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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 27-6183605

Elizabeth Ferry Speer Foundation

A private foundation in Avon, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $670,000 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

    $670,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $8,388,408

  • Tax year 2024

    $565,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $7,165,361

  • Tax year 2023

    $420,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $5,507,316

  • Tax year 2022

    $400,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $5,091,538

  • Tax year 2021

    $430,750

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $4,502,973

  • Tax year 2020

    $329,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $4,206,295

  • Tax year 2019

    $371,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $4,401,554

  • Tax year 2018

    $291,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $4,434,363

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Avon Old Farms SchoolAvon, CT

    General support

    $100,000
  2. Healing Meals Community ProjectBloomfield, CT

    General support

    $50,000
  3. Journey HomeWest Hartford, CT

    General support

    $50,000
  4. Our Companions Animal RescueManchester, CT

    General support

    $50,000
  5. The Frick CollectionNew York, NY

    General support

    $50,000
  6. The Open HearthHartford, CT

    General support

    $50,000
  7. University of Saint JosephWest Hartford, CT

    General support

    $50,000
  8. Atlantic Classical OrchestraVero Beach, FL

    General support

    $40,000
  9. Hibiscus Children's CenterJensen Beach, FL

    General support

    $40,000
  10. Hartford Youth ScholarsHartford, CT

    General support

    $25,000
  11. House of BreadHartford, CT

    General support

    $25,000
  12. Interval HouseHartford, CT

    General support

    $25,000
  13. Jesus House of HopeStuart, FL

    General support

    $25,000
  14. Upper Valley Land TrustHanover, NH

    General support

    $25,000
  15. The Bushnell Center for the Performing ArtsHartford, CT

    General support

    $20,000
  16. St Mary's Episcopal Church - Mary's KitchenStuart, FL

    General support

    $10,000
  17. Animals for LifeNaugatuck, CT

    General support

    $5,000
  18. Cheshire Animal Shelter Volunteers IncMiddlebury, CT

    General support

    $5,000
  19. Forgotten FelinesClinton, CT

    General support

    $5,000
  20. LABS4RESCUEKillingworth, CT

    General support

    $5,000
  21. Mayor's Alliance for Nyc's Animals IncNew York, NY

    General support

    $5,000
  22. Poodle Rescue ConnecticutNaugatuck, CT

    General support

    $5,000
  23. Protectors of Animals IncEast Hartford, CT

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $175,00051% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $75,00022% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $40,00012% of the total
  4. Animals5 grants $25,0007% of the total
  5. Environment1 grant $25,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut16 grants $475,000
  2. Florida4 grants $115,000
  3. New York2 grants $55,000
  4. New Hampshire1 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.

  • Christopher S DrewTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $27,149
  • John E DrewTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $135,750

The return

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