Elizabeth Raymond Ambler Trust
Wilton, CT · EIN 06-6473263. Reported 200 grants totalling $932,700 to 96 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. 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. Elizabeth Raymond Ambler Trust 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $5,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $25,000. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keystone House Inc | Norwalk, CT | $32,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Person to Person | Darien, CT | $31,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield County | Wilton, CT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wilton Youth Council | Wilton, CT | $28,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Virginia Theological Seminary | Alexandria, VA | $28,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harbor Watch | Westport, CT | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ct Humane Society | Westport, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Domestic Violence Crisis Center | Stamford, CT | $25,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Malta House | Norwalk, CT | $24,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Pacific House | Stamford, CT | $21,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Woodcock Nature Center | Wilton, CT | $21,250 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Family & Childrens Agency | Norwalk, CT | $20,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Filling in the Blanks | Norwalk, CT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Wilton Candlelight Concerts | Wilton, CT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Kids in Crisis | Cos Cob, CT | $19,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of Botswana | Wilton, CT | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Higher Edge | New London, CT | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bridgeport Youth Lacrosse | Bridgeport, CT | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Wilton Historical Society | Wilton, CT | $15,800 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Food Rescue US | Stamford, CT | $15,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Moca Westport | Westport, CT | $15,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Rowan Center Inc | Stamford, CT | $15,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Thrown Stone Theatre Company | Ridgefield, CT | $15,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Center for Interfaith Reconciliation | Richmond, VA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Regional Hospice | Danbury, CT | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Joseph's Parenting Center | Stamford, CT | $14,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Liberation Programs Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Tiny Miracles Foundation | Darien, CT | $14,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Regional Hospice and Home Care of Western Ct Inc | Danbury, CT | $13,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Help for Kids Inc | Stamford, CT | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community Nursery School | Wilton, CT | $12,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Norwalk Symphony Society | Norwalk, CT | $12,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Trackside Teen Center | Wilton, CT | $12,100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Positive Directions | Westport, CT | $11,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance | San Rafael, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Operation Fuel | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Center for Family Justice | Bridgeport, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Orchestra Lumos | Stamford, CT | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Waveny Lifecare Network Inc | New Canaan, CT | $9,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ann's Place | Danbury, CT | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Neighborhood Studios of Fairfield County | Bridgeport, CT | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of Weir Farm | Wilton, CT | $7,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Charities of Fairfield County Inc | Norwalk, CT | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Family Reentry Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Healing Meals Foundation Corp | Bloomfield, CT | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mianus Chapter of Trout Unlimited | Wilton, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Earthplace Inc | Westport, CT | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Connecticut Invention Convention | Hartford, CT | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Prospector | Ridgefield, CT | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Resources for Justice | Boston, MA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bridgeport Rescue Mission | Bridgeport, CT | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Life Bridge Community Services | Bridgeport, CT | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Stamford Hospital | Stamford, CT | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| A Sacred Place | Niantic, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Domus Kids Inc | Stamford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Gaia Global Health | Oakland, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Homes With Hope Inc | Westport, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mianus Chapter Trout Unlimited | Wilton, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Norwalk Hospital Foundation | Norwalk, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Soundwaters Inc | Stamford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stamford Pride Inc | Stamford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Depot Darien Youth Center | Darien, CT | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Weir Farm Arts Alliance | Wilton, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Weston Historical Society Inc | Weston, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wilton Interfaith Action Committee | Wilton, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bridge House Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Future Five | Stamford, CT | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Horizons at Ct State Norwalk | Norwalk, CT | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Covenant to Care for Children Inc | Hartford, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Discovery Museum Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Livfree | Trumbull, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Norwalk Stamford Grassroots Tennis & Education | Norwalk, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Operation Hope of Fairfield Inc | Fairfield, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| South East Ct Community Center of the Blind | New London, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Exceptional Sidekick Inc | Newtown, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Norwalk Conservatory of Arts | Norwalk, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adam's House | Shelton, CT | $2,700 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ct Burns Care Foundation | Milford, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ct Veterans Legal Center | West Haven, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Zoological Society Inc (dba Beardsley Zoo) | Bridgeport, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Danbury Music Center | Danbury, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Discovery Museum Inc (dba Shu Discovery Science Center & Planetarium) | Bridgeport, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Fairfield County | Bridgeport, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mercy Learning Center | Bridgeport, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ridgefield Playhouse | Ridgefield, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Applied Behavioral Rehabilitation Institute Inc (dba Homes for the Brave) | Bridgeport, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Buck's Rock Camp | New Milford, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fraternal Order of the Umbrella Inc (dba the Umbrella Club) | Stamford, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lost in New Haven | New Haven, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| People 1ST Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rvna Health | Ridgefield, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Under One Roof Inc | Norwalk, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Horizons Bridgeport | Bridgeport, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cassie Kennedy | Wilton, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ella Hawthoren | Wilton, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mackenzie Northway | Wilton, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
49 of 96 (51%) received money in more than one year over the 5 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 64%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Ct Humane Society
Wilton Animal Resource Center - Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield County
Community Health, Bereavement and Patient Care Fund - Help for Kids Inc
HELP for Kids (HFK) home visiting program - Virginia Theological Seminary
Second three years program for recent seminary graduates - Harbor Watch
Inspiring Environmental Stewardship through Water Quality Research - Person to Person
Person to Person Emergency Assistance Program
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 128 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 39 | $235,300 | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 33 | $201,800 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 41 | $209,300 | $5,000 |
| 2024 | 49 | $147,500 | $2,500 |
| 2025 | 38 | $138,800 | $3,750 |
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
93% of its giving went to organizations in Connecticut. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
Get funders for your state and cause by email
We email you funders that gave to organizations in your state and cause, up to five at a time each week and never the same one twice, from their own IRS filings. Free. The weekly email has not started yet.
Unsubscribe in one click from any email. We never sell or share your address. To match on your organization and typical grant size too, keep a private profile.
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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- 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.
Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Elizabeth Raymond Ambler Trust's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 7266, Wilton, CT, 06897. 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.
EIN 06-6473263 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
Is something here wrong about your foundation? Email hello@funderscope.com and we will correct it.