Mary Dana Wells Charitable Trust

Johnston, RI
Tax-exempt since March 1993
EIN: 22-6597671

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$378k (2025)

Expenses

$380k (2025)

Total Assets

$4.6M (2025)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2025)

Years with missing data

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2012 to 2025

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending March
2025

Revenue

$378,468

Expenses

$380,143

Net Income

-$1,675

Net Assets

$4,595,957

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$161,653	42.7%
Sales of Assets	$215,466	56.9%
Other Income	$1,349	0.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$334,546	88.0%
Compensation of Officers*	$46,353	12.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,595,957
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,595,957

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Citizens N A (Trustee)	$46,353	$0

990-PF

Filed on July 14, 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2024

Revenue

$226,502

Expenses

$343,914

Net Income

-$117,412

Net Assets

$4,594,411

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$144,770	63.9%
Sales of Assets	$81,732	36.1%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$298,204	86.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$42,243	12.3%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,594,411
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,594,411

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Citizens N A (Trustee)	$42,243	$0

990-PF

Filed on July 26, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2023

Revenue

$508,200

Expenses

$389,386

Net Income

$118,814

Net Assets

$4,702,828

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$143,750	28.3%
Sales of Assets	$364,450	71.7%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$336,901	86.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$41,849	10.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,702,828
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,702,828

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Citizens N A (Trustee)	$41,849	$0

990-PF

Filed on July 21, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2022

Revenue

$661,883

Expenses

$393,067

Net Income

$268,816

Net Assets

$4,510,134

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$127,337	19.2%
Sales of Assets	$534,546	80.8%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$336,828	85.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$47,656	12.1%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,510,134
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,510,134

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Citizens N A (Trustee)	$47,656	$0

990-PF

Filed on Aug. 12, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2021

Revenue

$428,189

Expenses

$308,905

Net Income

$119,284

Net Assets

$4,314,546

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$100,086	23.4%
Sales of Assets	$327,120	76.4%
Other Income	$983	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$267,845	86.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$45,098	14.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,314,547
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$4,314,546

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Citizens N A (Trustee)	$45,098	$0

990-PF

Filed on Aug. 10, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2020

Revenue

$205,288

Expenses

$396,608

Net Income

-$191,320

Net Assets

$4,207,720

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$111,536	54.3%
Sales of Assets	$92,487	45.1%
Other Income	$1,265	0.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$359,786	90.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$46,589	11.7%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,207,721
Total Liabilities	$1
Net Assets	$4,207,720

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Citizens N A (Trustee)	$46,589	$0

990-PF

Filed on Aug. 12, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2019

Revenue

$468,164

Expenses

$346,463

Net Income

$121,701

Net Assets

$4,383,801

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$111,510	23.8%
Sales of Assets	$356,654	76.2%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$294,043	84.9%
Compensation of Officers*	$45,461	13.1%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$4,383,801
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$4,383,801

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Other
Citizens N A (Trustee)	$45,461	$0

990-PF

Filed on Aug. 7, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2018

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2017

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2016

Revenue

$297,876

Expenses

$302,962

Net Income

-$5,086

Net Assets

$3,935,683

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$106,602	35.8%
Sales of Assets	$191,274	64.2%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$274,907	90.7%
Compensation of Officers*	$44,130	14.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$3,935,683
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$3,935,683

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2015

Revenue

$451,129

Expenses

$335,955

Net Income

$115,174

Net Assets

$3,940,769

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$118,130	26.2%
Sales of Assets	$332,999	73.8%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$300,777	89.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$44,998	13.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$3,940,769
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$3,940,769

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2014

Revenue

$443,177

Expenses

$166,837

Net Income

$276,340

Net Assets

$3,825,569

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$104,421	23.6%
Sales of Assets	$338,756	76.4%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$140,991	84.5%
Compensation of Officers*	$42,449	25.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$3,825,569
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$3,825,569

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2013

Revenue

$206,519

Expenses

$205,071

Net Income

$1,448

Net Assets

$3,549,229

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$105,893	51.3%
Sales of Assets	$100,626	48.7%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$182,083	88.8%
Compensation of Officers*	$39,402	19.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$3,549,229
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$3,549,229

990-PF

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Fiscal Year Ending March
2012

Revenue

$180,575

Expenses

$208,059

Net Income

-$27,484

Net Assets

$3,547,781

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received	$0
Interest Revenue	$0
Dividends	$110,571	61.2%
Sales of Assets	$70,004	38.8%
Other Income	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements	$185,689	89.2%
Compensation of Officers*	$38,775	18.6%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$3,547,781
Total Liabilities	$0
Net Assets	$3,547,781

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Mary Dana Wells Charitable Trust

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $378k (2025)

Expenses $380k (2025)

Total Assets $4.6M (2025)

Total Liabilities $0 (2025)

Tax Filings by Year

Fiscal Year Ending March 2025

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Fiscal Year Ending March 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending March 2013

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Fiscal Year Ending March 2012

Revenue

$378k (2025)

Expenses

$380k (2025)

Total Assets

$4.6M (2025)

Total Liabilities

$0 (2025)

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