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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 06-1544971

High Pines Foundation

A private foundation in Darien, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $72,000 paid in grants.

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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

    $72,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $723,335

  • Tax year 2024

    $134,696

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $779,518

  • Tax year 2023

    $31,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $364,805

  • Tax year 2022

    $72,441

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $389,711

  • Tax year 2021

    $65,660

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $399,519

  • Tax year 2020

    $51,512

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $378,589

  • Tax year 2019

    $49,917

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $416,102

  • Tax year 2018

    $69,084

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $437,482

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Patient Advocate FoundationHampton, VA

    General operating support

    $12,500
  2. Saint Ignatius SchoolBronx, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  3. Kolbe Cathedral Preparatory SchoolBridgeport, CT

    General operating support

    $10,000
  4. Family CentersGreenwich, CT

    General operating support

    $7,500
  5. Lion Charter SchoolBronx, NY

    General operating support

    $7,500
  6. Sheperds IncBridgeport, CT

    General operating support

    $6,000
  7. Boston UniversityBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  8. Dartmouth College FundHanover, NH

    General operating support

    $5,000
  9. ABC in Darien IncDarien, CT

    General operating support

    $2,250
  10. AmericaresStamford, CT

    General operating support

    $1,750
  11. Partners in HealthBoston, MA

    General operating support

    $1,000
  12. Alzheimer's Disease ResearchWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $1,000
  13. Doctors Without BorderNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $1,000
  14. Aquinas House DartmouthHanover, NH

    General operating support

    $1,000
  15. Diocese of BridgeportBridgeport, CT

    General operating support

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $12,50093% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $1,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut6 grants $28,000
  2. New York3 grants $18,500
  3. Virginia1 grant $12,500
  4. Massachusetts2 grants $6,000
  5. New Hampshire2 grants $6,000
  6. District of Columbia1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • John L MurphyTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Martha Reed-MurphyTRUSTEE Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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