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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 51-0156925

Beatrice Renfield Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 90 grants and $732,675 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.

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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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $732,675

    Grants listed
    90
    Assets, end of year
    $12,091,717

  • Tax year 2023

    $575,504

    Grants listed
    56
    Assets, end of year
    $11,924,940

  • Tax year 2022

    $529,539

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $12,052,000

  • Tax year 2021

    $725,965

    Grants listed
    60
    Assets, end of year
    $11,987,897

  • Tax year 2020

    $736,392

    Grants listed
    68
    Assets, end of year
    $12,068,889

  • Tax year 2019

    $716,305

    Grants listed
    62
    Assets, end of year
    $12,409,802

  • Tax year 2018

    $579,498

    Grants listed
    34
    Assets, end of year
    $12,036,491

Grants paid in 2024

90 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. The Brearley SchoolNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $102,500
  2. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $65,000
  3. Best Little Cat House in PAHarrisburg, PA

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $50,000
  4. CT CollegeNew London, CT

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $50,000
  5. Danbury New Milford Hospital FoundationDanbury, CT

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $50,000
  6. The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $40,000
  7. Robin Hood FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $28,240
  8. Reach Western CTBrookfield, CT

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $25,000
  9. Regional HospiceDanbury, CT

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $25,000
  10. Animal Welfare InstituteWashington, DC

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $25,000
  11. Girl Scouts of Greater New YorkNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $25,000
  12. Catherine Violet Hubbard FoundationNewtown, CT

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $10,000
  13. Earth JusticeNevada City, CA

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $10,000
  14. Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, AL

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $10,000
  15. Metropolitan Museum of ArtNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $10,000
  16. Natural Resources Defense CouncilNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $10,000
  17. Rockefeller UniversityNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $10,000
  18. The Marshall ProjectNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $10,000
  19. League of Women VotersWashington, DC

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $10,000
  20. Common CauseWashington, DC

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $10,000
  21. Mount Sinai Health SystemNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $10,000
  22. Danbury Animal Welfare SocietyBethel, CT

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $10,000
  23. Best Friends Animal SanctuaryKanab, UT

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $8,200
  24. School Year AbroadNorth Andover, MA

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $7,000
  25. Common GroundNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $6,500
  26. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $6,000
  27. New Pond FarmWest Redding, CT

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $5,500
  28. The Public TheaterNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $5,500
  29. Collegiate SchoolNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $5,000
  30. Connecticut Food ShareBridgeport, CT

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $5,000
  31. Lincoln Center TheatreNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $5,000
  32. Oxfam InternationalNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $5,000
  33. Citizens' Committee for Children of New YorkNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $5,000
  34. Foundation for the Preservation of the History of the Jewish PeopleBoca Raton, FL

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $5,000
  35. CamfedSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $5,000
  36. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $4,500
  37. University of Pennsylvania School of NursingPhiladelphia, PA

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $4,000
  38. The Brick PresbyterianNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $3,500
  39. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $3,000
  40. Compassion & ChoicesLittleton, CO

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $2,500
  41. Public Art FundNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $2,500
  42. American Civil Liberties UnionNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $2,500
  43. Cornell Lab of OrnithologyIthaca, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $2,500
  44. 120 Marcus Meets MalcolmNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $2,000
  45. Goodending IncRedding Ctr, CT

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,500
  46. Tufts UniversityMedford, MA

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,500
  47. Hillspring Community Partners IncBrooklyn, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,180
  48. Project Music Heals USReno, NV

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,030
  49. Feeding AmericaChicago, IL

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,000
  50. Rainforest FoundationBrooklyn, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,000
  51. Razom for UkraineNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,000
  52. WMNR Fine Arts RadioMonroe, CT

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,000
  53. Brennan Center for Justice at NYU LawNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,000
  54. Hudson River Sloop ClearwaterBeacon, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,000
  55. Mothers Out FrontBoston, MA

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,000
  56. The Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,000
  57. Neue Galerie New YorkNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,000
  58. Northwell Health FoundationNew Hyde Park, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,000
  59. Nurses House IncLatham, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,000
  60. Studio Museum in HarlemNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,000
  61. The Isamu Noguchi FoundationLong Island City, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,000
  62. The Morgan Library & MuseumNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,000
  63. The Young Center for Immigrant Children's RightsChicago, IL

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,000
  64. We Are AlightMinneapolis, MN

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,000
  65. God's Love We DeliverNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,000
  66. Children's Scholarship FundNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,000
  67. Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,000
  68. Scholars of FinanceLos Angeles, CA

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,000
  69. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $1,000
  70. International Rescue CommiteeNew York, NY

    Unrestriced use by donee

    $1,000
  71. The Frick CollectionNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $950
  72. American Museum of Natural HistoryNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $650
  73. 59 E 59th Street TheatersNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $500
  74. 92Y May Center for Health Fitness & SportNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $500
  75. Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick, ME

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $500
  76. University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $500
  77. Manhattan Theatre ClubNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $500
  78. National Audubon SocietyNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $500
  79. Norwalk River Valley TrailGeorgetown, CT

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $500
  80. The Solomon R Guggenheim FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $500
  81. States NewsroomWashington, DC

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $500
  82. The Arbor Day FoundationLincoln, NE

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $500
  83. The Granite ChurchRedding, CT

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $500
  84. Wshu Public RadioBoston, MA

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $500
  85. York Street ProjectJersey City, NJ

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $500
  86. American Friends Musees Dorsay Et de LorangeriFrance

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $250
  87. Caramoor Center for Music and the ArtsKatonah, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $200
  88. The Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $200
  89. New York Yacht Club FoundationNew York, NY

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $175
  90. Wikimedia Foundation IncSan Francisco, CA

    Unrestricted use by donee

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education10 grants $147,60031% of the total
  2. Animals3 grants $85,00018% of the total
  3. Environment7 grants $81,50017% of the total
  4. Medical research1 grant $40,0008% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking2 grants $38,2408% of the total
  6. Human services3 grants $36,0007% of the total
  7. 6 other causes17 grants $54,87511% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York47 grants $321,095
  2. Connecticut13 grants $188,500
  3. District of Columbia6 grants $110,600
  4. Pennsylvania2 grants $54,000
  5. California4 grants $17,000
  6. Massachusetts5 grants $11,000
  7. Alaska1 grant $10,000
  8. Utah1 grant $8,200
  9. Florida1 grant $5,000
  10. Illinois2 grants $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

9 people as filed

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

  • Charlotte Renfield-MillerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • D Carrington Renfield-MillerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • James Renfield-MillerDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jean Renfield-MillerPRESIDENT Hours 5Pay $0
  • Joseph RenfieldV.P. Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kate MaitlandDIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Levin RenfieldDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert RenfieldDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Patricia NelsonTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

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