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William & Ellen E Macristy Fnd

Accepts applications Glastonbury, Connecticut · EIN 066034030

William & Ellen E Macristy Fnd is a private foundation in Glastonbury, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $136,050 in 33 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $11,000. 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 $124,595 the year before.

16% 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$124,59529$2.9 million
2024$136,05033$3.3 million

How to apply

ContactJ Bruce Barlow
259 Wood Pond Rd, Glastonbury, CT 06033
Phone or email(860) 982-3097

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What William & Ellen E Macristy Fnd funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 13 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut19$78,100
Massachusetts2$16,000
New York2$15,000
Oklahoma1$6,000
Texas1$5,500
Florida1$3,000
New Hampshire1$3,000
Tennessee1$3,000
Louisiana1$2,500
Montana1$1,750

Grants paid in 2024

All 33 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Dana Farber Cancer Inst
Brookline, MA
Charity$11,000
Tunnels to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
Charity$10,000
Individual
CT
Scholarship$9,100
Stop & Shop Food Share
Glastonbury, CT
Charity$7,000
Individual
CT
Scholarship$7,000
Folds of Honor Foundation
Owasso, OK
Charity$6,000
Susan G Komen
Dallas, TX
Charity$5,500
Doctors Without Borders
New York, NY
Charity$5,000
New Britain YMCA
New Britain, CT
Charity$5,000
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Springfield, MA
Charity$5,000
New Britain Museum of American Art
New Britain, CT
Charity$5,000
American Heart Association
Wallingford, CT
Charity$5,000
Veterans Base Camp
Chaplin, CT
Charity$4,000
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundat
Bloomfield, CT
Charity$4,000
Our Companions
Bloomfield, CT
Charity$4,000
Special Olympics
Hamden, CT
Charity$4,000
Second Century Fund
Glastonbury, CT
Charity$4,000
Hospital for Special Care Inc
New Britain, CT
Charity$3,500
St Jude Childrens Research
Memphis, TN
Charity$3,000
Prudence Crandall Center
New Britain, CT
Charity$3,000
Wounded Warrior Project
Jacksonville, FL
Charity$3,000
Auxiliary at New Britain General
New Britain, CT
Charity$3,000
Kimball Union Academy
Meriden, NH
Education$3,000
Glastonbury Abc
Glastonbury, CT
Charity$2,500
New Britain Public Library
New Britain, CT
Charity$2,500
Glastonbury YMCA
Glastonbury, CT
Charity$2,500
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
Education$2,500
High Hopes Therapeutic
Old Lyme, CT
Charity$2,000
Climate Ride
Missoula, MT
Charity$1,750
Connecticut Childrens Foundation
Hartford, CT
Charity$1,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Bethesda, MD
Charity$1,000
Uvm Foundation
Burlington, VT
Education$1,000
Charity Navigator
Boone, IA
Charity$200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does William & Ellen E Macristy Fnd accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does William & Ellen E Macristy Fnd give?

$136,050 in tax year 2024, across 33 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs William & Ellen E Macristy Fnd?

Its 2024 filing lists J Bruce Barlow (President) and Carol-Ann Barlow (Secretary).

What does William & Ellen E Macristy Fnd fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, education and youth programs.

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