Private foundation · EIN 04-3366745 · Kingston, New Hampshire · Philanthropy & grantmaking

The Compass Fund 4737682

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Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 65 grants paid, $426K total, median $3,587. 20% of grants stayed in New Hampshire.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
65
$426K
Median grant
$3,587
Stays in NH
20%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$6.1M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 60 of 65 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Governor's AcademyByfield, MAAnnual fund,general support$58K
Nh Timberland Owners Education FoundationConcord, NHPrivate andpublic workingforests$25K
Lawrence Boys & Girls Clubs IncLawrence, MAGeneralsupport$20K
The Bluefin CollaborativeOgunquit, MEBluefin tunaresearch andconservation$20K
University of New HampshireDurham, NHStudent instructionthomson school$20K
Brooks SchoolNorth Andover, MAGeneral support$15K
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MAMedicalresearch$15K
Vermont Forestry FoundationCoventry, VTForestryeducation andoutreach$15K
The Cotting SchoolLexington, MAEducation$10K
Real American Hardwood CoalitionWashington, DCPromote realamerican hardwoodproducts$10K
Southeast Land Trust of NhExeter, NHEnvironmental$10K
Tunnel to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NYMilitaryveteransservices$10K
Wounded Warrior Project IncTopeka, KSMilitaryveteranservices$10K
Hartwick CollegeOneonta, NYPost-secondaryeducation$10K
Friends of Big Island PondHampstead, NHWatershed anddammanagement$10K
Proctor AcademyAndover, NHStudentinstruction$10K
Turning Point USAPhoenix, AZGeneralsupport$10K
Navy Seal FoundationVirginia Beach, VANavalveteranservices$9,000
Second Congregational Church of BoxfordBoxford, MAGeneralsupport$5,000
The Charley Davidson Children's Cancer FundBoston, MACancerresearch$5,000
Parkinsons Research FoundationWashington, DCMedicalresearch$5,000
Prager University FoundationSherman Oaks, CAPost-secondaryeducation$5,000
Howl for Wildlife IncPacifica, CAWildlife andfisheriesconservation$5,000
Essex County Greenbelt AssociationEssex, MALandconservationand education$5,000
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MIStudentinstruction$5,000
Massachusetts Eye and Ear InfirmaryBoston, MAMedicalresearch$5,000
Camp HorseshoeParsons, WVYouthdevelopmentprograms$5,000
Runway for Recovery IncNewburyport, MABreastcancer supportprograms$5,000
Ovations for the CureNatick, MAOvariancancerresearch$5,000
Museum of Fine Arts BostonBoston, MAArt preservationand display$5,000
Edgewood Senior Solutions Group IncNorth Andover, MAChristmasgivingfund$4,000
Trustees of ReservationsBoston, MALandpreservation$4,000
Hampstead Firemen's AssociationHampstead, NHFireprotection$3,587
Reach Out and Read IncBoston, MAEarlychildhoodliteracy$3,000
Salvation Army HaverhillHaverhill, MAHomelessness$3,000
Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenBoston, MAPediatricspecialty careprograms$3,000
West Parish Church of Andover IncAndover, MAGeneralsupport$3,000
Piscataquog Land ConservancyNew Boston, NHLandconservation$3,000
Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MAPediatrichealthcare$3,000
Quebec-Labrador Foundation IncIpswich, MAStewardship ofnaturalresources$3,000
Raymond Coalition for Youth IncRaymond, NHYouthdevelopmentprograms$3,000
Samaritan's PurseBoone, NCSpiritual andphysicalaid$3,000
Town of Hampstead Conservation CommissionHampstead, NHProtection ofwatershedresources$3,000
Granite State Hydropower AssociationBoscawen, NHIndependenthydropowereducation$3,000
North Shore Montessori SchoolRowley, MAChildhoodeducation$3,000
Greater Lawrence Summer FundBeverly, MAGeneralsupport$3,000
Good Shepherd SchoolCharlestown, MAEarlychildhoodeducation$2,500
Low Impact Hydropower InstituteLexington, MAHydropowerprotectionand education$2,500
Avon Old Farms School IncAvon, CTPost-secondaryeducation$2,000
Lazarus House IncLawrence, MAShelter, food,clothing, advocacyprograms$2,000
FIRST Presbyterian Church of AlbanyAlbany, NYGeneralsupport$2,000
Vermont Land TrustMontpelier, VTLandconservation$2,000
Forest Society of MaineBangor, MEForestconservation$2,000
Merrimack River Watershed Council IncLawrence, MAWatershedmanagement$2,000
Town of Atkinson Conservation CommissionAtkinson, NHTown forestand landmanagement$2,000
Newfoundland Club of Ne IncCanterbury, NHPromote thenewfoundlanddog breed$2,000
Trustees of Union CollegeSchenectady, NYGeneral support$1,000
Andover Village Improvement SocietyAndover, MAHandicapaccessibility$1,000
The Virginia Thurston Healing Garden IncHarvard, MACancertherapeuticprograms$1,000
West Parish Children's GardenAndover, MAMaintenance andupkeep of thegarden$1,000

By state: Massachusetts 32 · New Hampshire 13 · New York 5 · Maine 2 · Vermont 2 · District of Columbia 2

About this foundation

The Compass Fund 4737682 is a private grantmaking foundation in Kingston, New Hampshire, administered in care of Robert V French, tax-exempt since 1997. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does The Compass Fund 4737682 accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does The Compass Fund 4737682 give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $426K across 65 grants, a median of $3,587.

Where does The Compass Fund 4737682 give?

Massachusetts (32 grants), New Hampshire (13 grants), New York (5 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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