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The Laboiteaux - Sharp Family Foundation

Accepts applications Essex, Connecticut · EIN 311346390

The Laboiteaux - Sharp Family Foundation is a private foundation in Essex, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $554,500 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $300,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $747,100 the year before.

42% 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 yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$942,00515$2.7 million
2023$747,10012$2.2 million
2024$554,50012$1.9 million

How to apply

ContactEssex Trust
176 Westbrook Road Suite 1, Essex, CT 06426
Phone or email(860) 767-4416
What to submitRefer to "information for grant applicants" available from essex trust refer to "information for grant applicants"
Deadlines, restrictionsRefer to "information for grant applicants"

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Laboiteaux - Sharp Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut4$330,500
New Jersey1$185,000
Maine5$24,000
District of Columbia1$10,000
Michigan1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Miss Porters's School
Farmington, CT
Program services$300,000
The Lawrenceville School
Lawrenceville, NJ
Lawrenceville fund$185,000
Lyman Allyn Art Museum
New London, CT
Operating exenses$20,000
Pripet Riding Program
Islesboro, ME
General support$10,000
Lyme Acadamy of Fine Arts
Old Lyme, CT
Program services$10,000
The Diplomat Reception Rooms US Department of State Attn J Brooks
Washington, DC
Program services$10,000
Islesboro Community Fund
Islesboro, ME
Program services$10,000
Windermere Island Foundation Inc
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
Program support$5,000
Christ Church Dark Harbor
Islesboro, ME
Program services$2,500
Islesbro Islands Trust
Islesboro, ME
General support$1,000
Lifeflight Foundation
Camden, ME
General support$500
Maccurdy Salisbury Educational Foundation Inc
Old Lyme, CT
Program support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Laboiteaux - Sharp Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Refer to "information for grant applicants".

How much does The Laboiteaux - Sharp Family Foundation give?

$554,500 in tax year 2024, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs The Laboiteaux - Sharp Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Antoinette Laboiteaux (Vice President), Eliza T Sharp (President), Matt Sharp (Secretary) and Essex Trust (Foundation Manager).

What does The Laboiteaux - Sharp Family Foundation fund?

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

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