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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 34-6513616

Britton Fund 4240-00-44

A private foundation in Philadelphia, PA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 13 grants and $2.3 million 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact person
On file
Phone
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
No submission deadlines
Restrictions
Preference to greater cleveland (cuyahoga, geauga and lake counties) ohio organizations. Most grants for the the arts, medical, educational and community purposes.

Contact person, phone, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $2,279,500

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $17,998,711
  • Tax year 2023

    $988,810

    Grants listed
    38
    Assets, end of year
    $19,271,237
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,300,000

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $20,297,580
  • Tax year 2021

    $452,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $20,961,575
  • Tax year 2019

    $766,000

    Grants listed
    In an attachment
    Assets, end of year
    $20,954,724

Grants paid in 2024

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cleveland Institute of ArtCleveland, OH

    General charitable purpose

    $1,000,000
  2. Cleveland MetroparksCleveland, OH

    General charitable purpose

    $1,000,000
  3. Lake Champlain Maritime MuseumVergennes, VT

    General charitable purposes

    $115,000
  4. Blue Sky BridgeBoulder, CO

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  5. Intercambio Uniting CommunitiesBoulder, CO

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  6. Burr & Burton AcademyManchester, VT

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  7. Herreshoff Marine MuseumBristol, RI

    General charitable purposes

    $25,000
  8. Boulder Ballet Company & SchoolBoulder, CO

    General charitable purposes

    $20,000
  9. EfaaBoulder, CO

    General charitable purposes

    $20,000
  10. Dairy ArtsBoulder, CO

    General charitable purposes

    $10,000
  11. Vocational Guidance ServicesCleveland, OH

    General charitable purposes

    $7,500
  12. Healthy AcadiaMachias, ME

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  13. Down East Salmon FederationColumbia Falls, ME

    General charitable purposes

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $1,025,00084% of the total
  2. Arts and culture2 grants $140,00011% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $25,0002% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $25,0002% of the total
  5. Jobs and employment1 grant $7,500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Ohio3 grants $2,007,500
  2. Vermont2 grants $140,000
  3. Colorado5 grants $100,000
  4. Rhode Island1 grant $25,000
  5. Maine2 grants $7,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Lynda R BrittonTRUSTEE/PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Terence B BrittonTRUSTEE/VICE PRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Timothy C BrittonSECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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