Grants paid by Harriet W Backus Charitable Trust
EIN 87-2889015 · Nantucket, MA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
Harriet W Backus Charitable Trust of Nantucket, MA (EIN 87-2889015) reported 23 grants paid totaling $1,579,000 to 8 recipients in tax years 2021–2025, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,579,000
23 grants
Recipients
8
distinct organizations
Tax years
2021–2025
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | $120,000 | — |
| 2022 | 2 | $20,000 | — |
| 2023 | 4 | $64,000 | — |
| 2024 | 6 | $645,000 | — |
| 2025 | 7 | $730,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 8 recipients receiving the most from Harriet W Backus Charitable Trust, by grants paid, out of 8 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Safe Place 22-2823947 | B | Nantucket, MA | 5 | $376,000 | 2025 |
| The Homestead 27-1368516 | D | Nantucket, MA | 5 | $276,000 | 2025 |
| Nantucket Center for Elder Affairs 51-0192440 | C | Nantucket, MA | 4 | $266,000 | 2025 |
| Nffra Food Bank | U | Nantucket, MA | 3 | $236,000 | 2025 |
| Pascon | U | Nantucket, MA | 2 | $172,500 | 2025 |
| Nantucket Preservation Trust 04-3394648 | B | Nantucket, MA | 2 | $172,500 | 2025 |
| The Trustees | U | Boston, MA | 1 | $50,000 | 2025 |
| Nantucket Food Fuel and Rent Assistance | U | Nantucket, MA | 1 | $30,000 | 2021 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 23 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | A Safe Place Nantucket, MA | B | $120,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | 202611349349102996 |
| 2025 | Nffra Food Bank Nantucket, MA | U | $120,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | 202611349349102996 |
| 2025 | Nantucket Center for Elder Affairs Nantucket, MA | C | $120,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | 202611349349102996 |
| 2025 | The Homestead Nantucket, MA | D | $120,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | 202611349349102996 |
| 2025 | Nantucket Preservation Trust Nantucket, MA | B | $100,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | 202611349349102996 |
| 2025 | Pascon Nantucket, MA | U | $100,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | 202611349349102996 |
| 2025 | The Trustees Boston, MA | U | $50,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | 202611349349102996 |
| 2024 | A Safe Place Nantucket, MA | B | $200,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | 202531679349100658 |
| 2024 | Nantucket Center for Elder Affairs Nantucket, MA | C | $100,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | 202531679349100658 |
| 2024 | Nffra Food Bank Nantucket, MA | U | $100,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | 202531679349100658 |
| 2024 | The Homestead Nantucket, MA | D | $100,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | 202531679349100658 |
| 2024 | Pascon Nantucket, MA | U | $72,500 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | 202531679349100658 |
| 2024 | Nantucket Preservation Trust Nantucket, MA | B | $72,500 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | 202531679349100658 |
| 2023 | A Safe Place Nantucket, MA | B | $16,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | 202403199349100805 |
| 2023 | Nantucket Center for Elder Affairs Nantucket, MA | C | $16,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | 202403199349100805 |
| 2023 | The Homestead Nantucket, MA | D | $16,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | 202403199349100805 |
| 2023 | Nffra Food Bank Nantucket, MA | U | $16,000 | paid | CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE. | 202403199349100805 |
| 2022 | A Safe Place Nantucket, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life. | 202333189349103228 |
| 2022 | The Homestead Nantucket, MA | D | $10,000 | paid | Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life. | 202333189349103228 |
| 2021 | The Homestead Nantucket, MA | D | $30,000 | paid | Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life. | 202231439349100918 |
| 2021 | A Safe Place Nantucket, MA | B | $30,000 | paid | Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life. | 202231439349100918 |
| 2021 | Nantucket Food Fuel and Rent Assistance Nantucket, MA | U | $30,000 | paid | Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life. | 202231439349100918 |
| 2021 | Nantucket Center for Elder Affairs Nantucket, MA | C | $30,000 | paid | Contribution to charitable organization committed to improving quality of life. | 202231439349100918 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2025 | 2025-12-31 | not stated | 2025v4.1 | 202611349349102996 |
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202531679349100658 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202403199349100805 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202333189349103228 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202231439349100918 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/872889015.json.
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