Funding search · EIN 061413251 · New Canaan, CT

The Ahearn Family Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

76
grants reported
$222,271
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$2,908
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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1 grant matching “herty · $3,000

  • $3,000

    Princen Sammy Eduful & Herty Foundation · New Britain, CT · 2022

    Funding to provide immediate financial support, hunger relief and food security for children, families, and seniors

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • Hands On Hartford3 grants · $13,262
  • Southington Community Cultural Arts3 grants · $13,100
  • Prudence Crandall Center3 grants · $12,653
  • Read To Grow2 grants · $10,000
  • Girl Scouts of Connecticut3 grants · $9,051
  • Connectikids3 grants · $9,000
  • Bristol Brass and Wind Ensemble2 grants · $8,862
  • Riverfront Recapture3 grants · $8,314
  • Hartford Interval House2 grants · $7,000
  • Knox2 grants · $6,979

Giving over time

$90,385
2022
$65,231
2023
$66,655
2024

Grant history

All 76 reported grants, largest first.

  • $6,600

    Southington Community Cultural Arts · Southington, CT · 2022

    Help to purchase equipment for their pottery program

  • $6,262

    Hands On Hartford · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Funding to purchase replacement tables and chairs for gather55/community meals dining facility.

  • $6,000

    Southington Community Cultural Arts · Southington, CT · 2024

    Funding to purchase an used bailey twin auger 80# clay mixer and pugger in support of their "project slop to recycled clay" program.

  • $5,362

    Bristol Brass and Wind Ensemble · Bristol, CT · 2024

    Funding to purchase several needed items: 2-3 laptops, music, music folders, filing boxes, recording/percussion equipment and new band shirts featuring their new logo.

  • $5,250

    Hartford Youth Scholars · Hartford, CT · 2022

    Funding to support the spring 2022 pack the sack initiative

  • $5,000

    Connecticut Children'S Foundation · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Funding to purchase supplies for their new inpatient medical-psychiatric unit: weighted blankets, safe art supplies, foam building pieces, vibrating weighted lap pads, dvd players, gel pads and play mats, blankets and s read all
  • $5,000

    Prudence Crandall Center · New Britain, CT · 2023

    Funding to support the purchase of beds, mattresses and cribs for victims of domestic violence.

  • $5,000

    Read To Grow · Branford, CT · 2023

    Funding to support the books for babies nicu project

  • $5,000

    Hartford Interval House · Hartford, CT · 2022

    Support for "clean sweep: health and safety at interval house"

  • $5,000

    Reach Out and Read · Boston, MA · 2022

    Support for the purchase of books for their hartford county rx for success program

  • $5,000

    Read To Grow · Branford, CT · 2022

    Funding to create, print and distribute the first guide for expectant families

  • $4,925

    Prudence Crandall Center · New Britain, CT · 2024

    Funding to support the renovation of their rose hill waiting room: 3 side tables, 6 chairs, a bookshelf, lamps, paint and artwork for walls, new carpeting and window treatments, toys, games and books and 2 bulletin boar read all
  • $4,634

    AIDS Ct Advancing Ct Together · Hartford, CT · 2022

    Funding to replace two laptops and docking stations used by their housing support services case managers

  • $4,063

    American School for the Deaf · West Hartford, CT · 2024

    Support to purchase 17 tripp trapp for the common spaces of the school.

  • $3,917

    Integrated Health Services · Newington, CT · 2024

    Funding to support the newington school district based health center; ipads, anatomical visual aids, medical-grade scale, an otoscope and a stethoscope.

  • $3,598

    4-H Eduction Center at Auerfarm · Bloomfield, CT · 2022

    Funding to support their growing opportunities for career & educational development

  • $3,500

    Bristol Brass and Wind Ensemble · Bristol, CT · 2023

    Support to purchase a new copy machine.

  • $3,500

    Hands On Hartford · Hartford, CT · 2023

    Funding to purchase a steam table and hostess stand for their community meals program and gather55 and food corridor software for their shared kitchen program

  • $3,500

    Knox · Hartford, CT · 2023

    Support to purchase information stands for five community gardens.

  • $3,500

    St Vincent De Paul Mission of Bristol · Bristol, CT · 2023

    Funding support to replace the existing wood fence around the property .

  • $3,500

    Ywca New Britain · New Britain, CT · 2023

    Support to purchase a canon imagerunner copier/printer for their youth development program.

  • $3,500

    Girl Scouts of Connecticut · Hartford, CT · 2022

    Support to help fund the replacement of the existing sidingon camp merrie-wood

  • $3,500

    Greater New Britain Teen Pregnancy Prevention · New Britain, CT · 2022

    Funding to upgrade their network infrastructure

  • $3,500

    Hands On Hartford · Hartford, CT · 2022

    Help to purchase equipment for their community meals day center.

  • $3,479

    Knox · Hartford, CT · 2022

    Support to help renovate knox's crew room

  • $3,400

    South Park Inn · Hartford, CT · 2022

    Support for the purchase of two automatic external defibrillators and a deluxe first aid kit for the homeless shelter

  • $3,250

    Connecticut Association for Human Services · Hartford, CT · 2022

    Funding to help support their returning citizens financial empowerment program in hartford

  • $3,210

    Big Brothers Big Sisters Connecticut · Hartford, CT · 2023

    Support to purchase supplies for their "level up" emotional learning curriculum.

  • $3,126

    The Children'S Museum · West Hartford, CT · 2024

    Funding to purchase materials for interactive discovery boards.

  • $3,000

    American Clock & Watch Museum · Bristol, CT · 2024

    Funding to support the creation of a mural by magge gagliardi outside the museum.

  • $3,000

    Connectikids · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Funding to help support youth development afterschool and summer programs: laptops, new tents, fold-out tables and weather proof storage bins

  • $3,000

    Connectikids · Hartford, CT · 2023

    Support for the purchase of new cameras, a projector, and a projector screen for the 2023-2024 school year.

  • $3,000

    Ballet Theatre Company · West Hartford, CT · 2022

    Support to purchase four ballet barres for the raising the barre community youth outreach program

  • $3,000

    Connecticut Women'S Education and Legal Fund · Hartford, CT · 2022

    Funding to facilitate moving their office

  • $3,000

    Connectikids · Hartford, CT · 2022

    Support for the purchase of new materials for their summerprogram

  • $3,000

    Justice Dance Performance Project · Hartford, CT · 2022

    Funding to purchase theme texts for their 2022-2023 moving matters! Multi-arts residencies

  • $3,000

    Princen Sammy Eduful & Herty Foundation · New Britain, CT · 2022

    Funding to provide immediate financial support, hunger relief and food security for children, families, and seniors

  • $2,916

    Girl Scouts of Connecticut · Hartford, CT · 2023

    Support to purchase a storage shed for camp merrie-wood.

  • $2,900

    University of Saint Joseph · West Hartford, CT · 2023

    Support to purchase a rodecaster pro ii for the new digital media & communication program.

  • $2,807

    Riverfront Recapture · Hartford, CT · 2023

    Support to purchase three new cox-box rowing performance amplifiers for their riverfront community rowing program.

  • $2,767

    Riverfront Recapture · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Funding to purchase a hitch rake attachment for their bobcat toolcat and inflatable personal flotation devices with extra co2 cartridges.

  • $2,740

    Riverfront Recapture · Hartford, CT · 2022

    Support to purchase one full set of replacement oars for the riverfront community rowing program

  • $2,728

    Prudence Crandall Center · New Britain, CT · 2022

    Support to help fund the purchase of furniture and dcor forthe children's room

  • $2,665

    The Open Hearth Association · Hartford, CT · 2022

    General purpose

  • $2,635

    Girl Scouts of Connecticut · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Funding to purchase supplies for a variety of programs atcamp merrie-wood

  • $2,602

    Ywca Hartford Region · Hartford, CT · 2022

    Funding to purchase two large led light tables, stem accessories, and two science habitat centers for the east hartford interactive math and science program

  • $2,600

    Ballet Theatre Company · West Hartford, CT · 2023

    Support to purchase two macbooks for expanding staff.

  • $2,541

    Ywca Hartford Region · Hartford, CT · 2023

    Funding to purchase light panels, magnetic easels, magnetic number sets, building brick sets, and sets of instructional x-rays for preschool classrooms of their early learning centers.

  • $2,527

    The Carousel Museum · Bristol, CT · 2023

    Funding to purchase two new computers for the education and member services departments

  • $2,500

    The Bridge Family Center · Bristol, CT · 2024

    Funding to help furnish their mosiac parenting center: 8' conference table, 10 chairs, 1 credenza and bookcases.

  • $2,479

    The New England Carousel Museum · Bristol, CT · 2022

    Funding to purchase a computer and digital phone line fortheir education manager position

  • $2,400

    American Clock & Watch Museum · Bristol, CT · 2022

    Support for the e. Ingraham co. Window restoration project

  • $2,370

    The Open Hearth Association · Hartford, CT · 2023

    Support to purchase three metal gear lockers with doors for resident rooms

  • $2,000

    Hartford Interval House · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Funding to help replace the stovetops in their communal kitchen.

  • $2,000

    McC Foundation · Manchester, CT · 2023

    Funding to support the purchase of 200 self-published community cookbooks

  • $2,000

    The Children'S Museum · West Hartford, CT · 2023

    Support to help fund the purchase of an original prusa i3 mk3s+ 3d printer, spare parts bundle, and initial start-up filaments.

  • $1,991

    Healing Meals Foundation Corporation · Bloomfield, CT · 2024

    Funding to purchase kitchen items in support of their healthy meals program: 4 full size speed racks, 24 full sheet trays, 2 stockpots with spigots, and a basket pushcart.

  • $1,980

    Healing Meals Foundation Corporation · Bloomfield, CT · 2023

    Funding to purchase industrial size wire shelving in support of their healthy meals program

  • $1,970

    Healing Meals Foundation Corporation · Bloomfield, CT · 2022

    Funding to purchase a commercial-grade vitamix, scales anda large produce container in support of their healthy mealsprogram

  • $1,750

    The Family Center Dba Imagine Nation · Bristol, CT · 2023

    Support to purchase art materials and supplies for expanding our imagine nation outreach program

  • $1,750

    The Village for Families and Children · Hartford, CT · 2022

    Support for learning tools for the children served in their psychiatric residency facility eagle house

  • $1,700

    Mental Health Connecticut · Newington, CT · 2024

    Funding to purchase drums and carts for their art of wellbeing studio located at the hispanic health council's family wellness center.

  • $1,635

    South Park Inn · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Funding to purchase 15 new vinyl-covered twin beds for their veterans programs.

  • $1,525

    The Family Center Dba Imagine Nation · Bristol, CT · 2024

    Funding to purchase six student guitars and art supplies for their "the arts of cambridge park" program.

  • $1,500

    Arts for Learning Connecticut · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Funding to enhance visual documentation and marketing capabilities through the purchase of professional-grade camera equipment.

  • $1,500

    Connecticut Invention Convention · Hartford, CT · 2023

    Support to purchase three makey makey kits to be used in southington public school district's invention education afterschool program.

  • $1,400

    American School for the Deaf · West Hartford, CT · 2023

    Support to purchase area rugs and furnishings for the paces literacy center-based-learning environment.

  • $1,300

    Greater New Britiain Teen Preganancy Prevention · New Britain, CT · 2024

    Funding to establish senderos bodega, a student run store, at the pathways/senderos center.

  • $1,000

    Boys & Girls Club of Bristol · Bristol, CT · 2024

    Support to purchase program supplies and prizes ofr "power hour: making minutes count!"

  • $1,000

    Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra · Bristol, CT · 2024

    Funding to purchase music for their nutmeg symphony orchestra educational children's concerts program.

  • $780

    Connecticut Institute for the Blind · Hartford, CT · 2023

    Funding support for crafts and cooking projects for camp to you program.

  • $500

    Justice Dance Performance Project · Hartford, CT · 2023

    Funding to purchase art supplies for two schools for 2023 moving matters! Production

  • $500

    Southington Community Cultural Arts · Southington, CT · 2023

    Support to purchase two additional weaving looms.

  • $450

    The Cove Center for Grieving Children · Cheshire, CT · 2023

    Funding to support their makit project and butterfly release.

  • $447

    The Cove Center for Grieving Children · Cheshire, CT · 2024

    Funding to purchase makeit plates and copies of "guiding your child through grief" to support the family program in west hartford.

  • $340

    The Cove Center for Grieving Children · Cheshire, CT · 2022

    Funding to support their makit project and butterfly release

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