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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
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Tax year 2025
$215,000
- Grants listed
- 28
- Assets, end of year
- $3,756,519
-
Tax year 2024
$192,000
- Grants listed
- 27
- Assets, end of year
- $3,853,789
-
Tax year 2023
$172,500
- Grants listed
- 25
- Assets, end of year
- $3,947,514
-
Tax year 2022
$122,500
- Grants listed
- 23
- Assets, end of year
- $1,335,240
-
Tax year 2021
$128,000
- Grants listed
- 22
- Assets, end of year
- $1,379,961
-
Tax year 2020
$0
- Grants listed
- 0
- Assets, end of year
- $1,409,379
-
Tax year 2019
$129,000
- Grants listed
- 23
- Assets, end of year
- $1,334,285
-
Tax year 2018
$218,000
- Grants listed
- 23
- Assets, end of year
- $1,436,378
Grants paid in 2025
As listed on the return.
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Town of Winchester - City of Winsted Police DepartmentWinsted, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$30,000 -
Colebrook Preservation Society IncColebrook, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$22,500 -
Greenwoods Counseling and Referrals IncLitchfield, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$22,000 -
Greenwoods Scholarship Foundation IncWinsted, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$18,000 -
Oliver Wolcott Alumni AssociationTorrington, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$14,000 -
Beardsley & Memorial LibraryWinsted, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$9,000 -
Colebrook Center Fire DepartmentColebrook, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$9,000 -
Colebrook Fire Department Forge CompanyColebrook, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$9,000 -
Winsted Area Child Care Center IncWinsted, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$8,000 -
Town of Winchester - City of Winsted Fire DepartmentWinsted, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$7,000 -
Make Good IncNew Orleans, LA
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$6,000 -
Winsted Health Center IncWinsted, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$6,000 -
Connecticut Antique Machinery Association IncNew Milford, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$5,000 -
Fresh Start Pallet Products Inc (Fresh Start Worx Inc)Hartford, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$5,000 -
Open Door IncWinsted, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$5,000 -
Winsted Area Volunteer Ambulance Association IncWinsted, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$5,000 -
Town of Colebrook (Colebrook Senior & Community Center)Colebrook, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$4,000 -
Town of Winchester - Winsted Senior CenterWinsted, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$4,000 -
Colebrook Associates IncColebrook, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$3,000 -
Foothills Visiting Nurses & Home Care IncWinsted, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$3,000 -
Habitat for Humanity of NW Connecticut IncSalisbury, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$3,000 -
The Colebrook Land Conservancy IncColebrook, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$3,000 -
The Salvation ArmyBrookhaven, GA
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$3,000 -
Auxiliary for Community HealthWinsted, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$2,500 -
Friends of Main Street Winsted Winchester IncWinsted, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$2,500 -
North Canaan Volunteer Ambulance CorpCanaan, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$2,500 -
Colebrook Historical Society IncorporatedColebrook, CT
Current Use for General Charitable Purposes
$2,000 -
Salisbury Visiting Nurse Association IncSalisbury, CT
Current Use for 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.
- Arts and culture2 grants $25,00026% of the total
- Mental health1 grant $22,00022% of the total
- Education2 grants $17,00017% of the total
- Health4 grants $17,00017% of the total
- Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $9,0009% of the total
- Food and agriculture1 grant $5,0005% of the total
- 1 other causes1 grant $3,0003% of the total
By State
Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.
- Connecticut26 grants $206,000
- Louisiana1 grant $6,000
- Georgia1 grant $3,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Joseph W Sparveri JrTrustee Hours 5Pay $27,215
- Stephen T ThompsonTrustee Hours 0.25Pay $0
- Tara ThompsonTrustee Hours 0.25Pay $0
- Jonathan P ThompsonTrustee Hours 0.25Pay $0
The return
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