William & Ellen E Ames Charitable Trust

PENNINGTON, NJ EIN: 65-6406252

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$6.5M

+2.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$285K

-4.1% YoY

Grant Count

3

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$95K

-4.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$271K$542K$813K$1M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$6,517,724$6,370,539$6,400,293
Revenue$561,504$369,916$307,853
Expenses$411,171$403,567$436,034
Qualifying Distributions$355,297$355,610$372,676
Net Investment Income$508,778$319,572$259,650
Distributable Amount$371,416$343,336$360,368

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$77K$155K$232K$310K3 grants20203 grants20213 grants20223 grants20233 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INST$95KMYSTIC SEAPORT INC$95KMYSTIC AND NOANK LIBRARY$95K

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

<$50K12$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

BANK OF AMERICA N ATRUSTEE$117K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BANK OF AMERICA N ATRUSTEE2$117,067

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

MysticWorcester

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

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