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Cornelia Bessie Memorial Foundation: 30 grants to organizations, $286,800 (tax year ended May 2026)
Cornelia Bessie Memorial Foundation, a private foundation in West Hartford, CT, paid 30 grants to organizations totaling $286,800 in its tax year ended May 2026, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 4, 2026. The largest was $25,000 to Friends of the Lymes Senior Center Inc in Old Lyme, CT for current use for charitable purposes.
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- EIN
- 831183294
- Based in
- West Hartford, CT
- Assets
- $6,317,145
- Grants paid
- $286,800
- Tax year ended
- May 2026
Grants paid, tax year ended May 2026
From the Form 990-PF filed August 4, 2026, IRS object ID 202602169349100105. It reported $286,800 in grants paid; 30 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of the Lymes Senior Center Inc | Old Lyme, CT | Current use for charitable purposes | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Valley Shore YMCA Westbrook | Westbrook, CT | Current use for charitable purposes | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Care | Atlanta, GA | Current use for charitable purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | New York, NY | Current use for charitable purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Current use for charitable purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Zara Manzur Foundation | Mystic, CT | Current use for charitable purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Congregation (puuc) | Peterborough, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Classical Uprising | Portland, ME | Current use for charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,600 | apps.irs.gov |
| Equality Health Center | Concord, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| House of Bread | Dayton, OH | Current use for charitable purposes | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leeway Foundation Inc | New Haven, CT | Current use for charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peterborough Folk Music Society | Peterborough, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ray of Light Farm Inc | East Haddam, CT | Current use for charitable purposes | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Tri Town Youth Services Bureau Inc | Deep River, CT | Current use for charitable purposes | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Woodshed Arts | Chapel Hill, NC | 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 | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Common Cause Education Fund | Washington, DC | Current use for charitable purposes | Public and societal benefit | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food Bank for New York City | Bronx, NY | Current use for charitable purposes | Community improvement and capacity building | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| New England Musicians Resource Fund | Arlington, MA | Current use for charitable purposes | Human services | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peterborough Human Services Fund (aka Peterborough Food Pantry) | Peterborough, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Words Without Borders | Brooklyn, NY | Current use for charitable purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Apocalyptic Artists Ensemble | Brooklyn, NY | Current use for charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chester Community Coalition | Chester, PA | Current use for charitable purposes | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Music Center | San Francisco, CA | Current use for charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hartford Interval House Inc | Hartford, CT | Current use for charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hunts Point Alliance for Children | Bronx, NY | Current use for charitable purposes | Youth development | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Keene Chamber Orchestra Inc | Keene, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford | Hartford, CT | Current use for charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Flying Gravity Circus | Wilton, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,700 | apps.irs.gov |
| Festival Celebration Choir Inc (FCC) | Albany, NY | Current use for charitable purposes | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended May 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 28, 2025, IRS object ID 202502409349100805. It reported $340,100 in grants paid; 29 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classical Uprising | Portland, ME | Current use for charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $27,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Keeping Track Inc | Richmond, VT | Current use for charitable purposes | Animal-related | $24,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| 240 Strings | Portland, ME | Current use for charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Blue Door Foundation Inc | Niantic, CT | Current use for charitable purposes | Health care | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Eugene Oneill Memorial Theater Center Inc | Waterford, CT | Current use for charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Food Bank for New York City | New York, NY | Current use for charitable purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| House of Bread | Dayton, OH | Current use for charitable purposes | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Human Appeal Inc | Mission Viejo, CA | Current use for charitable purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New England Musicians Resource Fund | Arlington, MA | Current use for charitable purposes | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Public Theater | New York, NY | Current use for charitable purposes | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Words Without Borders | Brooklyn, NY | Current use for charitable purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Red Bull Theater | New York, NY | Current use for charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Archipelago Books Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Current use for charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Broken Souls Rescue and Recovery Inc | Staten Island, NY | Current use for charitable purposes | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cityseed | New Haven, CT | Current use for charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Homeward Bound Adoptions CT Inc | Chester, CT | Current use for charitable purposes | Animal-related | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hunts Point Alliance for Children | Bronx, NY | Current use for charitable purposes | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Iris - Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services | New Haven, CT | Current use for charitable purposes | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Keene Chamber Orchestra Inc | Keene, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Leeway Foundation Inc | Southfield, MI | Current use for charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ray of Light Farm Inc | East Haddam, CT | Current use for charitable purposes | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Current use for charitable purposes | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harris Center for Conservation Education Inc | Hancock, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | Environment | $9,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pat Macs Pack Inc | Chicago, IL | Current use for charitable purposes | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Festival Celebration Choir Inc (FCC) | Albany, NY | Current use for charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gmyc - Grand Monadnock Youth Choirs | Peterborough, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peterborough Folk Music Society | Peterborough, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peterborough Unitarian Universalist Congregation (puuc) | Peterborough, NH | Current use for charitable purposes | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Capital Community Voices | East Greenbush, NY | Current use for charitable purposes | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $156,300 |
| Human services | $72,500 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $62,500 |
| Animal-related | $44,100 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $25,000 |
| Youth development | $25,000 |
| Environment | $18,000 |
| Health care | $15,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | $170,000 |
| New York | $136,000 |
| New Hampshire | $90,200 |
| Maine | $59,600 |
| District of Columbia | $32,500 |
| Ohio | $25,000 |
| Vermont | $24,100 |
| Massachusetts | $22,500 |
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Updated August 4, 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.