Funding search · EIN 066038309 · Trumbull, CT
Estate of Benjamin B Lewis
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 57
- grants reported
- $331,900
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Nourish Bridgeport3 grants · $49,000
- Ymca - Camp Hi-Rock3 grants · $31,000
- Summerfield United Methodist Church3 grants · $30,300
- Bridgeport Citadel Corp Salvation a3 grants · $30,000
- Bridgeport Hospital Foundation3 grants · $25,000
- Bridgeport Ymca3 grants · $22,000
- Burroughs Community Center3 grants · $20,000
- James J Curiale School3 grants · $19,000
- Bridgeport Public Education Fund3 grants · $16,000
- Center for Family Justice3 grants · $15,300
Giving over time
Grant history
All 57 reported grants, largest first.
- $18,000
Nourish Bridgeport · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $16,000
Nourish Bridgeport · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $15,000
Nourish Bridgeport · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $11,000
Ymca - Camp Hi-Rock · Mt Washington, MA · 2024
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $10,100
Summerfield United Methodist Church · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $10,100
Summerfield United Methodist Church · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $10,100
Summerfield United Methodist Church · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $10,000
Bridgeport Citadel Corp Salvation a · Hartford, CT · 2024
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $10,000
Bridgeport Citadel Corp Salvation a · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $10,000
Ymca - Camp Hi-Rock · Mt Washington, MA · 2023
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $10,000
Bridgeport Citadel Corp Salvation a · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $10,000
Ymca - Camp Hi-Rock · Mt Washington, MA · 2022
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $9,000
Bridgeport Hospital Foundation · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $8,000
Bridgeport Hospital Foundation · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $8,000
Bridgeport Hospital Foundation · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $8,000
Bridgeport Ymca · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $8,000
Bridgeport Ymca · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $8,000
Burroughs Community Center · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $7,000
James J Curiale School · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $6,000
Bridgeport Ymca · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $6,000
Burroughs Community Center · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $6,000
Burroughs Community Center · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $6,000
James J Curiale School · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $6,000
Bridgeport Public Education Fund · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $6,000
James J Curiale School · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $5,100
Center for Family Justice · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $5,100
Center for Family Justice · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $5,100
Center for Family Justice · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $5,000
Bridgeport Public Education Fund · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $5,000
Bridgeport Public Education Fund · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $5,000
Bridgeport Ladies Charitable Societ · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $5,000
Hartford Health Care at Home (Vns) · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $5,000
Lifebridge Community Services (Fsw · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $5,000
Wakeman Boys & Girls Club · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $4,000
Bridgeport Ladies Charitable Societ · Southport, CT · 2024
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $4,000
Bridgeport Rescue Mission · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $4,000
Lifebridge Community Services (Fsw · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $4,000
Bridgeport Ladies Charitable Societ · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $4,000
Bridgeport Rescue Mission · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $4,000
Hartford Health Care at Home (Vns) · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $4,000
Lifebridge Community Services (Fsw · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $4,000
Bridgeport Rescue Mission · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $3,000
Wakeman Boys & Girls Club · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $3,000
Wakeman Boys & Girls Club · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $2,000
Council of Churches of Greater Brid · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $2,000
Hartford Health Care at Home (Vns) · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $2,000
Council of Churches of Greater Brid · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $2,000
Council of Churches of Greater Brid · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $2,000
Mercy Lerning Center · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $1,100
Goodwill Industries of Western Ct · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $1,000
Mercy Lerning Center · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $1,000
Shepherds · Fairfield, CT · 2024
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $1,000
Mercy Lerning Center · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $1,000
Operation Hope · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $1,000
Shepherds · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $100
Goodwill Industries of Western Ct · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
- $100
Goodwill Industries of Western Ct · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Aid for greater bridgeport charity
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