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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 13-6975951

Babbitt Family Charitable Trust

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 44 grants and $277,600 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 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

    $277,600

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $4,123,382
  • Tax year 2023

    $240,650

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $4,089,597
  • Tax year 2022

    $266,250

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $3,756,200
  • Tax year 2021

    $247,600

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $3,728,365
  • Tax year 2020

    $210,500

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $3,878,764
  • Tax year 2019

    $211,598

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $3,770,864
  • Tax year 2018

    $173,802

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $3,680,414
  • Tax year 2017

    $166,750

    Grants listed
    47
    Assets, end of year
    $3,671,514

Grants paid in 2024

44 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Kent Library AssociationKent, CT

    General use

    $55,000
  2. Westbridge Recovery FundManchester, NH

    General use

    $50,000
  3. Individual

    General use

    $10,000
  4. World Monuments FundNew York, NY

    General use

    $10,000
  5. Individual

    General use

    $10,000
  6. Robin Hood FoundationNew York, NY

    General use

    $10,000
  7. WNETNew York, NY

    General use

    $10,000
  8. Lincoln Center TheaterNew York, NY

    General use

    $7,500
  9. Roundabout Theatre CompanyNew York, NY

    General use

    $7,500
  10. Northside Center for Child DevelopmNew York, NY

    General use

    $5,500
  11. Kent Land TrustKent, CT

    General use

    $5,000
  12. Individual

    General use

    $5,000
  13. NY Public LibraryNew York, NY

    General use

    $5,000
  14. Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA

    General use

    $5,000
  15. Individual

    General use

    $5,000
  16. Carnegie Hall SocietyNew York, NY

    General use

    $5,000
  17. Madison Square Park ConservancyNew York, NY

    General use

    $5,000
  18. Loomis Chaffee School Annual FundWindsor, CT

    General use

    $5,000
  19. Aclu FoundationNew York, NY

    General use

    $5,000
  20. Children's Aid SocietyNew York, NY

    General use

    $5,000
  21. Individual

    General use

    $5,000
  22. Legal Aid SocietyNew York, NY

    General use

    $5,000
  23. Citymeals-on-WheelsNew York, NY

    General use

    $5,000
  24. Refuge InternationalLongview, TX

    General use

    $5,000
  25. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    General use

    $5,000
  26. Individual

    General use

    $4,000
  27. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    General use

    $4,000
  28. Individual

    General use

    $3,000
  29. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    General use

    $2,500
  30. Sphinx OrganizationDetroit, MI

    General use

    $2,500
  31. Film Society of Lincoln CenterNew York, NY

    General use

    $2,000
  32. The Equus EffectSharon, CT

    General use

    $1,500
  33. Literacy Volunteers on the GreenNew Milford, CT

    General use

    $1,000
  34. Music MountainFalls Village, CT

    General use

    $1,000
  35. Individual

    General use

    $1,000
  36. NY Insight Meditation SocietyNew York, NY

    General use

    $1,000
  37. Kent Community FundKent, CT

    General use

    $500
  38. Kent Historical SocietyKent, CT

    General use

    $500
  39. Individual

    General use

    $500
  40. Kent Center School Scholarship FundKent, CT

    General use

    $500
  41. Northwest Connecticut Community FdnTorrington, CT

    General use

    $500
  42. Individual

    General use

    $500
  43. Emerson Elementary SchoolOakland, CA

    General use

    $500
  44. Kent Santa FundKent, CT

    General use

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $61,50040% of the total
  2. Arts and culture6 grants $40,00026% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $10,5007% of the total
  4. Environment2 grants $10,0007% of the total
  5. Civil rights1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  6. Crime and legal aid1 grant $5,0003% of the total
  7. 5 other causes5 grants $20,50013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York17 grants $95,000
  2. Connecticut11 grants $70,600
  3. New Hampshire1 grant $50,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000
  5. Texas1 grant $5,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $5,000
  7. Michigan1 grant $2,500
  8. California1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Susan BabbittPresident Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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