Private foundation · EIN 26-0702182 · West Hartford, Connecticut · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Olivieri Johnston Family Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you work nationally. The foundation accepts applications (None none) and its median grant is $2,000.

From the 2024 Form 990-PF: 27 grants paid, $97K total, median $2,000. 4% of grants stayed in Connecticut. Stated restrictions: NONE

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2024
27
$97K
Median grant
$2,000
Stays in CT
4%
of grants
Deadline
None none
Assets
$1.8M

How to apply

LETTER Contact: Paul L Bourdeau Esq, Cummings Lockwood 75 Isham Rd 400, West Hartford, Ct, 8603134930 Deadlines: None none Restrictions: NONE

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2024

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Doctors Without Borders USA IncNew York, NYCurrent use for general charitable purposes$10K
Save the Children Federation IncFairfield, CTCurrent use for general charitable purposes$10K
National Partnership for Women & Families IncWashington, DCCurrent use for general charitable purposes$8,000
Church of the RegenerationPine Plains, NYCurrent use for general charitable purposes$6,000
World Wildlife Fund IncWashington, DCCurrent use for general charitable purposes$6,000
Mondoweiss (center for Economic Research and Social Change)Chicago, ILCurrent use for general charitable purposes$5,000
ASPCANew York, NYCurrent use for general charitable purposes$4,000
Columbia University (celiac Disease Center)New York, NYCurrent use for general charitable purposes$4,000
House of the RedeemerNew York, NYCurrent use for general charitable purposes$4,000
United Palestinian AppealWashington, DCCurrent use for general charitable purposes$4,000
Excellence Plus IncorporatedNew York, NYCurrent use for general charitable purposes$3,000
Rising Ground (leake & Watts Services)Brooklyn, NYCurrent use for general charitable purposes$3,000
Alpha-1 Foundation IncCoral Gables, FLCurrent use for general charitable purposes$2,000
Bard College (prison Initiative)Annandaleonhudson, NYCurrent use for general charitable purposes$2,000
Charcot-Marie Tooth AssociationBrookhaven, GACurrent use for general charitable purposes$2,000
Children's Defense FundWashington, DCCurrent use for general charitable purposes$2,000
Columbia Land Conservancy IncChatham, NYCurrent use for general charitable purposes$2,000
National Audubon Society Inc (constitution Marsh)New York, NYCurrent use for general charitable purposes$2,000
New York Institute for Special EducationBronx, NYCurrent use for general charitable purposes$2,000
Ocean Conservancy IncWashington, DCCurrent use for general charitable purposes$2,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America IncNew York, NYCurrent use for general charitable purposes$2,000
Scenic Hudson IncPoughkeepsie, NYCurrent use for general charitable purposes$2,000
Sierra Club FoundationOakland, CACurrent use for general charitable purposes$2,000
Southern Poverty Law Center IncMontgomery, ALCurrent use for general charitable purposes$2,000
The Go ProjectNew York, NYCurrent use for general charitable purposes$2,000
West Side Center for Community Life IncNew York, NYCurrent use for general charitable purposes$2,000
World Cental Kitchen IncWashington, DCCurrent use for general charitable purposes$2,000

By state: New York 15 · District of Columbia 6 · Connecticut 1 · Illinois 1 · Florida 1 · Georgia 1

About this foundation

Olivieri Johnston Family Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in West Hartford, Connecticut, administered in care of Frances Reese Olivieri & Lowell D, tax-exempt since 2008. 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 Olivieri Johnston Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2024 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. LETTER Deadlines: None none.

How much does Olivieri Johnston Family Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2024 it paid $97K across 27 grants, a median of $2,000.

Where does Olivieri Johnston Family Foundation give?

New York (15 grants), District of Columbia (6 grants), Connecticut (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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