Fernwood Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 06-6459415
Foundation Overview
Based in Weston, CT, Fernwood Foundation has awarded 154 grants totaling $6,701,178 to organizations in New York, Illinois and 10 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $100 to $1,007,500, with a median award of $2,500.
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New Applicant Friendliness
7 of 16 recipients (44%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.
Geographic Focus
52% of grants are awarded in Connecticut, with additional funding distributed across 11 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within Connecticut, funding concentrates in Weston (66%), Westport (19%), Georgetown (5%).
Funding Trajectory
Stable funding levels with 10% change over 8 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (50%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Fernwood Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 211 Palm Beach And Treasure Coast | $2,000 | Lantana, FL, US | General Donation | 2024 |
| American Classical Orchestra | $625,000 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2024 |
| The Dana-farber Cancer Institute | $350 | Brookline, MA, US | General Donation | 2024 |
| Town Of Weston Connecticut | $8,200 | Weston, CT, US | Beautification Needs For The Town Green In Weston, Ct | 2024 |
| Town Of Weston Connecticut | $2,500 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2024 |
| Weston Volunteer Ems | $2,500 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2024 |
| Westport Country Playhouse | $50,250 | Westport, CT, US | General Donation | 2024 |
| Martha Graham Center Of Contemporary Dance | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen | $101,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Donation | 2024 |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | General Donation | 2024 |
| Best Friends For Life Animal Rescue | $1,000 | Plainville, CT, US | General Donation | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Association | $350 | Chicago, IL, US | General Donation | 2024 |
| Be Loved Asheville | $1,000 | Asheville, NC, US | General Donation | 2024 |
| Brother Wolf Animal Rescue | $1,000 | Asheville, NC, US | General Donation | 2024 |
| Aspetuck Land Trust | $1,000 | Westport, CT, US | General Donation | 2024 |
| Friends Of Lachat | $500 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2024 |
| American Classical Orchestra | $454,000 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2023 |
| Msmt | $2,500 | Brunswick, ME, US | General Donation | 2023 |
| Music On The Hill | $1,000 | Georgetown, CT, US | General Donation | 2023 |
| Town Of Weston Connecticut | $25,000 | Weston, CT, US | Beautification Needs For The New Town Green In Weston, Ct | 2023 |
| Weston History & Culture Center | $1,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2023 |
| Weston Volunteer Fire Dept | $2,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2023 |
| Weston Warm-up Fund | $500 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2023 |
| 211 Palm Beach And Treasure Coast | $2,000 | Lantana, FL, US | General Donation | 2023 |
| Weston Volunteer Ems | $10,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2023 |
| Town Of Weston Connecticut | $1,000 | Weston, CT, US | Repair Of Stone Wall In Front Of Town Hall In Weston, Ct | 2023 |
| The Dana-farber Cancer Institute | $350 | Brookline, MA, US | General Donation | 2023 |
| Forestburgh Playhouse | $1,000 | Forestburgh, NY, US | General Donation | 2023 |
| American Classical Orchestra | $454,250 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Weston Education Foundation | $250 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Westport Country Playhouse | $25,000 | Westport, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Friends Of Lachat | $7,500 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Weston Volunteer Fire Dept | $2,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Say | $500 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Weston Community Fund | $8,000 | Weston, CT, US | Beautification Needs For The New Town Green In Weston, Ct | 2022 |
| Weston Historical Society | $250 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Weston Warm-up Fund | $500 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Aspetuck Land Trust | $1,000 | Westport, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Msmt | $2,500 | Brunswick, ME, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Music On The Hill | $2,500 | Georgetown, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Action Against Hunger | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| International Rescue Committee | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Usa For Unhcr | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Kiwanis Club Of Weston Foundation Inc | $1,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| World Food Program Usa | $2,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| American Classical Orchestra | $454,250 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Weston Education Foundation | $250 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Westport Country Playhouse | $25,000 | Westport, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Friends Of Lachat | $7,500 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Weston Volunteer Fire Dept | $2,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Say | $500 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Weston Community Fund | $8,000 | Weston, CT, US | Beautification Needs For The New Town Green In Weston, Ct | 2022 |
| Weston Historical Society | $250 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Weston Warm-up Fund | $500 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Aspetuck Land Trust | $1,000 | Westport, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Msmt | $2,500 | Brunswick, ME, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Music On The Hill | $2,500 | Georgetown, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Action Against Hunger | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| International Rescue Committee | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Usa For Unhcr | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Kiwanis Club Of Weston Foundation Inc | $1,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| World Food Program Usa | $2,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| American Classical Orchestra | $454,250 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Weston Education Foundation | $250 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Westport Country Playhouse | $25,000 | Westport, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Friends Of Lachat | $7,500 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Weston Volunteer Fire Dept | $2,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Say | $500 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Weston Community Fund | $8,000 | Weston, CT, US | Beautification Needs For The New Town Green In Weston, Ct | 2022 |
| Weston Historical Society | $250 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Weston Warm-up Fund | $500 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Aspetuck Land Trust | $1,000 | Westport, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Msmt | $2,500 | Brunswick, ME, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Music On The Hill | $2,500 | Georgetown, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Action Against Hunger | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| International Rescue Committee | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Usa For Unhcr | $2,500 | Washington, DC, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Doctors Without Borders | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| Kiwanis Club Of Weston Foundation Inc | $1,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| World Food Program Usa | $2,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Donation | 2022 |
| American Classical Orchestra | $454,000 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2021 |
| Feeding America | $2,500 | Chicago, IL, US | General Donation | 2021 |
| Friends Of Lachat | $1,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2021 |
| Weston Historical Society | $250 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2021 |
| Nuvance Health | $5,000 | Danbury, CT, US | Pancreatic Cancer Research Study | 2021 |
| Weston Community Fund | $25,000 | Weston, CT, US | Beautification Needs For The New Town Green In Weston, Ct | 2021 |
| Weston Community Fund | $5,113 | Weston, CT, US | Jarvis Military Academy | 2021 |
| Forestburgh Playhouse | $2,500 | Forestburgh, NY, US | General Donation | 2021 |
| Say | $500 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2021 |
| Westonarts Inc | $2,500 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2021 |
| Alameda County Community Food Bank | $250 | Oakland, CA, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| American Classical Orchestra | $604,000 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| Aspetuck Land Trust | $10,000 | Westport, CT, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids | $10,320 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| City Harvest | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| Connecticut Food Bank | $10,000 | Wallingford, CT, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| Connecticut Legal Services | $10,000 | Middletown, CT, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| Danbury Hospital & New Milford Hospital Foundation | $15,000 | New Milford, CT, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| Feeding America | $10,000 | Chicago, IL, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| Food Bank For New York City | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| Food Bank Of Santa Barbara County | $250 | Santa Barbara, CA, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| Friends Of Lachat | $2,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | $250 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| Norwalk Hospital Foundation | $15,000 | Norwalk, CT, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| Philabundance | $10,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| Pro Bono Net Inc | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| Share Our Strength | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| The Legal Aid Society | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| Weston Food Pantry | $1,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| Weston Historical Society | $100 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| Weston Volunteer Ems | $1,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| Weston Volunteer Fire Department | $2,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| Weston Warm-up Fund Inc | $2,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2020 |
| American Classical Orchestra | $1,007,500 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2018 |
| Aspetuck Land Trust | $1,000 | Westport, CT, US | General Donation | 2018 |
| Friends Of Lachat | $2,500 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2018 |
| Hospice Of Orange & Sullivan Counties Inc | $1,000 | Newburgh, NY, US | General Donation | 2018 |
| Weston Education Foundation | $1,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2018 |
| Weston Volunteer Ems | $2,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2018 |
| Westport Country Playhouse | $5,000 | Westport, CT, US | General Donation | 2018 |
| Everytown For Gun Safety | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2018 |
| The Alcohol & Drug Awareness Program Of Weston Inc | $3,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2018 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2018 |
| Open Space Institute | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2018 |
| Sandy Hook Promise | $10,000 | Newton, CT, US | General Donation | 2018 |
| The Friends Of Foundation Academies | $500 | Trenton, NJ, US | General Donation | 2018 |
| The Wilderness Society | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Donation | 2018 |
| Digdeep | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | General Donation | 2018 |
| Coalition Against Trafficking In Women | $1,000 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2018 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | $10,000 | Montgomery, AL, US | General Donation | 2018 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2018 |
| American Classical Orchestra | $707,250 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2017 |
| Aspetuck Land Trust | $1,000 | Westport, CT, US | General Donation | 2017 |
| Hospice Of Orange & Sullivan Counties Inc | $1,000 | Newburgh, NY, US | General Donation | 2017 |
| Dana-farber Cancer Institute | $2,000 | Brookline, MA, US | General Donation | 2017 |
| Friends Of Lachat | $2,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2017 |
| Westport Country Playhouse | $14,620 | Westport, CT, US | General Donation | 2017 |
| Westonarts | $10,300 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2017 |
| Norwalk Hospital Foundation | $12,125 | Norwalk, CT, US | General Donation | 2017 |
| Theatrical Arts At Forestburgh Inc | $1,000 | Forestburgh, NY, US | General Donation | 2017 |
| Weston Volunteer Fire Dept | $4,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2017 |
| Weston Warm-up Fund Inc | $4,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2017 |
| Weston Education Foundation | $1,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2017 |
| Weston Ems | $2,000 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2017 |
| American Classical Orchestra | $712,500 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2016 |
| Aspetuck Land Trust | $1,000 | Westport, CT, US | General Donation | 2016 |
| Paws Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society | $1,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General Donation | 2016 |
| Nami New York City Metro | $3,000 | New York, NY, US | General Donation | 2016 |
| Weston Country Playhouse | $8,600 | Westport, CT, US | General Donation | 2016 |
| Westonarts | $2,500 | Weston, CT, US | General Donation | 2016 |
| Whyy | $1,000 | Philadelphia, PA, US | General Donation | 2016 |
| Hospice Hospital Of Orange & Sullivan Counties Inc | $1,000 | Newburgh, NY, US | General Donation | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 06-6459415 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 24 PARTRIDGE LN Weston, CT 06883-2440 |
Key People (2)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Fernwood Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Trustee | Robert Hahn |
|---|---|
| Trustee | Claudia Hahn |
Forms 990-PF
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- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
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