Trust for Native American Cultures and Crafts

Private foundation · Grantmaker Fitchburg, MA EIN: 04-2614067

Trust for Native American Cultures and Crafts is a private foundation, based in Fitchburg, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2023. In 2023, it awarded 1 grant totaling $1. Net investment income was $512.

Trust for Native American Cultures and Crafts at a glance

In short: Trust for Native American Cultures and Crafts gave $1 across 1 grant in 2023 (avg $1), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2023 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2023)
$1
+0.0% vs 2022
Grants made (2023)
1
+0.0% vs 2022
Average grant
$1
+0.0% vs 2022
Median grant
$1
Primary geography
Massachusetts (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 Trust for Native American Cultures and Crafts funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2023

No Grants: $1No Grants$1

The largest 2023 recipient was No Grants ($1).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2023 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Fitchburg

How Trust for Native American Cultures and Crafts gives

  • In 2023 it paid out well above 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$0.25$0.5$0.75$10 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023

From 2022 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $1 (2022) to $1 (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $1.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
No Grants Fitchburg, MANA$1
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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—$743$6,551$11$3,736$512$13
2022$15,386$783$4,620$11$4,190$169$725
2021$19,391$6,313$6,953——$6,568$2—
2020$20,119$3,280$3,270———$57—

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Trust for Native American Cultures and Crafts reported a distributable amount of $13 for 2023 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Trust for Native American Cultures and Crafts is led by Henri Vaillancourt, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and compensated.

Officers on the 2023 filing

  • Henri Vaillancourt

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    $3K (2020) → $4K (2023)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2023. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2023 IRS filing

Henri Vaillancourt — Trustee: $4KHenri VaillancourtTrustee$4K

The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $4K, to Henri Vaillancourt (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Trust for Native American Cultures and Crafts

How much does Trust for Native American Cultures and Crafts give each year?

Trust for Native American Cultures and Crafts gave $1 across 1 grant in 2023, according to its 2023 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2022 it gave $1 across 1 grant.

Where does Trust for Native American Cultures and Crafts operate?

Trust for Native American Cultures and Crafts has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

How much is Trust for Native American Cultures and Crafts required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2023, Trust for Native American Cultures and Crafts reported a distributable amount of $13 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Trust for Native American Cultures and Crafts's EIN?

Trust for Native American Cultures and Crafts's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-2614067. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2023.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2023

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