Early Family Foundation Inc
Woodbridge, CT · EIN 06-1566099. Reported 186 grants totalling $430,388 to 76 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Early Family Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,375. Half of everything it gave fell between $750 and $2,500; the smallest was $100 and the largest $15,308. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riprap Friends | New York, NY | $60,308 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hotchkiss School | Lakeville, CT | $37,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harvard College Fund | Cambridge, MA | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $34,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Princeton Hockey | Princeton, NJ | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hampton Lifeguard Association | East Hampton, NY | $11,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hopkins School | New Haven, CT | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| East Hampton Soccer Club | Cobalt, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harvard Club of Southern Ct | New Haven, CT | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ukranian Orphans | Charleston, NC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Springs Food Pantry | Hampton, NY | $9,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hudson River Park Trust | New York, NY | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kaiwah Island Conservancy | Kiawah Island, SC | $8,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Columbus House | New Haven, CT | $8,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Hospice | Branford, CT | $8,190 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen | New Haven, CT | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ross School | East Hampton, NY | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Farnam House | New Haven, CT | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| City & Country School | New York, NY | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Georgetown Law School | Washington, DC | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Regis College | Weston, MA | $5,300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Holy Apostle Soup Kitchen | New York, NY | $5,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Boys Girls Club Lower Naugatuck Valley | Shelton, CT | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Charleston Animal Society | North Charleston, SC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spooner House Food Bank | Shelton, CT | $4,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Charleston Collegiate School | Johns Island, SC | $4,029 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind | Yorktown Heights, NY | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mercer Animal Rescue | Collierville, TN | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Peddie School | Highstown, NJ | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Princeton Prospect Foundation | Princeton, NJ | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Amagansett School PTA | Amagansett, NY | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society | Oklahoma City, OK | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Animal Rescue Fund | East Hampton, NY | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Uconn Law School | Hartford, CT | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Animal Haven | North Haven, CT | $3,350 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Billion Oyster Project | New York, NY | $3,281 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Doe Fund | New York, NY | $3,240 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American School for the Deaf | West Hartford, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Martin Depores | New Haven, CT | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Adams House | Shelton, CT | $2,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Public Radio | Hartford, CT | $2,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Woodbridge Dog Park | Woodbridge, CT | $2,700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Lawrenceville School | Lawrenceville, NJ | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Big Dog | Woodbridge, CT | $2,450 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Smilow Cancer Center | New Haven, CT | $2,300 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys Girls Club Lower Naug Valley | Shelton, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Children's Oncology Group Foun | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christian Community Action Center | New Haven, CT | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Hockey Foundation | Milford, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Farnham House | New Haven, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Live and Let Live Farm | Chichester, NH | $1,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Als | Arlington, VA | $1,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Low Country Ovarian Cancer | Charleston, SC | $1,110 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charleston Collegiate Scholarship | Johns Island, SC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harvard Varsity Club | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Horse Ct | Washington, CT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Foundation | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma | Stamford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Pittsfield, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stevn Southwich Scholarship | New Haven, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Working Theater | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Tumor Registry | New York, NY | $950 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Massaro Community Farm | Woodbridge, CT | $900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Our Companions | Manchester, CT | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Huntington Disease | New York, NY | $550 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Caroline House | Bridgeport, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cure Psp | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Guilding Eyes for the Blind | Yorktown Heights, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pet Helpers | Charleston, SC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Face Autism | Sarasota, FL | $420 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lynn Community Health Center | Lynn, MA | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family House | Pittsburgh, PA | $206 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Adam's House | Shelton, CT | $104 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Amity Woodbridge Historical Society | Woodbridge, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| March of Dimes | Arlington, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
50 of 76 (66%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 84%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 79 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50 | $118,190 | $1,750 |
| 2022 | 44 | $106,187 | $1,139 |
| 2023 | 46 | $95,720 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 46 | $110,291 | $1,750 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 34% of this one's giving went to organizations in Connecticut. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,375. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Connecticut.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Early Family Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 38 Hunting Hill Rd, Woodbridge, CT, 06525. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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