Samuel E Sawyer Tuw Library
Samuel E Sawyer Tuw Library is a private foundation, based in Gloucester, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $892K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $36K. Net investment income was $24K.
Samuel E Sawyer Tuw Library at a glance
In short: Samuel E Sawyer Tuw Library gave $36K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $36K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $35,606
- +13.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $35,606
- +13.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $35,606
- Total assets
- $892,264
- -2.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (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 Samuel E Sawyer Tuw Library funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library Inc ($36K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Samuel E Sawyer Tuw Library gives
- Giving fell 23% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 82% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $28K (2023) to $46K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $36K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library Inc Gloucester, MA | Unrestricted General | $35,606 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $892,264 | $28,398 | $49,557 | $35,606 | 1 | $38,518 | $23,936 | $46,761 |
| 2024 | $913,423 | $265,220 | $40,607 | $31,417 | 1 | $32,470 | $257,084 | $41,868 |
| 2023 | $688,798 | $24,409 | $41,229 | $28,167 | 1 | $28,402 | $12,517 | $41,231 |
| 2022 | $705,623 | $60,089 | $60,253 | $46,417 | 1 | $51,582 | $52,325 | $41,676 |
| 2021 | $712,563 | $45,987 | $52,792 | $38,565 | 1 | $44,220 | $37,365 | $49,104 |
| 2020 | $719,377 | $16,659 | $52,892 | $40,676 | 1 | — | $9,385 | $41,229 |
| 2019 | $757,010 | $22,329 | $45,377 | $32,733 | 1 | — | $14,909 | $41,429 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Samuel E Sawyer Tuw Library reported a distributable amount of $47K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Samuel E Sawyer Tuw Library's only listed officer is Cape ANN Savings Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2023 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cape ANN Savings Bank
Trustee
On filings since 2023
$2K (2024) → $7K (2025)
Former officers (4)
- Former: Bank Of America (2019–2022) — Agent for Trustee
- Former: John D. Cunningham (2019–2022) — Co-Trustee
- Former: Robert W. Cunningham (2019–2022) — Co-Trustee
- Former: David E. Babson (2019) — Co-Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $7K, to Cape Ann Savings Bank (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Samuel E Sawyer Tuw Library
How much does Samuel E Sawyer Tuw Library give each year?
Samuel E Sawyer Tuw Library gave $36K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $31K across 1 grant.
How large is Samuel E Sawyer Tuw Library?
Samuel E Sawyer Tuw Library reported $892K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $39K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $47K (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.
Where does Samuel E Sawyer Tuw Library operate?
Samuel E Sawyer Tuw Library has awarded grants in Massachusetts.
What is Samuel E Sawyer Tuw Library's EIN?
Samuel E Sawyer Tuw Library's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6055327. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 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 2022 (received by the IRS May 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 24, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 26, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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