Funding search · EIN 776259773 · Cornwall, CT
Silas C Beers Uw Charitable Trust Uad
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 52
- grants reported
- $320,860
- total given
- 2021–2025
- filing years
- $2,480
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2025. 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.
- Scholarship & Loan To Various Recipients4 grants · $97,058
- Cornwall Consolidated School2 grants · $35,442
- University of Montana2 grants · $14,000
- University of Vermont4 grants · $13,000
- Springfield College1 grant · $11,000
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University1 grant · $7,000
- Harvard College1 grant · $7,000
- Charlie Lesch1 grant · $7,000
- Cornell University1 grant · $7,000
- Evan Alex Jeans1 grant · $7,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 52 reported grants, largest first.
- $65,058
Scholarship & Loan To Various Recipients · Litchfeild, CT · 2023
Scholarship
- $23,192
Cornwall Consolidated School · Litchfield, CT · 2025
Education, building or
- $15,000
Scholarship & Loan To Various Recipients · Litchfeild, CT · 2022
Scholarship
- $15,000
Scholarship & Loan To Various Recipients · Litchfeild, CT · 2022
Scholarship
- $12,250
Cornwall Consolidated School · Litchfield, CT · 2024
Education, building or
- $11,000
Springfield College · Litchfield, CT · 2021
Education
- $7,000
Berklee College of Music · Boston, MA · 2025
Scholarship
- $7,000
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University · Daytona Beach, FL · 2025
Scholarship
- $7,000
Florida Institute of Technology · Melbourne, FL · 2025
Scholarship
- $7,000
Gateway Community College · New Haven, CT · 2025
Scholarship
- $7,000
Harvard College · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Scholarship
- $7,000
University of Denver · Denver, CO · 2025
Scholarship
- $7,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2025
Scholarship
- $7,000
Charlie Lesch · Litchfield, CT · 2024
Higher education
- $7,000
Dana Sue Saccardi · Litchfield, CT · 2024
Higher education
- $7,000
Evan Alex Jeans · Litchfield, CT · 2024
Higher education
- $7,000
Mitchell Kosciusko · Litchfield, CT · 2024
Higher education
- $7,000
University of Montana · Litchfield, CT · 2022
Education
- $7,000
University of Montana · Litchfield, CT · 2022
Education
- $7,000
Cornell University · Litchfield, CT · 2021
Education
- $7,000
University of Vermont · Litchfield, CT · 2021
Education
- $6,000
University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT · 2025
Scholarship
- $5,400
Cornwall Child Center · Litchfield, CT · 2024
Enrichment opportunities
- $4,000
Insight Meditation Society · Barre, MA · 2025
Scholarship
- $4,000
Albany College · Litchfield, CT · 2021
Education
- $2,500
Sacred Heart University · Litchfield, CT · 2021
Education
- $2,460
Zachary Busby · Litchfield, CT · 2024
Higher education
- $2,000
Davidson College · Davidson, NC · 2025
Scholarship
- $2,000
Grand Canyon University · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Scholarship
- $2,000
Hobart and William Smith Colleges · Geneva, NY · 2025
Scholarship
- $2,000
Pace University · New York, NY · 2025
Scholarship
- $2,000
Rochester Institute of Technology · Rochester, NY · 2025
Scholarship
- $2,000
Scholarship & Loan To Various Recipients · Litchfield, CT · 2025
Scholarship
- $2,000
University of Colorado · Boulder, CO · 2025
Scholarship
- $2,000
University of New Hampshire · Durham, NH · 2025
Scholarship
- $2,000
Wheaton College · Norton, MA · 2025
Scholarship
- $2,000
Acadia Johnson · Litchfield, CT · 2024
Higher education
- $2,000
Helen Sanders · Litchfield, CT · 2024
Higher education
- $2,000
Melody Matsudaira · Litchfield, CT · 2024
Higher education
- $2,000
Micah Matsudaira · Litchfield, CT · 2024
Higher education
- $2,000
Nathan Benjamin · Litchfield, CT · 2024
Higher education
- $2,000
Olive Cowan · Litchfield, CT · 2024
Higher education
- $2,000
Quinn Hedden · Litchfield, CT · 2024
Higher education
- $2,000
Serena Kim · Litchfield, CT · 2024
Higher education
- $2,000
Spencer Markow · Litchfield, CT · 2024
Higher education
- $2,000
Thea West · Litchfield, CT · 2024
Higher education
- $2,000
University of Vermont · Litchfield, CT · 2023
Education
- $2,000
University of Vermont · Litchfield, CT · 2022
Education
- $2,000
University of Vermont · Litchfield, CT · 2022
Education
- $2,000
Kenyon College · Litchfield, CT · 2021
Education
- $2,000
Plymouth St University · Litchfield, CT · 2021
Education
- $2,000
Western Connecticut St Univ · Litchfield, CT · 2021
Education
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