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Nancy A Larson Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Old Lyme, Connecticut · EIN 061637587

Nancy A Larson Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Old Lyme, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $12,000 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $1,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was the same as $12,000 the year before.

100% 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$13,5009$7,690
2024$12,0008$8,841
2025$12,0008$10,224

How to apply

ContactNancy A Larson
27 Talcott Farm Road, Old Lyme, CT 06371
Phone or email(860) 434-6628
What to submitThe nancy larson college scholarship application form. Name, address, school attended, year, major, minor, student id, email, address, telephone number, 500 word essay covering why applicant wants to be a teacher, plans for the award if granted, and community service performed.
DeadlinesNovember 1 of the current year.
RestrictionsApplicant must be pursuing a degree in elementary education.

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Nancy A Larson Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Alabama.

StateGrantsAmount
Alabama2$3,000
Illinois2$3,000
Kansas2$3,000
Ohio1$1,500
Oklahoma1$1,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Kansas State University - Alejandro
North Manhattan, KS
Scholarship$1,500
The University of Alabama - Amy Nic
Tuscaloosa, AL
Scholarship$1,500
Illinois State University - Jadyn E
Normal, IL
Scholarship$1,500
Wright State University - Kiera Tho
Dayton, OH
Scholarship$1,500
Oklahoma State University - Liberty
Stillwater, OK
Scholarship$1,500
Kansas State University - Marcia Me
North Manhattan, KS
Scholarship$1,500
Augustana College - Waiahuli Akau
Rock Island, IL
Scholarship$1,500
Auburn University - Quinn O'Brien
Auburn, AL
Scholarship$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Nancy A Larson Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: November 1 of the current year.

How much does Nancy A Larson Foundation Inc give?

$12,000 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs Nancy A Larson Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Nancy A Larson (President/Treasurer) and Richard A Detar (Secretary/Director).

What does Nancy A Larson Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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