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The Brightwater Fund: 30 grants to organizations, $562,700 (tax year ended June 2025)
The Brightwater Fund, a private foundation in Rye, NY, paid 30 grants to organizations totaling $562,700 in its tax year ended June 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 11, 2025. The largest was $100,000 to Global Impact in Washington, DC for general use.
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- EIN
- 271041109
- Based in
- Rye, NY
- Assets
- $2,333,539
- Grants paid
- $562,700
- Tax year ended
- June 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended June 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed November 11, 2025, IRS object ID 202533159349101573. It reported $562,700 in grants paid; 30 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Impact | Washington, DC | General Use | International, foreign affairs and national security | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| New York Presbyterian Hospital | New York, NY | General Use | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Weill Cornell Medical College | New York, NY | General Use | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| White Plains Hospital | White Plains, NY | General Use | $45,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aclu | New York, NY | General Use | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Yorkers for Children | New York, NY | General Use | Crime and legal-related | $40,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bigger Picture Community Fund | Waitsfield, VT | General Use | Community improvement and capacity building | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | New York, NY | General Use | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fool Proof Foundation | Cocoa, FL | General Use | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | General Use | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Carver Center | Port Chester, NY | General Use | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Marshall Project | New York, NY | General Use | Community improvement and capacity building | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smiletrain | New York, NY | General Use | $13,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Study of Responsive Law | Washington, DC | General Use | Public and societal benefit | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Coalition for the Homeless | New York, NY | General Use | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ifco Alliance for Families Justice | New York, NY | General Use | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Meals-On-Wheels of White Plains | White Plains, NY | General Use | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nantucket Cottage Hospital | Nantucket, MA | General Use | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Reform Alliance | New York, NY | General Use | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vera Institue of Justice | Brooklyn, NY | General Use | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Drug Policy Alliance | New York, NY | General Use | Mental health and crisis intervention | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fisher House Foundation Inc | Rockville, MD | General Use | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Human Rights First | New York, NY | General Use | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lifting Up Westchester | White Plains, NY | General Use | Housing and shelter | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Environmental Work Group | Washington, DC | General Use | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston Medflight | Bedford, MA | General Use | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Truthout | Sacramento, CA | General Use | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Childfund International | Richmond, VA | General Use | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nantucket Preservation Trust | Nantucket, MA | General Use | Arts, culture and humanities | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| CT Public Broadcasting | Hartford, CT | General Use | $200 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $105,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $45,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $40,000 |
| Public and societal benefit | $10,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $10,000 |
| Mental health and crisis intervention | $5,000 |
| Housing and shelter | $5,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $358,000 |
| District of Columbia | $113,000 |
| Vermont | $30,000 |
| Florida | $20,000 |
| Tennessee | $20,000 |
| Massachusetts | $13,000 |
| Maryland | $5,000 |
| California | $2,000 |
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Updated November 11, 2025. 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.