Tauck Family Foundation
Wilton, CT · EIN 27-0729341. Reported 256 grants totalling $4,829,657 to 108 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. Tauck Family Foundation 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 $3,557. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $25,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $127,061. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Beginnings Family Academy | Bridgeport, CT | $524,050 | 13 | 5 | 2025 |
| Catholic Academy of Bridgeport | Bridgeport, CT | $447,700 | 11 | 5 | 2025 |
| Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership | Bridgeport, CT | $285,000 | 9 | 3 | 2023 |
| Horizons Bridgeport Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $265,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools | Bridgeport, CT | $260,063 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $224,526 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bridgeport Public Schools | Bridgeport, CT | $206,358 | 6 | 2 | 2022 |
| Rain for the Sahel and Sahara Inc | Portsmouth, NH | $195,900 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Boston, MA | $157,023 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| Savory Institute | Boulder Co, CO | $145,100 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Chicago Eco House | Chicago, IL | $130,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cultivate Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | $119,996 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Catalyst Ct | Bridgeport, CT | $115,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| All Our Kin | Bridgeport, CT | $102,096 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Urban Sustainability Directors Network | Sanford, NC | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cooperative Educational Services | Trumbull, CT | $95,654 | 9 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hmong American Farmers Association | West Saint Paul, MN | $80,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Redford Center | San Francisco, CA | $77,500 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Ecdysis Foundation | Estelline, SD | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Innovation Network for Communities | Tamworth, NH | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Legado Inc | Jackson, NH | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Omprakash Foundation | Seattle, WA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| One World Children's Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $72,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Point Blue Conservation Science | Petaluma, CA | $69,119 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Native Land Conservancy Inc | Mashpee, MA | $65,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Council for Healthy Food System | Cameron, TX | $59,886 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Venture Fund | Baltimore, MD | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Quivira Coalition | Santa Fe, NM | $55,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Environmental Protection Network | Washington DC, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Regenerative Agriculture Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Horizons at Sacred Heart University | Fairfield, CT | $48,750 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Asante Africa Foundation | Livermore, CA | $48,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Council for Healthy Food Systems | Cameron, TX | $42,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Horizons at Greens Farms Academy | Green Farms, CT | $32,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| National Equity Project Designated for Liberated | Oakland, CA | $30,375 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Council for Philanthropy | Hartford, CT | $29,550 | 7 | 4 | 2025 |
| Ecologic Development Fund | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Groundswell International | Washington DC, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mycelium Youth Network | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Soul Fire Farm Institute Inc | Petersburg, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Earthgen | Seattle, WA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Global Greengrants Fund | Boulder, CO | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Green Village Initiative | Bridgeport, CT | $12,100 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Environmental Grantmakers Association | New York, NY | $10,521 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Alliance for Community Empowerment Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $10,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Yhb Charitable Endowment | West Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fairfield County's Community Foundation | Norwalk, CT | $9,970 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Center for Family Philanthropy | Washington, DC | $7,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Wakeman Boys & Girls Club | Fairfield, CT | $6,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Five Frogs Inc | Fairfield, CT | $6,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bridgeport YMCA | Bridgeport, CT | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greenroots | Chelsea, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Razom Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Confluence Philanthropy | New York, NY | $4,950 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Network of Engaged International Donors Giving Circle | Boston, MA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Casel | Chicago, IL | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Council of Philanthropy | Hartford, CT | $3,470 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Myriad USA | New York, NY | $3,300 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation | Newtown, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Adirondack Ski Touring Council | Lake Placid, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Public Education Support Fund | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Public Education Support Fund Designated for Grantmakers for Thriv | Washington, DC | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yale New Haven Hospital | New Haven, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grapevine Giving Foundation | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Coastal Fairfield County | Bridgeport, CT | $2,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Understory Initiative | Medford, OR | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Grantmakers for Education | Portland, OR | $1,400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Burroughs Community Center | Bridgeport, CT | $1,300 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Sustainable West Milford | Highland Lakes, NJ | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Adam J Lewis Academy | Bridgeport, CT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Connecticut | Bridgeport, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bridgeport Caribe Youth Leaders | Bridgeport, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Building One Community | Stamford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connecticut Violence Intervention Program | New Haven, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Givewell | Oakland, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hall Neighborhood House | Bridgeport, CT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Housatonic Community College Foundation | Bridgeport, CT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Lighthouse After School Program | Bridgeport, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Nourish Bridgeport | Bridgeport, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Optimus Health Care | Bridgeport, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Paul's Child Development Center | Bridgeport, CT | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Equity Project Charter School | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Chicago, IL | $700 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Alaska Wildlife Alliance | Anchorage, AK | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridgeport Hospital Foundation | Bridgeport, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Child First Ct | Trumbull, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Conservation Law Foundation | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mcquaid Jesuit | Rochester, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mill River Park Collaborative | Stamford, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Person to Person | Darien, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trout Unlimited | Arlington, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Nations Children's Fund USA | New York, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Danny Did Foundation | Evanston, IL | $350 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Prospector Theater | Ridgefield, CT | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Community Mindfulness Project | New Canaan, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connecticut After School Network | Hartford, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lake Waramaug Task Force | Warren, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lifebridge Community Services | Bridgeport, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mercy By the Sea | Madison, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous | West Orange, NJ | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American School for the Deaf | West Hartford, CT | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Caron | Wernersville, PA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Foodshare | Hartford, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ej's Heart Inc | Seymour, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Filling in the Blanks | Norwalk, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Operation Hope | Fairfield, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Susan G Komen | Dallas, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
54 of 108 (50%) 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 59%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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.
- Catholic Academy of Bridgeport
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT - National Equity Project Designated for Liberated
KNOWLEDGE BUILDING AND SHARING GRANT - Asante Africa Foundation
JUNIOR BOARD DIRECTED GRANT - Fairfield County's Community Foundation
KNOWLEDGE. BUILDING, AND SHARING GRANT - Yale New Haven Hospital
DISCRETIONARY MATCHING GRANT - Myriad USA
NETWORK OF ENGAGED INTERNATIONAL DONORS GIVING CIRCLE
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 168 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 | 75 | $944,641 | $1,250 |
| 2022 | 55 | $921,233 | $1,500 |
| 2023 | 31 | $793,394 | $20,046 |
| 2024 | 49 | $961,795 | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 46 | $1,208,594 | $20,000 |
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
56% 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 $3,557. 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 Tauck Family Foundation'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: 10 Westport Road, Wilton, CT, 06897. 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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