Trust UWO Samuel E Sawyer FBO Female Cha

Private foundation · Grantmaker Gloucester, MA EIN: 04-6055326

Trust UWO Samuel E Sawyer FBO Female Cha is a private foundation, based in Gloucester, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $133K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $4K. Net investment income was $8K.

Trust UWO Samuel E Sawyer FBO Female Cha at a glance

In short: Trust UWO Samuel E Sawyer FBO Female Cha gave $4K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$4,387
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$4,387
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$4,387
Total assets
$133,337
+1.7% 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 Trust UWO Samuel E Sawyer FBO Female Cha funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Female Charitable Assocof Gloucester: $4KFemale Charitable AssocofGloucester$4K

The largest 2025 recipient was Female Charitable Assocof Gloucester ($4K).

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.

Cities

Gloucester

How Trust UWO Samuel E Sawyer FBO Female Cha gives

  • Giving fell 34% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 75% 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

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2023) to $7K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $4K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Female Charitable Assocof Gloucester Gloucester, MAUnrestricted General$4,387
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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$133,337$8,462$6,183$4,3871$4,855$7,825$6,496
2024$131,055$27,242$5,571$4,3871$4,775$26,399$6,019
2023$109,233$3,766$5,297$4,3671$4,482$2,951$5,819
2022$110,853$5,749$8,024$6,6271$7,126$5,234$5,939
2021$114,128$15,208$6,655$5,5171$6,062$14,578$6,732
2020$105,669$777$7,054$6,0051—$1,587$5,791
2019$111,947$3,339$5,882$4,8931—$2,793$5,881

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Trust UWO Samuel E Sawyer FBO Female Cha reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Trust UWO Samuel E Sawyer FBO Female Cha's only listed officer is Cape ANN Savings Bank, Trustee on every filing since 2024 (compensated).

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Cape ANN Savings Bank

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    $249 (2024) → $996 (2025)

Former officers (4)
  • Former: John D. Cunningham Esq. (2019–2023) — Co-Trustee
  • Former: Robert W. Cunningham Esq. (2019–2023) — Co-Trustee
  • Former: Bank Of America (2019–2022) — Agent for Trustee
  • Former: David E. Babson Esq. (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

Cape Ann Savings Bank — Trustee: $996Cape Ann Savings BankTrustee$996

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $996, to Cape Ann Savings Bank (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Trust UWO Samuel E Sawyer FBO Female Cha

How much does Trust UWO Samuel E Sawyer FBO Female Cha give each year?

Trust UWO Samuel E Sawyer FBO Female Cha gave $4K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 1 grant.

How large is Trust UWO Samuel E Sawyer FBO Female Cha?

Trust UWO Samuel E Sawyer FBO Female Cha reported $133K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (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 Trust UWO Samuel E Sawyer FBO Female Cha operate?

Trust UWO Samuel E Sawyer FBO Female Cha has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Trust UWO Samuel E Sawyer FBO Female Cha's EIN?

Trust UWO Samuel E Sawyer FBO Female Cha's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 04-6055326. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 31, 2023)
  5. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 20, 2020)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 18, 2021)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 19, 2022)

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