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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 45-4561656

The Prospector Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Ridgefield, CT. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 1 grant and $393,674 paid in grants.

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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

    $393,674

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $16,554,720

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $17,031,277

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $17,535,828

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $18,038,873

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $18,742,515

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $19,466,979

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $20,174,600

Grants paid in 2024

1 grant, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Prospects Opportunity and Enrichment IncRidgefield, CT

    Program support

    $393,674

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $393,674100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut1 grant $393,674

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Valerie K JensenPRESIDENT Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Robert F LewisTREASURER Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Ryan WenkeSECRETARY Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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