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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 30-0517812

MLE Foundation Inc

A private foundation in New Canaan, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 82 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

    $1,178,400

    Grants listed
    82
    Assets, end of year
    $22,211,953

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,050,600

    Grants listed
    82
    Assets, end of year
    $5,597,158

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,618,750

    Grants listed
    98
    Assets, end of year
    $5,386,951

  • Tax year 2022

    $958,750

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $6,614,561

  • Tax year 2021

    $913,250

    Grants listed
    63
    Assets, end of year
    $7,353,701

  • Tax year 2020

    $985,750

    Grants listed
    67
    Assets, end of year
    $7,710,838

  • Tax year 2019

    $929,750

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $6,205,580

  • Tax year 2018

    $665,471

    Grants listed
    61
    Assets, end of year
    $6,986,980

Grants paid in 2025

82 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. New Canaan Town Players IncNew Canaan, CT

    General purpose

    $60,000
  2. First Presbyterian Church of New CanaanNew Canaan, CT

    General purpose

    $55,000
  3. American Indian CollegeDenver, CO

    General purpose

    $50,000
  4. American Indian Education FundAddison, TX

    General purpose

    $50,000
  5. Save the SoundNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $40,000
  6. Southwood County Historical CorporationWisconsin Rapids, WI

    General purpose

    $40,000
  7. Connecticut Audubon SocietyFairfield, CT

    General purpose

    $40,000
  8. American Bird ConservancyMarshall, VA

    General purpose

    $35,000
  9. Audubon ConnecticutGreenwich, CT

    General purpose

    $35,000
  10. Hawaiian Mission HouseHonolulu, HI

    General purpose

    $32,500
  11. Central Wisconsin Cultural CenterWisc Rapids, WI

    General purpose

    $30,000
  12. University of Wisconsin FoundationMadison, WI

    General purpose

    $30,000
  13. Fair Haven CampsBrooks, ME

    General purpose

    $30,000
  14. Maine Organic Farmers and Gardners AssociationUnity, ME

    General purpose

    $30,000
  15. International Crane FoundationBaraboo, WI

    General purpose

    $27,500
  16. RareArlington, VA

    General purpose

    $25,000
  17. Ripley Waterfowl ConservancyLitchfield, CT

    General purpose

    $25,000
  18. Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI

    General purpose

    $20,000
  19. Staying Put in New CanaanNew Canaan, CT

    General purpose

    $20,000
  20. YMCANew Canaan, CT

    General purpose

    $20,000
  21. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityMcguire Afb, NJ

    General purpose

    $18,400
  22. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Annual fund for the lab of ornithology

    $18,000
  23. HorizonsNew Canaan, CT

    General purpose

    $15,000
  24. Norwalk Hospital FoundationNorwalk, CT

    General purpose

    $15,000
  25. Planned Parenthood of Southern New EnglandNew Haven, CT

    General purpose

    $15,000
  26. Storefront Academy HarlemNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $15,000
  27. Westover SchoolMiddlebury, CT

    General purpose

    $15,000
  28. Harlem AcademyNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $15,000
  29. New Canaan Historical SocietyNew Canaan, CT

    General purpose

    $12,000
  30. Person To PersonDarien, CT

    General purpose

    $12,000
  31. Connecticut League of Conservation VotersHartford, CT

    Voters education fund

    $11,000
  32. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $11,000
  33. New Canaan Garden ClubNew Canaan, CT

    General purpose

    $11,000
  34. Bard College Longy School of MusicCambridge, MA

    General purpose

    $11,000
  35. ABC House of New CanaanNew Canaan, CT

    General purpose

    $10,000
  36. New Canaan Nature CenterNew Canaan, CT

    General purpose

    $10,000
  37. Norwark Community College FoundationNorwalk, CT

    General purpose

    $10,000
  38. The Trust for Public LandSan Francisco, CA

    General purpose

    $10,000
  39. United Way of South Wood & Adams CountiesWisc Rapids, WI

    General purpose

    $10,000
  40. Waveny Park ConservancyNew Canaan, CT

    General purpose

    $10,000
  41. Wildlife Conservation SocietyBronx, NY

    General purpose

    $10,000
  42. American Birding AssociationColorado SPGS, CO

    General purpose

    $10,000
  43. WNETNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $10,000
  44. Society Historically Informed PerformancesSomerville, MA

    General purpose

    $10,000
  45. Boston Early Music FestivalCambridge, MA

    General purpose

    $10,000
  46. Emma Willard SchoolTroy, NY

    General purpose

    $10,000
  47. Habitat for HumanityWallingford, CT

    General purpose

    $10,000
  48. Mspca AngellBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $10,000
  49. MSPCA Nevins FarmMethuen, MA

    General purpose

    $10,000
  50. Veterans Outreach of WisconsinRacine, WI

    General purpose

    $10,000
  51. New Canaan Country SchoolNew Canaan, CT

    General purpose

    $7,500
  52. New Canaan LibraryNew Canaan, CT

    General purpose

    $7,000
  53. Lovelane Special Needs Horseback RidingLincoln, MA

    General purpose

    $7,000
  54. Community Action WorksBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $7,000
  55. Watertown Boys and Girls ClubWatertown, MA

    General purpose

    $7,000
  56. Charles River Watershed AssociationBoston, MA

    General purpose

    $6,000
  57. Crossroads Community CathedralEast Hartford, CT

    General purpose

    $6,000
  58. De NovoCambridge, MA

    General purpose

    $6,000
  59. Ballet HispanicoNew York, NY

    General purpose

    $5,000
  60. Lahaina Restoration FoundationPuunene, HI

    General purpose

    $5,000
  61. Summer Theatre of New CanaanNew Canaan, CT

    General purpose

    $5,000
  62. Canines 4 ComfortAntioch, IL

    General purpose

    $5,000
  63. Massachusetts Audubon Drumlin FarmLincoln, MA

    General purpose

    $5,000
  64. Midwest Veterans ClosetNorth Chicago, IL

    General purpose

    $5,000
  65. Royal Family Kids CampFullerton, CA

    General purpose

    $5,000
  66. Aurora Health Care FoundationDowners Grove, IL

    General purpose

    $5,000
  67. Stamford Museum & Nature CenterStamford, CT

    General purpose

    $3,000
  68. Aauw Racine ChapterRacine, WI

    General purpose

    $3,000
  69. Big Sisters of Greater Racine IncRacine, WI

    General purpose

    $3,000
  70. Evans Scholars FoundationGlenview, IL

    General purpose

    $3,000
  71. Humane SocietyNewington, CT

    General purpose

    $3,000
  72. KSKJ Life FoundationJoliet, IL

    General purpose

    $3,000
  73. Racine Zoological SocietyRacine, WI

    General purpose

    $3,000
  74. Hope SafehouseRacine, WI

    General purpose

    $3,000
  75. Milton AcademyMilton, MA

    General purpose

    $2,500
  76. Coppell High SchoolCoppell, TX

    General purpose

    $2,000
  77. YMCA Waldo CountyBelfast, ME

    General purpose

    $2,000
  78. Faith Hope and Love FoundationCarlsbad, NM

    General purpose

    $1,000
  79. Sparta Wisconsin American Legion Post #100Sparta, WI

    General purpose

    $1,000
  80. Arrows Drop In CenterBrooks, ME

    General purpose

    $1,000
  81. New Canaan Mounted TroopsNew Cannaan, CT

    General purpose

    $1,000
  82. Unity Area Rotary Club FoundationUnity, ME

    General purpose

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Environment9 grants $160,00030% of the total
  2. Education8 grants $105,00019% of the total
  3. Animals7 grants $93,50017% of the total
  4. Arts and culture7 grants $75,00014% of the total
  5. Human services4 grants $32,0006% of the total
  6. Health2 grants $30,0006% of the total
  7. 5 other causes7 grants $43,0008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut29 grants $493,500
  2. Wisconsin13 grants $185,500
  3. Massachusetts12 grants $91,500
  4. New York7 grants $83,000
  5. Maine5 grants $64,000
  6. Colorado2 grants $60,000
  7. Virginia2 grants $60,000
  8. Texas2 grants $52,000
  9. Hawaii2 grants $37,500
  10. New Jersey1 grant $18,400

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Emily B NissleyDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Marie CreaturoDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $9,350
  • Isabel McKayDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert B McKayDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ruth McKayDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

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