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Hicks School Trust A

Preselected recipients only Waterbury, Connecticut · EIN 066035760

Hicks School Trust A is a private foundation in Waterbury, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $400,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $400,000 and the largest $400,000. 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 down from $424,000 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$424,0001$11.4 million
2024$400,0001$12.2 million

How to apply

Hicks School Trust A 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 Hicks School Trust A funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut1$400,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
UCONN Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture
Storrs, CT
General support$400,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Hicks School Trust A accept grant applications?

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

How much does Hicks School Trust A give?

$400,000 in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $400,000.

Who runs Hicks School Trust A?

Its 2024 filing lists Webster Bank (Trustee).

What does Hicks School Trust A fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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