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Nancy Spofford Yerkes Foundation

Name: Nancy Spofford Yerkes Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

61
grants reported: $379,120
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.

What they fund

education educational conservation healthcare bird environmental preservation social

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Tulane University3 grants · $30,000
The Hotchkiss School3 grants · $30,000
Chelan County Mtn Rescue1 grant · $25,030
American Chestnut Foundation3 grants · $25,030
Island Health Project3 grants · $25,000
Safe Futures2 grants · $20,000
St Georges School3 grants · $15,000
The Taft School3 grants · $15,000
Rosarian Academy2 grants · $15,000
Fishers Island Community Ctr2 grants · $15,000

Giving over time

$112,620

2022

$120,000

2023

$146,500

2024

Grant history

All 61 reported grants, largest first.

$25,030
Chelan County Mtn Rescue · Wenatachee, WA · 2022
Conservation - rescue
$10,000
American Chestnut Foundation · Asheville, NC · 2024
Environmental preservation support
$10,000
Fishers Island Community Ctr · Fishers Island, NY · 2024
Cultural, educational and community support
$10,000
Island Health Project · Fishers Island, NY · 2024
Conservation education
$10,000
Mystic & Noank Library · Mystic, CT · 2024
Educational support
$10,000
Safe Futures · New London, CT · 2024
Support programs for victims of domestic violence.
$10,000
The Hotchkiss School · Lakeville, CT · 2024
General support programs.
$10,000
The Uconn Foundation · Storrs, CT · 2024
Educational support
$10,000
Tufts University · Medford, MA · 2024
Educational programs
$10,000
Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2024
Educational support
$10,000
American Chestnut Foundation · Asheville, NC · 2023
Environmental preservation support
$10,000
Mystic Museum of Art · Mystic, CT · 2023
Support for the Arts
$10,000
Rosarian Academy · West Palm Beach, FL · 2023
Education support
$10,000
Safe Futures · New London, CT · 2023
Support programs for victims of domestic violence.
$10,000
Spark Makerspace · New London, CT · 2023
Support for the Arts
$10,000
The Hotchkiss School · Lakeville, CT · 2023
General support programs.
$10,000
Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2023
Educational support
$10,000
Island Health Project · Fishers Island, NY · 2022
Conservation education
$10,000
Lawrence Mem Hospital · New London, CT · 2022
Healthcare
$10,000
The Hotchkiss School · Lakeville, CT · 2022
General support programs.
$10,000
Tulane University · New Orleans, LA · 2022
Educational support
$7,000
Avalonia Land Conservancy · Old Mystic, CT · 2024
Land conservation programs
$6,000
College of Charleston · Charleston, SC · 2024
Educational programs
$5,030
American Chestnut Foundation · Asheville, NC · 2022
Environmental preservation support
$5,030
Planned Parenthood · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
General Support
$5,030
Snohomish City Vol Rescue · Snohomish, WA · 2022
Helicopter rescue team
$5,000
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2024
Education support
$5,000
Fishers Island Fire Department · Fishers Island, NY · 2024
General Support
$5,000
Indian Mountain School · Lakeville, CT · 2024
General Support
$5,000
Oxbridge Academy · West Palm Beach, FL · 2024
Education support.
$5,000
St Bernards School · New York, NY · 2024
General Support
$5,000
St Georges School · Middletown, RI · 2024
General Support
$5,000
The Taft School · Watertown, CT · 2024
General Support
$5,000
Fishers Island Community Ctr · Fishers Island, NY · 2023
Cultural, educational and community support
$5,000
Fishers Island Fire Department · Fishers Island, NY · 2023
General Support
$5,000
Island Health Project · Fishers Island, NY · 2023
Conservation education
$5,000
St Bernards School · New York, NY · 2023
General Support
$5,000
St Georges School · Middletown, RI · 2023
General Support
$5,000
The Taft School · Watertown, CT · 2023
General Support
$5,000
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2022
Education support
$5,000
Rosarian Academy · West Palm Beach, FL · 2022
Education support
$5,000
St Georges School · Middletown, RI · 2022
General Support
$5,000
The Taft School · Watertown, CT · 2022
General Support
$3,000
American Bird Conservancy · The Plains, VA · 2024
Bird conservation programs.
$3,000
Stephys Place · Red Bank, NJ · 2024
Social support
$3,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023
Support for healthcare
$3,000
St Bernards School · New York, NY · 2022
General Support
$2,500
Mpm Foundation · Clearwater, FL · 2024
Healthcare support.
$2,500
Afsp · New York, NY · 2023
Suicide prevention.
$2,500
American Bird Conservancy · The Plains, VA · 2023
Bird conservation programs.
$2,500
American Cancer Society · Jacksonville, FL · 2023
Support research
$2,500
Indian Mountain School · Lakeville, CT · 2023
General Support
$2,500
Mpm Foundation · Clearwater, FL · 2023
Healthcare support.
$2,500
Stephys Place · Red Bank, NJ · 2023
Social support
$2,000
Dartmouth College · Hanover, NH · 2023
Education support
$2,000
American Society for Suicide Prevention · New York, NY · 2022
Suicide prevention
$2,000
Indian Mountain School · Lakeville, CT · 2022
General Support
$2,000
Mpm Foundation · Clearwater, FL · 2022
Healthcare support.
$2,000
Stephys Place · Red Bank, NJ · 2022
Social support
$1,000
American Bird Conservancy · The Plains, VA · 2022
Bird conservation programs.
$500
American Cancer Society · Oklahoma City, OK · 2022
Support research

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