Ethel & Abe Lapides Foundation Inc
New Haven, CT · EIN 06-6068567. Reported 235 grants totalling $244,250 to 70 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. 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. Ethel & Abe Lapides 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $1,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $4,000. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Food Bank | New Haven, CT | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen | New Haven, CT | $12,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Columbus House | New Haven, CT | $11,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Haven Free Public Library | New Haven, CT | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Congregation Mishkan Israel | Hamden, CT | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Music School | New Haven, CT | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Haven Legal Assistance | New Haven, CT | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Yale Repertory Theatre | New Haven, CT | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| International Festival of Arts & Ideas | New Haven, CT | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Women's Health Research at Yale | New Haven, CT | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Westbrook Elks 1784 | Westbrook, CT | $4,600 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Fellowship Place | New Haven, CT | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Christian Community Action Inc | New Haven, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Clifford Beers Clinic | New Haven, CT | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Mental Health Center | New Haven, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Radio Information System | Windsor, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Elm Shakespeare Company | New Haven, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Horizons at Foote | New Haven, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Iris | New Haven, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven | Woodbridge, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Junta for Progressive Action | New Haven, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Leap | New Haven, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Liberty Community Services | New Haven, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lifebridge Community Services | Bridgeport, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Long Wharf Theatre Ct Players Foundation | New Haven, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels | Bridgeport, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Haven Ballet | New Haven, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Haven Ecology Project | New Haven, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Reach | New Haven, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Diaper Bank | New Haven, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The Tiny Miracles Foundation | Darien, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Urban Resources Initiative | New Haven, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Music Haven | New Haven, CT | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation for Greater New Haven | New Haven, CT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Family Centered Services of Ct | New Haven, CT | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Shoot for a Cure - March of Dimes | Uncasville, CT | $2,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Southport School Inc | Southport, CT | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| 'r Kids Family Center | Hamden, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ability Beyond Disability | Bethel, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Agency on Aging | North Haven, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boys & Girls Club of New Haven | New Haven, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Village | Milford, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Children in Placement | New Haven, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Audubon Society | Milford, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Continuum | New Haven, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Gather New Haven | New Haven, CT | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Gaylord Hospital | Wallingford, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gaylord Specialty Healthcare | Wallingford, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish Cemetary Association of Greater New Haven | Woodbridge, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Literacy Volunteers | New Haven, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Haven Preservation Trust | New Haven, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| New Haven Scholarship Fund Inc | New Haven, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Pathfinder Hopkins School | New Haven, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of Conn | New Haven, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The New Haven Reads | New Haven, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Westville Village Renaissance Assoc | New Haven, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wpkn 895 Fm | Bridgeport, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| All Our Kin | New Haven, CT | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Plan of Ct | Hartford, CT | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| A Broken Umbrella Theatre | New Haven, CT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Cancer Couch Foundation Inc | Southport, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Council for Philanthropy | Hartford, CT | $850 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Notre Dame High School | West Haven, CT | $700 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Huskython | Storrs, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sunrise Cafe New Haven Inc | New Haven, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teamsters Local 671 Scholarship Fund | Bloomfield, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Time to Compete Inc | Branford, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teamsters Local 1035 Children's Fund | South Windsor, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hospital for Special Care | New Britain, CT | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
61 of 70 (87%) 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 95%, 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 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.
- International Festival of Arts & Ideas
SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - Neighborhood Music School
SUPPORT FOR YOUTH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - Clifford Beers Clinic
SUPPORT OF CHILDREN IN NEED - Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
PROGRAM SUPPORT-BITSIE CLARK FUND - Westbrook Elks 1784
BEACH JAM FOR BREAST CANCER - Fellowship Place
SUPPORT OF MENTAL HEALTH CLIENTS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 98 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 55 | $56,350 | $1,000 |
| 2021 | 57 | $63,750 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 64 | $62,750 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 59 | $61,400 | $1,000 |
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. 100% 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 $1,000. 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 Ethel & Abe Lapides Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 1691, New Haven, CT, 06507. 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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