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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 23-7982138

Pritchard Foundation

A private foundation in New Canaan, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 30 grants and $1.2 million 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

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 2025

    $1,187,500

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $22,691,720

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,340,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $22,041,765

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,211,782

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $22,716,600

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,571,000

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $19,508,888

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,256,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $19,859,735

  • Tax year 2020

    $431,693

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $16,662,755

  • Tax year 2019

    $537,388

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $14,506,538

  • Tax year 2018

    $460,977

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $13,876,048

Grants paid in 2025

30 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Penn - Penn MedicinePhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $100,000
  2. Edible SchoolyardBrooklyn, NY

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $75,000
  3. The Conscious KidLa Jolla, CA

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $75,000
  4. Share Our StrengthWashington, DC

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $70,000
  5. All Our KinNew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $50,000
  6. BridgercareBozeman, MT

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $50,000
  7. Campaign Legal CenterWashington, DC

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $50,000
  8. Children's Literacy FoundationWaterbury Ctr, VT

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $50,000
  9. Connecticut Humane SocietyWestport, CT

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $50,000
  10. El EducationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $50,000
  11. Fairfield County's Community FoundationNorwalk, CT

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $50,000
  12. Horizons BridgeportBridgeport, CT

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $50,000
  13. Horizons NYCBrooklyn, NY

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $50,000
  14. Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (iris)New Haven, CT

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $50,000
  15. PflagWashington, DC

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $50,000
  16. Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North MississippiMemphis, TN

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $50,000
  17. The Garden Club of AmericaNew York, NY

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $50,000
  18. The Nature Conservancy ConnecticutNew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $50,000
  19. Wind River Food Sovereignty ProjectFort Washakie, WY

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $50,000
  20. Our Sister SchoolNew Bedford, MA

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $25,000
  21. Defenders of WildlifeWashington, DC

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $20,000
  22. Every LibraryRiverside, IL

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $20,000
  23. Expanded SchoolsNew York, NY

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $10,000
  24. Horizons New CanaanNew Canaan, CT

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $10,000
  25. Library Foundation of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $10,000
  26. Artistic Dreams InternationalNew York, NY

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $5,000
  27. New Canaan LibraryNew Canaan, CT

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $5,000
  28. Squam Lakes AssociationHolderness, NH

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $5,000
  29. Squam Lakes Conservation SocietyHolderness, NH

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $5,000
  30. Horizons NationalWestport, CT

    Unrestricted charitable puproses

    $2,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education6 grants $240,00049% of the total
  2. Environment3 grants $60,00012% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $50,00010% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $50,00010% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $50,00010% of the total
  6. Animals1 grant $20,0004% of the total
  7. 2 other causes2 grants $15,0003% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut9 grants $317,500
  2. New York6 grants $240,000
  3. District of Columbia4 grants $190,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $100,000
  5. California2 grants $85,000
  6. Montana1 grant $50,000
  7. Tennessee1 grant $50,000
  8. Vermont1 grant $50,000
  9. Wyoming1 grant $50,000
  10. Massachusetts1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Joanne ZiesingTRUSTEE Hours 25Pay $160,000
  • Peter ZiesingTRUSTEE Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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