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The Robert & Margaret Patricelli Family Foundation

Accepts applications Simsbury, Connecticut · EIN 061487230

The Robert & Margaret Patricelli Family Foundation is a private foundation in Simsbury, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.2 million in 48 grants; the typical grant was $2,350 and the largest $510,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $336,113 the year before.

63% 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$420,21160$6.5 million
2023$336,11358$6.7 million
2024$1.2 million48$6.6 million

How to apply

ContactRobert E Patricelli
77 Hartford Road, Simsbury, CT 06076
Phone or email(860) 508-2138
What to submitMust provide proof of 501(c)(3) public charity status.
RestrictionsGrants are limited to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Robert & Margaret Patricelli Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut36$1.1 million
California1$20,000
Massachusetts3$10,500
Wyoming1$7,500
Washington1$6,000
Pennsylvania1$2,200
District of Columbia2$1,500
Maryland1$1,250
Virginia1$1,000
Colorado1$250

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 48 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
To support higher education$510,000
Hartford Public Library
Hartford, CT
To support community development$206,255
Hartford International University for Religion & Peace
Hartford, CT
To support higher education$102,000
Hartford's Got Talent
East Hartford, CT
To support the arts$75,000
Hartford Chamber of Commerce
Hartford, CT
To support public policy$50,000
Hartford Promise
Hartford, CT
To support elementary & secondary education$50,000
The Bushnell
Hartford, CT
To support the arts$25,000
Connecticut News Project Inc (CT Mirror)
Hartford, CT
To support public policy$25,000
CT Public Broadcasting
Hartford, CT
To support public policy$25,000
Ocean Exploration Trust
New London, CT
To support the environment$25,000
Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (Maps)
San Jose, CA
To support elementary & secondary education$20,000
Goodwin University
East Hartford, CT
To support higher education$10,000
Animal Adoption Center Inc
Jackson, WY
To support social services$7,500
Wadswoth Anthenuem
Hartford, CT
To support the arts$7,500
Junior Achievement of SW New England
Hartford, CT
To support elementary & secondary education and community development$7,000
World Affairs Council
Seattle, WA
To support public policy$6,000
Refuge Point
Boston, MA
To support social services$5,000
Trinity Academy
Hartford, CT
To support elementary & secondary education$5,000
Tufts Human Nutrition Research Center (Hnrca)
Boston, MA
To support the arts & public policy$5,000
Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Connecticut Inc
Hartford, CT
To support social services$2,500
Governor's Prevention Partnership
East Hartford, CT
To support healthcare initiatives$2,500
Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT
To support healthcare initiatives$2,500
Loomis Chaffee School
Windsor, CT
To support elementary & secondary education$2,500
Real Art Ways
Hartford, CT
To support the arts$2,500
Education for All Children
Ambridge, PA
To support higher education$2,200
Community First School
Hartford, CT
To support elementary & secondary education$2,000
Connecticut Forum
Hartford, CT
To support public policy$2,000
Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center
Simsbury, CT
To support the arts$1,500
Goucher College
Baltimore, MD
To support higher education$1,250
Connecticut Science Center
Hartford, CT
To support the arts & public policy$1,000
Florence Griswold Museum
Old Lyme, CT
To support the arts$1,000
Hartford Public Schools
Hartford, CT
To support elementary & secondary education$1,000
New England Jewish Academy (Neja)
West Hartford, CT
To support social services$1,000
Playhouse on Park
West Hartford, CT
To support the arts$1,000
Resolve
McLean, VA
To support healthcare initiatives$1,000
Simsbury Free Library
Simsbury, CT
To support community development$1,000
White House Fellows Foundation
Washington, DC
To support public policy$1,000
Simsbury Volunteer Ambulance Association
Simsbury, CT
To support healthcare initiatives & social service$750
Harvard Law School
Cambridge, MA
To support higher education$500
National Academy of Medicine
Washington, DC
To support healthcare initiatives$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Robert & Margaret Patricelli Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Robert & Margaret Patricelli Family Foundation give?

$1.2 million in tax year 2024, across 48 grants, with a typical grant of $2,350.

Who runs The Robert & Margaret Patricelli Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Margaret S Patricelli (President), Robert E Patricelli (Chairman) and Donna Collins (Director).

What does The Robert & Margaret Patricelli Family Foundation fund?

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

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