Funding search · EIN 273420226 · Holyoke, MA

The Richard & Barbara Whitcomb Foundatio

Name: The Richard & Barbara Whitcomb Foundatio grants, 2022–2025
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.

303
grants reported: $2.9M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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.

Carver Center4 grants · $718,000
Girls Inc of the Valley4 grants · $200,000
Norwalk Community College4 grants · $185,000
Norwalk Community College Foundation2 grants · $75,000
Bellows Falls Area Senior Center4 grants · $70,000
Shriners Hospitals for Child3 grants · $60,000
The Jimmy McGrath Foundation3 grants · $55,000
Ymca4 grants · $55,000
Norwalk Hospital Foundation2 grants · $50,000
University of Bridgeport4 grants · $48,000

Giving over time

$805,250

2022

$621,344

2023

$750,600

2024

$747,000

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 303 grants.

$228,500
Carver Center · Norwalk, CT · 2022
General support
$221,000
Carver Center · Norwalk, CT · 2025
General support
$175,000
Carver Center · Norwalk, CT · 2024
General support
$93,500
Carver Center · Norwalk, CT · 2023
General support
$65,000
Norwalk Community College · Norwalk, CT · 2025
General support
$65,000
Norwalk Community College · Norwalk, CT · 2023
General support
$50,000
Girls Inc of the Valley · Holyoke, MA · 2025
General support
$50,000
Girls Inc of the Valley · Holyoke, MA · 2024
General support
$50,000
Norwalk Community College Foundation · Norwalk, CT · 2024
General support
$50,000
Girls Inc of the Valley · Holyoke, MA · 2023
General support
$50,000
Girls Inc of the Valley · Holyoke, MA · 2022
General support
$50,000
Shriners Hospitals for Child · Chicago, IL · 2022
General support
$40,000
Norwalk Community College · Norwalk, CT · 2022
General support
$25,000
Norwalk Hospital Foundation · Norwalk, CT · 2025
General purpose
$25,000
Ymca · Holyoke, MA · 2025
General support
$25,000
Norwalk Hospital Foundation · Norwalk, CT · 2024
General purpose
$25,000
Norwalk Community College Foundation · Norwalk, CT · 2022
General support
$25,000
The Jimmy McGrath Foundation · Shelton, CT · 2022
General support
$20,000
Bellows Falls Area Senior Center · Bellows Falls, VT · 2024
General support
$20,000
Ymca · Holyoke, MA · 2024
General support
$20,000
Bellows Falls Area Senior Center · Bellows Falls, VT · 2023
General support
$20,000
The Jimmy McGrath Foundation · Shelton, CT · 2023
General support
$20,000
Bellows Falls Area Senior Center · Bellows Falls, VT · 2022
General support
$17,500
Boys and Girls Club of Cape Cod · Mashpee, MA · 2022
General support
$15,000
Athlife Foundation · Huntington, NY · 2025
General support
$15,000
Holyoke Canoe Club · Holyoke, MA · 2025
General purpose
$15,000
Dress for Success · Hartford, CT · 2024
General support
$15,000
Norwalk Community College · Norwalk, CT · 2024
General support
$15,000
Nyc Fire & Police Widows Fund · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$13,500
Ronald McDonald House of Springfield · Springfield, MA · 2023
General support
$13,000
Hannah Storm Foundation · Darien, CT · 2023
General support
$13,000
Malta House · Norwalk, CT · 2023
General support
$13,000
Fibrobameller Foundation · Greenwich, CT · 2022
General support
$13,000
Malta House · Norwalk, CT · 2022
General support
$12,500
Boys and Girls Club of Cape Cod · Mashpee, MA · 2023
General support
$12,000
University of Bridgeport · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
General support
$12,000
University of Bridgeport · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
General support
$12,000
University of Bridgeport · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
General support
$12,000
Ronald McDonald House of Springfield · Springfield, MA · 2022
General support
$12,000
University of Bridgeport · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
General support
$10,000
Bellows Falls Area Senior Center · Bellows Falls, VT · 2025
General support
$10,000
Childrens Museum of Holyoke · Holyoke, MA · 2025
General support
$10,000
Domus Kids · Stamford, CT · 2025
General support
$10,000
Fairfield County Sports Commission · Stamford, CT · 2025
General support
$10,000
Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School · Hadley, MA · 2025
General support
$10,000
Public Health Institute · Springfield, MA · 2025
General support
$10,000
Ronald McDonald House of Springfield · Springfield, MA · 2025
General support
$10,000
The Jimmy McGrath Foundation · Shelton, CT · 2025
General support
$10,000
The Womens Fund of Western Ma · Springfield, MA · 2025
General support
$10,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$10,000
Athlete Ally · New York, NY · 2024
General support
$10,000
Childrens Museum of Holyoke · Holyoke, MA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Christina'S House · Springfield, MA · 2024
General support
$10,000
City Vision Foundation · Spring Hill, FL · 2024
General support
$10,000
Kids Helping Kids · Stamford, CT · 2024
General support
$10,000
New Canaan Group Home · New Canaan, CT · 2024
General support
$10,000
Public Health Institute · Springfield, MA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Ronald McDonald House of Springfield · Springfield, MA · 2024
General support
$10,000
Vermont Academy · Saxtons River, VT · 2024
General support
$10,000
Athlete Ally · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$10,000
Childrens Museum of Holyoke · Holyoke, MA · 2023
General support
$10,000
Public Health Institute · Springfield, MA · 2023
General support
$10,000
The Womens Fund of Western Ma · Springfield, MA · 2023
General support
$10,000
Vermont Academy · Saxtons River, VT · 2023
General support
$10,000
Abundance Farm · Northampton, MA · 2022
General support
$10,000
Athlete Ally · New York, NY · 2022
General support
$10,000
Childrens Museum of Holyoke · Holyoke, MA · 2022
General support
$10,000
Christina'S House · Springfield, MA · 2022
General support
$10,000
Interval House · Hartford, CT · 2022
General support
$10,000
Public Health Institute · Springfield, MA · 2022
General support
$10,000
The Womens Fund of Western Ma · Springfield, MA · 2022
General support
$10,000
Vermont Academy · Saxtons River, VT · 2022
General support
$9,000
Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation · Greenwich, CT · 2025
General support
$9,000
Nfhca · Colorado Springs, CO · 2025
General support
$9,000
Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation · Greenwich, CT · 2024
General support
$9,000
Nfhca · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
General support
$8,500
Temple Shalom · Buzzards Bay, MA · 2022
General support
$7,500
Kids Helping Kids · Stamford, CT · 2025
General support
$7,500
Kids Helping Kids · Stamford, CT · 2023
General support
$7,500
Nehemiah House for Women · Weatogue, CT · 2022
General support
$7,500
New Canaan Group Home · New Canaan, CT · 2022
General support
$7,500
Nfhca · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
General support
$7,000
Boys Town of New England · Providence, RI · 2025
General support
$7,000
Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA · 2025
General support
$7,000
Boys Town of New England · Providence, RI · 2024
General support
$7,000
Grace Cottage Hospital · Townshend, VT · 2024
General support
$7,000
Mount Holyoke College · South Hadley, MA · 2024
General support
$7,000
Grace Cottage Hospital · Townshend, VT · 2023
General support
$7,000
Grace Cottage Hospital · Townshend, VT · 2022
General support
$7,000
Kids Helping Kids · Stamford, CT · 2022
General support
$6,500
Foundation for Tjo Animals · Springfield, MA · 2025
General support
$6,500
Future 5 · Stamford, CT · 2023
General support
$6,250
Stamford Hospital Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2024
General support
$6,250
Stamford Hospital Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2023
General support
$6,250
Stamford Hospital Foundation · Stamford, CT · 2022
General support
$6,000
Lorraine'S Soup Kithchen · Chicopee, MA · 2025
General support
$6,000
Sphere · Ridgefield, CT · 2025
General support
$6,000
Sphere · Ridgefield, CT · 2024
General support
$6,000
American Jewish Committee · New York, NY · 2023
General support
$6,000
Boys Town of New England · Providence, RI · 2023
General support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.