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Webster Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Old Saybrook, Connecticut · EIN 066500933

Webster Family Foundation is a private foundation in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $5,029 in 15 grants; the typical grant was $105 and the largest $2,500. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $12,025 the year before.

31% of its 2025 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$13,71517$132,634
2024$12,02518$0
2025$5,02915$0

How to apply

Webster Family 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 Webster Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to New Hampshire.

StateGrantsAmount
New Hampshire3$2,665
Connecticut6$1,332
District of Columbia2$521
Massachusetts2$306
New York1$105
Maryland1$100

Grants paid in 2025

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Darthmouth College Fund
Hanover, NH
Philanthropic$2,500
Individual
DC
Philanthropic$418
Lynde Point Land Trust
Old Saybrook, CT
Conservation$400
Shoreline Kitchen Network for Good
Essex, CT
Philanthropic$400
First Congregational Church of Old
Old Lyme, CT
Philanthropic$250
Connecticut River Conservancy
Greenfield, MA
Conservation$206
New London Homeless Hospitality Cen
New London, CT
Philanthropic$118
Alzheimer's Foundation of America
New York, NY
Philanthropic$105
Save The Sound CT Fund
New Haven, CT
Conservation$104
Planned Parenthood Fed of America
Washington, DC
Philanthropic$103
Individual
MD
Philanthropic$100
Fenwick Improvement Fund
Milton, MA
Conservation$100
Firends of Darthmouth Rowing
Hanover, NH
Philanthropic$100
Darthmouth '65
West Lebanon, NH
Philanthropic$65
Cptv-Wpnr
Hartford, CT
Philanthropic$60

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Webster Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Webster Family Foundation give?

$5,029 in tax year 2025, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $105.

Who runs Webster Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists William O Webster (Trustee).

What does Webster Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation.

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