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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 06-6034030

William & Ellen E Macristy FND

A private foundation in Glastonbury, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 33 grants and $136,050 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 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

Accepts applications

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

Contact
J Bruce Barlow
259 Wood Pond Rd
Glastonbury, CT 06033
(860) 982-3097
Form and materials
See attached
Deadlines
See attached
Restrictions
See attached

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $136,050

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $956,543

  • Tax year 2023

    $124,595

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $1,056,823

  • Tax year 2022

    $134,015

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $1,102,689

  • Tax year 2021

    $126,850

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $1,164,258

  • Tax year 2020

    $112,300

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $1,245,431

  • Tax year 2019

    $108,399

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $1,258,938

  • Tax year 2018

    $104,144

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $1,318,378

Grants paid in 2024

33 grants, largest first

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

  1. Dana Farber Cancer InstBrookline, MA

    Charity

    $11,000
  2. Tunnels to Towers FoundationStaten Island, NY

    Charity

    $10,000
  3. Individual

    Scholarship

    $9,100
  4. Stop & Shop Food ShareGlastonbury, CT

    Charity

    $7,000
  5. Individual

    Scholarship

    $7,000
  6. Folds of Honor FoundationOwasso, OK

    Charity

    $6,000
  7. Susan G KomenDallas, TX

    Charity

    $5,500
  8. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Charity

    $5,000
  9. New Britain YMCANew Britain, CT

    Charity

    $5,000
  10. Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenSpringfield, MA

    Charity

    $5,000
  11. New Britain Museum of American ArtNew Britain, CT

    Charity

    $5,000
  12. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Charity

    $5,000
  13. Veterans Base CampChaplin, CT

    Charity

    $4,000
  14. Fidelco Guide Dog FoundatBloomfield, CT

    Charity

    $4,000
  15. Our CompanionsBloomfield, CT

    Charity

    $4,000
  16. Special OlympicsHamden, CT

    Charity

    $4,000
  17. Second Century FundGlastonbury, CT

    Charity

    $4,000
  18. Hospital for Special Care IncNew Britain, CT

    Charity

    $3,500
  19. St Jude Childrens ResearchMemphis, TN

    Charity

    $3,000
  20. Prudence Crandall CenterNew Britain, CT

    Charity

    $3,000
  21. Wounded Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    Charity

    $3,000
  22. Auxiliary at New Britain GeneralNew Britain, CT

    Charity

    $3,000
  23. Kimball Union AcademyMeriden, NH

    Education

    $3,000
  24. Glastonbury ABCGlastonbury, CT

    Charity

    $2,500
  25. New Britain Public LibraryNew Britain, CT

    Charity

    $2,500
  26. Glastonbury YMCAGlastonbury, CT

    Charity

    $2,500
  27. Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA

    Education

    $2,500
  28. High Hopes TherapeuticOld Lyme, CT

    Charity

    $2,000
  29. Climate RideMissoula, MT

    Charity

    $1,750
  30. Connecticut Childrens FoundationHartford, CT

    Charity

    $1,000
  31. Cystic Fibrosis FoundationBethesda, MD

    Charity

    $1,000
  32. Uvm FoundationBurlington, VT

    Education

    $1,000
  33. Charity NavigatorUnion City, NJ

    Charity

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health4 grants $15,00031% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $11,50024% of the total
  3. Human services3 grants $6,20013% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $5,00010% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $5,00010% of the total
  6. Veterans and military1 grant $4,0008% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $1,7504% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut17 grants $62,000
  2. Massachusetts2 grants $16,000
  3. New York2 grants $15,000
  4. Oklahoma1 grant $6,000
  5. Texas1 grant $5,500
  6. Florida1 grant $3,000
  7. New Hampshire1 grant $3,000
  8. Tennessee1 grant $3,000
  9. Louisiana1 grant $2,500
  10. Montana1 grant $1,750

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • J Bruce BarlowPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Carol-Ann BarlowSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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