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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 06-6037282

The Echlin Foundation

A private foundation in Branford, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 24 grants and $492,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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 2024

    $492,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $3,718,281
  • Tax year 2023

    $493,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $3,822,354
  • Tax year 2022

    $476,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $4,011,826
  • Tax year 2021

    $458,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $3,957,393
  • Tax year 2020

    $373,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $3,418,655
  • Tax year 2019

    $424,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $2,570,447
  • Tax year 2018

    $426,200

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $2,810,806
  • Tax year 2017

    $420,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $2,811,808

Grants paid in 2024

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of New HavenWest Haven, CT

    Unrestricted

    $50,000
  2. St Martin de Porres AcademyNew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted

    $30,000
  3. Alzheimer's AssociationChicago, IL

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  4. Alzheimer's Disease Research FoundationWellesley HLS, MA

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  5. Connecticut Hospice IncBranford, CT

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  6. Damon Runyon Cancer Research FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  7. Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  8. Neighborhood Music SchoolNew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  9. Yale University Child Study CenterNew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted

    $25,000
  10. Parkinson's FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $24,000
  11. Direct ReliefSanta Barbara, CA

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  12. Friends Center for ChildrenNew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  13. Leadership Education and Athletics in PartnershipNew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted

    $20,000
  14. Columbus House IncNew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted

    $18,000
  15. Yale Cancer CenterNew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted

    $18,000
  16. New Haven Reads Community Book BankNew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted

    $16,000
  17. Central CT Coast YMCANew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  18. Community Dining RoomBranford, CT

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  19. Community Soup Kitchen of New HavenNew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted

    $15,000
  20. Children's Scholarship FundNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $12,000
  21. New Haven Ecology ProjectNew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted

    $12,000
  22. Sarah Foundation IncGuilford, CT

    Unrestricted

    $12,000
  23. Gaylord Specialty HealthcareWallingford, CT

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  24. Habitat for Humanity of Greater New HavenNew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $128,00033% of the total
  2. Medical research3 grants $74,00019% of the total
  3. Health2 grants $50,00013% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $45,00012% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $25,0007% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $20,0005% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $42,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut17 grants $336,000
  2. New York3 grants $62,000
  3. Illinois1 grant $25,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $25,000
  5. Florida1 grant $24,000
  6. California1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Jane E KammererTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Tracey C KammererTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brian T StelbenTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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