Private foundation
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
This is a count from past returns. It does not say the foundation will consider a new request. How it is counted: names are compared as written on the returns, without "The" at the start, without endings such as "Inc" or "LLC", and without spaces and punctuation. A recipient also counts as already listed when our records link it to the same organization as an earlier recipient, or when its name is almost the same as an earlier name (a trigram similarity of 0.8 or more, where 1 means identical). The state on the grant row is not compared. Grants that the foundation marked as paid to an individual, such as a scholarship, are left out of both numbers, and no count is shown when most of its grants are marked that way. A person whom the foundation did not mark as an individual is still counted as a recipient. A recipient can still look new when its name is written very differently from year to year, and two different recipients with almost the same name can be counted as one.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $135,770 | $38,542 | $32,852 | $733,672 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 31% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homeless Hospitality CenterNew London, CT | To provide hospitality, shelter & a bridgeto permanent housing for adultsexperiencing homelessness in SECT. | $1,500 | 2022 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| $733,672 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $89,443 | $32,614 | $32,496 | $636,444 | $636,444 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $28,228 | $42,037 | $41,537 | $579,615 | $579,615 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $21,601 | $37,805 | $37,612 | $593,424 | $593,424 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $14,388 | $38,790 | $35,884 | $609,628 | $609,628 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $24,292 | $36,175 | $33,426 | $634,030 | $634,030 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $45,544 | $46,046 | $43,047 | $645,913 | $645,913 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $98,049 | $28,685 | $28,685 | $646,873 | $646,873 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $42,640 | $31,696 | $31,696 | $577,362 | $577,362 |
| Off the Streets - BridgeportTrumbull, CT |
| To help homeless and those at risk of becominghomeless by providing security deposits directlyto landlords for eligible individuals & families. |
| $1,500 |
| 2020 |
| RI Ovarian CancerCumberland, RI | for families affectedTo provide support and fundraisingby ovarian cancer | $1,500 | 2017 |
| Donors ChooseMatched to this organization because 19 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.New York, NY | To donate to an organizationthat helps teachers get educational tools. | $1,481 | 2018 |
| Wildlife in CrisisWeston, CT | To treat and care fordebilitated wildlife. | $1,450 | 2020 |
| Bridges Healthcare IncMilford, CT | To promote individual and communityhealth, wellness, and recovery throughintegrated behavioral health services. | $1,250 | 2021 |
| Black Rock ChurchFairfield, CT | To support theministry of the church | $1,250 | 2019 |
| Bridge Healthcare IncMilford, CT | To promote individual and communityhealth, wellness, and recovery throughintegrated behavioral health services. | $1,200 | 2020 |
| Bailing Out BenjiAmes, IA | Working to end puppymills through research,education & advocacy | $1,200 | 2020 |
| National Disaster Search Dog FoundationSanta Paula, CA | response by recruiting rescueTo strengthen disasterdogs to train for search | $1,200 | 2017 |
| Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CA | To improve the health and lives of peopleaffected by poverty or emergencies - without regard to politics, religion, or ability to pay. | $1,029 | 2024 |
| Community Health Resource IncWindsor, CT | To help adults. children & familiesfind hope through mental health,substance anuse, foster care, and integrated care. | $1,000 | 2024 |
| WT Cares Charitable TrustIthaca, NY | Terriers in need andTo rescue Welshrehome them | $1,000 | 2017 |
| Smile Train IncMatched to this organization because 35 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Washington, DC | To provide dental care to the poor | $1,000 | 2024 |
| Covenant Shelter of New London IncNew London, CT | To provide safe haven and resources tohomeless adult males and families in need. | $1,000 | 2024 |
| All Saints Catholic SchoolNorwalk, CT | To help young scholarsget to college and heaven. | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Smile Train IncMatched to this organization because 35 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Washington, DC | To provide dental care to the poor | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Detroit Horse PowerDetroit, MI | To give at-risk youtha safe and enriching space tofurthur their development. | $1,000 | 2021 |
| Black Rock ChurchFairfield, CT | To support theministry of the church | $1,000 | 2018 |
| Experience CampsWestport, CT | To provide overnight summer gried camps, year-round programs,and content to help reframe the experience of griefand empower kids with the necessary coping skills to move forward with their lives. | $1,000 | 2023 |
| CT Foundation for Dental OutreachSouthington, CT | To provide charitable cental care to theunderserved, uninsured and working poor. | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Smile Train IncMatched to this organization because 35 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Washington, DC | To provide dental care to the poor | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Foundation for LifeShelton, CT | To assistpeople in need | $1,000 | 2021 |
| American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup FoundationMatched to this organization because 12 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2023 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.Pasadena, CA | To preserve and protect the naturalocean environment for the benefitof the public | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Foundation for LifeShelton, CT | people in needTo assist | $1,000 | 2016 |
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202412859349100501
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202322279349100522
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202203199349104920
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202141209349101839
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202010999349100701
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201941009349100704
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201831009349100218
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201711049349100501
IRS filings are the source for every fact on this page. Nothing a model writes is ever a source; it can only point at a row here.