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The Platner Family Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Essex, Connecticut · EIN 263381922

The Platner Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Essex, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $230,000 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $12,000 and the largest $60,000. 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 $203,500 the year before.

15% 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$203,50013$5.2 million
2024$230,00013$6.1 million

How to apply

The Platner Family Foundation Inc 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 Platner Family Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Florida7$150,000
Vermont6$80,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Palmer Trinity Private School Inc
Palmetto Bay, FL
To provide funding and support$60,000
Ocean Reef Medical Ctr Foundation
Key Largo, FL
To provide funding and support$50,000
Colchester Community Food Shelf
Colchester, VT
To provide funding and support$15,000
Steps to End Domestic Violence
Burlington, VT
To provide funding and support$15,000
VT Works for Women
Winooski, VT
To provide funding and support$15,000
Camp Ta Kum Ta
South Hero, VT
To fund tuition free camp for kids$13,000
Safeline Inc
Chelsea, VT
To provide funding and support$12,000
Island Dolphin Care
Key Largo, FL
To provide funding and support$10,000
Chill Foundation
Burlington, VT
To provide funding and support$10,000
Ocean Studies Charter School Inc
Key Largo, FL
To provide funding and support$10,000
Bridge to Hope
Cutler Bay, FL
To provide funding and support$7,000
Camillus House
Miami, FL
To provide funding and support$7,000
Miami Diaper Bank
Miami, FL
To provide funding and support$6,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Platner Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Platner Family Foundation Inc give?

$230,000 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $12,000.

Who runs The Platner Family Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Beverly Platner (President), Amanda Platner (Secretary), Brian Platner (Owner) and Nicholas Platner (Director).

What does The Platner Family Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and environment and conservation.

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