Funding search · EIN 066032102 · Fairfield, CT

Elsie a Brown Fund

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

116
grants reported
$373,000
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$2,000
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.

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  • Nfa Judith E Hamblen Endowed Scholarship3 grants · $70,000
  • Arc of New London County3 grants · $28,000
  • John Kelley Memorial Fund3 grants · $20,000
  • Nfa Howard and Elsie Brown Scholarship3 grants · $15,000
  • Nfa Eleanor Bo Conary Endowed Scholarship3 grants · $15,000
  • Nfa Slater Memorial Museum1 grant · $15,000
  • Ct Food Bank3 grants · $14,000
  • Norwich Historical Society3 grants · $13,000
  • Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation3 grants · $12,000
  • Norwich Regional Technical School2 grants · $12,000

Giving over time

$134,000
2022
$128,000
2023
$111,000
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 116 grants.

  • $30,000

    Nfa Judith E Hamblen Endowed Scholarship · Norwich, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $30,000

    Nfa Judith E Hamblen Endowed Scholarship · Norwich, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $15,000

    Nfa Slater Memorial Museum · Norwich, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Nfa Judith E Hamblen Endowed Scholarship · Norwich, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $10,000

    Arc of New London County · Norwich, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $10,000

    Arc of New London County · Norwich, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $8,000

    Arc of New London County · Norwich, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $7,000

    John Kelley Memorial Fund · Groton, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $7,000

    John Kelley Memorial Fund · Groton, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $6,000

    John Kelley Memorial Fund · Groton, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $6,000

    Norwich Regional Technical School · Norwich, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $6,000

    Norwich Regional Technical School · Norwich, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Ct Food Bank · New Haven, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation · Norwalk, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Nfa Eleanor Bo Conary Endowed Scholarship · Norwich, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Nfa Howard and Elsie Brown Scholarship · Norwich, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $5,000

    Ct Food Bank · New Haven, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation · Norwalk, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Nfa Eleanor Bo Conary Endowed Scholarship · Norwich, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Nfa Howard and Elsie Brown Scholarship · Norwich, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Norwich Historical Society · Norwich, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $5,000

    Nfa Eleanor Bo Conary Endowed Scholarship · Norwich, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Nfa Howard and Elsie Brown Scholarship · Norwich, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $5,000

    Norwich Historical Society · Norwich, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $4,000

    Michael J Fox Foundation · New York, NY · 2024

    General support

  • $4,000

    Madonna Place · Norwich, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $4,000

    Martin House · Norwich, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $4,000

    Michael J Fox Foundation · New York, NY · 2023

    General support

  • $4,000

    Safe Futures · New London, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $4,000

    Thames River Community Service · Norwich, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $4,000

    Ct Food Bank · New Haven, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $4,000

    Madonna Place · Norwich, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $4,000

    Martin House · Norwich, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $3,500

    American Red Cross · Farmington, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $3,500

    Leukemia and Lymphoma Society · Stamford, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $3,500

    Thames River Community Service · Norwich, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $3,000

    American Red Cross · Farmington, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $3,000

    City of Norwich · Norwich, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $3,000

    Madonna Place · Norwich, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $3,000

    Martin House · Norwich, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $3,000

    Norwich Historical Society · Norwich, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $3,000

    Thames River Community Service · Norwich, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $3,000

    American Red Cross · Farmington, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $3,000

    City of Norwich · Norwich, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $3,000

    Safe Futures · New London, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $2,500

    Operation Hope · Fairfield, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Charles River Watershed Association · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Diaper Bank of Connecticut · North Haven, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Haitian Health Foundation · Norwich, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Maine Historical Society · Protland, ME · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Operation Hope · Fairfield, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Otis Library · Norwich, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Safe Futures · New London, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Special Olympics · Hamden, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Women'S Lunch Place · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $2,000

    Alzheimer'S Association · Washington, DC · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Charles River Watershed Association · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Diaper Bank of Connecticut · North Haven, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Haitian Health Foundation · Norwich, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Maine Historical Society · Protland, ME · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Otis Library · Norwich, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Special Olympics · Hamden, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Women'S Lunch Place · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $2,000

    Alzheimer'S Association · Washington, DC · 2022

    General support

  • $2,000

    Haitian Health Foundation · Norwich, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $2,000

    Maine Historical Society · Protland, ME · 2022

    General support

  • $2,000

    Michael J Fox Foundation · New York, NY · 2022

    General support

  • $2,000

    Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation · Norwalk, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $2,000

    North Andover Histroical Society · North Andover, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $2,000

    Operation Hope · Fairfield, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $2,000

    Special Olympics · Hamden, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $1,500

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,500

    Diaper Bank of Connecticut · North Haven, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $1,500

    Otis Library · Norwich, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $1,500

    Parkinson'S Disease Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022

    General support

  • $1,500

    Women'S Lunch Place · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    All Hallows Guild · Washington, DC · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Always Home · Mystic, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    High Hopes Therapeutic Riding · Old Lyme, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Historic New England · Boston, MA · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Lyme Ambulance · Lyme, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Lyme Congregational Church · Old Lyme, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    New Engalnd Science and Sailing · Stonington, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Southeastern Ct Community Center of the Blind · New London, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    Yantic Volunteer Fire Department · Yantic, CT · 2024

    General support

  • $1,000

    All Hallows Guild · Washington, DC · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Historic New England · Boston, MA · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Lyme Ambulance · Lyme, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Lyme Congregational Church · Old Lyme, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    New Engalnd Science and Sailing · Stonington, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    Yantic Volunteer Fire Department · Yantic, CT · 2023

    General support

  • $1,000

    All Hallows Guild · Washington, DC · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    American Lung Association · East Hartford, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Charles River Watershed Association · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Cptv · Hartford, CT · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Currier Museum of Art · Manchester, NH · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Historic New England · Boston, MA · 2022

    General support

  • $1,000

    Lyme Ambulance · Lyme, CT · 2022

    General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.