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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 80-6135476

The Fairfield Foundation

A private foundation in New York, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 99 grants and $988,225 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
The Fairfield Foundation Co
Kenneth R Page Hughes Hubbard Reed, LLP
Battery PK Plaza, NY 10004
(212) 837-6440
Form and materials
Letter
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $988,225

    Grants listed
    99
    Assets, end of year
    $11,186,763
  • Tax year 2024

    $711,716

    Grants listed
    75
    Assets, end of year
    $9,849,618
  • Tax year 2023

    $696,039

    Grants listed
    43
    Assets, end of year
    $7,687,161
  • Tax year 2022

    $825,320

    Grants listed
    45
    Assets, end of year
    $6,958,212
  • Tax year 2021

    $621,782

    Grants listed
    54
    Assets, end of year
    $6,689,038
  • Tax year 2020

    $502,786

    Grants listed
    46
    Assets, end of year
    $6,612,829

Grants paid in 2025

99 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Salisbury SchoolSalisbury, CT

    Education

    $100,000
  2. Salisbury SchoolSalisbury, CT

    Education

    $50,000
  3. Scoville Memorial LibrarySalisbury, CT

    Education

    $50,000
  4. Scoville Memorial LibrarySalisbury, CT

    Education

    $50,000
  5. Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA

    Education

    $50,000
  6. Fishers Island Community CenterFishers Isle, NY

    Community service

    $30,000
  7. The Clark MuseumWilliamstown, MA

    Educational

    $25,000
  8. Island Health ProjectFishers Isle, NY

    Health services

    $20,000
  9. Vero Beach Museum of ArtVero Beach, FL

    Education

    $20,000
  10. Henry L Ferguson MuseumFishers Isle, NY

    Education

    $15,000
  11. McKee Botanical GardenVero Beach, FL

    Community service

    $15,000
  12. The Fessenden SchoolWest Newton, MA

    Education

    $15,000
  13. The Little Guild of St Francis for the Welfare of Animals IncWest Cornwall, CT

    Community service

    $15,000
  14. The Park SchoolBrookline, MA

    Education

    $15,000
  15. Fishers Island Community CenterFishers Isle, NY

    Community service

    $10,000
  16. Fishers Island ConservancyFishers Isle, NY

    Community services

    $10,000
  17. Fishers Island Fire DepartmentFishers Isle, NY

    Community services

    $10,000
  18. Fishers Island NetFisher Island, NY

    Community services

    $10,000
  19. Fishers Island Recreational PATH FoundationFishers Isle, NY

    Community services

    $10,000
  20. Fishers Island Recreational PATH FoundationFishers Isle, NY

    Community services

    $10,000
  21. Greenwich Country DaycareGreenwich, CT

    Education

    $10,000
  22. Island Health ProjectFishers Isle, NY

    Health services

    $10,000
  23. John's Island Community Service LeagueVero Beach, FL

    Community services

    $10,000
  24. John's Island Community Service LeagueVero Beach, FL

    Community services

    $10,000
  25. John's Island FoundationIndn Riv SHRS, FL

    Community services

    $10,000
  26. Memorial Sloan KetteringNew York, NY

    Health services

    $10,000
  27. Penny's Flight FoundationLocust Valley, NY

    Health services

    $10,000
  28. Salisbury Volunteer AmbulanceSalisbury, CT

    Community service

    $10,000
  29. Scoville Memorial LibrarySalisbury, CT

    Education

    $10,000
  30. St George's SchoolMiddletown, RI

    Education

    $10,000
  31. Vero Beach Museum of ArtVero Beach, FL

    Education

    $10,000
  32. Walsh Park Benevolent CorporationFishers Isle, NY

    Community services

    $10,000
  33. Walsh Park Benevolent CorporationFishers Isle, NY

    Community service

    $10,000
  34. Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA

    Educational

    $10,000
  35. Cleveland Clinic Indian River HospitalVero Beach, FL

    Health services

    $7,742
  36. Veteran's Council of Indian River CountyVero Beach, FL

    Community service

    $7,742
  37. The Triangle FundCorning, NY

    Community services

    $7,500
  38. First GlobalManchester, NH

    Education

    $5,741
  39. Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MA

    Health services

    $5,000
  40. Childcare Resources of Indian RiverVero Beach, FL

    Education

    $5,000
  41. Choate Rosemary Hall FoundationWallingford, CT

    Community service

    $5,000
  42. Cleveland Clinic Indian River HospitalVero Beach, FL

    Heath services

    $5,000
  43. Fishers Island Community CenterFishers Isle, NY

    Community services

    $5,000
  44. Fishers Island ConservancyFishers Isle, NY

    Community services

    $5,000
  45. Fishers Island ConservancyFishers Isle, NY

    Community services

    $5,000
  46. Fishers Island Fire DepartmentFishers Isle, NY

    Community services

    $5,000
  47. Fishers Island Fire DepartmentFishers Isle, NY

    Community service

    $5,000
  48. Fishers Island LibraryFishers Island, NY

    Education

    $5,000
  49. Fishers Island NetFishers Island, NY

    Community services

    $5,000
  50. Fishers Island Recreational PATH FoundationFishers Isle, NY

    Community service

    $5,000
  51. Fishers Island Union ChapelFishers Island, NY

    Community services

    $5,000
  52. Fishers Island Union ChapelFishers Island, NY

    Community service

    $5,000
  53. Float Hope of Indian River County IncVero Beach, FL

    Community service

    $5,000
  54. Focused Ultrasound FoundationCharlottesvle, VA

    Health services

    $5,000
  55. Friends of Fishers Island TheatreFishers Island, NY

    Recreational

    $5,000
  56. Henry L Ferguson MuseumFishers Isle, NY

    Education

    $5,000
  57. Henry L Ferguson MuseumFishers Isle, NY

    Education

    $5,000
  58. Henry L Ferguson MuseumFishers Isle, NY

    Education

    $5,000
  59. Hotchkiss SchoolLakeville, CT

    Education

    $5,000
  60. Housatonic Child Care CenterSalisbury, CT

    Community service

    $5,000
  61. Indian Mountain School Annual FundLakeville, CT

    Education

    $5,000
  62. Indian River Land TrustVero Beach, FL

    Community service

    $5,000
  63. Island Health ProjectFishers Isle, NY

    Health services

    $5,000
  64. Island Health ProjectFishers Isle, NY

    Health services

    $5,000
  65. Jane Lloyd FundSheffield, MA

    Health services

    $5,000
  66. John's Island Community Service LeagueVero Beach, FL

    Community service

    $5,000
  67. John's Island FoundationIndn Riv SHRS, FL

    Community services

    $5,000
  68. Lakeville Hose CompanyLakeville, CT

    Community service

    $5,000
  69. Land & Garden PreserveSeal Harbor, ME

    Community services

    $5,000
  70. Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA

    Health services

    $5,000
  71. McKee Botanical GardenVero Beach, FL

    Community services

    $5,000
  72. Miles of Hope Breast Cancer FoundationLagrangeville, NY

    Health services

    $5,000
  73. New England Baptist HospitalBoston, MA

    Health services

    $5,000
  74. Project SageLaveville, CT

    Community services

    $5,000
  75. Salisbury Association IncSalisbury, CT

    Community service

    $5,000
  76. Salisbury Family ServicesLakeville, CT

    Community service

    $5,000
  77. Salisbury Housing Trust IncSalisbury, CT

    Community services

    $5,000
  78. Salisbury SchoolSalisbury, CT

    Education

    $5,000
  79. Salisbury Winter Sports AssociationSalisbury, CT

    Community service

    $5,000
  80. Silver Hill New YorkNew York, NY

    Health services

    $5,000
  81. Skidmore CollegeSaratoga SPGS, NY

    Education

    $5,000
  82. Skidmore CollegeSaratoga SPGS, NY

    Education

    $5,000
  83. St John's Church Fisher IslandFisher Island, NY

    Community services

    $5,000
  84. St John's Church Fisher IslandFisher Island, NY

    Community service

    $5,000
  85. St John's Episcopal ChurchWashington, DC

    Community services

    $5,000
  86. St John's Episcopal ChurchWashington, DC

    Community services

    $5,000
  87. St John's Episcopal ChurchWashington, DC

    Community service

    $5,000
  88. St Lawrence UniversityCanton, NY

    Education

    $5,000
  89. The Chore ServiceSalisbury, CT

    Community service

    $5,000
  90. The Corner Food PantryLakeville, CT

    Community service

    $5,000
  91. The Equus EffectSharon, CT

    Community service

    $5,000
  92. The Learning AllianceVero Beach, FL

    Educational

    $5,000
  93. The Lighthouse WorksFishers Island, NY

    Community services

    $5,000
  94. The Triangle FundCorning, NY

    Community service

    $5,000
  95. First Presbyterian ChurchVero Beach, FL

    Community services

    $2,500
  96. Fishers Island ConservancyFishers Isle, NY

    Community service

    $2,500
  97. The Lighthouse WorksFishers Island, NY

    Community service

    $2,500
  98. The Women's FundDanvers, MA

    Community service

    $1,000
  99. Youth Sailing FoundationVero Beach, FL

    Community service

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education14 grants $285,00046% of the total
  2. Health9 grants $65,00010% of the total
  3. Human services7 grants $65,00010% of the total
  4. Arts and culture8 grants $50,2428% of the total
  5. Environment7 grants $47,5008% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation4 grants $30,0005% of the total
  7. 6 other causes11 grants $77,50012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut22 grants $365,000
  2. New York42 grants $312,500
  3. Massachusetts10 grants $136,000
  4. Florida18 grants $133,984
  5. District of Columbia3 grants $15,000
  6. Rhode Island1 grant $10,000
  7. New Hampshire1 grant $5,741
  8. Maine1 grant $5,000
  9. Virginia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • G Anne HarrisTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • David F HarrisTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • John M HarrisTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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