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Dellora A & Lester J Norris Foundation

Accepts applications Greenwich, Connecticut · EIN 363054939

Dellora A & Lester J Norris Foundation is a private foundation in Greenwich, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $2.0 million in 1 grant; the typical grant was $2.0 million and the largest $2.0 million. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $1.6 million 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$3.0 million1$43.0 million
2024$1.6 million1$47.5 million
2025$2.0 million1$50.9 million

How to apply

ContactEdward F Rodenbach
Cummings Lockwood Box 2505, Greenwich, CT 06836
Phone or email(203) 869-1200, erodenbach@cl-law.com
What to submitLetter

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut1$2.0 million

Grants paid in 2025

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
See Schedule Annexed
Greenwich, CT
General FundGeneral charitable$2.0 million

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Dellora A & Lester J Norris Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Dellora A & Lester J Norris Foundation give?

$2.0 million in tax year 2025, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $2.0 million.

Who runs Dellora A & Lester J Norris Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists George N Gaynor (Chairman and Director), Philip N Collins (President and Director), Robert A Norris (Vice President and Director) and John D Norris (Vice President and Director) among 6 officers and trustees.

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