Private foundation · EIN 02-6124449 · Litchfield, Connecticut · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Mae Casali Bonvicini Charitable Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 45 grants paid, $214K total, median $3,000. 47% of grants stayed in Connecticut.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
45
$214K
Median grant
$3,000
Stays in CT
47%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$2.2M

Grants paid in 2025

Top 40 of 45 grants by amount · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Riveroaks Reformed Presbyterian ChurchGermantown, TNGeneral operations$40K
Possum QueenLitchfield, CTGeneral operations$15K
Shriners Hospital for ChildrenRanson, WVGeneral operations$13K
St Judes Childrens Research HospitalMemphis, TNGeneral operations$13K
One By One MinistriesCordova, TNGeneral operations$10K
My Town MiraclesCollierville, TNGeneral operations$10K
Memphis Coalition for LifeMemphis, TNGeneral operations$8,000
Florida Institute for Saltwater HeritageLongboat Key, FLGeneral operations$7,500
Societa Val Trebbia E Val NureBrooklyn, NYGeneral operations$5,000
Communitas InternationalCentennial, COGeneral operations$5,000
Mote Marine Laboratory & AquariumSarasota, FLGeneral operations$5,000
Hands on HartfordHartford, CTGeneral operations$5,000
Friendly Hands Food BankTorrington, CTGeneral operations$5,000
Connecticut FoodshareBloomfield, CTGeneral operations$4,000
Wounded Warrior ProjectTopeka, KSGeneral operations$3,000
Gary Sinise FoundationMerrifield, VAGeneral operations$3,000
St Judes Childrens Research HospitalMemphis, TNGeneral operations$3,000
Smile TrainNew York, NYGeneral operations$3,000
Salvation ArmyTorrington, CTGeneral operations$3,000
Mercy ShipsGarden Valley, TXGeneral operations$3,000
Fisher House FoundationRockville, MDGeneral operations$3,000
Covenant HouseTopeka, KSGeneral operations$3,000
Oliver Wolcott LibraryLitchfield, CTGeneral operations$3,000
Litchfield Community CenterLitchfield, CTGeneral operations$3,000
Malta HouseNorwalk, CTGeneral operations$3,000
American Legion Morgan Weir Post 27Litchfield, CTGeneral operations$3,000
Cortez Village Historical SocietyCortez, FLGeneral operations$2,500
Societa Val Trebbia E Val NureBrooklyn, NYGeneral operations$2,500
Life ChoicesBloomfield, CTGeneral operations$2,500
Mission to the WorldLawrenceville, GAGeneral operations$2,000
Center for Western StudiesSioux Falls, SDGeneral operations$2,000
Goodspeed Opera House FoundationEast Haddam, CTGeneral operations$2,000
Litchfield Community ServicesLitchfield, CTGeneral operations$2,000
Visiting Nurse Hospice LitchfieldNew Canaan, CTGeneral operations$2,000
Bantam Cinema Arts CenterBantam, CTGeneral operations$2,000
Two Hearts Pregnancy CareTorrington, CTGeneral operations$2,000
Leukemia Lymphone SocietyNew York, NYGeneral operations$2,000
Michael J Fox FoundationHagerstown, MDGeneral operations$2,000
Lourdes in LitchfieldLitchfield, CTGeneral operations$2,000
Litchfield Community GreenwayLitchfield, CTGeneral operations$1,000

By state: Tennessee 6 · Connecticut 21 · Florida 3 · West Virginia 1 · New York 4 · Kansas 2

About this foundation

Mae Casali Bonvicini Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Litchfield, Connecticut, administered in care of Hamblett & Kerrigan Pa, tax-exempt since 2001. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Mae Casali Bonvicini Charitable Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Mae Casali Bonvicini Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $214K across 45 grants, a median of $3,000.

Where does Mae Casali Bonvicini Charitable Foundation give?

Tennessee (6 grants), Connecticut (21 grants), Florida (3 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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