Private foundation · EIN 20-2045527 · Hamden, Connecticut · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Family Foundation Inc

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 2024 Form 990-PF: 44 grants paid, $531K total, median $10K. 73% of grants stayed in Connecticut.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
44
$531K
Median grant
$10K
Stays in CT
73%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$13M

Grants paid in 2024

44 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends Center for ChildrenNew Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$30K
HorizonsSouth Windham, CTSupport organizations mission$25K
United Way of New HavenNew Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$25K
Wellesley Hills Congregational ChurchWellesley Hills, MASupport organizations mission$25K
All Our KinNew Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$20K
Foote SchoolNew Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$20K
Gateway Community College FoundationNew Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$20K
International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NYSupport organizations mission$20K
New Haven ReadsNew Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$20K
Read to Grow IncBranford, CTSupport organizations mission$20K
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PASupport organizations mission$15K
Choate Rosemary HallWallingford, CTSupport organizations mission$15K
Congregation of Mishkan IsraelHamden, CTSupport organizations mission$15K
Equal Justice InitiativeMontgomery, ALSupport organizations mission$15K
Fair Haven Community Health CenterNew Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$15K
Integrated Refugee & Immigrant ServicesNew Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$15K
Planned ParenthoodNew Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$15K
Solar YouthNew Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$15K
St Martin de Porres AcademyNew Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$15K
American Cancer SocietyHagerstown, MDSupport organizations mission$10K
Boundless LiteracyHamden, CTSupport organizations mission$10K
Connecticut Mirror - Connecticut New Project IncHartford, CTSupport organizations mission$10K
Downtown Evening Soup KitchenNew Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$10K
Emerge Ct IncNew Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$10K
Frenchman's Creek Charter FoundationPalm Beach Gardens, FLSupport organizations mission$10K
LeapNew Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$10K
Ronald McDonald HouseHew Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$10K
ShatterproofNorwalk, CTSupport organizations mission$10K
Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, ALSupport organizations mission$10K
The Childrens Center of HamdenHamden, CTSupport organizations mission$10K
The Diaper BankNorth Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$10K
ASPCANew Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$5,000
Edith B Jackson Child CareNew Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$5,000
Friends of the New Haven Animal ShelterNew Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$5,000
Music HavenNew Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$5,000
New ReachNew Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$5,000
Planned Parenthood of FlWest Palm Beach, FLSupport organizations mission$5,000
Smile TrainNew York, NYSupport organizations mission$5,000
Urban Resources Initiative IncNew Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$5,000
New Haven Hebrew Day SchoolOrange, CTSupport organizations mission$3,600
Jupiter Medical CenterJupiter, FLSupport organizations mission$2,500
Doctors Without Borders - Medecins Sans Frontieres USA IncNew York, NYSupport organizations mission$2,000
Yale New Haven Hospital - Toy Closet ProgramNew Haven, CTSupport organizations mission$2,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NYSupport organizations mission$1,000

By state: Connecticut 32 · New York 4 · Alabama 2 · Massachusetts 1 · Florida 3 · Pennsylvania 1

About this foundation

Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Family Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in Hamden, Connecticut, administered in care of Jordan Intl Co, tax-exempt since 2005. 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 Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Family Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

No. On its 2024 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 Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Family Foundation Inc give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $531K across 44 grants, a median of $10K.

Where does Daniel & Sharon Milikowsky Family Foundation Inc give?

Connecticut (32 grants), New York (4 grants), Alabama (2 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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