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Donna and Stuart Farber Family Foundation Inc: 35 grants to organizations, $73,268 (tax year ended December 2025)
Donna and Stuart Farber Family Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Westport, CT, paid 35 grants to organizations totaling $73,268 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 14, 2026. The largest was $15,682 to FDN for Prader-Willi Research in Walnut, CA for support prader-willi syndrome research.
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- EIN
- 261606299
- Based in
- Westport, CT
- Assets
- $1,940,846
- Grants paid
- $74,348
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 14, 2026, IRS object ID 202601349349103150. It reported $74,348 in grants paid; 35 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDN for Prader-Willi Research | Walnut, CA | Support prader-willi syndrome research | $15,682 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Friends of Levitt Pavillion | Westport, CT | For furtherance of the arts | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Open Door Shelter | Norwalk, CT | To provide shelter and support for the homeless | Housing and shelter | $5,181 | apps.irs.gov |
| Westport Rotary Club Foundation | Westport, CT | To improving the health and wellness of children and families, supporting education, and preserving westport's unique culture. | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Ability Center | Park City, UT | To support people of all abilities | Recreation and sports | $3,050 | apps.irs.gov |
| Chicago Survivors | Chicago, IL | Provides multi-cultural crime victim services to family members of chicago homicide victims. | Youth development | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Homes With Hope | Westport, CT | Providing food and shelter to individuals experiencing homelessness. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vera Institue of Justice | Brooklyn, NY | To end criminalization and mass incarceration of people of color and immigrants | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation | Greenwich, CT | To support cancer research | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ridgefield Playhouse | Ridgefield, CT | To support community theatre | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Westport Library | Westport, CT | To promote education for westport, ct residents | $1,635 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | To support the educational institution | Education | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cradles To Crayons | Chicago, IL | Works to fight children's clothing insecurity | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cradles To Crayons | Newtonville, MA | Works to fight childresn's clothing insecurity | Human services | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mikey's Way Foundation | Fairfield, CT | Helping kids cope with cancer | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Weston Ems | Weston, CT | To promote safety | $1,288 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Act of Connecticut | Ridgefield, CT | For furtherance of the arts | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,036 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Boston House | Brookline, MA | To provide care for children with cancer | $1,036 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Westport Volunteer Ems | Westport, CT | To promote safety | $1,022 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 06880 Inc | Westport, CT | To support various charities | Community improvement and capacity building | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| CT Science Center | Hartford, CT | For the furtherance of science education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Family Centers | Greenwich, CT | To provide education, counseling, medical, and vocational support | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Music Theater of Connecticut | Norwalk, CT | Help execute and develop professional and educational programming | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Norwalk Hospital Foundation | Norwalk, CT | To deliver dedicated patient care, research and community outreach in the region | Health care | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Positive Directions | Westport, CT | To provide conunseling and support for people struggling with mental illness or substance use | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | Provide newborn health services, malnutrition screeing and treatment and help prevent disease | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Wolfpit Integrated Arts School | Norwalk, CT | To enhance educational experience for students | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rach's Hope | Greens Farms, CT | To address the challenges that families face during and after child's critical illness | $518 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kids in Crisis | Cos Cob, CT | Provider of emergency shelter, crisis counseling and community educational programs to underprivileged children | $515 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Westport Center for Senior Activities | Westport, CT | To enhance quality of life for adults 60 years of age and older | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Westport Co Playhouse | Westport, CT | For furtherance of the arts | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Guiding Eyes | Yorktown Heights, NY | For support to guide dogs | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Paws | Lynnwood, WA | To provide support and adoption services for injured and orphaned animals | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| RDS | Costa Mesa, CA | To promote awareness, improve patient care, educate health care | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Weston History & Culture Center | Weston, CT | Discover, collect and preserve weston heritage, promote understanding of local, regional and world events | $55 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed July 30, 2025, IRS object ID 202542119349100504. It reported $51,375 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDN for Prader-Willi Research | Walnut, CA | Support prader-willi syndrome research | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Friends of Levitt Pavillion | Westport, CT | For furtherance of the arts | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Westport Rotary Club Foundation | Westport, CT | To improving the health and wellness of children and families, supporting education, and preserving westport's unique culture. | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,181 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ridgefield Playhouse | Ridgefield, CT | To support community theatre | $3,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Open Door Shelter | Norwalk, CT | To provide shelter and support for the homeless | Housing and shelter | $3,109 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation | Greenwich, CT | To support cancer research | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | To support the educational institution | Education | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Act of Connecticut | Ridgefield, CT | For furtherance of the arts | Arts, culture and humanities | $1,304 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cradles To Crayons | Chicago, IL | Works to fight children's clothing insecurity | $1,039 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Boston House | Brookline, MA | To provide care for children with cancer | $1,036 | apps.irs.gov | |
| CT Science Center | Hartford, CT | For the furtherance of science education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Learning Centers of Fairfield County | Stamford, CT | Providing early childhood education for all families | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Guiding Eyes | Yorktown Heights, NY | For support to guide dogs | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hole in the Wall Gang | Ashford, CT | To provide free programs and summer camps to children with illness | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 06880 Inc | Westport, CT | To support various charities | Community improvement and capacity building | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mikey's Way Foundation | Fairfield, CT | Helping kids cope with cancer | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Paws | Lynnwood, WA | To provide support and adoption services for injured and orphaned animals | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Westport Library | Westport, CT | To promote education for westport, ct residents | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | Provide newborn health services, malnutrition screeing and treatment and help prevent disease | $350 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gather Round the Table | Pawling, NY | Provide no cost meals to reduce effects of food insecurity and social isolation | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $309 | apps.irs.gov |
| Channel Thirteen | New York, NY | To support educational programming | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Play With Your Food | Westport, CT | Programs for local communities to serve lunches, short plays and interesting conversation | $148 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Positive Directions | Westport, CT | To provide conunseling and support for people struggling with mental illness or substance use | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Westport Co Playhouse | Westport, CT | For furtherance of the arts | $49 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Community improvement and capacity building | $11,681 |
| Housing and shelter | $8,290 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $4,500 |
| Recreation and sports | $3,050 |
| Education | $3,000 |
| Youth development | $2,500 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $2,340 |
| Human services | $1,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | $73,991 |
| California | $30,932 |
| New York | $7,309 |
| Illinois | $5,039 |
| Massachusetts | $3,572 |
| Utah | $3,050 |
| Washington | $750 |
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Updated May 14, 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.