Funding search · EIN 061060970 · Fairfield, CT
Marie G Dennett 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.
- 265
- grants reported
- $1.7M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $4,500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. 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.
- Ouimet Scholarship Fund4 grants · $167,500
- Metropolitan Opera Association4 grants · $135,000
- The Fessenden School4 grants · $92,000
- Stratford Hall4 grants · $60,000
- Woodberry Forest School4 grants · $55,500
- University of Denver4 grants · $54,500
- Sweetbriar College4 grants · $45,000
- Collegiate School3 grants · $42,500
- Kent Denver Fund4 grants · $41,000
- Kids Join the Fight3 grants · $32,500
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 265 grants.
- $55,000
Ouimet Scholarship Fund · Norton, MA · 2021
Charitable purpose
- $50,000
Metropolitan Opera Association · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $47,500
Ouimet Scholarship Fund · Norton, MA · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $40,000
Ouimet Scholarship Fund · Norton, MA · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $35,000
Metropolitan Opera Association · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $35,000
Metropolitan Opera Association · New York, NY · 2021
Charitable purpose
- $25,000
Kent Denver Fund · Englewood, CO · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $25,000
The Fessenden School · West Newton, MA · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $25,000
Ouimet Scholarship Fund · Norton, MA · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $25,000
Stratford Hall · Stratford, VA · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $24,000
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $24,000
The Fessenden School · Newton, MA · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $21,500
The Fessenden School · Newton, MA · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $21,500
The Fessenden School · Newton, MA · 2021
Charitable purpose
- $20,000
Sweetbriar College · Sweet Briar, VA · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $20,000
Uva Alumni Association · Charlottesville, VA · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $19,000
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $16,000
Collegiate Schools · Richmond, VA · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $16,000
Woodberry Forest School · Woodberry Forest, VA · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $15,000
Metropolitan Opera Association · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $15,000
Stratford Hall · Stratford, VA · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $15,000
Collegiate School · Richmond, VA · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $15,000
Collegiate School · Richmond, VA · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $15,000
Kids Join the Fight · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $15,000
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · Richmond, VA · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $15,000
Kids Join the Fight · New Orleans, LA · 2021
Charitable purpose
- $15,000
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts · Richmond, VA · 2021
Charitable purpose
- $15,000
Woodberry Forest School · Woodberry Forest, VA · 2021
Charitable purpose
- $12,500
Backline Care · Portland, OR · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $12,500
Woodberry Forest School · Woodberry Forest, VA · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $12,500
Collegiate School · Richmond, VA · 2021
Charitable purpose
- $12,000
Woodberry Forest School · Woodberry Forest, VA · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $10,000
Pomfret School · Pomfret, CT · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $10,000
St Bernard'S School · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $10,000
The Forsyth Institute · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $10,000
The Kennedy Center · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $10,000
Backline Care · Portland, OR · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $10,000
Kent Denver Fund · Englewood, CO · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $10,000
Sacred Heart School · Kingston, MA · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $10,000
The Forsyth Institute · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $10,000
The Kennedy Center · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $10,000
Golf Fights Cancer · Norton, MA · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $10,000
Stratford Hall · Stratford, VA · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $10,000
Sweetbriar College · Sweet Briar, VA · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $10,000
Golf Fights Cancer · Norton, MA · 2021
Charitable purpose
- $10,000
Stratford Hall · Stratford, VA · 2021
Charitable purpose
- $10,000
Sweetbriar College · Sweet Briar, VA · 2021
Charitable purpose
- $8,500
St Mark Episcopal Church New Canaan · New Canaan, CT · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $8,000
New Canaan Library · New Canaan, CT · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $7,500
St Mary'S Episcopal Church · Richmond, VA · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $7,500
St Mary'S Episcopal Church · Richmond, VA · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $7,500
St Mary'S Episcopal Church · Richmond, VA · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $7,500
The Forsyth Institute · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $7,500
St Mary'S Episcopal Church · Richmond, VA · 2021
Charitable purpose
- $7,000
St Mark Episcopal Church - New Canaan · New Canaan, CT · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $7,000
St Mark'S School · Southborough, MA · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $7,000
St Mark Episcopal Church - New Canaan · New Canaan, CT · 2021
Charitable purpose
- $7,000
St Mark'S School · Southborough, MA · 2021
Charitable purpose
- $7,000
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2021
Charitable purpose
- $6,500
St Bernard'S School · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $6,500
New Canaan Library · New Canaan, CT · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $6,500
Waveny Care Center · New Canaan, CT · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $6,500
New Canaan Library · New Canaan, CT · 2021
Charitable purpose
- $6,000
Nightingale Bamford School · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $6,000
St Mark Episcopal Church - New Canaan · New Canaan, CT · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $5,500
Nightingale-Bamford School · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Carnegie Hall · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Colgate University · Canajoharie, NY · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Divided Sky Foundation · Ludlow, VT · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Fairfield County Community Foundation · Fairfield, CT · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Jacob'S Ladder · Urbanna, VA · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens · Richmond, VA · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Michael J Fox Foumdation for Parkinson'S Research · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
New Canaan Fire Company No1 · New Canaan, CT · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Nodens Outdoors · Woodbridge, VA · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Norma Pfriem Breast Center · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
St Andrews School · Richmond, VA · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
St Lawrence University · Canton, NY · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
The Bevery Hospital · Charlestown, MA · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
The Episcopal School in the City of New York · Detroit, MI · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
The Mockingbird Foundation · Moorpark, CA · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
West School Ptc · New Canaan, CT · 2024
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Carnegie Hall · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Colgate University · Canajoharie, NY · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Fairfield County Community Foundation · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Fairfield Theater Company · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Graland Country Day School · Denver, CO · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Jacob'S Ladder · Urbanna, VA · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Nightingale-Bamford School · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Norma Pfriem Breast Center · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
St Lawrence University · Canton, NY · 2023
Charitable prupose
- $5,000
Sweetbriar College · Sweet Briar, VA · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
The Bevery Hospital · Charlestown, MA · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
The Mockingbird Foundation · Moorpark, CA · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Uva Alumni Association · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Backline Care · Portland, OR · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Carnegie Hall · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Fairfield County Community Foundation · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Charitable purpose
- $5,000
Fairfield Theater Company · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Charitable purpose
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