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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 06-1387521

Paul Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Essex, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 4 grants and $188,074 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $188,074

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,845,462
  • Tax year 2023

    $164,880

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $3,645,158
  • Tax year 2022

    $169,930

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,523,099
  • Tax year 2021

    $158,718

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,409,352
  • Tax year 2020

    $113,967

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,173,713
  • Tax year 2019

    $97,750

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,170,674
  • Tax year 2018

    $8,782

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,960,352

Grants paid in 2024

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Publication development

    $180,074
  2. Individual

    To support operations.

    $5,000
  3. Florence Griswold MuseumOld Lyme, CT

    To further the foundation's work

    $2,500
  4. Community Music SchoolCenterbrook, CT

    To support operations.

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $3,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut2 grants $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Geoffrey S PaulPRES/DIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Gregory PaulSEC/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kimberley LeekerTREAS/DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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