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The Feigenbaum Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Pittsfield, Massachusetts · EIN 043000345

The Feigenbaum Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. In tax year 2024 it gave $4.0 million in 105 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $1.0 million. 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 $3.4 million the year before.

26% 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$3.4 million99$87.8 million
2024$4.0 million105$93.4 million

How to apply

ContactThe Feigenbaum Foundation Inc
2 South Street Suite 235, Pittsfield, MA 01201
Phone or email(413) 499-2880, info@feigenbaumfoundation.com
What to submitGrant applications are submitted on standardized forms. APPLICANTS MUST ALSO PROVIDE AN IRS 501(C)(3) TAX EXEMPT LETTER, A DESCRIPTION OF THE GRANT PROPOSAL, INCLUDING A BUDGET FOR ANY PROJECT BEING FUNDED, RELEVENT INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPLICANT ORGANIZATION, AND THE APPLICANT'S MOST RECENT ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND OPERATING BUDGET.
DeadlinesApplications are reviewed periodically throughout the year.
RestrictionsGrants are made only to private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations that provide services that are consistent with the foundation's statement of purpose.

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Feigenbaum Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts100$2.9 million
New York3$1.0 million
Connecticut2$40,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 105 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Union College
Schenectady, NY
Building restoration, professorship, and forum sponsorship$1.0 million
Colonial Theatre Association
Pittsfield, MA
Operating support$500,000
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
North Adams, MA
Endowment/capital campaign$450,000
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Great Barrington, MA
Suport for restoration of roof$100,000
Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires
Great Barrington, MA
Careworks capital campaign$100,000
Barrington Stage Company
Pittsfield, MA
Mentoring program; black voices sponsorship; show sponsorship$80,000
Community Access to the Arts
Great Barrington, MA
Operating support$75,000
Berkshire Music School
Pittsfield, MA
Community engagement programs$50,000
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center Inc
Great Barrington, MA
Operating support$50,000
Berkshire Innovation Center
Pittsfield, MA
Operating support$50,000
Roots Rising Inc
Pittsfield, MA
Capital campaign$50,000
Proprietors of the Pittsfield Cemet
Pittsfield, MA
Support for bridge replacement$50,000
Ventfort Hall
Lenox, MA
Support for chimney restoration$50,000
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires
Pittsfield, MA
Operating support$45,000
Community Recreation Association in
Dalton, MA
Operating support$45,000
Volunteers in Medicine
GT Barrington, MA
Operating support-free health care$40,000
Jewish Federation of the Berkshires
Pittsfield, MA
Secure community initiative berkshire$36,000
Hancock Shaker Village
Pittsfield, MA
Internships; operating support$35,000
Pediatric Development Center
Pittsfield, MA
Operating support & equipment purchase$30,500
Berkshire United Way
Pittsfield, MA
Annual campaign$30,180
Norman Rockwell Museum
Stockbridge, MA
Virtual museum program$30,000
Upper Housatonic Valley National He
Salisbury, CT
Operating support -the mastheads$30,000
Berkshire County Arc
Pittsfield, MA
Purchases for equipment library$30,000
Community Access to the Arts
Great Barrington, MA
Strategic plan$30,000
The Adams Theater Presents Inc
Adams, MA
Operating support & purchase tickets for local patrons$26,500
Community Health Programs
Great Barrington, MA
Purchase dental equipment$25,750
Hillcrest Educational Center
Pittsfield, MA
Awards event & educational equipment$25,195
The Edward J Madden Memorial Open H
Great Barrington, MA
Ongoing building renovations$25,000
Mass Moca
North Adams, MA
Education programming$25,000
Williamstown Theatre Festival
Williamstown, MA
Fridays at 3 program$25,000
Greenagers Inc
Housatonic, MA
Program support$25,000
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundat
Sheffield, MA
Local journalism initiative$25,000
Berkshire Agricultiral Ventures
Great Barrington, MA
Market match fund support$25,000
Berkshire Community College Foundat
Pittsfied, MA
Berkshire educational resources for K-12$25,000
Roots Rising Inc
Pittsfield, MA
Youth Crews & Pittsfield Farmers Market$25,000
Trustees of the Reservations
Boston, MA
Southern Berkshire Portfolio Support$25,000
Second Street Second Chances
Pittsfield, MA
Operating support$25,000
Entrepreneurship for All Inc
Pittsfield, MA
Operating support$25,000
Triplex Cinema Inc
Great Barrington, MA
Purchase equipment for theater$25,000
Downtown Pittsfield Inc
Pittsfield, MA
Support for pittsfield downtown initiatives$22,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Feigenbaum Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications are reviewed periodically throughout the year..

How much does The Feigenbaum Foundation Inc give?

$4.0 million in tax year 2024, across 105 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs The Feigenbaum Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Emil George (President), Richard A Lombardi (Treasurer) and Michael Ferry (Director).

What does The Feigenbaum Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and health.

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