Funding search · EIN 066504470 · West Hartford, CT
Ramani and Louise D Ayer Family
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 59
- grants reported
- $739,100
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- 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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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.
- Hartford Hospital4 grants · $215,000
- Cape Cod Foundation3 grants · $82,500
- Boys & Girls Club of Hartford3 grants · $80,000
- Sustainable Cape3 grants · $55,000
- Maharishi International University4 grants · $55,000
- Homeless Prevention Council3 grants · $52,400
- Drexel University2 grants · $34,000
- Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation3 grants · $30,000
- Maharishi Global Administration Through Natural Law3 grants · $24,500
- Sipson Island Trust2 grants · $20,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 59 reported grants, largest first.
- $150,000
Hartford Hospital · Hartford, CT · 2021
Current use for charitable purposes
- $40,000
Cape Cod Foundation · South Yarmouth, MA · 2024
Current use for charitable purposes
- $40,000
Boys & Girls Club of Hartford · Hartford, CT · 2023
Current use for charitable purposes
- $30,000
Maharishi International University · Fairfield, IA · 2024
Current use for charitable purposes
- $27,500
Homeless Prevention Council · Orleans, MA · 2021
Current use for charitable purposes
- $25,500
Cape Cod Foundation · South Yarmouth, MA · 2022
Current use for charitable purposes
- $25,000
Hartford Hospital · Hartford, CT · 2024
Current use for charitable purposes
- $25,000
Sustainable Cape · Truro, MA · 2023
Current use for charitable purposes
- $20,000
Hartford Hospital · Hartford, CT · 2023
Current use for charitable purposes
- $20,000
Boys & Girls Club of Hartford · Hartford, CT · 2022
Current use for charitable purposes
- $20,000
Hartford Hospital · Hartford, CT · 2022
Current use for charitable purposes
- $20,000
Boys & Girls Club of Hartford · Hartford, CT · 2021
Current use for charitable purposes
- $18,000
Drexel University · Washington, PA · 2022
Current use for charitable purposes
- $17,000
Cape Cod Foundation · South Yarmouth, MA · 2021
Current use for charitable purposes
- $16,000
Drexel University · Washington, PA · 2021
Current use for charitable purposes
- $15,000
Homeless Prevention Council · Orleans, MA · 2022
Current use for charitable purposes
- $15,000
Sustainable Cape · Truro, MA · 2022
Current use for charitable purposes
- $15,000
Sustainable Cape · Truro, MA · 2021
Current use for charitable purposes
- $10,000
Maharishi Global Administration Through Natural Law · Livingston Manor, NY · 2024
Current use for charitable purposes
- $10,000
Sipson Island Trust · South Orleans, MA · 2024
Current use for charitable purposes
- $10,000
Trinity Christian Academy of Cape Cod · Barnstable, MA · 2024
Current use for charitable purposes
- $10,000
Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation · Hyannis, MA · 2023
Current use for charitable purposes
- $10,000
Maharishi International University · Fairfield, IA · 2023
Current use for charitable purposes
- $10,000
Sipson Island Trust · South Orleans, MA · 2023
Current use for charitable purposes
- $10,000
Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation · Hyannis, MA · 2022
Current use for charitable purposes
- $10,000
Mother Divine Program-Maharishi Global County of World Peace · Livingston Manor, NY · 2022
Current use for charitable purposes
- $10,000
Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation · Hyannis, MA · 2021
Current use for charitable purposes
- $10,000
Maharishi International University · Fairfield, IA · 2021
Current use for charitable purposes
- $10,000
Mother Divine Program-Maharishi Global County of World Peace · Livingston Manor, NY · 2021
Current use for charitable purposes
- $10,000
Mtu · Noblesville, IN · 2021
Current use for charitable purposes
- $9,900
Homeless Prevention Council · Orleans, MA · 2024
Current use for charitable purposes
- $7,500
Maharishi Global Administration Through Natural Law · Livingston Manor, NY · 2023
Current use for charitable purposes
- $7,000
Maharishi Global Administration Through Natural Law · Livingston Manor, NY · 2022
Current use for charitable purposes
- $5,000
Unconditional Freedom · Santa Rosa, CA · 2024
Current use for charitable purposes
- $5,000
David Lynch Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Current use for charitable purposes
- $5,000
Raam Raj Foundation · Fairfield, IA · 2023
Current use for charitable purposes
- $5,000
David Lynch Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Current use for charitable purposes
- $5,000
Maharishi International University · Fairfield, IA · 2022
Current use for charitable purposes
- $5,000
David Lynch Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
Current use for charitable purposes
- $5,000
Global Projects for Peace · Fairfield, IA · 2021
Current use for charitable purposes
- $3,000
Maharishi Foundation USA · Fairfield, IA · 2024
Current use for charitable purposes
- $3,000
Brahmananda Sarawati Yagya · Fairfield, IA · 2023
Current use for charitable purposes
- $2,700
World Food Program USA · Washington, DC · 2022
Current use for charitable purposes
- $2,500
Cape Cod Hospital · Hyannis, MA · 2023
Current use for charitable purposes
- $2,000
Raam Raj Foundation · Fairfield, IA · 2022
Current use for charitable purposes
- $1,000
The Family Pantry of Cape Cod · Harwich, MA · 2024
Current use for charitable purposes
- $1,000
Samaritans Purse · Boone, NC · 2023
Current use for charitable purposes
- $1,000
Brahmananda Sarawati Yagya · Fairfield, IA · 2022
Current use for charitable purposes
- $1,000
Global Projects for Peace · Fairfield, IA · 2022
Current use for charitable purposes
- $500
California Fire Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Current use for charitable purposes
- $500
Global Giving · Waukegan, IL · 2022
Current use for charitable purposes
- $500
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2022
Current use for charitable purposes
- $500
Parkinson Disease Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
Current use for charitable purposes
- $250
Center for Action and Contemplation · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
Current use for charitable purposes
- $250
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2024
Current use for charitable purposes
- $250
Orleans Firemen'S Relief Assoc · Orleans, MA · 2023
Current use for charitable purposes
- $250
Center for Action and Contemplation · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
Current use for charitable purposes
- $250
Eye On Dance (Arts Resources in Collaboration Inc) · New York, NY · 2022
Current use for charitable purposes
- $250
Capital Squash · Hartford, CT · 2021
Current use for charitable purposes
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