The Robert & Margaret Patricelli Family
Simsbury, CT · EIN 06-1487230. Reported 227 grants totalling $7,403,576 to 137 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. The Robert & Margaret Patricelli 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 $1,100. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $7,500; the smallest was $65 and the largest $4,702,030. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford Public for Giving Foundation | Hartford, CT | $4,702,030 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Elizabeth Park Conservatory | West Hartford, CT | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hartford Promise | Hartford, CT | $234,333 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bushnell | Hartford, CT | $188,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ct Public Broadcasting | Hartford, CT | $154,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ocean Exploration Trust | New London, CT | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Wesleyan University | Middletown, CT | $144,870 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Hartford's Got Talent | East Hartford, CT | $140,350 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy | Boston, MA | $106,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Shining Hope for Communities | New York, NY | $105,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ct Mirror | Hartford, CT | $102,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Maps | San Jose, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, NY | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Hartford Public Library | Hartford, CT | $67,154 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hartford Symphony Orchestra | Hartford, CT | $48,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Grand'anse Health | Bay Head, NJ | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Animal Adoption Center Inc | Jackson, WY | $35,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Florence Griswold Museum | Old Lyme, CT | $31,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Yankee Institute for Public Policy | Hartford, CT | $26,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Gran Anse Health | Bay Head, NJ | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford | West Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Loomis Chaffee School | Windsor, CT | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Narratio | Syracuse, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rutgers University Foundation | New Brunswick, NJ | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| White House Fellows Foundation | Washington, DC | $14,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ron Foley Pancreatic Cancer Foundation | West Hartford, CT | $13,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Hartford Hospital | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hartford Stage | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hso | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mewe International Inc | Suwanee, GA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Wadswoth Anthenuem | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jaylen D Berry Foundation Inc | East Hartford, CT | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| World Affairs Council | Hartford, CT | $8,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Caring for Militay Families - the Elizabeth Dole Foundation | Washington, DC | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Hartford Artisans Weaving Center | Hartford, CT | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ballet Theater Company | West Hartford, CT | $5,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of St Joseph | West Hartford, CT | $5,111 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Children's Medical Center | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Sunshine Fund | Coventry, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Sw New England | Hartford, CT | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Playhouse on Park | West Hartford, CT | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Efac | Ambridge, PA | $4,400 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Goodwin College | East Hartford, CT | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Goucher College | Baltimore, MD | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement | Hartford, CT | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Academy of Medicine | Washington, DC | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Balet Theater Company | West Hartford, CT | $2,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Aspen Camp of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing | Snowmass, CO | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bushnell Park Conservancy Inc | Hartford, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Canal Dock | New Haven, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ct Science Center | Hartford, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Education for All Children | Portsmouth, NH | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Governor's Prevention Partnership | East Hartford, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hartford Communities That Care | Hartford, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Main Street Community Foundation | Bristol, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Shatterproof | Norwalk, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Affairs Councils of America | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ct Forum | Hartford, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Atlanta, GA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hartford Public Schools | Hartford, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| University of Hartford | West Hartford, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Voices of Hope | Atlanta, GA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| House of Bread Inc | Hartford, CT | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Forge City Works | Hartford, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Interval House | Hartford, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Theaterworks | Hartford, CT | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Britain Museum | New Britain, CT | $1,270 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Farmington Valley Arts Council | Avon, CT | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Simsbury Public Library | Simsbury, CT | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Simsbury Volunteer Ambulance | Simsbury, CT | $1,100 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Bushnell Park Foundation | Hartford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dashaway Boys and Girls Club | Hartford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Florida Rural Water Association | Tallahassee, FL | $1,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Gh Arts Council | Hartford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Healing Meals Community Project | Simsbury, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Herb Society of America | Wiloughby, OH | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Jalyen D Berry Foundation | East Hartford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nccj | Middletown, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reset | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Roca | Hartford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Amistad Center for Art and Culture Inc | Hartford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Big Deep Right to Water Project | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Trustees of Trinity College the | Hartford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Uconn Foundation | Storrs, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Warner Theater | Torington, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| San Jose Public Library | San Jose, CA | $900 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Fore City Works | Hartford, CT | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Friends of Saguaro National Park | Tuscon, AZ | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Simsbury Volunteer Fire Department | Simsbury, CT | $750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders New York Chapter | New York, NY | $625 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Old Drake Hill Flower Bridge | West Simsbury, CT | $565 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Adaptive Sports New England Inc | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Auer Farm | Bloomfield, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Aurora Women and Girls Foundation | West Hartford, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Blue Path Service Dogs | Wappingers Falls, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Canal Dock Boat House | New Haven, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cincinnati Nature Center | Milford, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community First School | Hartford, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Community Heath Services | Hartford, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the Simsbury Public Library | Simsbury, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hartford Youth Scholars | Hartford, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Harvard Law School | Cambridge, MA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Icivics | Cambridge, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Metropolitan Opera Guild | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Conference for Community and Justice | Windsor, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Schlitz Audubon Nature Center | Bayside, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Simsbury Abc Program | Simsbury, CT | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Women's Health Reserach at Yale | New Haven, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Save the Redwoods League | San Francisco, CA | $353 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Dana Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greenwich Historical Society | Cos Cob, CT | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Metcalf Community Bridges of Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Adl | New York, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Historical Society | Hartford, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Haven Public Library Inc Dba Hagaman Memorial Library | East Haven, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill | Hyde Park, NY | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Endow Hartford 21 | West Hartford, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Farmington River Watershed Association Inc | Simsbury, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation | Bloomfield, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Community Foundation | West Hartford, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Loaves and Fishes | Enfield, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New England Public Media | Springfield, MA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Simsbury Land Trust | Simsbury, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Keshi Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Watkinson School | Hartford, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Women's Health Research at Yale University School of Medicine | New Haven, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Madison Ambulance Association | Madison, CT | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $125 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Moma | New York, NY | $110 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $110 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Chatham Fire Association | Chatham, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Madison Hose Co 1 Inc | Madison, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Madison Hose Company | Madison, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Simsbury Culture Parks and Recreation | West Simsbury, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Simsbury Historical Society Inc | Simsbury, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Museum of New Mexico Foundation | Santa Fe, NM | $70 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
51 of 137 (37%) 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 49%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Hartford Public for Giving Foundation
TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - Elizabeth Park Conservatory
TO SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENT - Hartford Promise
TO SUPPORT ELEMENTARY & SECONDARY EDUCATION - Ocean Exploration Trust
TO SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION - Ct Public Broadcasting
TO SUPPORT THE ARTS & PUBLIC POLICY - Grand'anse Health
TO SUPPORT HEALTHCARE INITIATIVES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 113 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 57 | $667,748 | $1,000 |
| 2021 | 52 | $5,976,904 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 60 | $420,211 | $1,100 |
| 2023 | 58 | $338,713 | $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. 92% 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 $1,100. 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 The Robert & Margaret Patricelli Family'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: 77 Hartford Road, Simsbury, CT, 06076. 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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