The Douglas S and Barbara J Barrett Family Foundation
Mystic, CT · EIN 27-6020539. Reported 138 grants totalling $181,474 to 75 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. The Douglas S and Barbara J Barrett Family Foundation 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 $1,000 and $2,000; the smallest was $250 and the largest $3,250. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Work Vessels for Vets | West Mystic, CT | $13,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Chris Collins Foundation Inc | Providence, RI | $12,750 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| College Visions | Providence, RI | $11,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Detroit Horse Power | Detroit, MI | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Off the Streets - Bridgeport | Trumbull, CT | $6,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fresh Nl | New London, CT | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Herren Project | Portsmouth, RI | $5,700 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Homeless Hospitality Center | New London, CT | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Higher Edge | New London, CT | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Smile Train Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wildlife in Crisis | Weston, CT | $4,550 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Community Health Resource Inc | Windsor, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Life | Shelton, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Experience Camps | Westport, CT | $3,750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Donor's Choose | New York, NY | $3,695 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration | King of Prussia, PA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New London Community Meal Center | New London, CT | $3,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Buck Off Cancer Inc | Stow, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ct Foundation for Dental Outreach | Southington, CT | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Bridges Healthcare Inc | Milford, CT | $2,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Herd | Charlotte, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Liberation Programs Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| All Saints Catholic School | Norwalk, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Always Home Inc | Mystic, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Covenant Soup Kitchen | Williamantic, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Episcopal Relief & Development | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Horizon Wings | Ashford, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Ovarian Cancer Coalition | Dallas, TX | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Paws | Norwalk, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Sea-Legs Inc | New London, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Mark's Episcopal Church - Haiti Fund | Mystic, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Start Fresh Inc | New London, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sungai Watch Make a Change World Inc | New York City, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Flatbush Cats Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $1,700 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Alzheimer's Association Rhode Island Chapter | Providence, RI | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| DC Scores | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Episcopal Relief & Development | Boone, IA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| New London Homeless Hospitality Center Inc | New London, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Nfa Foundation Inc | Norwich, CT | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| US Horse Welfare & Rescue | Avon, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Warm Center | Westerly, RI | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,029 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Academy of Our Lady of Mercy Lauralton Hall | Milford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Barnum Foundation for Life Inc | Shelton, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Community Health Resources Inc | Windsor, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Covenant Shelter of New London Inc | New London, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Episcopal Relief & Development | Merrifield, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fresh New London (third Sector New England Inc) | New London, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Fresh Step Laundry Co | Frederick, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| High Watch Recovery Center Inc | Kent, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Iasc Immigration Advocacy & Support Center | New London, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Inc | Rye Brook, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Madd | Warwick, RI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mustard Seed Communities Inc | Needham, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Natural Disaster Search Dog Foundation Inc | Santa Paula, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Now and There | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Second Chance Rescue Inc | Whitestone, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Francis House | New London, CT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Connecticut Hospice | Branford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Warm Center (westerly Area Rest Meals Inc) | Westerly, RI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Youth Enrichment Services | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Adoptaclassroomorg | St Paul, MN | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| End Overdose | Pasadena, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation | Pawtucket, RI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Halfway Home Rescue | North Haven, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jaxon in Action Inc | Higganum, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ludlow Area Rotary Charitable Foundation | Ludlow, VT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Order of Julian of Norwich | White Lake, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Dream Project Inc | Roxbury, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tiny Transplant Titans Inc | Weymouth, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Trevor Project | West Hollywood, CA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Travis Manion Foundation | Doylestown, PA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
31 of 75 (41%) 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 59%, 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.
- The Chris Collins Foundation Inc
To heighten awareness andeducation about anxietyand depression - Work Vessels for Vets
To equip returning veteranswith the tools to starta business or career - Detroit Horse Power
To give at-risk youtha safe and enriching space tofurthur their development. - Buck Off Cancer Inc
To provide support & inspiration topeople living with cancer. - Herren Project
To provide free resources and supportfor the treatment, recovery andprevention of substance use disorder. - Donor's Choose
To connect teachers who need supplies with donors who want to help.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 83 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 | 27 | $36,500 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 25 | $40,000 | $1,500 |
| 2023 | 27 | $31,000 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 27 | $34,440 | $1,000 |
| 2025 | 32 | $39,534 | $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
52% 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.
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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 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 $1,000. 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.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Douglas S and Barbara J Barrett Family Foundation'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: 18 Coveside Court Po Box 274, Mystic, CT, 06355. 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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