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The Bidwell Foundation

Preselected recipients only Middletown, Connecticut · EIN 066537621

The Bidwell Foundation is a private foundation in Middletown, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $21,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $6,000 and the largest $10,000. 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 down from $30,000 the year before.

0% of its 2024 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$30,0004$360,589
2024$21,0003$0

How to apply

The Bidwell Foundation 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.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Bidwell Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut2$16,000
Vermont1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Middlesex Hospital - Hospice
Middletown, CT
General$10,000
Hundred Club
Glastonbury, CT
General$6,000
St Annes Shrine
Isle la Motte, VT
General$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Bidwell Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Bidwell Foundation give?

$21,000 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $6,000.

Who runs The Bidwell Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Donald Bidwell Jr (Trustee).

What does The Bidwell Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health.

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