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Form 990-PFTax year 2020EIN 06-6026060

Widows Society

A private foundation in Avon, CT. Its return for tax year 2020 lists 14 grants and $4.8 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2020 (period ending Aug 31, 2021), 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

2 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,821,058

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $0

  • Tax year 2019

    $102,712

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,274,883

Grants paid in 2020

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Uconn Women's HealthFarmington, CT

    General grant

    $2,100,000
  2. Hartford Interval HouseHartford, CT

    Endowment

    $1,688,358
  3. CRTHartford, CT

    General grant

    $300,000
  4. Charter Oak State CollegeNew Britain, CT

    Grant for tuition

    $100,000
  5. Veterans IncWorcester, MA

    Grant for clients

    $100,000
  6. Connecticut Community CareBristol, CT

    General grant

    $100,000
  7. Capital Community College FoundationHartford, CT

    Grant for education

    $100,000
  8. FoodshareBloomfield, CT

    General grant

    $100,000
  9. Aurora Women and Girls FoundationWest Hartford, CT

    General grant

    $100,000
  10. Universalist Church of West HartfordWest Hartford, CT

    Outreach grant

    $75,000
  11. Grace AcademyHartford, CT

    General grant

    $40,000
  12. Project Hope - Haiti ReliefHagerstown, MD

    General grant

    $7,700
  13. Mt Sinai Rehab Hospital Lymphedema DeptHartford, CT

    General grant

    $5,000
  14. CT Historical SocietyHartford, CT

    General grant

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Community development1 grant $100,00029% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $100,00029% of the total
  3. Public affairs1 grant $100,00029% of the total
  4. Education1 grant $40,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut12 grants $4,713,358
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $100,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $7,700

Officers, directors and trustees

6 people as filed

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

  • Joan ThomasPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carol MumfordBOARD DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth FitzpatrickBOARD DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jeanne GoldbachBOARD DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Mary LucianoVICE PRESIDENT / TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Janet HendersonSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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