Nichols Handy Charitable Foundation
Nichols Handy Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Kittery Point, ME. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $802.
Nichols Handy Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Nichols Handy Charitable Foundation gave $802 across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $267.333), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $802
- +2.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $267
- +2.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $201
- Total assets
- $12,764
- -7.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Nichols Handy Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Kittery Land Trust ($401). Together the top 3 received $802.
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Nichols Handy Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−11%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 97% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $780 (2024) to $1K (2020). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $802.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kittery Land Trust Kittery, ME | Operating Funds | $401 |
| Father Bill's and Mainspring Brockton, MA | Operating Funds | $201 |
| St Francis House Boston, MA | Operating Funds | $200 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $12,764 | $460 | $1,442 | $802 | 3 | $802 | $825 |
| 2024 | $13,746 | $391 | $1,400 | $780 | 3 | $780 | $805 |
| 2023 | $14,755 | $292 | $1,412 | $812 | 3 | $812 | $779 |
| 2022 | $15,875 | $215 | $1,495 | $900 | 3 | $900 | $811 |
| 2021 | $17,155 | $21 | $1,619 | $1,024 | 3 | $1,024 | $902 |
| 2020 | $18,753 | $-1,825 | $1,672 | $1,080 | 3 | — | $1,022 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Nichols Handy Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $825 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Nichols Handy Charitable Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James C. Nichols
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Robert S. Nichols
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Nichols Handy Charitable Foundation
How much does Nichols Handy Charitable Foundation give each year?
Nichols Handy Charitable Foundation gave $802 across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $780 across 3 grants.
What is Nichols Handy Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Nichols Handy Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $201, and its average grant was $267, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Nichols Handy Charitable Foundation give grants?
Nichols Handy Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Maine (50%).
Does Nichols Handy Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Nichols Handy Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Nichols Handy Charitable Foundation?
Nichols Handy Charitable Foundation reported $13K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $802 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $825 (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Nichols Handy Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Nichols Handy Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1206760. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 23, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
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