Funding search · EIN 261848892 · Williamstown, MA
Fairbanks Family Charitable 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.
- 80
- grants reported
- $1.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Darrow School3 grants · $895,500
- Pine Cobble School3 grants · $180,100
- Miss Halls School3 grants · $155,000
- Cobble Hill Farm Education Rescue1 grant · $50,000
- Dartmouth College3 grants · $30,000
- Williamstown Theater Festival3 grants · $25,000
- Williamstown Community Chest3 grants · $22,000
- Smith College2 grants · $22,000
- Vermont Ambucs3 grants · $19,000
- Middlebury College3 grants · $17,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 80 reported grants, largest first.
- $380,000
Darrow School · New Lebanon, NY · 2023
Operating assistance
- $265,500
Darrow School · New Lebanon, NY · 2022
Operating assistance
- $250,000
Darrow School · New Lebanon, NY · 2024
Operating assistance
- $135,000
Miss Halls School · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
Operating assistance
- $110,000
Pine Cobble School · Williamstown, MA · 2023
Operations & endowment
- $50,000
Pine Cobble School · Williamstown, MA · 2024
Operations & endowment
- $50,000
Cobble Hill Farm Education Rescue · Williamstown, MA · 2023
Operating assistance
- $20,100
Pine Cobble School · Williamstown, MA · 2022
Operations & endowment
- $12,000
Smith College · Northampton, MA · 2024
Operating assistance
- $10,000
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2024
Operating assistance
- $10,000
Miss Halls School · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
Operating assistance
- $10,000
Remedy Hall · Williamstown, MA · 2024
Operating assistance
- $10,000
Sketchbook Theater · Forest Hills, NY · 2024
Operating assistance
- $10,000
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2023
Operating assistance
- $10,000
Miss Halls School · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
Operating assistance
- $10,000
Smith College · Northampton, MA · 2023
Operating assistance
- $10,000
Williamstown Theater Festival · Williamstown, MA · 2023
Operating assistance
- $10,000
Appalshop · Whitesburg, KY · 2022
Operating assiatance
- $10,000
Berkshire Health Systems · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
Operating assistance
- $10,000
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2022
Operating assistance
- $10,000
Mt Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA · 2022
Operating assistance
- $10,000
Williamstown Theater Festival · Williamstown, MA · 2022
Operating assistance
- $8,000
Williamstown Community Chest · Williamstown, MA · 2024
Operating assistance
- $7,000
Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2024
Operating assistance
- $7,000
Vermont Ambucs · Waitsfield, VT · 2024
Operating assistance
- $7,000
Williamstown Community Chest · Williamstown, MA · 2023
Operating assistance
- $7,000
Williamstown Community Chest · Williamstown, MA · 2022
Operating assistance
- $6,000
Vermont Ambucs · Waitsfield, VT · 2023
Operating assistance
- $6,000
Vermont Ambucs · Waitsfield, VT · 2022
Operating assistance
- $5,000
Barrington Stage Company · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
Operations & capital
- $5,000
Berkshire Health Systems · Pittsfield, MA · 2024
Operating assistance
- $5,000
Images Cinema · Williamstown, MA · 2024
Operating assistance
- $5,000
St Lawrence Univeristy · Canton, NY · 2024
Operating assistance
- $5,000
Williamstown Theater Festival · Williamstown, MA · 2024
Operating assistance
- $5,000
Barrington Stage Company · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
Operations & capital
- $5,000
Images Cinema · Williamstown, MA · 2023
Operating assistance
- $5,000
Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2023
Operating assistance
- $5,000
Second Street Second Chance · Pittsfield, MA · 2023
Operating assistance
- $5,000
St Lawrence Univeristy · Canton, NY · 2023
Operating assistance
- $5,000
Three Peaks Medical Center · Waitsfield, VT · 2023
Operating assistance
- $5,000
Barrington Stage Company · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
Operations & capital
- $5,000
Images Cinema · Williamstown, MA · 2022
Operating assistance
- $5,000
Middlebury College · Middlebury, VT · 2022
Operating assistance
- $5,000
St Lawrence Univeristy · Canton, NY · 2022
Operating assistance
- $3,000
Canterbury School · New Millford, CT · 2024
Operating assistance
- $3,000
Environmental Clearing House · Niskayuna, NY · 2024
Operating assistance
- $3,000
Canterbury School · New Millford, CT · 2023
Operating assistance
- $3,000
Environmental Clearing House · Niskayuna, NY · 2023
Operating assistance
- $3,000
Canterbury School · New Millford, CT · 2022
Operating assistance
- $3,000
Environmental Clearing House · Niskayuna, NY · 2022
Operating assistance
- $2,500
Friends of Kayaderosseras · Ballston Spa, NY · 2024
Operating assistance
- $2,500
Nativity School of Worchester · Worcester, MA · 2024
Operating assistance
- $2,500
Friends of Kayaderosseras · Ballston Spa, NY · 2023
Operating assistance
- $2,500
Nativity School of Worchester · Worcester, MA · 2023
Operating assistance
- $2,500
First Congregational Church · Williamstown, MA · 2022
Operating assistance
- $2,500
Friends of Kayaderosseras · Ballston Spa, NY · 2022
Operating assistance
- $2,500
Nativity School of Worchester · Worcester, MA · 2022
Operating assistance
- $2,500
Second Street Second Chance · Pittsfield, MA · 2022
Operating assistance
- $2,000
Mad River Path Association · Waitsfield, VT · 2024
Operating assistance
- $2,000
Milne Public Library · Williamstown, MA · 2024
Operating assistance
- $2,000
Northern Berkshire Chorale · Williamstown, MA · 2024
Operating assistance
- $2,000
First Congregational Church · Williamstown, MA · 2023
Operating assistance
- $2,000
Milne Public Library · Williamstown, MA · 2023
Operating assistance
- $2,000
Hoosac River Revival · North Adams, MA · 2022
Operating assistance
- $2,000
Milne Public Library · Williamstown, MA · 2022
Operating assistance
- $1,000
Berkshire Arts Center · Stockbridge, MA · 2024
Operating assistance
- $1,000
Berkshire Dance Theater · Adams, MA · 2024
Operating assistance
- $1,000
Catamount Trail Association · Burlington, VT · 2024
Operating assistance
- $1,000
Hoosic River Watershed Association · Williamstown, MA · 2024
Operating assistance
- $1,000
Roots Teen Center · North Adams, MA · 2024
Operating assistance
- $1,000
Westminster School · Simsbury, CT · 2024
Operating assistance
- $1,000
Catamount Trail Association · Burlington, VT · 2023
Operating assistance
- $1,000
Hoosic River Watershed Association · Williamstown, MA · 2023
Operating assistance
- $1,000
Roots Teen Center · North Adams, MA · 2023
Operating assistance
- $1,000
Westminster School · Simsbury, CT · 2023
Operating assistance
- $1,000
Catamount Trail Association · Burlington, VT · 2022
Operating assistance
- $1,000
Hoosic River Watershed Association · Williamstown, MA · 2022
Operating assistance
- $1,000
Roots Teen Center · North Adams, MA · 2022
Operating assistance
- $1,000
Westminster School · Simsbury, CT · 2022
Operating assistance
- $300
Remedy Hall · Williamstown, MA · 2023
Operating assistance
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