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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-2055237

Peach Pit Foundation

A private foundation in Durham, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 25 grants and $517,800 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $517,800

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $15,396,493
  • Tax year 2023

    $492,175

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $11,793,674
  • Tax year 2022

    $487,215

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $10,581,013
  • Tax year 2021

    $425,425

    Grants listed
    31
    Assets, end of year
    $9,977,673
  • Tax year 2020

    $427,100

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $9,857,553
  • Tax year 2019

    $405,712

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $8,410,331
  • Tax year 2018

    $403,300

    Grants listed
    44
    Assets, end of year
    $8,693,546

Grants paid in 2024

25 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    General fund

    $100,000
  2. Birdies for CharityHartford, CT

    General fund

    $69,800
  3. Northern Middlesex YMCAMiddletown, CT

    General fund

    $55,000
  4. Boston College Law Ingrid Hillinger Legacy FundNewton, MA

    General fund

    $50,000
  5. Cooginchaug Little LeagueDurham, CT

    General fund

    $40,000
  6. Business Industry Foundation of Middlesex CountyMiddletown, CT

    General fund

    $32,500
  7. Durham & Middlefield Football LeagueMiddlefield, CT

    General fund

    $30,000
  8. Boca Regional Hospital FoundationBoca Raton, FL

    General fund

    $20,000
  9. Middlesex HospitalMiddletown, CT

    General fund

    $20,000
  10. Community Foundation of Middlesex CountyMiddletown, CT

    General fund

    $18,000
  11. After the StormRockfall, CT

    General fund

    $15,000
  12. Xavier High SchoolMiddletown, CT

    General fund

    $10,000
  13. A Little Compassion IncDeep River, CT

    General fund

    $7,500
  14. CvefDurham, CT

    General fund

    $6,000
  15. Middlesex Habitat for HumanityCromwell, CT

    General fund

    $6,000
  16. Friends of Boca Raton LibraryBoca Raton, FL

    General fund

    $5,000
  17. Gilead Community ServicesMiddletown, CT

    General fund

    $5,000
  18. MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX

    General fund

    $5,000
  19. Project Just BecauseHopkinton, MA

    General fund

    $5,000
  20. The Tomorrow FundProvidence, RI

    General fund

    $5,000
  21. Wound Warrior ProjectJacksonville, FL

    General fund

    $5,000
  22. Make-A-Wish Mass & RiBoston, MA

    General fund

    $3,500
  23. Dinggin IncRoyal PLM BCH, FL

    General fund

    $2,000
  24. Fischer House FoundationincRockville, MD

    General fund

    $1,500
  25. Coastal StewardsOcean Ridge, FL

    General fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $35,00035% of the total
  2. Jobs and employment1 grant $32,50032% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $18,00018% of the total
  4. Human services2 grants $12,50012% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $2,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut13 grants $314,800
  2. Massachusetts4 grants $158,500
  3. Florida5 grants $33,000
  4. Rhode Island1 grant $5,000
  5. Texas1 grant $5,000
  6. Maryland1 grant $1,500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Sharon GriffinTRUSTEE Hours 7Pay $0
  • Jessica ScheffTRUSTEE Hours 15Pay $30,000

The return

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