Funding search · EIN 862618474 · Essex, CT
Parkinson Family 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.
- 77
- grants reported
- $63,350
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $250
- 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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Funding pattern
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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.
- Ct Audubon Society3 grants · $15,700
- St John Episcopal Church3 grants · $9,750
- Sister Cities Essex Haiti3 grants · $8,000
- Florence Griswold Museum3 grants · $5,760
- Ivoryton Playhouse3 grants · $5,000
- Middlesex Hospital3 grants · $3,620
- Community Foundation of Middlesex C2 grants · $2,000
- Essex Library Association2 grants · $2,000
- Ct River Conservancy3 grants · $975
- Wellesley College2 grants · $900
Giving over time
Grant history
All 77 reported grants, largest first.
- $10,150
Ct Audubon Society · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Provide funds for operations
- $5,300
Ct Audubon Society · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Provide funds for operations
- $5,150
Florence Griswold Museum · Old Lyme, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $4,500
St John Episcopal Church · Essex, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $3,600
Sister Cities Essex Haiti · Essex, CT · 2022
Provide funds for operations
- $3,000
Ivoryton Playhouse · Ivoryton, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $2,750
St John Episcopal Church · Essex, CT · 2023
Provide funds for operations
- $2,500
Sister Cities Essex Haiti · Essex, CT · 2023
Provide funds for operations
- $2,500
Middlesex Hospital · Middletown, CT · 2022
Provide funds for operations
- $2,500
St John Episcopal Church · Essex, CT · 2022
Provide funds for operations
- $1,900
Sister Cities Essex Haiti · Essex, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $1,000
Community Foundation of Middlesex C · Middletown, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $1,000
Essex Library Association · Essex, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $1,000
Community Foundation of Middlesex C · Middletown, CT · 2023
Provide funds for operations
- $1,000
Essex Library Association · Essex, CT · 2023
Provide funds for operations
- $1,000
Ivoryton Playhouse · Ivoryton, CT · 2023
Provide funds for operations
- $1,000
Ivoryton Playhouse · Ivoryton, CT · 2022
Provide funds for operations
- $725
Ct River Conservancy · Greenfield, MA · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $650
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $620
Middlesex Hospital · Middletown, CT · 2023
Provide funds for operations
- $500
Essex Land Trust · Essex, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $500
Middlesex Hospital · Middletown, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $430
Florence Griswold Museum · Old Lyme, CT · 2023
Provide funds for operations
- $355
Michael J Fox Foundation · Hagerstown, MD · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $350
Nscda Ct · Wethersfield, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $300
Musical Masterworks · Old Lyme, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $300
Nscda Ct · Wethersfield, CT · 2022
Provide funds for operations
- $275
Se County World Affairs · New London, CT · 2023
Provide funds for operations
- $275
Se County World Affairs · New London, CT · 2022
Provide funds for operations
- $250
Community Music School · Centerbrook, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $250
Ct Audubon Society · Fairfield, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $250
Essex Historical Society · Essex, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $250
Middlesex Habitat for Humanity · Cromwell, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $250
Milton Academy · Milton, MA · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $250
Network for Good · Washington, DC · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $250
The Crosby Fund for Haitian · Old Lyme, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $250
East Wood School · Oyster Bay, NY · 2023
Support
- $250
Essex Land Trust · Essex, CT · 2023
Support
- $250
Milton Academy · Milton, MA · 2023
Provide funds for operations
- $250
Shoreline Soup Kitchen · Old Saybrook, CT · 2023
Provide funds for operations
- $250
The Crosby Fund for Haitian · Old Lyme, CT · 2023
Provide funds for operations
- $250
Essex Historical Society · Essex, CT · 2022
Provide funds for operations
- $250
Milton Academy · Milton, MA · 2022
Provide funds for operations
- $250
Shoreline Soup Kitchen · Old Saybrook, CT · 2022
Provide funds for operations
- $250
The Crosby Fund for Haitian · Old Lyme, CT · 2022
Provide funds for operations
- $250
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2022
Provide funds for operations
- $240
Lplf · Boston, MA · 2023
Support
- $200
Friends of Essex Library · Essex, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $200
Lyme Land Trust · Lyme, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $200
Planned Parenthood · New London, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $180
Florence Griswold Museum · Old Lyme, CT · 2022
Provide funds for operations
- $160
Gofund Me · Redwood, CA · 2023
Support
- $150
Essex Fire Co No 1 · Essex, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $150
Pbs Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $150
River Valley Fund · Middletown, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $150
Wshu Radio - Sacred Heart · Boston, MA · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $150
Ct Public · Hartford, CT · 2022
Provide funds for operations
- $150
Ct River Conservancy · Greenfield, MA · 2022
Provide funds for operations
- $150
Friends of Essex Library · Essex, CT · 2022
Provide funds for operations
- $135
League of Women Voters · Hamden, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $125
The Garden Conservancy · Garrison, NY · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $125
The Garden Conservancy · Garrison, NY · 2023
Support
- $120
Lplf · Boston, MA · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $100
Appacuvi Marco Ausenda · Essex, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $100
Cptv-Wnpr · Hartford, CT · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $100
New York University · New York, NY · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $100
Ct River Conservancy · Greenfield, MA · 2023
Provide funds for operations
- $100
Planned Parenthood · New London, CT · 2023
Provide funds for operations
- $100
Williams Memorial · Hamden, CT · 2023
Support
- $100
Essex Yacht Club · Essex, CT · 2022
Provide funds for operations
- $100
Island Peoples Project · Fishers Island, NY · 2022
Provide funds for operations
- $100
Nyu STEM · New York, NY · 2022
Provide funds for operations
- $100
Planned Parenthood · New London, CT · 2022
Provide funds for operations
- $75
Essex Historical Society · Essex, CT · 2023
Provide funds for operations
- $55
Fishers Island · Fishers Island, NY · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $55
Island Peoples Project · Fishers Island, NY · 2024
Provide funds for operations
- $50
Nscda Ct · Wethersfield, CT · 2023
Provide funds for operations
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