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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-1041109

The Brightwater Fund

A private foundation in Rye, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 30 grants and $562,700 paid in grants.

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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

    $562,700

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $2,333,539

  • Tax year 2023

    $805,102

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $2,201,514

  • Tax year 2022

    $496,250

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $2,482,952

  • Tax year 2021

    $601,594

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $2,774,917

  • Tax year 2020

    $443,112

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $3,063,574

  • Tax year 2019

    $630,594

    Grants listed
    35
    Assets, end of year
    $2,844,949

  • Tax year 2018

    $492,876

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $2,850,900

Grants paid in 2024

30 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Global ImpactWashington, DC

    General Use

    $100,000
  2. New York Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY

    General Use

    $50,000
  3. Weill Cornell Medical CollegeNew York, NY

    General Use

    $50,000
  4. White Plains HospitalWhite Plains, NY

    General Use

    $45,000
  5. ACLUNew York, NY

    General Use

    $40,000
  6. New Yorkers for ChildrenNew York, NY

    General Use

    $40,000
  7. Bigger Picture Community FundWaitsfield, VT

    General Use

    $30,000
  8. Planned Parenthood Federation of AmericaNew York, NY

    General Use

    $25,000
  9. Fool Proof FoundationCocoa, FL

    General Use

    $20,000
  10. Saint Jude Children's Research HospitalMemphis, TN

    General Use

    $20,000
  11. Carver CenterPort Chester, NY

    General Use

    $15,000
  12. Marshall ProjectNew York, NY

    General Use

    $15,000
  13. SmiletrainNew York, NY

    General Use

    $13,000
  14. Center for Study of Responsive LawWashington, DC

    General Use

    $10,000
  15. Coalition for the HomelessNew York, NY

    General Use

    $10,000
  16. IFCO Alliance for Families JusticeNew York, NY

    General Use

    $10,000
  17. Meals-on-Wheels of White PlainsWhite Plains, NY

    General Use

    $10,000
  18. Nantucket Cottage HospitalNantucket, MA

    General Use

    $10,000
  19. Reform AllianceNew York, NY

    General Use

    $10,000
  20. Vera Institue of JusticeBrooklyn, NY

    General Use

    $10,000
  21. Drug Policy AllianceNew York, NY

    General Use

    $5,000
  22. Fisher House Foundation IncRockville, MD

    General Use

    $5,000
  23. Human Rights FirstNew York, NY

    General Use

    $5,000
  24. Lifting Up WestchesterWhite Plains, NY

    General Use

    $5,000
  25. Environmental Work GroupWashington, DC

    General Use

    $3,000
  26. Boston MedFlightBedford, MA

    General Use

    $2,500
  27. TruthoutSacramento, CA

    General Use

    $2,000
  28. ChildFund InternationalRichmond, VA

    General Use

    $1,500
  29. Nantucket Preservation TrustNantucket, MA

    General Use

    $500
  30. CT Public BroadcastingHartford, CT

    General Use

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid2 grants $105,00035% of the total
  2. Health3 grants $77,50026% of the total
  3. Community development2 grants $45,00015% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid1 grant $40,00013% of the total
  5. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,0003% of the total
  6. Public affairs1 grant $10,0003% of the total
  7. 3 other causes4 grants $12,5004% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York17 grants $358,000
  2. District of Columbia3 grants $113,000
  3. Vermont1 grant $30,000
  4. Florida1 grant $20,000
  5. Tennessee1 grant $20,000
  6. Massachusetts3 grants $13,000
  7. Maryland1 grant $5,000
  8. California1 grant $2,000
  9. Virginia1 grant $1,500
  10. Connecticut1 grant $200

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Gloria JareckiPresident / Director Hours 0Pay $0
  • Donna M C JareckiDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ellen B ChandlerDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nancy JareckiDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • AnnChristine GormleySecretary / Treasurer Hours 25Pay $56,240

The return

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