Albert and Helen Meserve Mem Fund
Saint Louis, MO · EIN 06-6254956. Reported 250 grants totalling $915,550 to 172 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Albert and Helen Meserve Mem Fund did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,512. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,400 and $3,520; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $42,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anns Place Inc | Danbury, CT | $47,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| See Attached Scholarship Recipients | Winston Salem, NC | $42,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholic Charities of Fairfield | Bridgeport, CT | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Center for Empowerment and Education | Danbury, CT | $35,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Foodshare | Wallingford, CT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Regional Hospice and Home Care of Western Connecticut Inc | Danbury, CT | $27,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Regional Hospice and Home Care of Wester | Danbury, CT | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Family & Childrens Aid Inc | Danbury, CT | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Hillside Food Outreach Inc | Mount Kisco, NY | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross | Casper, WY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield | Bridgeport, CT | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Filling in the Blanks | Norwalk, CT | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Danbury Youth Services Inc | Danbury, CT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Danbury Music Centre Inc | Danbury, CT | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Little Britches Therapeutic Riding Inc | Southbury, CT | $12,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ann's Place Inc | Danbury, CT | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Danbury Grassroots Academy | Danbury, CT | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Founders Hall Foundation Inc | Ridgefield, CT | $11,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Meals on Wheels of Ridgefield | Ridgefield, CT | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rides for Ridgefield Inc | Ridgefield, CT | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Red Cross | Washington DC, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arts for Learning Connecticut | Hamden, CT | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Catholic Charities of Fairfield County Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Action Agency of Western Ct I | Danbury, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Regional Hospice and Home Care of W Ct | Danbury, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dartmouth College Fbo Jackson Sharpe | Hanover, NH | $9,920 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Laundry Love of Greater Danbury | Ridgefield, CT | $9,250 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center | Waterbury, CT | $9,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Family & Children's Aid Inc | Danbury, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Association for Human Servic | Hartford, CT | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boston University Fbo Nathan Burra | Boston, MA | $6,520 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Eastern Connecticut State University Fbo Madeline Ellis | Willimantic, CT | $6,520 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Fbo Sean Adams | Daytona Beach, FL | $6,520 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| University of Connecticut Fbo Chapal Bhavsar | Storrs, CT | $6,520 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Western Connecticut State University Fbo Giselle Ramirez | Danbury, CT | $6,520 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Brookfield Craft Center Inc | Brookfield, CT | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Gordon College Fbo Elias Depasquale | Wenham, MA | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Skidmore College Fbo Phoebe Opdahl | Saratoga Springs, NY | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Stonehill College Fbo Nina Tremonte | North Easton, MA | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Smith College Fbo Chelsea Fowler | Northampton, MA | $6,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Danbury School & Business Collaborative | Danbury, CT | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Girl Scouts of Connecticut Inc | Hartford, CT | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Regional YMCA of Western Connecticut Inc | Brookfield, CT | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Wheels Program of Greater New Milford Inc | New Milford, CT | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| University of Connecticut Fbo Murtuza Ansari | Storrs, CT | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute Fbo Jerry Hill | Worcester, MA | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Children's Center of New Milford Inc | New Milford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Danbury Police Activities League Inc | Danbury, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Danbury Police Athletic League Inc | Danbury, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield County | Shelton, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Western Connecticu | Bridgeport, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Coastal and Western Connec | Danbury, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Newtown Youth and Family Services Inc | Sandy Hook, CT | $4,250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Association of Religious Communities in | Danbury, CT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Meals on Wheels for Ridgefield | Ridgefield, CT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Regional YMCA Inc | Brookfield, CT | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Connecticut Fbo Landon Pokrinchak | Storrs, CT | $3,925 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| University of Connecticut Fbo Vincent Zhang | Storrs, CT | $3,925 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Western Connecticut State University Fbo Brittany Barnswell | Danbury, CT | $3,925 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Western Connecticut State University Fbo Failin Encarnacion | Danbury, CT | $3,925 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Marist College Fbo Sophia Lescinskas | Poughkeepsie, NY | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Town of Ridgefield | Ridgefield, CT | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Assumption Univ Fbo Alexis Demko | Worcester, MA | $3,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Brown Univ Fbo Colden Bobowick | Providence, RI | $3,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Central Connecticut St Univ Fbo Andrew Godfrey | New Britain, CT | $3,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Northeastern Univ Fbo Jessica Posmantier | Boston, MA | $3,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sacred Heart Univ Fbo Annie Fowler | Fairfield, CT | $3,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Southern Connecticut St Univ Fbo Jayde Eggert | New Haven, CT | $3,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tufts Univ Fbo Andrew Xu | Medford, MA | $3,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Univ of Connecticut Fbo Kayleigh O'keefe | Storrs, CT | $3,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Univ of Maryland Fbo Arav Dave | College Park, MD | $3,400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Western Connecticut St Univ Fbo Erika Yunga | Danbury, CT | $3,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western Connecticut St Univ Fbo Jocelyn Villacreses | Danbury, CT | $3,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western Connecticut St Univ Fbo Pietro Baia | Danbury, CT | $3,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Musicals at Richter Inc | Danbury, CT | $3,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Red Cross Connecticut | Farmington, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Assumption University Fbo Alexis Demko | Worcester, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Barry University Fbo Macquarrie Stone-Folmar | Miami Shores, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bethel Land Trust Inc | Bethel, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Culinary School of Northwester | New Milford, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Danbury Local Schools | Lakeside Marblehead, OH | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Danbury Schools and Business Collaborati | Danbury, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sacred Heart University Fbo Annie Fowler | Fairfield, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Wheels Program of Greater New Milfor | New Milford, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tufts University Fbo Andrew Xu | Medford, MA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Western Connecticut Association for Huma | Danbury, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Western Connecticut State University Fbo Erika Yunga | Danbury, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Western Connecticut State University Fbo Hailey Ozimkoski | Danbury, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gettysburg College Fbo Ryan O'keefe | Gettysburg, PA | $2,525 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Act of Connecticut | Ridgefield, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Barry Univ Fbo Macquarrie Stone-Folmar | Miami Shores, FL | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Univ of America Fbo Kathryn O'hara | Washington, DC | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Eastern Connecticut St Univ Fbo Madeline Ellis | Willimantic, CT | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ Fbo Sean Adams | Daytona Beach, FL | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Univ of Connecticut Fbo Chapal Bhavsar | Storrs, CT | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Univ of Maryland Fbo Nathan Burra | College Park, MD | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Univ of New Hampshire Fbo Hailey Ozimkoski | Durham, NH | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western Connecticut St Univ Fbo Giselle Ramirez | Danbury, CT | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western Connecticut St Univ Fbo Kylie Moody | Danbury, CT | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cornell Univ Fbo Micah Chen | Ithaca, NY | $2,300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Davidson College Fbo Julia Bauer | Davidson, NC | $2,300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Univ of Rhode Island Fbo Benjamin Pell | Kingston, RI | $2,300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Literacy Volunteers on the Green | New Milford, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tiny Miracles Foundation | Darien, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tommy Fund Inc | New Haven, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Babson College Fbo Brayan Tenesaca | Babson Park, MA | $1,755 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Fbo Brennon Depasquale | Daytona Beach, FL | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hamilton College Fbo Rose Idone | Clinton, NY | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Naugatuck Valley Community College Fbo Angelica Allmashy | Danbury, CT | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northeastern University Fbo Noah Burra | Boston, MA | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Northeastern University Fbo Noel Burra | Boston, MA | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Pace University Fbo Aidan Maldonado | New York, NY | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Connecticut Fbo Ana Clara Almeida | Storrs, CT | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Connecticut Fbo Matthew Guertin | Storrs, CT | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of Maine Fbo Ian St Germain | Orono, ME | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| University of New Haven Fbo Kevin Nunez | West Haven, CT | $1,750 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| American International College Fbo Layne Nittolo Novotny | Springfield, MA | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boston College Fbo Benjamin D'antonio | Chestnut Hill, MA | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Franklin Marshall College Fbo Seamus Downey | Lancaster, PA | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rhode Island School of Design Fbo Lindsey Duarte | Providence, RI | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of Connecticut Fbo Ryan O'keefe | Storrs, CT | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Western Connecticut State University Fbo Sofia Pacheco | Danbury, CT | $1,400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Barry Univ Fbo Marquarrie Stonefolmar | Miami Shores, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Catholic Univ of America Fbo Kathryn T | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Connecticut St Univ Fbo Andre | New Britain, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Connecticut St Univ Fbo Kyle Godfrey | New Britain, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cornell Univ Fbo Nathan Burra | Ithaca, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cornell Univ Fbo Olivia Fassman | Ithaca, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eckerd College Fbo Royce Maxwell | St Petersburg, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ Fbo Lia | Daytona Beach, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ Fbo Sea | Daytona Beach, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Emmanuel College Fbo Maeve Famularo | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Endicott College Fbo Emily Toth | Beverly, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Endicott College Fbo Kaley Toth | Beverly, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Flagler College Fbo Lauren Gallagher | St Augustine, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Florida St Univ Fbo Hailey Morales | Tallahassee, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Harvard Univ Fbo Chapal Bhavsar | Cambridge, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hobart William Smith College Fbo Charlotte Miller | Geneva, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Iona College Fbo Katherine Bisset | New Rochelle, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Iona College Fbo Madeline Ellis | New Rochelle, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lafayette College Fbo Harrison Beckenstein | Easton, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Middlebury College Fbo Kai Escobar | Middlebury, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering Fbo Mia | Milwaukee, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northeastern Univ Fbo Jessica Posmanti | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northeastern Univ Fbo Suhani Kashyap | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ridgefield Historical Society | Ridgefield, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sacred Heart Univ Fbo Giselle Ramirez | Fairfield, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southern Connecticut St Univ Fbo Jayd | New Haven, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Temple Univ Fbo Ashley Bontempo | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Unity College Fbo Colby Fowler | Unity, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Univ of Connecticut Fbo Arav Parikh | Storrs, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Univ of Connecticut Fbo Evan Gonzalez | Storrs, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Univ of Connecticut Fbo Jihoon Kang | Storrs, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Univ of Connecticut Fbo Kayleigh O'kee | Storrs, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Univ of Connecticut Fbo Luka Liguori | Storrs, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Univ of Connecticut Fbo Madison Holada | Storrs, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Univ of Connecticut Fbo Suhyun An | Storrs, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Univ of Hartd Fbo Adrian Guerrero | West Hartford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Univ of New Hampshire Fbo Hailey Ozimk | Durham, NH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Univ of New Haven Fbo Jay Mendez | West Haven, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Univ of Southern Cal Fbo Joanna Ma | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Univ of Vermont Fbo Amanda Stowe | Burlington, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Univ of Wisconsin Fbo Ella Egan | Madison, WI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wesleyan Univ Fbo Charlotte Zapletal | Middletown, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Western Connecticut St Univ Fbo Crist | Danbury, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Western Connecticut St Univ Fbo Erika | Danbury, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Western Connecticut St Univ Fbo Jocel | Danbury, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Western Connecticut St Univ Fbo Murtuza Ansari | Danbury, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Western Connecticut St Univ Fbo Pablo | Danbury, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Western Connecticut St Univ Fbo Pietr | Danbury, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Worcester Poly Institute Fbo Jerry Hill | Worcester, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yale Univ Fbo Lila Voytek | New Haven, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
48 of 172 (28%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 35%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 62 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 26 | $134,000 | $3,000 |
| 2022 | 72 | $153,100 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 54 | $212,450 | $2,400 |
| 2024 | 50 | $201,000 | $3,000 |
| 2025 | 48 | $215,000 | $3,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
73% of its giving went to organizations in Connecticut. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,512. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Connecticut.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Albert and Helen Meserve Mem Fund's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 505 Mac H0006-092, Saint Louis, MO, 63166. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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