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Mattis Family Foundation

Accepts applications Greenwich, Connecticut · EIN 203538795

Mattis Family Foundation is a private foundation in Greenwich, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $280,000 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $100,000. 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 $215,000 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$175,00012$3.1 million
2024$215,00010$3.3 million
2025$280,0008$3.4 million

How to apply

ContactPeter D Mattis
77 Zaccheus Mead Lane, Greenwich, CT 06831
Phone or email(646) 708-3013
What to submitWritten letter

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Mattis Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut6$210,000
Massachusetts1$50,000
California1$20,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Greenwich Country Day School
Greenwich, CT
Education$100,000
Eagle Hill School
Greenwich, CT
Education$80,000
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Stockbridge, MA
Spiritual development$50,000
Burning Man Project
San Francisco, CA
Art, music and innovation$20,000
Greenwich Library
Greenwich, CT
Education & community outreach programs$10,000
Neighbor to Neighbor
Greenwich, CT
Food bank$10,000
Bruce Museum
Greenwich, CT
Education, culture, art$5,000
Greenwich Historical Society
Cos Cob, CT
Education$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Mattis Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Mattis Family Foundation give?

$280,000 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs Mattis Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Peter Mattis (Trustee) and Kathyrn Mattis (Trustee).

What does Mattis Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and arts and culture.

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