The Connecticut State Capitol

Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 31-1613701

Lilac Foundation

A private foundation in Washington Depot, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 10 grants and $58,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

    $58,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $513,046
  • Tax year 2023

    $47,500

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $527,477
  • Tax year 2022

    $56,000

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $527,500
  • Tax year 2021

    $42,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $581,555
  • Tax year 2020

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $593,954
  • Tax year 2019

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $605,668
  • Tax year 2018

    $27,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $615,387

Grants paid in 2024

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY

    Funding for the colgate fund

    $15,000
  2. Taft SchoolWatertown, CT

    Funding to support the school's annual fund

    $10,000
  3. Epiphany SchoolSeattle, WA

    Funding for the school's annual fund

    $7,000
  4. Seattle AcademySeattle, WA

    Funding for the academy's annual fund

    $6,500
  5. Epiphany SchoolSeattle, WA

    Funding for gather raise the paddle for financial aid

    $6,000
  6. Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY

    Funding for the parent steering committee

    $5,000
  7. Seattle AcademySeattle, WA

    Funding to support the academy's build bold upper school building fund

    $5,000
  8. Seattle AcademySeattle, WA

    Funding to support the academy's saas in the city program

    $2,500
  9. After School Arts Program Inc (asap)Washington Depot, CT

    Funding to support the organization's general charitable purposes

    $500
  10. Steep Rock AssociationWashington DT, CT

    Funding to support the organization's general charitable purposes

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $23,00098% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $5002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington5 grants $27,000
  2. New York2 grants $20,000
  3. Connecticut3 grants $11,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Rebecca Manville RisleyTRUSTEE Hours 0.19Pay $0
  • Emma Johnson RisleyTRUSTEE Hours 0.19Pay $0
  • Robin Olin RisleyTRUSTEE Hours 0.19Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (education), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. Fiondella Family Foundation IncSimsbury, CT 5 grants Preselected only $59,000 giving
  2. The Warren Foundation IncGreenwich, CT 8 grants Accepts applications $59,850 giving
  3. Boehm Family FoundationStamford, CT 18 grants Preselected only $60,000 giving
  4. Martha & Kenneth Revoir ScholarshipNew Britain, CT 13 grants Accepts applications $60,000 giving
  5. The Stuart L Higley Foundation IncNew Canaan, CT 10 grants Preselected only $55,200 giving