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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-4007198

The Kestrel Foundation

A private foundation in Washington, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 56 grants and $967,100 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

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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $967,100

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $13,670,245

  • Tax year 2023

    $386,900

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $13,855,671

  • Tax year 2022

    $468,906

    Grants listed
    73
    Assets, end of year
    $13,759,493

  • Tax year 2021

    $947,262

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $14,408,753

  • Tax year 2020

    $621,100

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $8,631,491

  • Tax year 2019

    $674,456

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $10,742,048

  • Tax year 2018

    $810,650

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $11,322,839

Grants paid in 2024

56 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cloudbreak IncMcLean, VA

    General support

    $665,000
  2. Northwest CT Land ConcervancyKent, CT

    General support

    $42,000
  3. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  4. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $20,000
  5. UnhcrWashington, DC

    General support

    $20,000
  6. Steep Rock AssociationWashington DT, CT

    General support

    $15,000
  7. Washington Park FoundationWashington DT, CT

    General support

    $12,000
  8. After School Arts ProgramWashington DT, CT

    General support

    $10,000
  9. Friendly HandsTorrington, CT

    General support

    $10,000
  10. Greenwoods CounselingLitchfield, CT

    General support

    $10,000
  11. Jericho ProjectNew York, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  12. Lake Waramaug Task Force IncWarren, CT

    General support

    $10,000
  13. PilobolusWashington, CT

    General support

    $10,000
  14. Storm King Art CenterNew Windsor, NY

    General support

    $10,000
  15. Susan B Anthony ProjectTorrington, CT

    General support

    $10,000
  16. Washington Community FundWashington, CT

    General support

    $10,000
  17. Gunn Memorial LibraryWashington, CT

    General support

    $6,000
  18. Housatonic Valley AssociationCornwall BRG, CT

    General support

    $5,000
  19. Madison Sqquare Park Conservancy IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  20. Planned ParenthoodNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  21. Rivers Alliance of CTLitchfield, CT

    General support

    $5,000
  22. Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT

    General support

    $5,000
  23. Washington Ambulance AssociationWashington, CT

    General support

    $5,000
  24. Washington Volunteer Fire DepartmentWashington DT, CT

    General support

    $5,000
  25. Connecticut FoodshareWallingford, CT

    General support

    $3,500
  26. Gramercy Park Block AssociationNew York, NY

    General support

    $3,000
  27. Muddy Paws RescueNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,500
  28. Village Improvement Society IncLyndonville, VT

    General support

    $2,500
  29. Warren Volunteer Fire DepartmentWarren, CT

    General support

    $2,500
  30. Washington Art AssociationWashington Depot, CT

    General support

    $2,500
  31. ACLU FoundationNew York, NY

    General support

    $2,000
  32. Brady Center to Prevent Gun ViolenceWashington, DC

    General support

    $2,000
  33. Conversations on the GreenWashington, CT

    General support

    $2,000
  34. Rotarty Club of WashingtonWashington, DC

    General support

    $2,000
  35. Washington Community Housing TrustWashington, CT

    General support

    $2,000
  36. Washington Scholarship Fund IncWashington DT, CT

    General support

    $2,000
  37. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)New York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  38. Children's Community SchoolPhiladelphia, PA

    General support

    $1,000
  39. Connecticut Community FoundationWaterbury, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  40. First Ecclesiastical Society of New PrestonNew Preston, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  41. Go ProjectNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  42. Kent Land TrustKent, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  43. Municipal Art Society of New YorkNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  44. New York Landmarks ConservancyNew York, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  45. Planned Parenthood of Southern New England IncNew Haven, CT

    General support

    $1,000
  46. WassaicWassaic, NY

    General support

    $1,000
  47. Cornwall Volunteer Fire DepartmentWest Cornwall, CT

    General support

    $500
  48. El Paso Community FoundationEl Paso, TX

    General support

    $500
  49. Literacy Volunteers on the GreenNew Milford, CT

    General support

    $500
  50. Natural Resources Defense CouncilAlbany, NY

    General support

    $500
  51. Northwest CT Community FundTorrington, CT

    General support

    $500
  52. ShakespearienceMill Valley, CA

    General support

    $300
  53. Connecticut Public Interest Research Group Inc (conn Pirg)Hartford, CT

    General support

    $200
  54. Greater Kenyt Historical SocietyKent, WA

    General support

    $200
  55. Humane Society of NYNew York, NY

    General support

    $200
  56. Kent Village Housing for the ElderlyKent, CT

    General support

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment5 grants $51,00028% of the total
  2. Arts and culture6 grants $36,50020% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $25,00014% of the total
  4. Sports and recreation2 grants $14,5008% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $14,0008% of the total
  6. Health3 grants $11,0006% of the total
  7. 6 other causes12 grants $31,50017% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia1 grant $665,000
  2. Connecticut30 grants $180,400
  3. New York17 grants $93,200
  4. District of Columbia3 grants $24,000
  5. Vermont1 grant $2,500
  6. Pennsylvania1 grant $1,000
  7. Texas1 grant $500
  8. California1 grant $300
  9. Washington1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Benjamin E NickollTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Christine M ArmstrongTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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