Ethel & Abe Lapides Foundation Inc
New Haven, CT · EIN 06-6068567. Reported 306 grants totalling $339,000 to 87 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. 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. Ethel & Abe Lapides Foundation Inc 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 $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $1,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $4,500. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Food Bank | New Haven, CT | $17,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen | New Haven, CT | $16,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Columbus House | New Haven, CT | $15,600 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| International Festival of Arts & Ideas | New Haven, CT | $11,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Music School | New Haven, CT | $10,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Yale Repertory Theatre | New Haven, CT | $10,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Congregation Mishkan Israel | Hamden, CT | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| New Haven Legal Assistance | New Haven, CT | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Women's Health Research at Yale | New Haven, CT | $9,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Haven Free Public Library | New Haven, CT | $8,500 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Iris | New Haven, CT | $8,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Fellowship Place | New Haven, CT | $6,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Westbrook Elks 1784 | Westbrook, CT | $6,200 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Music Haven | New Haven, CT | $6,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Mental Health Center | New Haven, CT | $5,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Radio Information System | Windsor, CT | $5,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Long Wharf Theatre Ct Players Foundation | New Haven, CT | $5,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels | Bridgeport, CT | $5,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| New Haven Ballet | New Haven, CT | $5,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| New Haven Ecology Project | New Haven, CT | $5,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| New Reach | New Haven, CT | $5,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Christian Community Action Inc | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Clifford Beers Clinic | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Elm Shakespeare Company | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Horizons at Foote | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven | Woodbridge, CT | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Junta for Progressive Action | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Leap | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Liberty Community Services | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Lifebridge Community Services | Bridgeport, CT | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Diaper Bank | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Urban Resources Initiative | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Shoot for a Cure - March of Dimes | Uncasville, CT | $4,600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation for Greater New Haven | New Haven, CT | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gaylord Hospital | Wallingford, CT | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Tiny Miracles Foundation | Darien, CT | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| 'r Kids Family Center | Hamden, CT | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Village | Milford, CT | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Children in Placement | New Haven, CT | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Family Centered Services of Ct | New Haven, CT | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Gather New Haven | New Haven, CT | $3,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jewish Cemetary Association of Greater New Haven | Woodbridge, CT | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| New Haven Free Public Library Foundation | New Haven, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Haven Preservation Trust | New Haven, CT | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| New Haven Scholarship Fund Inc | New Haven, CT | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood of Conn | New Haven, CT | $3,000 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Southport School Inc | Southport, CT | $2,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ability Beyond Disability | Bethel, CT | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Club of New Haven | New Haven, CT | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Continuum | New Haven, CT | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Pathfinder Hopkins School | New Haven, CT | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The New Haven Reads | New Haven, CT | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| Westville Village Renaissance Assoc | New Haven, CT | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| A Broken Umbrella Theatre | New Haven, CT | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Agency on Aging | North Haven, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Audubon Society | Milford, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Gaylord Specialty Healthcare | Wallingford, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Literacy Volunteers | New Haven, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Wpkn 895 Fm | Bridgeport, CT | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| All Our Kin | New Haven, CT | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Plan of Ct | Hartford, CT | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Teamsters Local 671 Scholarship Fund | Bloomfield, CT | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Notre Dame High School | West Haven, CT | $1,200 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cancer Couch Foundation Inc | Southport, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City Seed Inc | New Haven, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Soup Kitchen | New Haven, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Audubon Coastal Ctr | Milford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Burns Care Foundation Inc | Milford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Fdn for Ichthyosis & Other Skin Types Inc | Lansdale, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lkc Memorial Golf Foundation | Cheshire, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lost in New Haven Inc | New Haven, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Parker's Cure | Westport, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Save the Sound | New Haven, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sunrise Cafe New Haven Inc | New Haven, CT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Youth Continuum Inc | Hamden, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Council for Philanthropy | Hartford, CT | $850 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc | Hartford, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gateway Community College Foundation Inc | New Haven, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Huskython | Storrs, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New York Road Runners Team for Kids | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sacred Heart University | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teamsters Local 1035 Children's Fund | South Windsor, CT | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Rye Brook, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Time to Compete Inc | Branford, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Town of Hamden Hamden Food Bank | Hamden, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hospital for Special Care | New Britain, CT | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hospital for Special Care Foundation Inc | New Britain, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
65 of 87 (75%) 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 91%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Iris
SUPPORT RESETTLEMENT PROGRAMS / PROGRAM SUPPORT - International Festival of Arts & Ideas
SUPPORT OF EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS - Music Haven
SUPPORT FOR MUSIC EDUCATION - Neighborhood Music School
SUPPORT FOR YOUTH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - Yale Repertory Theatre
SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS - Clifford Beers Clinic
SUPPORT OF CHILDREN IN NEED
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 131 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 55 | $56,350 | $1,000 |
| 2021 | 57 | $63,750 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 64 | $62,750 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 59 | $61,400 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 71 | $94,750 | $1,000 |
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
99% 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 $1,000. 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 Ethel & Abe Lapides Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). 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 1691, New Haven, CT, 06507. 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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