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Jacob L and Lewis Fox Foundation

Accepts applications Hartford, Connecticut · EIN 066067700

Jacob L and Lewis Fox Foundation is a private foundation in Hartford, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $284,133 in 64 grants; the typical grant was $3,008 and the largest $35,000. 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 $163,012 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$173,37744$6.8 million
2024$163,01255$7.5 million
2025$284,13364$7.6 million

How to apply

ContactApplicationsfoxscholarsinfo
280 Trumbull Street, Hartford, CT 06103
Phone or email(508) 461-9669, applications@foxscholars.info
What to submitApplications are submitted on forms secured from the https://foxscholars.info/scholarship-application/ website. Each application must include a letter of recommendation from two teachers with a recommendation form located on the website. Also another two letters of recommendation from adults who are not teachers, relatives or fellow students along with the recommendation form from the website. A copy of your academic transcript must be emailed from your school counselor to applications@foxscholars.info. A transcript request form is located on the website for assitance with the request.
DeadlinesDeadline set each year usually late january or early february.
RestrictionsMust be a resident and a graduate of a public high school in the city of hartford, Connecticut and continuing their education at an accredited college.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Jacob L and Lewis Fox Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut64$286,283

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 64 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hartford Promise
Hartford, CT
Support$35,000
Individual
CT
Scholarship$14,641
Individual
CT
Scholarship$12,300
Individual
CT
Scholarship$12,000
Individual
CT
Scholarship$9,380
Individual
CT
Scholarship$8,974
Individual
CT
Scholarship$8,582
Individual
CT
Scholarship$8,578
Individual
CT
Scholarship$7,500
Individual
CT
Scholarship$7,500
Individual
CT
Scholarship$6,525
Individual
CT
Scholarship$6,519
Individual
CT
Scholarship$5,855
Individual
CT
Scholarship$5,791
Individual
CT
Scholarship$5,641
Individual
CT
Scholarship$5,398
Individual
CT
Scholarship$5,294
Individual
CT
Scholarship$5,056
Individual
CT
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
CT
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
CT
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
CT
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
CT
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
CT
Scholarship$4,933
Individual
CT
Scholarship$4,772
Individual
CT
Scholarship$4,255
Individual
CT
Scholarship$3,872
Individual
CT
Scholarship$3,638
Individual
CT
Scholarship$3,490
Individual
CT
Scholarship$3,248
Individual
CT
Scholarship$3,243
Individual
CT
Scholarship$3,084
Individual
CT
Scholarship$2,932
Individual
CT
Scholarship$2,891
Individual
CT
Scholarship$2,779
Individual
CT
Scholarship$2,722
Individual
CT
Scholarship$2,673
Individual
CT
Scholarship$2,518
Individual
CT
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
CT
Scholarship$2,379

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jacob L and Lewis Fox Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Deadline set each year usually late january or early february.

How much does Jacob L and Lewis Fox Foundation give?

$284,133 in tax year 2025, across 64 grants, with a typical grant of $3,008.

Who runs Jacob L and Lewis Fox Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Yeshiva Cohen-Cruz (Predident), Claudia Cruz-Reis (Vice President), Mirek Gorski (Treasurer) and Shion Branford (Secretary) among 12 officers and trustees.

What does Jacob L and Lewis Fox Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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