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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-2549698

Alexander Host Foundation

A private foundation in Greenwich, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 36 grants and $227,725 paid in grants.

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
N George Host
725 Palm Trail Apt 6
Delray Beach, FL 33483
(203) 626-1070
Form and materials
Letter request
Deadlines
No deadline
Restrictions
Prefer environmental issues, particularly water quality

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $227,725

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $2,313,042
  • Tax year 2024

    $175,325

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $2,140,880
  • Tax year 2023

    $125,725

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $1,980,661
  • Tax year 2022

    $96,325

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $1,701,276
  • Tax year 2021

    $111,625

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $2,131,676
  • Tax year 2020

    $90,125

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $1,861,722
  • Tax year 2019

    $107,775

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $1,702,884
  • Tax year 2018

    $85,715

    Grants listed
    41
    Assets, end of year
    $1,333,103

Grants paid in 2025

36 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Appalachian Mountain ClubCharlestown, MA

    Further environment

    $150,000
  2. Buzzards Bay CoalitionNew Bedford, MA

    Further environment

    $10,000
  3. CTLCVHartford, CT

    Further environment

    $5,000
  4. Greenwich Land TrustGreenwich, CT

    Further environment

    $5,000
  5. Musc FoundationMarion, MA

    Further environment

    $5,000
  6. Save the SoundNew Haven, CT

    Further environment

    $5,000
  7. Sippican Lands TrustMarion, MA

    Further environment

    $5,000
  8. Upper Valley Land TrustHanover, NH

    Further environment

    $5,000
  9. Environmental DefenseWashington, DC

    Further environment

    $3,000
  10. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    Further environment

    $3,000
  11. Union of Concerned ScientistsCambridge, MA

    Further environment

    $3,000
  12. Great Mountain Forest CorpNorfolk, CT

    Further environment

    $2,500
  13. Harvard University Center for EnvironmentCambridge, MA

    Further environment

    $2,500
  14. Marion Institute Inc Frogfoot FarmMarion, MA

    Further environment

    $2,500
  15. Audubon of New HampshireConcord, NH

    Further environment

    $1,000
  16. Bruce MuseumGreenwich, CT

    Further environment

    $1,000
  17. Emerald Necklace ConservancyJamaica Plain, MA

    Further environment

    $1,000
  18. Food & Water WatchWashington, DC

    Further environment

    $1,000
  19. Friends of the EarthWashington, DC

    Further environment

    $1,000
  20. Granite State Woodland InstituteConcord, NH

    Further environment

    $1,000
  21. Green Fingers Garden ClubGreenwich, CT

    Further environment

    $1,000
  22. Greenwich Botanical CenterCos Cob, CT

    Further environment

    $1,000
  23. Greenwich Community Organic GardensGreenwich, CT

    Further environment

    $1,000
  24. Greenwich Green & CleanGreenwich, CT

    Further environment

    $1,000
  25. Greenwich High School Oceanography AwardGreenwich, CT

    Further environment

    $1,000
  26. Greenwich Point ConservancyOld Greenwich, CT

    Further environment

    $1,000
  27. Greenwich Preservation TrustGreenwich, CT

    Further environment

    $1,000
  28. Greenwich Tree ConservancyGreenwich, CT

    Further environment

    $1,000
  29. Land Trust AllianceWashington, DC

    Further environment

    $1,000
  30. Loon Preservation CommitteeMoultonboro, NH

    Further environment

    $1,000
  31. Society for the Protection of NH ForestsConcord, NH

    Further environment

    $1,000
  32. SoundwatersStamford, CT

    Further environment

    $1,000
  33. Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    Further environment

    $1,000
  34. Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionWoods Hole, MA

    Further environment

    $1,000
  35. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    Further environment

    $1,000
  36. Greenwich Youth Conservation ProjectGreenwich, CT

    Further environment

    $225

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment19 grants $195,00095% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $3,0001% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,5001% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $2,000<1% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York1 grant $150,000
  2. Massachusetts9 grants $31,000
  3. Connecticut15 grants $27,725
  4. New Hampshire5 grants $9,000
  5. District of Columbia5 grants $7,000
  6. Virginia1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Jeanne HostTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • N George HostPRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
  • T Amory HostTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth HostTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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