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Charles & Mary James Home for Aged Women Inc

Preselected recipients only Bridgeport, Connecticut · EIN 066056548

Charles & Mary James Home for Aged Women Inc is a private foundation in Bridgeport, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $187,000 in 23 grants; the typical grant was $8,000 and the largest $11,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $182,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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$181,00025$3.2 million
2024$182,00026$3.4 million
2025$187,00023$3.6 million

How to apply

Charles & Mary James Home for Aged Women 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

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut22$176,000
Massachusetts1$11,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 23 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Theresa Joseph Co Linda Polimer
Braintree, MA
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$11,000
Individual
CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$8,000
Individual
CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$8,000
Individual
CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$8,000
Individual
CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$8,000
Individual
CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$8,000
Individual
CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$8,000
Individual
CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$8,000
Individual
CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$8,000
Individual
CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$8,000
Individual
CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$8,000
Individual
CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$8,000
Individual
CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$8,000
Individual
CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$8,000
Individual
CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$8,000
Individual
CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$8,000
Mary Nikola Co Complete Care Glenda
Naugatuck, CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$8,000
Individual
CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$8,000
Individual
CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$8,000
Vasilia Taxiltardis Co Elena Crosle
Fairfield, CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$8,000
Individual
CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$8,000
Individual
CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$8,000
Individual
CT
To promote the organization's exempt purpose$8,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Charles & Mary James Home for Aged Women Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does Charles & Mary James Home for Aged Women Inc give?

$187,000 in tax year 2025, across 23 grants, with a typical grant of $8,000.

Who runs Charles & Mary James Home for Aged Women Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Charles Soter (Director), Audrey Athanas (President), Tiffany Vlandis (Secretary) and Pauline Halkias (Vice President) among 5 officers and trustees.

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