The John T and Jane a Wiederhold
Torrington, CT · EIN 06-1830842. Reported 101 grants totalling $5,614,964 to 57 organizations across tax years 2021-2025, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For The John T and Jane a Wiederhold, the IRS classifies it as a private grantmaking foundation (NTEE T20).
- How spread out its giving is. 57 distinct organizations, with 8% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 27% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $39,700. Half of what it reported fell between $25,000 and $75,000; the smallest was $7,000 and the largest $250,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Societyinc | Springfield, MA | $474,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Winchester Land Trust Inc | Winchestr Ctr, CT | $352,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy Inc | Kent, CT | $325,000 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Shelter Animals Count - a National Database Initiative | Atlanta, GA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Little Guild of St Francis for the Welfare of Animals Inc | West Cornwall, CT | $279,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Marine Life Center Inc | Pocasset, MA | $272,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Hartford Land Conservation Trust Inc | New Hartford, CT | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Florida Foundation Inc | Gainesville, FL | $240,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $231,446 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Norfolk Land Trust Inc | Norfolk, CT | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New York State Animal Protection Federation Education Fund | Albany, NY | $185,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Thomas J Oconnor Animal Control Andadoption Center Foundation Inc | Springfield, MA | $185,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Warren Land Trust Inc | Warren, CT | $175,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Regents of the University of California Davis | Davis, CA | $145,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Connecticut Humane Society | Newington, CT | $128,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Animal Protective Foundation of Schenectady Inc | Scotia, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Open Door Veterinary Collective | Grand Rapids, OH | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salisbury Association Inc | Salisbury, CT | $99,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New England Federation of Humane Societies | Lowell, MA | $85,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Berkshire Humane Society Inc | Pittsfield, MA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Tompkins County SPCA | Ithaca, NY | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Merrimack River Feline Rescue Society Inc | Salisbury, MA | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society | Menands, NY | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bethany Land Trust Incorporated | Bethany, CT | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Housatonic Valley Association Inc | Cornwall Brg, CT | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Animal Haven Inc | North Haven, CT | $59,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Animal Rescue Foundation Inc | Terryville, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Gather New Haven | New Haven, CT | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Boston, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Middlesex Community College Foundation Incorporated | Middletown, CT | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northwestern Community College Foundation Regional Advisory Counc | Winsted, CT | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Steep Rock Association Inc | Washington Dt, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Western Connecticut State University Foundation Inc | Danbury, CT | $48,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs | Ann Arbor, MI | $39,590 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cornwall Conservation Trust Inc | West Cornwall, CT | $38,300 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Beaver Institute Inc | Southampton, MA | $36,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Connecticut Agricultural | New Haven, CT | $34,600 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| White Memorial Conservation Center Inc | Litchfield, CT | $33,300 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Connecticut Wildlife Rehabilitators Association Inc | Woodbridge, CT | $33,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Connecticut River Watershed Council Inc | Greenfield, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Great Mountain Forest Corporation | Norfolk, CT | $27,400 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| A Place Called Hope Inc | Killingworth, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catrock Ventures Inc | Bronx, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut Inc | Bristol, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Audubon Society Inc | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Groundwork Bridgeport Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $24,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kestrel Land Trust Inc | Amherst, MA | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy University | Dobbs Ferry, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| United Spay Alliance | Walkersville, MD | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Whiskers Pet Rescue Inc | Southbury, CT | $18,628 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | Cooperstown, NY | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westchester Community College Foundation Inc | Valhalla, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mitchell Farm Equine Retirement Inc | Salem, CT | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Massachusetts | Amherst, MA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
25 of 57 (44%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- The Norfolk Land Trust
TO ACQUIRE THE KOPP PROPERTY - Northwest Ct Land Conservancy
Surdan Mountain Reserve Acquisition - Dakin Humane Society
Sustainability and Capactiy Grant - Shelter Animals Count
SAC database expansion, forecasting - The Animal Protective Foundat
The APF's Humane Housing for dogs - New York State Animal Protection Federation Education Fund
SHELTER COMPANION ANIMAL CARE STANDARDS CONSULTING SERVICES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 50 of 57 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 25 | $1,122,518 | $30,800 |
| 2022 | 20 | $1,014,146 | $27,500 |
| 2023 | 14 | $901,000 | $55,000 |
| 2024 | 21 | $1,250,700 | $39,700 |
| 2025 | 21 | $1,326,600 | $38,300 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
46% of its giving went to organizations in Connecticut. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $39,700 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Connecticut.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The John T and Jane a Wiederhold's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 3 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 18 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 33 East Main Street Po Box 1144, Torrington, CT, 06790.
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