The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust
The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in Milton Mills, New Hampshire. The trust’s stated primary purposes are conservation, education, and stewardship, and its direct charitable activity includes conservation and forestation expenses for foundation-managed properties.
The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust gave $21K across 21 grants in 2025 (avg $978.571), mostly in New Hampshire. 5% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $20,550
- -74.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 21
- -4.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $979
- -73.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $500
- Total assets
- $14,227,558
- +4.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 5% first-time grantees (1 of 21, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- New Hampshire (85% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 307 Applebee Road, Milton Mills, NH 03852
Phone: (603) 473-2535
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was UNH Foundation Inc ($10K). Together the top 10 received $18K.
Grant Size Distribution
113 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 112 grants of 113 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 85% of grant dollars went to recipients in New Hampshire, 7% to North Carolina, 5% to Maine, and 2% to the District of Columbia. The trust’s website describes its land-conservation work and regional greenway collaborations in New Hampshire.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 21 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust open to new grantees?
5%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 21 grantees (5%) were first-time recipients. With only 21 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $400; repeat grants $1K. How we count
Medians: $400 first-time, $500 repeat.
- 86% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+9%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $19K (2022) to $82K (2024). In 2025 it made 21 grants totaling $21K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| UNH Foundation Inc Durham, NH | Support Mission | $10,000 |
| Southeast Land Trust of NH Exeter, NH | Support Mission | $3,000 |
| American Chestnut Fdn Ashville, NC | Support Mission | $1,000 |
| Moose Mountains Regional Greenways Union, NH | Support Mission | $750 |
| Maine Organic Farmers and Gardener Unity, ME | Support Mission | $500 |
| NH Farm Museum Milton, NH | Support Mission | $500 |
| Acton Wakefield Watershed Alliance Union, NH | Support Mission | $500 |
| Bear-Paw Regional Greenways Northwood, NH | Support Mission | $500 |
| Society for the Protection of NH Fo Concord, NH | Support Mission | $500 |
| Land Trust Alliance Washington, DC | Support Mission | $500 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14,227,558 | $736,663 | $712,027 | $20,550 | 21 | $614,156 | $499,534 |
| 2024 | $13,573,883 | $2,578,694 | $639,363 | $82,000 | 22 | $884,476 | $2,435,371 |
| 2023 | $12,937,532 | $538,957 | $584,045 | $27,100 | 23 | $556,995 | $308,934 |
| 2022 | $12,297,354 | $623,698 | $529,108 | $18,853 | 22 | $601,221 | $483,981 |
| 2021 | $14,373,397 | $686,675 | $472,213 | $35,956 | 25 | $429,612 | $646,480 |
| 2020 | $9,972,130 | $556,068 | $531,447 | $39,428 | 22 | — | $338,536 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The trust’s founder described a mission of purchasing and protecting land, producing quality products from it, sharing the land, and teaching sound forestry, conservation, and agricultural practices. Its stated purposes also include public education about preserving fields, forests, and wildlife; protecting natural resources; and allowing public use of its property when consistent with those purposes.
The 2025 grants included conservation organizations. Moose Mountains Regional Greenways says its mission is to conserve important natural resources and educate the community about conservation. Bear-Paw Regional Greenways describes itself as a land trust working to conserve lands that protect regional water, wildlife habitat, forests, and farmland. Three Rivers Land Trust says it works to protect and conserve land, natural areas, rural landscapes, family farms, and historic places in North Carolina’s heartland. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the trust reported 21 grants totaling $20,550. Grants ranged from $100 to $10,000, with a median of $500.
The largest reported grants included $10,000 to UNH Foundation Inc. and $3,000 to Southeast Land Trust of NH. Other grants included $1,000 to American Chestnut Foundation; $750 to Moose Mountains Regional Greenways; and $500 each to Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners, NH Farm Museum, Acton Wakefield Watershed Alliance, Bear-Paw Regional Greenways, Society for the Protection of NH Forests, Land Trust Alliance, Three Ponds Protective Association, and Three Rivers Land Trust. The listed purposes were “support mission.”
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Cynthia Wyatt as Chair. Trustees listed are Beverly Siemon, C K Tripp Siemon, Philip Auger, Brian Wyatt, James Strub, and Carolyn Settzo.
The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust is led by Cynthia Wyatt, Chair on every filing since 2020; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cynthia Wyatt
Chair
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$42K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Beverly Siemon
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Wyatt
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
C. K. Tripp Siemon
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Strub
Trustee
Secretary → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Philip Auger
Trustee
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn Settzo
Trustee
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Thomas Costello (2020–2023) — Trustee
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 2021 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $5K, to Cynthia Wyatt (Chair).
Frequently asked questions about The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust
How much does The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust give each year?
The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust gave $21K across 21 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $82K across 22 grants.
What is The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $979, across 21 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust that year got $400 on average.
Where does The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust give grants?
The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust gives mostly in New Hampshire: 85% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was North Carolina (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were Concord, NH (6 grants) and Union, NH (2 grants).
Does The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 21 grants with a stated purpose on The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support Mission" (21 grants).
Who are The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include UNH Foundation Inc ($10,000), Southeast Land Trust of NH ($3,000) and American Chestnut Fdn ($1,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 68% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust?
The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust reported $14.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $737K.
What does The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust fund?
The trust’s founder described a mission of purchasing and protecting land, producing quality products from it, sharing the land, and teaching sound forestry, conservation, and agricultural practices. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust's EIN?
The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 22-6670093. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does The Carl Siemon Family Charitable Trust accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 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 14, 2026)
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