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Springriver Private Foundation Trust

Preselected recipients only Farmington, Connecticut · EIN 471760399

Springriver Private Foundation Trust is a private foundation in Farmington, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $116,000 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $20,000. 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 up from $114,000 the year before.

27% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$114,00011$2.2 million
2024$116,00011$2.9 million

How to apply

Springriver Private Foundation Trust 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.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Springriver Private Foundation Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut5$52,500
Vermont4$38,500
Pennsylvania1$20,000
Massachusetts1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lafayette College
Easton, PA
General charitable support$20,000
Mystic Seaport Museum
Mystic, CT
General charitable support$20,000
The Connecticut Audubon Society
Fairfield, CT
General charitable support$15,000
Vermont Institute of Natural Science (Vins)
Quechee, VT
General charitable support$15,000
The Woodstock Foundation Inc
Woodstock, VT
General charitable support$11,000
Gaylord Specialty Healthcare
Wallingford, CT
General charitable support$10,000
Shelburne Farms
Shelburne, VT
General charitable support$10,000
Camp Hazen YMCA
Chester, CT
General charitable support$5,000
Zoo New England
Boston, MA
General charitable support$5,000
Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium
St Johnsbury, VT
General charitable support$2,500
University of New Haven
West Haven, CT
General charitable support$2,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Springriver Private Foundation Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Springriver Private Foundation Trust give?

$116,000 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Springriver Private Foundation Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists L Hanaway (Trustee).

What does Springriver Private Foundation Trust fund?

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

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