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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $503,189 | $493,103 | $445,182 | $10,137,988 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 35% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUTTONWOOD PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYNEW BEDFORD, MA | HUMANITARIAN AID | $22,000 | 2019 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Bird Kelley | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Derek Bird | SECRETARY/CLERK | 1.00 | $0 |
| Edward Schettino | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Helen Bird | ASST. TREASURER/ASST. CLER |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $10,137,988 |
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $601,280 | $458,006 | $409,899 | $9,586,810 | $9,583,459 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $211,648 | $443,028 | $401,479 | $8,056,195 | $8,056,195 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $371,635 | $465,849 | $423,281 | $7,502,211 | $7,502,211 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $315,454 | $462,447 | $421,124 | $9,121,600 | $9,121,600 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $622,281 | $449,862 | $409,214 | $7,766,888 | $7,766,630 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $1,096,432 | $479,408 | $434,758 | $8,006,013 | $8,001,903 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $313,562 | $433,909 | $395,967 | $8,596,843 | $8,596,843 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $1,194,555 | $487,425 | $417,814 | $8,398,112 | $8,398,112 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $647,279 | $454,766 | $389,392 | $7,901,390 | $7,899,755 |
| HUMANITARIAN AID |
| $18,000 |
| 2017 |
| NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUMBOSTON, MA | HUMANITARIAN AID | $16,000 | 2020 |
| WILD CAREEASTHAM, MA | HUMANITARIAN AID | $16,000 | 2019 |
| MAINE STATE SOCIETY FOR PROTECTION OF ANIMALSSOUTH WINDHAM, ME | HUMANITARIAN AID | $15,000 | 2016 |
| MASS AUDUBON SOCIETY DRUMLIN FARMLINCOLN, MA | HUMANITARIAN AID | $15,000 | 2020 |
| ROCKIN T EQUINE RESCUELISBON FALLS, ME | HUMANITARIAN AID | $15,000 | 2016 |
| MASS AUDUBON SOCIETY DRUMLIN FARMLINCOLN, MA | HUMANITARIAN AID | $15,000 | 2019 |
| NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUMBOSTON, MA | HUMANITARIAN AID | $15,000 | 2019 |
| ROCKIN T EQUINE RESCUELISBON FALLS, ME | HUMANITARIAN AID | $15,000 | 2019 |
| ROCKIN T EQUINE RESCUELISBON FALLS, ME | HUMANITARIAN AID | $15,000 | 2017 |
| MEDICINE HORSE CENTERMANCOS, CO | HUMANITARIAN AID | $14,000 | 2019 |
| SPRING CREEK HORSE RESCUEIGANCIO, CO | HUMANITARIAN AID | $14,000 | 2021 |
| SECOND CHANCE ANIMAL SHELTERMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2023. Counted Oct 9, 2026.EAST BROOKFIELD, MA | HUMANITARIAN AID | $14,000 | 2020 |
| SECOND CHANCE ANIMAL SHELTERMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2023. Counted Oct 9, 2026.EAST BROOKFIELD, MA | HUMANITARIAN AID | $13,000 | 2016 |
| DOGSTERSDURANGO, CO | HUMANITARIAN AID | $12,000 | 2020 |
| LOWELL HUMANE SOCIETYLOWELL, MA | HUMANITARIAN AID | $12,000 | 2016 |
| SPRING CREEK HORSE RESCUEIGANCIO, CO | HUMANITARIAN AID | $12,000 | 2016 |
| SECOND CHANCE ANIMAL SHELTERMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2023. Counted Oct 9, 2026.EAST BROOKFIELD, MA | HUMANITARIAN AID | $12,000 | 2021 |
| BUTTONWOOD PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYNEW BEDFORD, MA | HUMANITARIAN AID | $12,000 | 2020 |
| MEDICINE HORSE CENTERMANCOS, CO | HUMANITARIAN AID | $12,000 | 2016 |
| GERDA'S EQUINE RESCUEMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.WEST TOWNSHEND, VT | HUMANITARIAN AID | $12,000 | 2023 |
| MEDICINE HORSE CENTERMANCOS, CO | HUMANITARIAN AID | $12,000 | 2021 |
| MEDICINE HORSE CENTERMANCOS, CO | HUMANITARIAN AID | $12,000 | 2020 |
| NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUMBOSTON, MA | HUMANITARIAN AID | $12,000 | 2021 |
| 25.00 |
| $64,920 |
| James G Bird | PRESIDENT | 1.00 | $0 |
| Paige Johnson Roth | VICE PRESIDENT | 1.00 | $0 |
| Quincey Simmons | DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 |
| Walter M Bird Iii | TREASURER | 2.00 | $0 |
Only shared inboxes and organization phone lines that appear in public filings are shown here. Contact details for named individuals are never published, even though the filing itself is public.
Form 990-PF · FY2024 · period ending Sep 30, 2024IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202520279349100912
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Sep 30, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202440259349100114
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Sep 30, 2022
Filing id 202340319349100004
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Sep 30, 2021
Filing id 202230339349100108
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Sep 30, 2020
Filing id 202130349349100108
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Sep 30, 2019
Filing id 202000709349100010
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Sep 30, 2018
Filing id 201930369349100308
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Sep 30, 2017
Filing id 201800369349100710
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Sep 30, 2016
Filing id 201700309349100155
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.