The Robert and Judith Sturgis Family
Simsbury, CT · EIN 03-6090117. Reported 239 grants totalling $1,512,598 to 108 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 Robert and Judith Sturgis Family 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 $600 and $2,500; the smallest was $200 and the largest $100,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Village for Families & Children Inc | Hartford, CT | $220,400 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation | Woodbury, NY | $201,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Village for Families and Children Inc | Hartford, CT | $154,140 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Eversight | Ann Arbor, MI | $101,300 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Young Mens Christian Association of Boise City | Boise, ID | $83,750 | 6 | 3 | 2025 |
| University of Maine Foundation | Orono, ME | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Underground Ne | Bloomfield, CT | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Womens and Childrens Alliance Inc | Boise, ID | $67,480 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Gifts of Love Inc | Avon, CT | $49,793 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Upper Valley Snowsports Foundation | Enfield, NH | $49,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Simsbury Performing Arts Center Inc | Simsbury, CT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| South Park Inn Inc | Hartford, CT | $38,800 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Boise Global Gardens (jannus Inc) | Boise, ID | $27,492 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Maine Climate Change Institute | Orono, ME | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jannus Inc | Boise, ID | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hartford Interval House Inc | Hartford, CT | $16,270 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Inc | Bloomfield, CT | $16,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Chestnut Hill Community Association Pa Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Idaho Foodbank Warehouse | Meridian, ID | $11,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of Simsbury Crew Inc | Simsbury, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Children's Park in Chestnut Hill | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Foodshare Inc | Wallingford, CT | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $7,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| K9S for Warriors Inc | Ponte Vedra Beach, FL | $6,200 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Global Giving Foundation | Waukegan, IL | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Boston Food Bank Inc the | Boston, MA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trees for the Future Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $5,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of the Wissahickon Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $5,100 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| California Fire Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| South Royalton Area Senior Citizens | S Royalton, VT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Visions for Creative Housing Solutions | Enfield, NH | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Actuarial Foundation | Schaumburg, IL | $4,900 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Simsbury Land Trust Inc | Simsbury, CT | $4,740 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Friends of Pastorius Park in | Philadelphia, PA | $4,500 | 3 | 1 | 2025 |
| Follow Your Art Community Studios Inc | Melrose, MA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption | Dublin, OH | $3,600 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust | New London, NH | $3,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Lake Sunapee Protective Association | Sunapee, NH | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Southwest Indian Foundation | Gallup, NM | $3,483 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Foodshare Inc | Wallingford, CT | $3,300 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Idaho Suicide Prevention Coalition | Boise, ID | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Idaho Youth Ranch Inc | Boise, ID | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Interfaith Sanctuary Housingservices Inc | Boise, ID | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Travis Mills Foundation | Mt Vernon, ME | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Idaho Head Start Association Inc | Boise, ID | $2,750 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Winter Wildlands Alliance Inc | Boise, ID | $2,750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| New London Barn Playhouse Inc | New London, NH | $2,700 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army National Corp | Alexandria, VA | $2,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Diabetes Association Inc | Arlington, VA | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Red Cross Greater Carolinas Chapter | Charlotte, NC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boise Rescue Mission | Boise, ID | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Project Sage Inc | Laveville, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Silver Fox Senior Social Club Inc | Baldwinsville, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Women & Children's Alliance (wca) | Boise, ID | $2,100 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American National Red Cross | Farmington, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Farmington River Watershed Association Inc | Simsbury, CT | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Hometown Foundation Inc (bristol Police Benefit) | Cheshire, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mclean Game Refuge Inc | Simsbury, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Salvation Army & Its Components | Alexandria, VA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Shepherds Home Foundation Inc | Mccall, ID | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Visions | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| John Hay Estate at the Fells | Newbury, NH | $1,800 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Bethesda Project | Philadelphia, PA | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Project Home | Philadelphia, PA | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Lake Sunapee Protective Association (lspa) | Sunapee, NH | $1,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc | Hartford, CT | $1,600 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Winter Center for Indigenous Traditions | Hanover, NH | $1,600 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall Corporation | Hartford, CT | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Charity Navigator | Harlan, IA | $1,400 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| New England Handicapped Sports Association Inc | Mount Sunapee, NH | $1,300 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cradles to Crayons Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Quest Scholars Program | Palo Alto, CA | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bethany Children's Services Bethany Christian Services | Grand Rapids, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boise State University Foundation Inc | Boise, ID | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi House Inc | Boise, ID | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Feeding America | Boise, ID | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Idaho Conservation League Inc | Boise, ID | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Idaho Office of Refugees (jannus Inc) | Boise, ID | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kidsplay Childrens Museum Inc | Torrington, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Payette Lakes Ski Club Inc | Mccall, ID | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Together Women Rise | Greenville, SC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Farmington River Watershed Association Inc (frwa) | Simsbury, CT | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fells the John Hay Estate at the Fells | Newbury, NH | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Charity Navigator | Saddle Brook, NJ | $700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Diabetes Association Connecticut Affiliat | Middletown, CT | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Public Television (cptv) | Hartford, CT | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Abc House Inc | Albany, OR | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bustin Out of Boise | Boise, ID | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Friends of Cresheim Trail | Philadelphia, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heifer Project International | Little Rock, AR | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mccall Winter Sports Club Inc | Mccall, ID | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New England Healing Sports Association (nehsa) | Newbury, NH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Hampshire Charitable Foundation | Concord, NH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northeast Healing Sports Association (nehsa) | Newbury, NH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Partners for Andean Community Health Inc | Weatogue, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Simsbury Abc Program Inc | Simsbury, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Simsbury Historical Society Inc | Simsbury, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Step By Step Foundation Inc | City of Wilkes Barre, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Center for Safer Communities | Claremont, NH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Inc | Arlington, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Inc | Ambler, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | Triangle, VA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Marine Toys for Tots | Springfield, MO | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rotary Foundation the | Evanston, IL | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
63 of 108 (58%) 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 73%, 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.
- Village for Families and Children Inc
CURRENT USE FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES - The Young Mens Christian Association of Boise City
New Building Project Fund - Upper Valley Snowsports Foundation
to purchase used snow cat - Simsbury Performing Arts Center Inc
SMPAC New Improvement Project - American Red Cross Greater Carolinas Chapter
Hurricane Helene recovery Fund - Friends of Pastorius Park in
Northeast Woods restoration
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 179 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 | 34 | $152,600 | $650 |
| 2022 | 37 | $236,126 | $1,500 |
| 2023 | 49 | $317,963 | $1,140 |
| 2024 | 51 | $412,979 | $1,200 |
| 2025 | 68 | $392,930 | $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
43% 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 Robert and Judith Sturgis Family'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: 4 Erins Way, Simsbury, CT, 06070. 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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