Well Told Grants

Foundations / Connecticut

Brian and Marilyn Lindsay Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Avon, Connecticut · EIN 823566716

Brian and Marilyn Lindsay Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Avon, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $99,475 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $16,975. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $98,261 the year before.

0% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$98,26115$24,271
2024$99,47513$1,192

How to apply

Brian and Marilyn Lindsay Foundation Inc says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Brian and Marilyn Lindsay Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut10$82,475
New York1$10,000
Massachusetts2$7,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
New Horizons Inc
Unionville, CT
To fulfill the mission of the org.$16,975
Talcott Mountain Sci Ctr & Acad
Avon, CT
Scholarships for promising students$16,500
Oak Hill
Hartford, CT
Summer in the arts/robotics/STEM$16,000
Foodsharect Food Bank
Bloomfield, CT
Accessible food source$10,000
The Stephen Silller Tunnel to Towers Fundation
Staten Island, NY
To fulfill the mission of the org.$10,000
Gifts of Love
Avon, CT
To fulfill the mission of the org.$5,000
Shriners Hospital for Children
Springfield, MA
To fulfill the mission of the org.$5,000
The Salvation Army - CT
Hartford, CT
To fulfill the mission of the org.$5,000
House of Heroes Connecticut
Hamden, CT
To fulfill the mission of the org.$5,000
West Avon Cemetery Assoc
Avon, CT
Maintenance of the cemetery$3,000
The Freinds Ofavon Library
Avon, CT
To fulfill the mission of the org.$3,000
Avon Volunteer Fire Department
Wolburn, MA
Avfd health and safety program$2,000
Avon Pomsf Avon Police Department
Avon, CT
Meritorious fund$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Brian and Marilyn Lindsay Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Brian and Marilyn Lindsay Foundation Inc give?

$99,475 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Brian and Marilyn Lindsay Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Marilyn Lindsay (Pres./Treasu), Robert A Scalise Jr (Vice Preside), Roger Abate (Secretary) and Carole Phelps (Board Member).

What does Brian and Marilyn Lindsay Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and health.

Similar foundations in Connecticut