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Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 13-3936131

The Walbridge Fund

A private foundation in Millbrook, NY. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 17 grants and $1.4 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2021 (period ending Dec 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

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2021

    $1,375,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2020

    $8,960,000

    Grants listed
    71
    Assets, end of year
    $1,445,985
  • Tax year 2019

    $17,453,000

    Grants listed
    98
    Assets, end of year
    $7,010,876
  • Tax year 2018

    $20,006,000

    Grants listed
    102
    Assets, end of year
    $18,361,465

Grants paid in 2021

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Thorne Building Community CenterNew York, NY

    General

    $750,000
  2. Glynwood CenterCold Spring, NY

    General

    $500,000
  3. Adirondack CouncilElizabethtown, NY

    General

    $10,000
  4. Adirondack ExperienceBlue Mountain Lake, NY

    General

    $10,000
  5. Adirondack ExplorerSaranac Lake, NY

    General

    $10,000
  6. Adirondack Land TrustKeene, NY

    General

    $10,000
  7. Darrow SchoolNew Lebanon, NY

    General

    $10,000
  8. Environmental AdvocatesAlbany, NY

    General

    $10,000
  9. New York League of Conservation VotersNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  10. Parks & Trails New YorkAlbany, NY

    General

    $10,000
  11. Princeton-Blairstown CenterPrinceton, NJ

    General

    $10,000
  12. The Nature Conservancy Adirondack CHPTRKeene Valley, NY

    General

    $10,000
  13. Adirondack Park InstituteNewcomb, NY

    General

    $5,000
  14. Adirondck Wild Friends of the Forest PRNiskayuna, NY

    General

    $5,000
  15. ARC of WestchesterHawthorne, NY

    General

    $5,000
  16. Literacy Solutions NYYonkers, NY

    General

    $5,000
  17. Protect the AdirondacksNorth Creek, NY

    General

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Public affairs1 grant $500,00088% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $25,0004% of the total
  3. Environment3 grants $25,0004% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $10,0002% of the total
  5. Sports and recreation1 grant $10,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York16 grants $1,365,000
  2. New Jersey1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Jennifer P SpeersPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Harriet SavageSECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • Nancy F PerkinsVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Clarke R BradshawTREASURER Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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