The Ahearn Family Foundation
Accepts applications
The Ahearn Family Foundation is a private foundation in New Canaan, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $66,655 in 23 grants; the typical grant was $2,635 and the largest $6,262. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$66,655
- Number of grants23
- Typical grant$2,635
- Largest grant$6,262
- Assets$2.2 million
- New grantees48%
Giving in 2024 was up from $65,231 the year before.
48% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $65,231 | 26 | $1.8 million |
| 2024 | $66,655 | 23 | $2.2 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Caroline Toce Ahearn Family Foundat 42 Beacon Hill Lane, New Canaan, CT 06840 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (203) 987-3660, caroline.toce@cttrustee.com |
| What to submit | The foundation uses the coordinating council for foundations common grant application form. To be considered for assistance, an organization should contact the foundation in writing. A copy of the application and requested document will be forwarded to applicants being considered. Applications must be received by the first day of april and september. Applications received are considered at the foundation's quarterly meetings held in march, june, september and november of each year. |
| Deadlines | April 1st and september 1st |
| Restrictions | In order to use our financial resources prudently and to carry out the mission of the foundation established by donor, donald p. Ahearn, we have concentrated our grantmaking on projects and needs within hartford county. The foundation does not consider grants to individuals or to the "general fund" operating phases of established programs. |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What The Ahearn Family Foundation funds
Where it gives
All of its grants went to recipients in Connecticut.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 23 | $66,655 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hands on Hartford | Funding to purchase replacement tables and chairs for gather55/community meals dining facility. | $6,262 |
| Southington Community Cultural Arts | Funding to purchase an used bailey twin auger 80# clay mixer and pugger in support of their "project slop to recycled clay" program. | $6,000 |
| Bristol Brass and Wind Ensemble | Funding to purchase several needed items: 2-3 laptops, music, music folders, filing boxes, recording/percussion equipment and new band shirts featuring their new logo. | $5,362 |
| Connecticut Children's Foundation | Funding to purchase supplies for their new inpatient medical-psychiatric unit: weighted blankets, safe art supplies, foam building pieces, vibrating weighted lap pads, dvd players, gel pads and play mats, blankets and stuffed animals, etc. | $5,000 |
| Prudence Crandall Center | Funding to support the renovation of their rose hill waiting room: 3 side tables, 6 chairs, a bookshelf, lamps, paint and artwork for walls, new carpeting and window treatments, toys, games and books and 2 bulletin boards. | $4,925 |
| American School for the Deaf | Support to purchase 17 tripp trapp for the common spaces of the school. | $4,063 |
| Integrated Health Services | Funding to support the newington school district based health center; ipads, anatomical visual AIDS, medical-grade scale, an otoscope and a stethoscope. | $3,917 |
| The Children's Museum | Funding to purchase materials for interactive discovery boards. | $3,126 |
| American Clock & Watch Museum | Funding to support the creation of a mural by magge gagliardi outside the museum. | $3,000 |
| Connectikids Inc | Funding to help support youth development afterschool and summer programs: laptops, new tents, fold-out tables and weather proof storage bins | $3,000 |
| Riverfront Recapture | Funding to purchase a hitch rake attachment for their bobcat toolcat and inflatable personal flotation devices with extra co2 cartridges. | $2,767 |
| Girl Scouts of Connecticut Inc | Funding to purchase supplies for a variety of programs atcamp merrie-wood | $2,635 |
| The Bridge Family Center Inc | Funding to help furnish their mosiac parenting center: 8' conference table, 10 chairs, 1 credenza and bookcases. | $2,500 |
| Hartford Interval House Inc | Funding to help replace the stovetops in their communal kitchen. | $2,000 |
| Healing Meals Foundation Corporation | Funding to purchase kitchen items in support of their healthy meals program: 4 full size speed racks, 24 full sheet trays, 2 stockpots with spigots, and a basket pushcart. | $1,991 |
| Mental Health Connecticut | Funding to purchase drums and carts for their art of wellbeing studio located at the hispanic health council's family wellness center. | $1,700 |
| South Park Inn | Funding to purchase 15 new vinyl-covered twin beds for their veterans programs. | $1,635 |
| The Family Center DBA Imagine Nation | Funding to purchase six student guitars and art supplies for their "the arts of cambridge park" program. | $1,525 |
| Arts for Learning Connecticut | Funding to enhance visual documentation and marketing capabilities through the purchase of professional-grade camera equipment. | $1,500 |
| Greater New Britiain Teen Preganancy Prevention Inc | Funding to establish senderos bodega, a student run store, at the pathways/senderos center. | $1,300 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Bristol | Support to purchase program supplies and prizes ofr "power hour: making minutes count!" | $1,000 |
| Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra | Funding to purchase music for their nutmeg symphony orchestra educational children's concerts program. | $1,000 |
| The Cove Center for Grieving Children | Funding to purchase makeit plates and copies of "guiding your child through grief" to support the family program in west hartford. | $447 |
Officers and trustees
- Caroline Toce
- Joseph Toce
Questions people ask
Does The Ahearn Family Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April 1st and september 1st.
How much does The Ahearn Family Foundation give?
$66,655 in tax year 2024, across 23 grants, with a typical grant of $2,635.
Who runs The Ahearn Family Foundation?
Its 2024 filing lists Caroline Toce (Trustee) and Joseph Toce (Trustee).
What does The Ahearn Family Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, youth programs and education.