Mary Lindsay Endowment Fund FBO Heritage

Private foundation · Grantmaker Newtown, PA EIN: 31-1485283

Mary Lindsay Endowment Fund FBO Heritage is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Newtown, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $287K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $26K. Net investment income was $29K.

Mary Lindsay Endowment Fund FBO Heritage at a glance

In short: Mary Lindsay Endowment Fund FBO Heritage gave $26K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $26K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$26,192
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$26,192
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$26,192
Total assets
$286,549
+1.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Mary Lindsay Endowment Fund FBO Heritage funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Heritage Conservancy: $26KHeritage Conservancy$26K

The largest 2025 recipient was Heritage Conservancy ($26K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Doylestown

How Mary Lindsay Endowment Fund FBO Heritage gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 114% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$10K$20K$30K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $16K (2020) to $26K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $26K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Heritage Conservancy Doylestown, PAConservation of Land$26,192
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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
2025$286,549$34,315$31,406$26,1921$26,192$29,420$23,038
2024$283,568$22,357$31,077$26,1921$26,192$17,472$23,181
2023$292,151$16,426$30,623$26,1921$26,192$11,872$22,196
2022$306,282$13,470$31,869$26,1921$26,192$7,793$22,807
2021$324,681$51,299$26,785$22,0001$22,000$46,482$24,497
2020$300,167$15,201$20,931$16,1311—$10,401$21,723

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mary Lindsay Endowment Fund FBO Heritage reported a distributable amount of $23K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mary Lindsay Endowment Fund FBO Heritage's only listed officer is First National Bank Of Newtown, Trustee on every filing since 2023 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • First National Bank Of Newtown

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    $4K (2023) → $4K (2025)

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Linda Cacossa (2020–2023) — Executive Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

First National Bank of Newtown — Trustee: $4KFirst National Bank of…Trustee$4K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $4K, to First National Bank of Newtown (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Mary Lindsay Endowment Fund FBO Heritage

How much does Mary Lindsay Endowment Fund FBO Heritage give each year?

Mary Lindsay Endowment Fund FBO Heritage gave $26K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $26K across 1 grant.

How large is Mary Lindsay Endowment Fund FBO Heritage?

Mary Lindsay Endowment Fund FBO Heritage reported $287K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $26K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $23K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Mary Lindsay Endowment Fund FBO Heritage?

Mary Lindsay Endowment Fund FBO Heritage is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Newtown, PA. It holds $287K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Mary Lindsay Endowment Fund FBO Heritage operate?

Mary Lindsay Endowment Fund FBO Heritage has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Mary Lindsay Endowment Fund FBO Heritage's EIN?

Mary Lindsay Endowment Fund FBO Heritage's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1485283. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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