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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 22-3259552

Shenandoah Foundation

A private foundation in Norwalk, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $180,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 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

    $180,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $4,881,261
  • Tax year 2023

    $575,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $4,025,508
  • Tax year 2022

    $275,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,924,776
  • Tax year 2021

    $270,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $4,271,850
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,671,428
  • Tax year 2019

    $281,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,784,677
  • Tax year 2018

    $281,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $2,910,085

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Kent SchoolKent, CT

    General fund for education

    $40,000
  2. Trinity CollegeHartford, CT

    General fund

    $25,000
  3. Riverside Theatre of Vero BeachVero Beach, FL

    General fund

    $20,000
  4. Vero Beach Museum of ArtVero Beach, FL

    General fund

    $20,000
  5. Stamford Hospital FoundationStamford, CT

    General fund for health services

    $15,000
  6. Gladney FoundationFort Worth, TX

    General fund

    $10,000
  7. Loomis Chaffee SchoolWindsor, CT

    General fund for education

    $10,000
  8. St John's CollegeAnnapolis, MD

    General fund for education

    $10,000
  9. Buckley InstituteNew Haven, CT

    General fund for education

    $5,000
  10. Church of the AtonementChicago, IL

    General fund

    $5,000
  11. Community Church of Vero BeachVero Beach, FL

    General fund

    $5,000
  12. Parents UniteWestborough, MA

    General fund

    $5,000
  13. Quogue Junior Theatre Troupe IncQuogue, NY

    General fund

    $5,000
  14. Severn River AssociationAnnapolis, MD

    General fund to restore and protect severn river

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education5 grants $85,00094% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $5,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut5 grants $95,000
  2. Florida3 grants $45,000
  3. Maryland2 grants $15,000
  4. Texas1 grant $10,000
  5. Illinois1 grant $5,000
  6. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000
  7. New York1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Robert S AndersonTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0
  • John Crouch JrDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Ward AndersonDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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