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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-3647019

The FB Heron Foundation

A private foundation in New Haven, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 77 grants and $14.8 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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
The FB Heron Foundation
PO Box 9438
New Haven, CT 06776
(475) 250-1020
Form and materials
Please refer to the website - www.heron.org
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Per guidelines

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $14,786,601

    Grants listed
    77
    Assets, end of year
    $349,260,826

  • Tax year 2023

    $19,480,286

    Grants listed
    131
    Assets, end of year
    $326,924,230

  • Tax year 2022

    $29,986,986

    Grants listed
    165
    Assets, end of year
    $311,913,606

  • Tax year 2021

    $10,179,700

    Grants listed
    170
    Assets, end of year
    $412,823,233

  • Tax year 2020

    $6,776,947

    Grants listed
    185
    Assets, end of year
    $360,659,886

Grants paid in 2024

77 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises IncBerea, KY

    Project-Based

    $10,000,000
  2. Communities Unlimited IncFayetteville, AR

    Project-Based

    $3,750,000
  3. Communities Unlimited IncFayetteville, AR

    General Support

    $200,000
  4. Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises IncBerea, KY

    Pass-Through

    $200,000
  5. Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises IncBerea, KY

    General Support

    $200,000
  6. The Lincoln Institute of Land PolicyCambridge, MA

    Project-Based

    $75,000
  7. Mission Investors ExchangeNew York, NY

    Mem/Sub/Spon

    $60,000
  8. The Nonprofit Information Networking Association dba The Nonprofit QuarterlBoston, MA

    General Support

    $25,000
  9. Appalachian African-American Cultural CenterPennington Gap, VA

    General Support

    $20,000
  10. Appalachian African-American Cultural CenterPennington Gap, VA

    General Support

    $20,000
  11. Schumacher Center for a New EconomicsGT Barrington, MA

    General Support

    $20,000
  12. The Haitian Project IncProvidence, RI

    General Support

    $15,000
  13. Alabama State University Foundation IncMontgomery, AL

    General Support

    $10,000
  14. Black Belt Community Foundation IncSelma, AL

    General Support

    $10,000
  15. Central Vermont Refugee Action Network IncMontpelier, VT

    General Support

    $10,000
  16. Diakonos Solutions CorporationPonte Vedra, FL

    General Support

    $10,000
  17. Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance FundEast Point, GA

    General Support

    $10,000
  18. Hands In Outreach IncSheffield, MA

    General Support

    $10,000
  19. Island Housing TrustMount Desert, ME

    General Support

    $10,000
  20. Maine Seacoast MissionNortheast Harbor, ME

    General Support

    $10,000
  21. Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee Institute, AL

    General Support

    $10,000
  22. Keweenaw Community FoundationHancock, MI

    General Support

    $5,500
  23. Anai IncFranklin, NC

    General Support

    $5,000
  24. Black Belt Community Foundation IncSelma, AL

    General Support

    $5,000
  25. Community Funds IncNew York City, NY

    General Support

    $5,000
  26. Divine Girls CoalitionLivingston, AL

    General Support

    $5,000
  27. Ocean Arks International IncN Falmouth, MA

    General Support

    $5,000
  28. American Civil Liberties Union FoundationNew York, NY

    General Support

    $4,000
  29. American Friends Service CommitteePhiladelphia, PA

    General Support

    $4,000
  30. Medecins Sans Frontieres USA IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $4,000
  31. Planned Parenthood Federation of America IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $4,000
  32. Toe River Arts Council IncSpruce Pine, NC

    General Support

    $4,000
  33. American Civil Liberties Union FoundationNew York, NY

    General Support

    $2,500
  34. Congregation Beit Simchat Torah of New York IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $2,500
  35. Diakonos Solutions CorporationPonte Vedra, FL

    General Support

    $2,500
  36. Farming Falmouth IncTeaticket, MA

    General Support

    $2,500
  37. Friends of the Falmouth Public Library IncFalmouth, MA

    General Support

    $2,500
  38. Maine Seacoast MissionNortheast Harbor, ME

    General Support

    $2,500
  39. Planned Parenthood Federation of America IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $2,500
  40. Remineralize the Earth IncNorthampton, MA

    General Support

    $2,500
  41. Seeds of Solidarity Education Center IncOrange, MA

    General Support

    $2,500
  42. Amica Center for Immigrant RightsWashington, DC

    General Support

    $2,000
  43. Diakonos Solutions CorporationPonte Vedra, FL

    General Support

    $2,000
  44. Divine Girls CoalitionLivingston, AL

    General Support

    $2,000
  45. Elevated Access IncChampaign, IL

    General Support

    $2,000
  46. Linden Bridges MinistriesLinden, AL

    General Support

    $2,000
  47. Maine Seacoast MissionNortheast Harbor, ME

    General Support

    $2,000
  48. Remedial Herstory ProjectPlymouth, NH

    General Support

    $2,000
  49. South OrangeMaplewood Community Coalition on RaceMaplewood, NJ

    General Support

    $2,000
  50. The Space on Main IncBradford, VT

    General Support

    $2,000
  51. Keweenaw Community FoundationHancock, MI

    General Support

    $1,850
  52. Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises IncBerea, KY

    General Support

    $1,292
  53. Camels Hump Skiers Association IncHuntington, VT

    General Support

    $1,200
  54. Full Circle Farm Therapeutic HorsemanshipNewport, NH

    General Support

    $1,200
  55. Alex C Dove Foundation IncRhinelander, WI

    General Support

    $1,000
  56. Brewster-Pierce Memorial School Partners in EducationHuntington, VT

    General Support

    $1,000
  57. Change the Ref IncCoral Springs, FL

    General Support

    $1,000
  58. Connecticut Voices for Children IncNew Haven, CT

    General Support

    $1,000
  59. Friends of HPLHuntington, VT

    General Support

    $1,000
  60. Island Housing TrustMount Desert, ME

    General Support

    $1,000
  61. Massaro Community Farm IncWoodbridge, CT

    General Support

    $1,000
  62. Vermont Council on Rural Development IncMontpelier, VT

    General Support

    $1,000
  63. Black Farmer Fund IncNew York, NY

    General Support

    $522
  64. CooperationWorksBerkeley, CA

    General Support

    $522
  65. Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation IncBrooklyn, NY

    General Support

    $522
  66. New Economy ProjectNew York, NY

    General Support

    $522
  67. Taller Salud IncLoiza, PR

    General Support

    $522
  68. U Empower of Maryland IncSeverna Park, MD

    General Support

    $522
  69. United Community Centers IncBrooklyn, NY

    General Support

    $522
  70. Womens Foundation of CaliforniaOakland, CA

    General Support

    $522
  71. Working Solutions CDFISan Francisco, CA

    General Support

    $522
  72. Alex C Dove Foundation IncRhinelander, WI

    General Support

    $500
  73. Keweenaw Economic Development AllianceHoughton, MI

    General Support

    $500
  74. Neighborhood House ClubNe Harbor, ME

    General Support

    $500
  75. New York Public RadioNew York, NY

    General Support

    $500
  76. Incourage Community Foundation IncWisc Rapids, WI

    General Support

    $261
  77. The Haitian Project IncProvidence, RI

    General Support

    $100

Approved for future payment

2 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. Communities Unlimited IncFayetteville, AR

    General Support

    $800,000
  2. Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises IncBerea, KY

    General Support

    $800,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Housing and shelter6 grants $10,412,29271% of the total
  2. Community development8 grants $3,955,06627% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking8 grants $84,133<1% of the total
  4. Arts and culture4 grants $41,500<1% of the total
  5. International aid4 grants $29,100<1% of the total
  6. Environment6 grants $23,200<1% of the total
  7. 11 other causes26 grants $91,266<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Kentucky4 grants $10,401,292
  2. Arkansas2 grants $3,950,000
  3. Massachusetts9 grants $145,000
  4. New York13 grants $87,088
  5. Alabama7 grants $44,000
  6. Virginia2 grants $40,000
  7. Maine6 grants $26,000
  8. Vermont6 grants $16,200
  9. Florida4 grants $15,500
  10. Rhode Island2 grants $15,100

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Paul CostelloDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • John C WeilerTREASURER Hours 40Pay $156,667
  • Buzz SchmidtCHAIRMAN Hours 4Pay $0
  • Jim KingDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Felecia LuckyDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • DAN McKAYDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Greg WatsonDIRECTOR Hours 3Pay $0
  • Enrique VirgilFORMER TREASUER Hours 40Pay $17,722
  • Kelly DonnellySECRETARY Hours 40Pay $218,667

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