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Elizabeth Ferry Speer Foundation: 23 grants to organizations, $670,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Elizabeth Ferry Speer Foundation, a private foundation in Avon, CT, paid 23 grants to organizations totaling $670,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 12, 2026. The largest was $100,000 to Avon Old Farms School in Avon, CT for general support.
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- EIN
- 276183605
- Based in
- Avon, CT
- Assets
- $15,461,136
- Grants paid
- $670,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 12, 2026, IRS object ID 202631329349102208. It reported $670,000 in grants paid; 23 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Old Farms School | Avon, CT | General support | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Healing Meals Community Project | Bloomfield, CT | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Journey Home | Hartford, CT | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Our Companions Animal Rescue | Manchester, CT | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Frick Collection | New York, NY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Open Hearth | Hartford, CT | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Saint Joseph | West Hartford, CT | General support | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Atlantic Classical Orchestra | Fort Pierce, FL | General support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hibiscus Children's Center | Jensen Beach, FL | General support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hartford Youth Scholars | Hartford, CT | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| House of Bread | Hartford, CT | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Interval House | Hartford, CT | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jesus House of Hope | Stuart, FL | General support | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Upper Valley Land Trust | Hanover, NH | General support | Environment | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts | Hartford, CT | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| St Mary's Episcopal Church - Mary's Kitchen | Stuart, FL | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Animals for Life | Naugatuck, CT | General support | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cheshire Animal Shelter Volunteers Inc | Middlebury, CT | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Forgotten Felines | Clinton, CT | General support | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Labs4rescue | Killingworth, CT | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mayor's Alliance for Nyc's Animals Inc | New York, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Poodle Rescue Connecticut | Naugatuck, CT | General support | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Protectors of Animals Inc | East Hartford, CT | General support | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 6, 2025, IRS object ID 202511269349101031. It reported $565,000 in grants paid; 23 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Old Farms School | Avon, CT | General support | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Our Companions Animal Rescue | Manchester, CT | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Frick Collection | New York, NY | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Healing Meals Community Project | Bloomfield, CT | General support | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Atlantic Classical Orchestra | Fort Pierce, FL | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jesus House of Hope | Stuart, FL | General support | Human services | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Journey Home | Hartford, CT | General support | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Gifts of Love | Avon, CT | General support | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hibiscus Children's Center | Jensen Beach, FL | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| House of Bread | Hartford, CT | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Interval House | Hartford, CT | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Saint Joseph | West Hartford, CT | General support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts | Hartford, CT | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Open Hearth | Hartford, CT | General support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hartford Youth Scholars | Hartford, CT | General support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Labs4rescue | Killingworth, CT | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Upper Valley Land Trust | Hanover, NH | General support | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Animals for Life | Naugatuck, CT | General support | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cheshire Animal Shelter Volunteers Inc | Middlebury, CT | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Forgotten Felines | Clinton, CT | General support | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mayor's Alliance for Nyc's Animals Inc | New York, NY | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Poodle Rescue Connecticut | Naugatuck, CT | General support | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Protectors of Animals Inc | East Hartford, CT | General support | Animal-related | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $275,000 |
| Human services | $80,000 |
| Animal-related | $40,000 |
| Environment | $35,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | $885,000 |
| Florida | $205,000 |
| New York | $110,000 |
| New Hampshire | $35,000 |
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- Who funds environment in New Hampshire
- Who funds human services in Connecticut
Updated May 12, 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.