Andrew J & Joyce D Mandell Family
Newington, CT · EIN 22-2536600. Reported 148 grants totalling $26.7M to 80 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Andrew J & Joyce D Mandell Family checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
4 of the organizations Andrew J & Joyce D Mandell Family funded make grants themselves, and it reported 11 grants totalling $1,170,965 to them. That is 6% of the $19.1M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford | federated giving programme | Connecticut | $1,109,518 | 5 | 5 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
| Hartford Foundation for Public Giving | community foundation | Connecticut | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford Inc | federated giving programme | Connecticut | $5,947 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Boca Rio Foundation Inc | grantmaking organization | Florida | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $25,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $250,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $1,840,855.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From the Heart Productions | Oxnard, CA | $7,533,077 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Babson College | Babson Park, MA | $4,963,420 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Ccmc Foundation | Hartford, CT | $2,250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Charter Oak Cultural Center | Hartford, CT | $1,458,515 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford | West Hartford, CT | $1,109,518 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Kingswood Oxford School | West Hartford, CT | $1,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Mandell Jewish Community Center | Hartford, CT | $889,519 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hartford Youth Scholars Foundation | Hartford, CT | $850,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Green & Blue Foundation | Windsor, CT | $651,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hartford Youth Scholars | Hartford, CT | $550,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Francis Foundation | Roslyn, NY | $540,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ct Science Center | Hartford, CT | $510,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Green and Blue Foundation | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Science Center | Hartford, CT | $415,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Americans for Oxford | New York, NY | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dignity Grows | Hartford, CT | $340,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Green and Blue Foundation | Windsor, CT | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Nagen Project | Bloomfield, CT | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Hartford | Hartford, CT | $245,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hartford Public Library | Hartford, CT | $175,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Babson Venturing Out Program | Needham, MA | $160,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach | Boca Raton, FL | $125,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | Hartford, CT | $105,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Riverfront Recapture Inc | Hartford, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Marys Hospital Foundation | Waterbury, CT | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Solomon Schechter | New York, NY | $80,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society | Syosset, NY | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ccsu Foundation - Annual Tech Scholarships | New Britain, CT | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Francis Foundation | Hartford, CT | $63,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| She Angels Foundation | Valley Village, CA | $51,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Connecticut State University Foundation | New Britain, CT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hartford Foundation for Public Giving | Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Community Fdtn of Greater Hartford | Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Niu Foundation | Dekalb, IL | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Pymt 13 | Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Koby Mandell Foundation | Tenafly, NJ | $36,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Arthritis Foundation | Atlanta, GA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Hartford | Hartford, CT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation | Farmington, CT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Michael E Simmons Foundation | East Hartford, CT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hartford Stage | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Burton & Phyllis Hoffman Fdtn | East Hartford, CT | $23,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arthritis Foundation | Rocky Hill, CT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Bushnell | Hartford, CT | $17,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Voices of Hope - Evening of Hope | Farmington, CT | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Hoffman Foundation | West Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jdrf - Promise Ball 2024 | Hagerstown, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saya - 24 Gala | Elmhurst, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saya Gala | Elmhurst, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Soloman Schechter Day School | West Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Asian Youth Action | Queens, NY | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Burton Phyllis Hoffman Foundation | East Hartford, CT | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Jewish Family Services | Denver, CT | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Charter Oak Boxing Academy | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation Association of Connecticut | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lazowski Center for Courageous Conversations | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mt Sinai Memory of Dr P Wade | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Project Renewal Gala | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Women's Business Development Council | New Haven, CT | $8,367 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish Foundation of Greater Hartford | West Hartford, CT | $5,947 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boca Rio Foundation | Boca Raton, FL | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Voices of Hope | Farmington, CT | $5,400 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ct Science Center Gotham City Gala | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jcc Foundation | Tenafly, NJ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Malta House of Care Foundation | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Conference for Community and Justice | Windso, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nccj | Middletown, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Voice of Hope | Elkton, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Goodwin Foundation | East Hartford, CT | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Iquilt Partnership | Hartford, CT | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pmc - Jimmy Fund | Brookline, MA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Avon Lions Charities | Rochester, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New England Jewish Academy | West Hartford, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Temple Beth El | West Hartford, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Domestic Violence Crisis Center Spring Luncheon | Stamford, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hartford Rib Off | Hartford, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | Needham, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Ms Society | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The David M Herskovits Foundation | Palm Bch Gdns, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
38 of 80 (48%) 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 54%, 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, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- From the Heart Productions
UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX EXEMPT STATUS - Hartford Youth Scholars
SUMMA CUM LAUDE SPONSORSHIP - Ct Science Center
"DRACULA" SPONSORSHIP FOR THE CONNECTICUT SCIENCE CENTER'S 2025 "MONSTER MASH" - Charter Oak Cultural Center
CHARTER OAK CULTURAL CENTER'S 25TH ANNUAL, FOOD DRIVE FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES IN PLACE OF SNAP SUPPORT, AND OTHER PROGRAMS - Ccmc Foundation
TOWER PROJECT NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNITS - Babson College
THE JOYCE MANDELL WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT, ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE FUND
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 88 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 | 33 | $3,895,740 | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 24 | $4,122,756 | $25,000 |
| 2023 | 32 | $7,544,983 | $22,500 |
| 2024 | 30 | $6,413,342 | $29,000 |
| 2025 | 29 | $4,688,692 | $25,000 |
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
45% of its giving went to organizations in Connecticut.
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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. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Andrew J & Joyce D Mandell Family'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: 240 Hartford Avenue, Newington, CT, 06111. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 22-2536600 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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