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Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus

Preselected recipients only Litchfield, Connecticut · EIN 066449102

Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus is a private foundation in Litchfield, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $24,500 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $3,500 and the largest $7,000. 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 $21,000 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$21,0006$420,082
2024$21,0006$458,316
2025$24,5006$483,396

How to apply

Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus 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 Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut6$24,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Danbury HS Scholarship Fund
Litchfield, CT
Scholarship$7,000
Newtown Scholarship Association
Litchfield, CT
Scholarship$3,500
Bethel High School Scholarship
Litchfield, CT
Scholarship$3,500
New Fairfield High School Scholarship
Litchfield, CT
Scholarship$3,500
Brookfield High School Scholarship
Litchfield, CT
Scholarship$3,500
Immaculate High School Scholarship
Litchfield, CT
Scholarship$3,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus accept grant applications?

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

How much does Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus give?

$24,500 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $3,500.

Who runs Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus?

Its 2025 filing lists Union Savings Bank (Trustee).

What does Fayette L Overholt Charitable Foundation Trus fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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