Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2013.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
What each dollar paid for.
Form 990-PF Part I, lines 24–26. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
6 people listed on the 990-PF; $124K paid to officers and key staff (990-PF Part VIII).
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · 990-PF Part VIII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maureen Sheridan | $56,037 | $52,667 | $45,568 | — | — |
| David E Farnum | $14,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | $16,000 | $1,000 |
| Alfred P Degen | $14,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | $16,000 | $1,000 |
| Johnathan K Farnum | — | — | — | $16,000 | $1,000 |
| Kenneth W Washburn | — | — | — | $16,000 | $1,000 |
| John J Partridge | $12,000 | $13,000 | $14,000 | $15,000 | $1,000 |
| Jessica Waters | $14,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | — | — |
| Kathleen Orovitz | $14,000 | $14,000 | $14,000 | — | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990-PF Part VIII column (c) / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Simon W Wardwell Foundation executive salaries →Programs and updates
Supports and assists programs in Central Falls, Pawtucket, Cumberland, and Lincoln, RI.
Questions for Simon W Wardwell Foundation
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The organization was funded in november of 2020 and there were no distributions in the initial funding year. Organization was created to provide grants, support, endowment and assistance to, or to engage directly in activities that support the studying, planning, designing, erecting, constructing, enhancing, improving or modernizing the…
Form 990-PF Part IX-A, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-3697597) · Dispute this lineThe organization was funded in november of 2020 and there were no distributions in the initial funding year. Organization was created to provide grants, support, endowment and assistance to, or to engage directly in activities that support the studying, planning, designing, erecting, constructing, enhancing, improving or modernizing the…
Form 990-PF Part IX-A, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 45-3697597) · Dispute this lineGrants and how to apply
Who it funds, and how to ask.
Who They Fund
Grantmaking Profile
By the numbers
The FY2025 990-PF, line by line.
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| Line | FY25 |
|---|---|
| Gross | $224K |
| Net | $224K |
| Tax | $42K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 12, 2026 | $4.0M | $1.5M | $2.4M | $20.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 14, 2025 | $1.9M | $1.7M | $203K | $17.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 24, 2024 | $19.3M | $1.6M | $17.7M | $17.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 4, 2023 | $811K | $1.0M | −$223K | $18.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 1, 2022 | $2.0M | $816K | $1.2M | $18.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 4, 2021 | $18.1M | $16K | $18.1M | $18.1M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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