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Henry M & Eleanora Pianka Leonard Charitable Foundation Trust

Accepts applications Portland, Connecticut · EIN 456925716

Henry M & Eleanora Pianka Leonard Charitable Foundation Trust is a private foundation in Portland, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $42,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $30,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $44,500 the year before.

67% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$30,0003$653,662
2024$44,5004$655,963
2025$42,0004$640,087

How to apply

ContactRobert G Wade
126 Bartlett Hill Road, Portland, CT 06480
Phone or email(860) 655-5477
What to submitAll applications will be reviewed and approved by the school officials who administer the scholarship programs at the public high schools that serve the residents of wethersfield, ct, bolton, ct, coventry, ct and enfield, ct. Prospective applicants should contact the guidance departments at such high schools for additional information regarding the scholarship application process, filing requirements and deadlines.
DeadlinesSEE RESPONSE TO LINE 2.b ABOVE
RestrictionsLimited to economically needful young men and women residing in wethersfield, ct, bolton, ct, coventry, ct and enfield, ct, to assist them in attending an educational institution in this country or abroad.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Henry M & Eleanora Pianka Leonard Charitable Foundation Trust funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut2$35,000
Florida1$5,000
New York1$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
Scholarship$30,000
Gateway Community College
New Haven, CT
Scholarship$5,000
Pensacola Christian College
Pensacola, FL
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
NY
Charitable$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Henry M & Eleanora Pianka Leonard Charitable Foundation Trust accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: SEE RESPONSE TO LINE 2.b ABOVE.

How much does Henry M & Eleanora Pianka Leonard Charitable Foundation Trust give?

$42,000 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Henry M & Eleanora Pianka Leonard Charitable Foundation Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Robert G Wade (Trustee) and Jessica A Paole (Trustee).

What does Henry M & Eleanora Pianka Leonard Charitable Foundation Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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