred Taft Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Bank of America (Trustee), Russell Rheault (Co-Trustee) and Janet Wilson Moore (Co-Trustee).

What does William & Alfred Taft Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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