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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 13-6157475

Inisfad Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 18 grants and $108,481 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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
Lawrence D Cavanagh Jr
12 Hunt Street
Rowayton, CT 06853
(212) 751-9100
Form and materials
n/a
Deadlines
n/a
Restrictions
n/a

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $108,481

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $608,746

  • Tax year 2024

    $91,274

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $657,751

  • Tax year 2023

    $76,638

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $701,878

  • Tax year 2022

    $239,410

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $678,482

  • Tax year 2021

    $99,850

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $684,008

  • Tax year 2020

    $68,886

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $647,021

  • Tax year 2019

    $60,990

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $687,200

  • Tax year 2018

    $73,236

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $750,900

Grants paid in 2025

18 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Building One CommunityStamford, CT

    Unrestricted

    $55,000
  2. Norwalk Symphony SocietyNorwalk, CT

    Unrestricted

    $10,706
  3. Norwalk Community College FoundationNorwalk, CT

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  4. CT Food ShareWallingford, CT

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  5. Laurel HouseStamford, CT

    Unrestricted

    $10,000
  6. St Paul's NorwalkNorwalk, CT

    Unrestricted

    $4,500
  7. Impact Fairfield CountyGreenwich, CT

    Unrestricted

    $1,100
  8. DARIEN LIBRARY IncDarien, CT

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  9. Portsmouth Abbey SchoolPortsmouth, RI

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  10. Rowayton LibraryNorwalk, CT

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  11. The Norwalk Seaport AssociationNorwalk, CT

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  12. Holy Cross MonasteryWest Park, NY

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  13. Food Rescue USAStamford, CT

    Unrestricted

    $1,000
  14. American Friends of Learners in KenyaWethersfield, CT

    Unrestricted

    $515
  15. METROPOLITAN MUSEUM of ArtNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $210
  16. THIRTEEN wnetNew York City, NY

    Unrestricted

    $200
  17. Morgan Library NYNew York, NY

    Unrestricted

    $150
  18. Darien Mens AssociationDarien, CT

    Unrestricted

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $55,00070% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $11,91615% of the total
  3. Education2 grants $11,00014% of the total
  4. Religion1 grant $1,0001% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut13 grants $105,921
  2. New York4 grants $1,560
  3. Rhode Island1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Lawrence D Cavanagh JrDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jan CavanaghDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Eleanor ReimerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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