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Cornelia and Michael Bessie Foundation: 20 grants to organizations, $168,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Cornelia and Michael Bessie Foundation, a private foundation in West Hartford, CT, paid 20 grants to organizations totaling $168,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 13, 2026. The largest was $20,000 to Classical Uprising in Portland, ME for current use for charitable purposes.
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- EIN
- 262341663
- Based in
- West Hartford, CT
- Assets
- $3,694,941
- Grants paid
- $168,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2026, IRS object ID 202621339349103817. It reported $168,000 in grants paid; 20 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classical Uprising | Portland, ME | Current use for charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Care | Atlanta, GA | Current use for charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | New York, NY | Current use for charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Droplets of Mercy USA Inc | McLean, VA | Current use for charitable purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heal Palestine Inc | Kent, OH | Current use for charitable purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Red Bull Theater | New York, NY | Current use for charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Blue Door Foundation | Niantic, CT | Current use for charitable purposes | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Congregation (muusic 4 Uu) | Peterborough, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Pat Macs Pack Inc | Chicago, IL | Current use for charitable purposes | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Broken Souls Rescue and Recovery Inc | Staten Island, NY | Current use for charitable purposes | Animal-related | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Covenant Soup Kitchen | Willimantic, CT | Current use for charitable purposes | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Flying Gravity Circus | Wilton, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harris Center for Conservation Education Inc | Hancock, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | Environment | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| House of Bread Inc | Hartford, CT | Current use for charitable purposes | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford | Hartford, CT | Current use for charitable purposes | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peterborough Food Pantry (peterborough Area Community Aid) | Peterborough, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Simbas Pride | Morrison, CO | Current use for charitable purposes | Animal-related | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Riley Farm Rescue Inc | Brooklyn, CT | Current use for charitable purposes | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Keene Chamber Orchestra Inc | Keene, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aclu Foundation Inc | New York, NY | Current use for charitable purposes | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202501339349100230. It reported $134,000 in grants paid; 14 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flying Gravity Circus | Wilton, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peterborough Food Pantry (peterborough Area Community Aid) | Peterborough, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Grand Monadnock Youth Choirs | Peterborough, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harris Center for Conservation Education Inc | Hancock, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nuday | Windham, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Palistine Children's Relief Fund | Burbank, CA | Current use for charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ten Directions Inc (guest House Retreat & Co) | Chester, CT | Current use for charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Front Door Agency | Nashua, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unrwa USA (united Nations) | Washington, DC | Current use for charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Food Program USA | Washington, DC | Current use for charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Literacy Volunteers of the Tri-Community Inc | Southbridge, MA | Current use for charitable purposes | Education | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Music On Norway Pond | Hancock, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Congregation (muusic 4 Uu) | Peterborough, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Classical Uprising | Portland, ME | Current use for charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $79,500 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $20,000 |
| Animal-related | $19,500 |
| Environment | $17,500 |
| Health care | $10,000 |
| Human services | $10,000 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $8,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $7,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | $121,500 |
| Connecticut | $47,500 |
| New York | $30,000 |
| Maine | $21,000 |
| District of Columbia | $20,000 |
| Georgia | $10,000 |
| Virginia | $10,000 |
| Ohio | $10,000 |
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Updated May 13, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.