Ramani And Louise D Ayer Family | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 06-6504470

Foundation Overview

Based in West Hartford, CT, Ramani And Louise D Ayer Family has awarded 166 grants totaling $1,996,125 to organizations in Connecticut, Massachusetts and 10 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $100 to $150,000, with a median award of $5,000.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$1,996,125
Total Assets
$3,052,029
Median Grant (all grants)
$5,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
13
Median Grant
$9,900
% Median Grant Growth
+32% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: May 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Balanced Approach: 31%

4 of 13 recipients (31%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.

Geographic Focus
Massachusetts

Grants are geographically diversified with 31% in Massachusetts and funding distributed across 12 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Massachusetts, funding concentrates in Orleans (23%), South Yarmouth (17%), Hyannis (17%).

Funding Trajectory
-33%

Declining funding trend with 33% decrease over 8 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.

Program Areas
General Purposes

Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Ramani And Louise D Ayer Family'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
Cape Cod Foundation Inc $40,000 South Yarmouth, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2024
California Fire Foundation $500 Sacramento, CA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2024
Center For Action And Contemplation $250 Albuquerque, NM, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2024
Hartford Hospital $25,000 Hartford, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2024
Homeless Prevention Council Inc $9,900 Orleans, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2024
Maharishi Foundation Usa Inc $3,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2024
Maharishi Global Administration Through Natural Law $10,000 Livingston Manor, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2024
Maharishi International University $30,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2024
Sipson Island Trust $10,000 South Orleans, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2024
The Family Pantry Of Cape Cod $1,000 Harwich, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2024
Trinity Christian Academy Of Cape Cod Inc $10,000 Barnstable, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2024
Unconditional Freedom $5,000 Santa Rosa, CA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2024
Unicef Usa $250 New York, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2024
Boys & Girls Club Of Hartford $40,000 Hartford, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2023
Brahmananda Sarawati Yagya $3,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2023
Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation Inc $10,000 Hyannis, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2023
Cape Cod Hospital $2,500 Hyannis, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2023
David Lynch Foundation $5,000 New York, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2023
Hartford Hospital $20,000 Hartford, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2023
Maharishi Global Administration Through Natural Law $7,500 Livingston Manor, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2023
Maharishi International University $10,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2023
Orleans Firemen's Relief Assoc Inc $250 Orleans, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2023
Raam Raj Foundation $5,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2023
Samaritans Purse $1,000 Boone, NC, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2023
Sipson Island Trust $10,000 South Orleans, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2023
Sustainable Cape $25,000 Truro, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2023
Boys & Girls Club Of Hartford $20,000 Hartford, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Brahmananda Sarawati Yagya $1,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Cape Cod Foundation Inc $25,500 South Yarmouth, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation Inc $10,000 Hyannis, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Center For Action And Contemplation $250 Albuquerque, NM, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
David Lynch Foundation $5,000 New York, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Drexel University $18,000 Washington, PA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Eye On Dance (Arts Resources In Collaboration Inc) $250 New York, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Global Projects For Peace $1,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Global Giving $500 Waukegan, IL, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Hartford Hospital $20,000 Hartford, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Homeless Prevention Council Inc $15,000 Orleans, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Maharishi International University $5,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Maharishi Global Administration Through Natural Law $7,000 Livingston Manor, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Mother Divine Program-maharishi Global County Of World Peace Inc $10,000 Livingston Manor, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Raam Raj Foundation $2,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Sustainable Cape $15,000 Truro, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Unicef Usa $500 New York, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
World Food Program Usa $2,700 Washington, DC, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Boys & Girls Club Of Hartford $20,000 Hartford, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Brahmananda Sarawati Yagya $1,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Cape Cod Foundation Inc $25,500 South Yarmouth, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation Inc $10,000 Hyannis, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Center For Action And Contemplation $250 Albuquerque, NM, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
David Lynch Foundation $5,000 New York, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Drexel University $18,000 Washington, PA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Eye On Dance (Arts Resources In Collaboration Inc) $250 New York, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Global Projects For Peace $1,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Global Giving $500 Waukegan, IL, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Hartford Hospital $20,000 Hartford, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Homeless Prevention Council Inc $15,000 Orleans, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Maharishi International University $5,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Maharishi Global Administration Through Natural Law $7,000 Livingston Manor, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Mother Divine Program-maharishi Global County Of World Peace Inc $10,000 Livingston Manor, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Raam Raj Foundation $2,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Sustainable Cape $15,000 Truro, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Unicef Usa $500 New York, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
World Food Program Usa $2,700 Washington, DC, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2022
Boys & Girls Club Of Hartford $20,000 Hartford, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Cape Cod Foundation Inc $17,000 South Yarmouth, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation Inc $10,000 Hyannis, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Capital Squash Inc $250 Hartford, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
David Lynch Foundation $5,000 New York, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Drexel University $16,000 Washington, PA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Global Projects For Peace $5,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Hartford Hospital $150,000 Hartford, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Homeless Prevention Council Inc $27,500 Orleans, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Maharishi International University $10,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Mother Divine Program-maharishi Global County Of World Peace Inc $10,000 Livingston Manor, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Mtu $10,000 Noblesville, IN, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Parkinson Disease Foundation $500 New York, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Sustainable Cape $15,000 Truro, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Boys & Girls Club Of Hartford $20,000 Hartford, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Cape Cod Foundation Inc $17,000 South Yarmouth, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation Inc $10,000 Hyannis, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Capital Squash Inc $250 Hartford, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
David Lynch Foundation $5,000 New York, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Drexel University $16,000 Washington, PA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Global Projects For Peace $5,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Hartford Hospital $150,000 Hartford, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Homeless Prevention Council Inc $27,500 Orleans, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Maharishi International University $10,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Mother Divine Program-maharishi Global County Of World Peace Inc $10,000 Livingston Manor, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Mtu $10,000 Noblesville, IN, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Parkinson Disease Foundation $500 New York, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Sustainable Cape $15,000 Truro, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2021
Boys & Girls Club Of Hartford $20,000 Hartford, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2020
Brahmananda Sarawati Yagya $22,525 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2020
Brain Injury Alliance Of Ct $250 Windsor, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2020
Cape Cod Foundation Inc $25,000 South Yarmouth, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2020
Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation Inc $25,000 Hyannis, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2020
Center For Action And Contemplation $500 Albuquerque, NM, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2020
David Lynch Foundation $5,000 New York, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2020
Doctors Without Borders Usa Inc $5,000 New York, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2020
Drexel University $16,000 Philadelphia, PA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2020
Friends Of The 4th Of July Inc $200 East Orleans, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2020
Hartford Hospital $150,000 Hartford, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2020
Homeless Prevention Council Inc $250 Orleans, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2020
Maharishi International University $5,400 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2020
Mother Divine Program-maharishi Global County Of World Peace Inc $10,000 Livingston Manor, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2020
Mtu $5,000 Noblesville, IN, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2020
Parents Supporting Parents Inc $500 Monument Beach, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2020
Readyct $10,000 Hartford, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2020
Sandhya's Touch $250 Sunnyvale, CA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2020
Wildlife Conservation Network $2,500 San Francisco, CA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2020
World Food Program Usa $250 Washington, DC, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2020
World Wildlife Fund $5,000 Washington, DC, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2020
Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation Inc $10,000 Hyannis, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2019
Capital Squash Inc $500 Hartford, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2019
Cape Cod Foundation Inc $5,000 South Yarmouth, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2019
Compact Of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts Inc $10,000 Barnstable, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2019
Drexel University $2,500 Philadelphia, PA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2019
Mother Divine Program-maharishi Global County Of World Peace Inc $2,000 Livingston Manor, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2019
Maharishi University Of Management $5,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2019
Global Projects For Peace $5,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2019
National Coalition For Homeless Inc (homeless Prevention Council) $18,500 Washington, DC, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2019
Orleans Conservation Trust $2,500 Orleans, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2019
Raam Raj Foundation $2,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2019
Sustainable Cape-center For Agriculture Preservation & Educat $30,000 Truro, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2019
The Family Pantry Of Cape Cod $5,000 Harwich, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2019
Unicef Usa $2,000 New York, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2019
Readyct $25,000 Hartford, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2019
Iit Bombay Heritage Fund Inc $1,000 Cupertino, CA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2017
Boys & Girls Club Of Meriden Inc $2,500 Meriden, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2017
Cape Cod Foundation Inc $27,500 South Yarmouth, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2017
Brahmananda Saraswati Foundation $5,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2017
Brahmananda Saraswati Yagya Foundation $20,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2017
Cape Cod Healthcare Foundation Inc $10,000 Hyannis, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2017
Covenant House $500 New York, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2017
Dana-farber Cancer Institute Inc $500 Boston, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2017
Doctors Without Borders Usa Inc $5,000 New York, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2017
Lower Cape Outreach Council Inc $200 Orleans, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2017
Friend Of Pleasant Bay Inc $10,000 Harwich, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2017
Hartford Healthcare At Home Inc $10,000 Wethersfield, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2017
National Coalition For The Homeless Inc (homeless Prevention Council) $2,500 Washington, DC, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2017
Maharishi University Of Management $50,000 Fairfield, IA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2017
Parkinson's Foundation Inc $500 New York, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2017
Michael J Fox Foundation For Parkinsons Research $500 New York, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2017
Sustainable Cape-center For Agriculture Preservation & Educat $5,000 Truro, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2017
Teach For America Inc $1,000 New York, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2017
American School For The Deaf $1,000 West Hartford, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2016
Boys & Girls Club Of Meriden Inc $1,000 Meriden, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2016
Cape Cod Foundation Inc $30,000 South Yarmouth, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2016
Lower Cape Cod Community Development Corporation $1,000 Eastham, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2016
Community First School Inc $500 Hartford, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2016
Connecticut Council For Education Reform Inc $10,000 New Haven, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2016
Fill Up America $3,000 San Francisco, CA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2016
Foodshare Inc $1,000 Bloomfield, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2016
Hartford Hospital $150,000 Hartford, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2016
Lower Cape Outreach Council Inc $1,000 Orleans, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2016
Massachusetts Sierra Club $5,000 Boston, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2016
Orleans Athletic Association Inc (orleans Firebirds) $100 Orleans, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2016
Raam Raj Foundation $1,000 Boston, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2016
Orleans Conservation Trust $2,500 East Orleans, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2016
Orleans Firemens Relief Association Inc $150 Orleans, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2016
Parkinson's Foundation Inc $500 New York, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2016
Read To Grow $500 Branford, CT, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2016
Shanti Bhavan Childrens Project $2,500 Boonton, NJ, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2016
Sustainable Cape-center For Agriculture Preservation & Educat $5,000 Truro, MA, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2016
Teach For America Inc $1,000 New York, NY, US Current Use For Charitable Purposes 2016

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Contact Information

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EIN 06-6504470
Website N/A
Address CUMMINGS LOCKWOOD PO BOX 27182 West Hartford, CT 06127-0000

Key People (2)

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Trustee Ramani Ayer
Trustee Louise D Ayer

Forms 990-PF

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  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
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Data Currency: Last updated May 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.