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The Vincent and Carol W Dean Family Charitable Foundation

Accepts applications Poughkeepsie, New York · EIN 020747955

The Vincent and Carol W Dean Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation in Poughkeepsie, New York. In tax year 2024 it gave $258,000 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $30,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $260,000 the year before.

12% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$260,00018$5.5 million
2024$258,00017$6.0 million

How to apply

ContactJohn K Gifford
PO Box 112, Vandewater and Vandewater, Poughkeepsie, NY 12602
Phone or email(845) 452-5900
What to submitA letter application will suffice initially. All applications will have to be in writing and must include the name of the requesting organization, proof that it is an organization described in irc section 170(c), its purpose, the amount of the grant being requested and an explanation of the program for which the proceeds will be used.
RestrictionsThe primary (but not the exclusive) focus of the foundation will be the mid-hudson region of New York state.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Vincent and Carol W Dean Family Charitable Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
New York10$133,000
Florida5$95,000
Massachusetts2$30,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Family Services Inc
Poughkeepsie, NY
To provide support for families in t$30,000
Community School of Naples
Naples, FL
Private college prep school$25,000
Humane Society of Collier Co
Naples, FL
Prevention of cruelty to animals$25,000
Neighborhood Health Clinic
Naples, FL
Provide medical/dental care to unins$25,000
The Child Abuse Prevention Center
Poughkeepsie, NY
To prevent child abuse$25,000
Vassar Bros Medical Center
Poughkeepsie, NY
To further medical research$25,000
Nantucket Partnership for Children
Nantucket, MA
Provides educational programs$20,000
Millbrook Community Partnership Inc
Millbrook, NY
Thorne center serves as a community$15,000
Puppies Behind Bars
New York, NY
Trains ind how to train service dogs$15,000
Florida Cancer Specialists Foundati
Sarasota, FL
To further cancer research$10,000
Nantucket Safe Harbor for Animals I
Nantucket, MA
Provide shelter & care for animals$10,000
The Conservancy of Southwest Florid
Naples, FL
Protects sw florida's natural enviro$10,000
Childrens Home of Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie, NY
Childrens services$5,000
Grace Smith House
Poughkeepsie, NY
Provides services to victims of dome$5,000
Hudson Valley Hospice Foundation
Poughkeepsie, NY
Provide support to hv hospice$5,000
Millbrook Library
Millbrook, NY
Support library programs$5,000
Dutchess County SPCA
Hyde Park, NY
To shelter animals in need$3,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Vincent and Carol W Dean Family Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Vincent and Carol W Dean Family Charitable Foundation give?

$258,000 in tax year 2024, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.

Who runs The Vincent and Carol W Dean Family Charitable Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Catherine L Schulman (Trustee) and John K Gifford (Trustee).

What does The Vincent and Carol W Dean Family Charitable Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, human services and animals.

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