EIN 06-0970466

New Canaan Community Foundation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
5
Year formed
1977
Most recent tax filings
2023-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The New Canaan Community Foundation serves as New Canaan's local partner for advice, leadership, and facilitation of charitable giving. Through the young philanthropists program, high school aged students living or going to school in New Canaan learn about nonprofit organizations, local issues, and community philanthropy and award grants to select nonprofits. The foundation also makes grants to provide scholarship assistance for New Canaan residents with financial need and supports nonprofit organizations in their scholarship efforts.
Total revenues
$2,915,669
2023
Total expenses
$2,685,577
2023
Total assets
$25,768,610
2023
Num. employees
5
2023

Program areas at New Canaan Community Foundation

Grants are made to support capital, program and operating needs of local nonprofit organizations.
The young philanthropists program works during the school year with high school aged students living or going to school in New Canaan. Students learn about nonprofit organizations, local issues, and Community philanthropy, and award grants to select nonprofit organizations.
Grants are made to provide scholarship assistance for New Canaan residents with financial need. Grants are also made to nonprofit organizations to support their scholarship efforts.

Grants made by New Canaan Community Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
New Canaan Community FoundationGrants Recommended By Daf, To Support Operating, Events, and Restricted Projects$145,200
Norwalk Community College FoundationGrant Recommended By Daf and To Support Bridges Programs$107,500
Waveny Park ConservancyGrant Recommended By Daf and To Support Trail Network Study$82,500
...and 70 more grants made totalling $1,468,594

Who funds New Canaan Community Foundation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Jim and Dede Bartlett FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted$200,000
New Canaan Community FoundationGrants Recommended By Daf, To Support Operating, Events, and Restricted Projects$145,200
TisBest PhilanthropySee Tisbest Mission$100,000
...and 35 more grants received totalling $885,958

Personnel at New Canaan Community Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Lauren PattersonPresident and Chief Executive Officer$124,394
Julie KoFinance and Operations Manager
Lauren EricksonDevelopment Manager
Elizabeth CahillSecretary$0
Jim ClaytonBoard Member$0
...and 5 more key personnel

Financials for New Canaan Community Foundation

RevenuesFYE 06/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,162,374
Program services$2,700
Investment income and dividends$777,113
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$5,664
Net income from fundraising events$-32,182
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$2,915,669

Form 990s for New Canaan Community Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-062023-11-11990View PDF
2022-062022-11-01990View PDF
2021-062022-05-03990View PDF
2020-062021-02-22990View PDF
2019-062020-01-15990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s
Data update history
February 4, 2024
Received grants
Identified 11 new grant, including a grant for $145,200 from New Canaan Community Foundation
January 3, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
January 2, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
December 26, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
October 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $40,000 from Northpoint Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsCommunity foundationsCharities
Issues
EducationCommunity improvement
Characteristics
Operates donor advised fundsProvides grantsFundraising eventsState / local levelEndowed supportCommunity engagement / volunteeringTax deductible donations
General information
Address
111 Cherry St
New Canaan, CT 06840
Metro area
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
County
Fairfield County, CT
Website URL
newcanaancf.org/ 
Phone
(203) 966-0231
IRS details
EIN
06-0970466
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1977
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
T31: Community Foundations
NAICS code, primary
813211: Grantmaking Foundations
Parent/child status
Independent
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