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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-3835920

The Own Your Future Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Shelton, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $58,000 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.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $58,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $442,394
  • Tax year 2024

    $39,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $413,791
  • Tax year 2023

    $27,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $359,168
  • Tax year 2022

    $20,250

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $350,967
  • Tax year 2021

    $27,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $320,235
  • Tax year 2020

    $14,200

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $196,359

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Griffin Hospital Development FundDerby, CT

    General support

    $30,000
  2. Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck ValleyShelton, CT

    General support

    $18,000
  3. Cmak Sandy Hook Memorial FoundationSandy Hook, CT

    General support

    $5,000
  4. CT Burns Care FoundationMilford, CT

    General support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Youth development1 grant $18,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut4 grants $58,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Christopher DouglasCHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jill DouglasDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Nicholas DouglasDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0
  • Casey DouglasDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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