Funding search · EIN 810630150 · Hampton, CT

Lester E Foster & Phyllis M Foster

Name: Lester E Foster & Phyllis M Foster grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

62
grants reported: $2.4M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Covenant Soup Kitchen3 grants · $401,485
Ecsu Foundation1 grant · $305,000
Windham No Freeze Project1 grant · $275,000
Horizons3 grants · $259,500
Windham Hospital Foundation3 grants · $253,250
Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz3 grants · $152,650
Town of Windham2 grants · $129,100
Hampton Fire Co1 grant · $100,000
Our Companions Animal Rescue1 grant · $100,000
Temple Bnai Israel3 grants · $86,200

Giving over time

$2.1M

2022

$172,650

2023

$83,035

2024

$95,950

2025

Grant history

All 62 reported grants, largest first.

$332,250
Covenant Soup Kitchen · Willimantic, CT · 2022
General financial assistance
$305,000
Ecsu Foundation · Willimantic, CT · 2022
General financial assistance
$275,000
Windham No Freeze Project · Willimantic, CT · 2022
General financial assistance
$252,500
Horizons · South Windham, CT · 2022
General financial assistance
$250,000
Windham Hospital Foundation · Willimantic, CT · 2022
General financial assistance
$100,000
Hampton Fire Co · Hampton, CT · 2022
General financial assistance
$100,000
Our Companions Animal Rescue · Manchester, CT · 2022
General financial assistance
$88,000
Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz · Hartford, CT · 2022
General financial assistance
$79,100
Town of Windham · Willimantic, CT · 2022
General financial assistance
$71,000
Temple Bnai Israel · Willimantic, CT · 2022
General financial assistance
$59,650
Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz · Hartford, CT · 2023
General financial assistance
$51,000
Generations Family Health Center · Willimantic, CT · 2022
General financial assistance
$50,000
Chakour Music Institute · Amherst, MA · 2025
General financial assistance
$50,000
Town of Windham · Willimantic, CT · 2023
General financial assistance
$50,000
Mike Finnigan School of Music · Salina, KS · 2022
General financial assistance
$50,000
Windham Theatre Guilde · Willimantic, CT · 2022
General financial assistance
$35,500
Covenant Soup Kitchen · Willimantic, CT · 2023
General financial assistance
$33,735
Covenant Soup Kitchen · Willimantic, CT · 2024
General financial assistance
$26,700
Good Hope Country Day School · Kingshill, VI · 2022
General financial assistance
$20,000
Waim · Willimantic, CT · 2024
General financial assistance
$15,000
The Salvation Army · Willimantic, CT · 2022
General financial assistance
$14,000
Temple Bnai Israel · Willimantic, CT · 2023
General financial assistance
$10,000
Eastern Connecticut State Univ · Willimantic, CT · 2025
General financial assistance
$10,000
Windham - Willimantic Car · Willimantic, CT · 2022
General financial assistance
$6,000
Willimantic Renaissance · Willimantic, CT · 2025
General financial assistance
$5,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · Hartford, CT · 2025
General financial assistance
$5,000
Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz · Hartford, CT · 2025
General financial assistance
$5,000
Willimantic Vfw Post 1724 · Willimantic, CT · 2025
General financial assistance
$5,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters · Hartford, CT · 2024
General financial assistance
$5,000
Community Risingteam · Waterbury, CT · 2024
General financial assistance
$5,000
Jorgensen Center for the Performing · Storrs, CT · 2022
General financial assistance
$5,000
St Mary'S Church · Willimantic, CT · 2022
General financial assistance
$3,700
Kitty Angels of Ct · Coventry, CT · 2022
General financial assistance
$3,500
Horizons Inc - Golf Tournament · South Windham, CT · 2025
General financial assistance
$3,500
Ct Audubon Society · Fairfield, CT · 2024
General financial assistance
$3,500
Horizons · South Windham, CT · 2024
General financial assistance
$3,500
Ct Audubon Society - Rtpec · Old Lyme, CT · 2023
General financial assistance
$3,500
Horizons · South Windham, CT · 2023
General financial assistance
$3,000
Windham Hospital Golf Cla · Willimantic, CT · 2025
General financial assistance
$3,000
Willimantic Rotary Club · South Windham, CT · 2024
General financial assistance
$3,000
Windham Hospital Golf Classic · Willimantic, CT · 2024
General financial assistance
$3,000
Windham Hospital Golf Classic · Willimantic, CT · 2023
General financial assistance
$2,500
Ct Audubon Society · Fairfield, CT · 2025
General financial assistance
$2,500
Windham Hospital Foundation · Willimantic, CT · 2024
General financial assistance
$2,000
Holiday Hill Day Camp · Prospect, CT · 2022
General financial assistance
$1,545
St Mary'S Ukrainian Greek · Willimantic, CT · 2022
General financial assistance
$1,200
Temple Bnai Israel · Willimantic, CT · 2025
General financial assistance
$1,000
Escu Foundation · Willimantic, CT · 2025
General financial assistance
$1,000
Jolly Johns Keep You Truckin · North Windham, CT · 2025
General financial assistance
$1,000
Soroptimist International · Willimantic, CT · 2025
General financial assistance
$1,000
Thread City Hop Fest · Willimantic, CT · 2025
General financial assistance
$1,000
Jolly Johns Keep You Truckin · North Windham, CT · 2024
General financial assistance
$1,000
Soroptimist International · Willimantic, CT · 2024
General financial assistance
$1,000
Musicians Lifeline · Simsbury, CT · 2023
General financial assistance
$1,000
Soroptimist International · Willimantic, CT · 2023
General financial assistance
$1,000
The Ct Blues Society · Uncasville, CT · 2023
General financial assistance
$1,000
Soroptimist International · Willimantic, CT · 2022
General financial assistance
$800
Fletcher Memorial Library · Hampton, CT · 2024
General financial assistance
$750
Windham Hospital Foundation · Willimantic, CT · 2025
General financial assistance
$500
Hampton Fire Company · Hampton, CT · 2024
General financial assistance
$500
Scotland Fire Department · Scotland, CT · 2024
General financial assistance
$500
Windham - Willimantic Car · Willimantic, CT · 2023
General financial assistance

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