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The Andrew and Carol Parsons Family

Accepts applications Fisher Island, Florida · EIN 207159352

The Andrew and Carol Parsons Family is a private foundation in Fisher Island, Florida. In tax year 2025 it gave $19,440 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $625 and the largest $9,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $13,304 the year before.

25% 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$7,48015$141,556
2024$13,30416$164,420
2025$19,44016$192,285

How to apply

ContactAndrew and Carol Parsons
7727 Fisher Island Drive, Fisher Island, FL 33304
Phone or email(914) 720-0006
What to submitThe application should be in writing stating the purpose of the organization, address,telephone number and person to contact. Also please include prior period operating statement.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Andrew and Carol Parsons Family funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Rhode Island.

StateGrantsAmount
Rhode Island6$13,060
Florida3$3,200
New York4$2,620
Delaware1$200
Massachusetts1$200
Connecticut1$160

Grants paid in 2025

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Watch Hill Lighthouse Keepers
Watch Hill, RI
Preservation of historic landmark$9,000
Watch Hill Conservancy
Watch Hill, RI
Enviromental$1,750
Watch Hill Chapel
Westerly, RI
Religious$1,560
Americans for Oxford
New York, NY
Education$1,500
Florida Grand Opera
Miami, FL
Arts$1,200
Miami City Ballet
Miami Beach, FL
Arts$1,000
New World Symphony
Miami Beach, FL
Arts$1,000
Metropolitan Opera
New York, NY
Arts$750
Chorus of Westerly
Westerly, RI
Arts$500
Tunnels for Tower
Staten Island, NY
Education$250
Wellesley College Shakespeare Alum Assoc
Wellesley, MA
Arts$200
Westerly Library
Westerly, DE
Education$200
Mystic Seaport
Mystic, CT
Arts$160
Literacy Volunteers of Wash County
Westerly, RI
Arts$150
Museum of Modern Art
New York, NY
Arts$120
East Beach Assoc
Westerly, RI
Care, maintenance and preservation of the ocean front property$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Andrew and Carol Parsons Family accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Andrew and Carol Parsons Family give?

$19,440 in tax year 2025, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $625.

Who runs The Andrew and Carol Parsons Family?

Its 2025 filing lists Andrew Parsons (Grantors, Trustees), Carol Parsons (Grantors, Trustees), Alexandra Parsons (Trustees) and Katherine Parsons (Trustees).

What does The Andrew and Carol Parsons Family fund?

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

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