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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 06-1535337

Perakis Foundation

A private foundation in Wilton, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 40 grants and $208,334 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $208,334

    Grants listed
    40
    Assets, end of year
    $425,296
  • Tax year 2024

    $263,406

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $598,644
  • Tax year 2023

    $84,744

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $630,633
  • Tax year 2022

    $76,540

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $641,962
  • Tax year 2021

    $174,824

    Grants listed
    48
    Assets, end of year
    $582,683
  • Tax year 2020

    $141,889

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $628,449
  • Tax year 2019

    $131,055

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $708,508
  • Tax year 2018

    $157,405

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $634,805

Grants paid in 2025

40 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Westport Writers Workshop I IncWestport, CT

    General support

    $100,000
  2. Red Sox FoundationBoston, MA

    General support

    $21,906
  3. Community Health Resources IncWindsor, CT

    General support

    $20,000
  4. Silver Hill HospitalNew Canaan, CT

    General support

    $15,000
  5. The Trevor ProjectW Hollywood, CA

    General support

    $9,000
  6. Candlelighters of New York City IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  7. National Alliance on Mental IllnessHartford, CT

    General support

    $4,000
  8. Goodspeed Opera HouseEast Haddam, CT

    General support

    $3,240
  9. Laurel HouseNorristown, PA

    General support

    $3,000
  10. Wilton Volunteer Ambulance Corps IncWilton, CT

    General support

    $2,500
  11. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York City, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  12. Waveny Lifecare NetworkNew Canaan, CT

    General support

    $2,000
  13. Epilepsy Foundation of CT IncMiddletown, CT

    General support

    $1,500
  14. Bedlam IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,250
  15. Meals on Wheels of Wilton IncWilton, CT

    General support

    $1,240
  16. Circle of CareWilton, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  17. Family and Childrens AgencyNorwalk, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  18. Pallative Care for UgandaNorwalk, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  19. Prospector TheaterRidgefield, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  20. Riverbrook Regional YMCAWilton, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  21. Therapeutic Adventures IncCharlottesvle, VA

    General support

    $1,000
  22. Vietnam Veterans Against the WarChampaign, IL

    General support

    $1,000
  23. Wilton Library AssociationWilton, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  24. Silvermine Guild of Artists IncNew Canaan, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  25. Peccadillo Theater CompanyNew York, NY

    General support

    $695
  26. The Public TheaterNew York City, NY

    General support

    $600
  27. The Carver IncNorwalk, CT

    General support

    $525
  28. ABC of WiltonWilton, CT

    General support

    $500
  29. Atlantic Theater CompanyNew York, NY

    General support

    $500
  30. Cure Alzheimer's FundWellesley HLS, MA

    General support

    $500
  31. Everest Leadership Academy IncChappaqua, NY

    General support

    $500
  32. International Ocd Foundation IncBoston, MA

    General support

    $500
  33. Connecticut State Seniors Golf AssociationWilton, CT

    General support

    $500
  34. Norwalk Grass Roots TennisNorwalk, CT

    General support

    $500
  35. Pawel's Children IncWilton, CT

    General support

    $500
  36. Sawgrass Foundation IncPonte Vedra, FL

    General support

    $500
  37. Stay at Home in Wilton IncRidgefield, CT

    General support

    $500
  38. Trackside Teen Center of WiltonWilton, CT

    General support

    $500
  39. Givengain Foundation USAFort Lauderdale, FL

    General support

    $288
  40. Museum of Contemporary Art JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL

    General support

    $90

Where the money goes

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

  1. Mental health4 grants $40,50044% of the total
  2. Philanthropy and grantmaking5 grants $24,44427% of the total
  3. Human services7 grants $10,02511% of the total
  4. Civil rights1 grant $9,00010% of the total
  5. Arts and culture4 grants $2,2852% of the total
  6. Health1 grant $2,0002% of the total
  7. 3 other causes4 grants $3,2404% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut23 grants $160,005
  2. Massachusetts4 grants $23,194
  3. New York7 grants $10,545
  4. California1 grant $9,000
  5. Pennsylvania1 grant $3,000
  6. Illinois1 grant $1,000
  7. Virginia1 grant $1,000
  8. Florida2 grants $590

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • James A PerakisTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • James W PerakisTRUSTEE Hours 0.1Pay $0

The return

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