Cellar Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Moultonborough, NH EIN: 20-7181492

Cellar Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Moultonborough, NH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2023. As of 2023, the organization holds $2.8M in total assets. In 2023, it awarded 4 grants totaling $300K. Net investment income was $152K.

Cellar Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Cellar Family Foundation gave $300K across 4 grants in 2023 (avg $75K), mostly in New Hampshire. Source: 2023 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2023)
$299,517
+139.7% vs 2022
Grants made (2023)
4
-66.7% vs 2022
Average grant
$74,879
+619.2% vs 2022
Median grant
$9,000
Total assets
$2,778,229
-5.3% vs 2022
Primary geography
New Hampshire (100% of itemized 2023 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2023 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2023; updated September 2026.

Who Cellar Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

55 grants across all recorded years

52<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 52 grants of 55 (95%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

11states

Share of 2023 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

NorwalkNew YorkLa JollaLos AngelesPhiladelphiaNyackWolfeboroBedfordBostonCarlsbadDallasFairfieldFederal WayRidgefieldWashingtonCenter HarborCenter OssipeeHebronMoultonboroughPortland

How Cellar Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 47% from 2020 to 2023. Method
  • In 2022 it paid out 89% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K15 grants2019 13 grants2020 11 grants2021 12 grants2022 4 grants2023

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $76K (2021) to $300K (2023). In 2023 it made 4 grants totaling $300K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
4 grants to individuals Recipients not named —$299,517
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2023$2,778,229$168,086$315,865$299,5174$299,517$151,738—
2022$2,933,222$184,278$140,288$124,93612$124,936$168,926$141,040
2021$2,889,621$672,198$87,688$76,27411—$668,426$131,994
2020$2,302,508$83,488$210,448$203,66313—$76,703$119,445
2019$2,431,968$169,400$125,494$101,32415—$157,003$148,585

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cellar Family Foundation is led by Kurt Cellar, Trustee on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2023 filing

  • Kurt Cellar

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2023. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Cellar Family Foundation

How much does Cellar Family Foundation give each year?

Cellar Family Foundation gave $300K across 4 grants in 2023, according to its 2023 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2022 it gave $125K across 12 grants.

What is Cellar Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Cellar Family Foundation's median grant in 2023 was $9,000, and its average grant was $74,879, across 4 grants on its 2023 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Cellar Family Foundation give grants?

Cellar Family Foundation gives mostly in New Hampshire: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2023 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Cellar Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2023: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Cellar Family Foundation's 2023 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Cellar Family Foundation?

Cellar Family Foundation reported $2.8M in total assets on its 2023 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $168K.

What is Cellar Family Foundation's EIN?

Cellar Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-7181492. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2023.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 20, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 17, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 14, 2024)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2023

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