Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by FAIRFIELD COUNTYS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $20,262,842
- Total expenses
- $31,203,706
- Contributions and grants received
- $14,531,349
- Grants paid
- $24,766,297
- Program service revenue
- $2,911
- Investment income
- $5,757,204
- Other revenue
- -$28,622
- Total assets, end of year
- $282,030,622
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,621,637
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $279,408,985
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $27,580,432
- Management and general expenses
- $2,677,449
- Fundraising expenses
- $945,825
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $27,580,432
Program services were 88.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$357,753
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$74,340
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$14,099,256
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$2,850,229
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2a · Program service revenue: WORKSHOP INCOME AND SYMPOSIUM FEE
total $2,911 · related or exempt $2,911
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3 · Investment income
total $2,735,778 · unrelated business -$212,482 · excluded $2,948,260
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $78,309,591
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $75,288,165
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $3,021,426
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $3,021,426 · unrelated business $68,569 · excluded $2,952,857
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$12,415
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$357,753
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$49,570
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$37,155 · excluded -$37,155
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $8,533 · excluded $8,533
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11e · Other revenue, total
$8,533
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $24,366,745 · program services $24,366,745
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $399,552 · program services $399,552
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $626,721 · program services $40,326 · management and general $311,562 · fundraising $274,833
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,810,872 · program services $1,642,929 · management and general $908,433 · fundraising $259,510
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $131,222 · program services $76,845 · management and general $41,910 · fundraising $12,467
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $260,705 · program services $145,857 · management and general $80,085 · fundraising $34,763
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $251,206 · program services $125,026 · management and general $88,031 · fundraising $38,149
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11b · Fees: legal
total $10,021 · management and general $10,021
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $87,300 · management and general $87,300
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $13,348 · management and general $13,348
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $574,907 · management and general $574,907
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11g · Fees: other
total $753,388 · program services $360,294 · management and general $287,938 · fundraising $105,156
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $23,431 · program services $11,331 · management and general $8,187 · fundraising $3,913
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13 · Office expenses
total $112,859 · program services $52,253 · management and general $38,750 · fundraising $21,856
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14 · Information technology
total $238,805 · program services $117,317 · management and general $84,757 · fundraising $36,731
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16 · Occupancy
total $253,241 · program services $135,485 · management and general $75,337 · fundraising $42,419
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17 · Travel
total $2,381 · program services $1,170 · management and general $845 · fundraising $366
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $79,730 · program services $39,169 · management and general $28,298 · fundraising $12,263
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $44,656 · program services $21,938 · management and general $15,849 · fundraising $6,869
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23 · Insurance
total $17,337 · program services $9,008 · management and general $5,509 · fundraising $2,820
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24a · Other expenses: UBI TAXES
total $10,750 · program services $5,350 · management and general $3,767 · fundraising $1,633
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24b · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSE
total $116,340 · program services $16,409 · management and general $11,855 · fundraising $88,076
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24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM INITIATIVE EXPE
total $10,451 · program services $10,451
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24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $7,607 · program services $2,907 · management and general $721 · fundraising $3,979
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24e · All other expenses
total $131 · program services $70 · management and general $39 · fundraising $22
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,304,550 · end of year $115,519
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $17,461,606 · end of year $9,132,970
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $61 · end of year $4,860
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $10,000
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $145,390 · end of year $180,952
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$373,052
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$355,345
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $58,263 · end of year $17,707
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $71,150,100 · end of year $82,628,686
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $175,906,845 · end of year $188,836,530
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,300,819 · end of year $1,103,398
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $393,799 · end of year $530,885
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $61,578 · end of year $797,522
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,518,160 · end of year $1,293,230
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,857,149 · end of year $6,678,186
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $259,496,948 · end of year $272,730,799
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O
Activities or mission (Part I)
FAIRFIELD COUNTY'S COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SERVES THE 23 TOWNS AND CITIES IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CT. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFITS, BUSINESSES, AND PHILANTHROPISTS TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE A FAIRFIELD COUNTY WHERE EVERYONE HAS AN EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE. ESTABLISHED IN 1992, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED OVER $390 MILLION IN GRANTS TO NONPROFITS IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY AND BEYOND. THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION:- PROVIDES PERSONALIZED PHILANTHROPIC ADVISORY SERVICES, GRANT SERVICES, AND FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP TO ITS FUND HOLDERS.- AWARDS GRANTS AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL SUPPORT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND TRAINING TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF LOCAL NONPROFITS.- BUILDS COMMUNITY POWER AND PUBLIC WILL TO CHANGE POLICY AND PRACTICE FOR MORE EQUITABLE AND JUST SOCIAL SYSTEMS.- BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY AND PURSUE SOLUTIONS TO FAIRFIELD COUNTY'S MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES.
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GRANTS - THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AWARDED AND MADE GRANTS TO 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THE EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN AND GIRLS, HEALTH, IMMIGRATION SUPPORT AND NONPROFIT CAPACITY BUILDING.
Expenses $24,766,297 · Grants $24,766,297
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COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP - FAIRFIELD COUNTY'S COMMUNITY FOUNDATION PROMOTES AND SUPPORTS COLLABORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND INITIATIVES TO MAKE AN IMPACT FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS, OLDER YOUTH (WHO ARE NOT IN SCHOOL OR EMPLOYED), EQUITABLE HEALTH, ESPECIALLY MATERNAL HEALTH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS WELL AS INCOME AND ASSET BUILDING. THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION STRENGTHENS FAIRFIELD COUNTY NONPROFITS BY PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO AGENCIES AND THEIR STAFF & VOLUNTEERS THROUGH THE FOUNDATION'S CENTER FOR NONPROFIT EXCELLENCE.
Expenses $2,424,980 · Revenue $2,911
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PHILANTHROPIC ADVISORY SERVICES - THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION EDUCATES DONORS, AGENCIES AND THE COMMUNITY TO INCREASE LOCAL PHILANTHROPY TO PROVIDE A STRONG BASE OF SUPPORT FOR FAIRFIELD COUNTY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE.
Expenses $389,155
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Maya ReddiMAYA REDDI
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Johnna TorsoneJOHNNA TORSONE
BOARD VICE CHAIR, THRU JUNE 2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Clayton H FowlerCLAYTON H FOWLER
BOARD VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Christopher C WhitneyCHRISTOPHER C WHITNEY
BOARD TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Jonathan FraadeJONATHAN FRAADE
BOARD SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Justin BealJUSTIN BEAL
BOARD MEMBER, THRU JUNE 2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Anthony L BennttANTHONY L BENNTT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Terrence ChengTERRENCE CHENG
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Amanda CastellanoAMANDA CASTELLANO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stephen EdwardsSTEPHEN EDWARDS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gerald M Fox IIIGERALD M FOX III
BOARD MEMBER, THRU JUNE 2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Edwin FordEDWIN FORD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Laura FarrellyLAURA FARRELLY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michelle GarveyMICHELLE GARVEY
BOARD MEMBER, THRU JUNE 2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carolyn GonzalezCAROLYN GONZALEZ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joel GreenJOEL GREEN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mindy HouckMINDY HOUCK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christopher JohnsonCHRISTOPHER JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joette KatzJOETTE KATZ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Katharine Sachs LumbyKATHARINE SACHS LUMBY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Charles MaccormackCHARLES MACCORMACK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Neil MarcusNEIL MARCUS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Chuck PresburyCHUCK PRESBURY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marie RochaMARIE ROCHA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark RiserMARK RISER
BOARD MEMBER, THRU JUNE 2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Maya TichioMAYA TICHIO
BOARD MEMBER, THRU JUNE 2024
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Preston TisdalePRESTON TISDALE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nathaniel YordonNATHANIEL YORDON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mendi BlueMENDI BLUE
PRESIDENT AND CEO
- Total calculated
- $330,140
- From this org
- $291,897
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $38,243
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $291,828
- Bonus
- $69
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $15,128
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,115
- Filer's total
- $330,140
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William AndrewsWILLIAM ANDREWS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $246,269
- From this org
- $201,073
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $45,196
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $201,008
- Bonus
- $65
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,762
- Nontaxable benefits
- $34,434
- Filer's total
- $246,269
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Elaine MintzELAINE MINTZ
VP, STRATEGY & EXTERNAL RELATIONS
- Total calculated
- $197,253
- From this org
- $186,414
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,839
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $186,346
- Bonus
- $68
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,360
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,479
- Filer's total
- $197,253
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Tara BerlingoTARA BERLINGO
VP, PEOPLE & CULTURE
- Total calculated
- $171,766
- From this org
- $161,735
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,031
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $161,649
- Bonus
- $86
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,136
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,895
- Filer's total
- $171,766
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Joseph CollinJOSEPH COLLIN
VP, PHILANTHROPY
- Total calculated
- $205,706
- From this org
- $166,061
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $39,645
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $165,989
- Bonus
- $72
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,020
- Nontaxable benefits
- $30,625
- Filer's total
- $205,706
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Lutonya Russell-HumesLUTONYA RUSSELL-HUMES
VP, GRANTS & PROGRAMS
- Total calculated
- $165,380
- From this org
- $156,086
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,294
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $156,000
- Bonus
- $86
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,846
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,448
- Filer's total
- $165,380
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Tanya HillsTANYA HILLS
DIRECTOR, LEARNING, EVALUATION & RESEARCH
- Total calculated
- $128,230
- From this org
- $102,700
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $25,530
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 7
- CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II RECEIVED A $75 DISCRETIONARY BONUS DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2023, WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN COLUMN B(II) HEREIN AND IN THEIR 2023 FORM W-2, BOX 5, AS TAXABLE MEDICARE WAGES.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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$1,408,252
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
-
$683,603
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
-
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
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$573,901
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
-
$545,000
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
-
$500,000
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
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$475,000
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
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ALDRICH CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM
$441,600
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
-
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
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$364,431
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 15 November 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202531189349301948
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