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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 06-0646564

Burroughs Fund V00728002

A private foundation in Easton, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $62,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Sep 30, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Peter Russell
154 Admiral Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604
(203) 362-3332
[email protected]
Form and materials
Applications should include brochure or other handout describing the organization and an audit or statement of income and expense application should concisely describe the program for which you are requesting funding.
Deadlines
September 15
Restrictions
Grants are awarded in october to non-profit organizations for programs

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $62,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $560,581
  • Tax year 2023

    $55,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $565,259
  • Tax year 2022

    $53,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $587,969
  • Tax year 2021

    $53,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $607,367
  • Tax year 2020

    $53,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $593,165
  • Tax year 2019

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $628,013
  • Tax year 2018

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $650,879

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Nourish Bridgeport IncBridgeport, CT

    General operations

    $22,000
  2. St John's Family CenterBridgeport, CT

    General operations

    $22,000
  3. Burroughs Community CenterBridgeport, CT

    General operations

    $8,000
  4. Connecticut Worker CenterBridgeport, CT

    General operations

    $7,000
  5. Caroline HouseBridgeport, CT

    General operations

    $2,000
  6. Jewish Federation of Greater Fairfield CountyBridgeport, CT

    General operations

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services2 grants $29,00049% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $22,00037% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation1 grant $8,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut6 grants $62,000

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Peter RussellPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Margaret HillerVICE PRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tina BergesBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mildred BuncheBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Stephanie J CoakleyBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lorraine GibbonsBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Guy HatfieldBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Rev Sara D Smith EsqBOARD MEMBER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marian BradleyBOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 7/2025) Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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