Ponagansett Foundation Inc | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 23-7179101

Foundation Overview

Based in Harrison, NY, Ponagansett Foundation Inc has awarded 215 grants totaling $1,059,535 to organizations in Virginia, Illinois and 23 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $100 to $120,000, with a median award of $1,500.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$1,059,535
Total Assets
$0
Median Grant (all grants)
$1,500

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
33
Median Grant
$2,000
% Median Grant Growth
+33% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Closed Network: 15%

5 of 33 recipients (15%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.

Geographic Focus
Connecticut

Grants are geographically diversified with 17% in Connecticut and funding distributed across 25 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Connecticut, funding concentrates in Washington Depot (49%), Greenwich (22%), Riverside (8%).

Funding Trajectory
+65%

Strong 65% growth in annual giving over 3 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
Community Projects

Highly focused on community projects 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 Ponagansett Foundation Inc'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
Alzheimer's Disease Research $100 Clarksburg, MD, US General Support 2023
American Cancer Society $100 Kennesaw, GA, US General Support 2023
American Heart Association $100 Phoenix, AZ, US General Support 2023
American Lung Association $100 Albert Lea, MN, US General Support 2023
Arkansas Children's Hospital $5,000 Little Rock, AR, US General Support 2023
Boys Town $100 Boys Town, NE, US General Support 2023
Closter Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Corps Inc $1,500 Closter, NJ, US General Support 2023
Closter Volunteer Fire Department $1,500 Closter, NJ, US General Support 2023
Columbia University $5,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Folds Of Honor $18,500 Tulsa, OK, US General Support 2023
Gw Catholics $2,000 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2023
Habitat For Humanity $100 Americus, GA, US General Support 2023
La Salle Academy $120,000 New Yok, NY, US General Support 2023
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $100 Puttsfield, MA, US General Support 2023
Macular Degeneration Research $100 Clarksburg, MD, US General Support 2023
Make-a-wish Foundation $100 Phoenix, AZ, US General Support 2023
March Of Dimes $100 White Plains, NY, US General Support 2023
Marine Toys For Tots Foundation $18,725 Des Moines, IA, US General Support 2023
Meals On Wheels North Jersey $2,500 Westwood, NJ, US General Support 2023
Muscular Dystrophy Association $100 Phoenix, AZ, US General Support 2023
National Wildlife Federation $100 Merrifield, VA, US General Support 2023
Nyu Langone Medical Center $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2023
Operation Canasta Inc $3,000 Kensington, MD, US General Support 2023
Our Lady Of Bethesda $5,000 Bethesda, MD, US General Support 2023
Our Lady Of Victories $2,000 Davenport, IA, US General Support 2023
Saint John's Society $10,000 Corvallis, OR, US General Support 2023
Sje Olmc Church $8,500 White Plains, NY, US General Support 2023
St Jude Children's Research Hospital $18,500 Memphis, TN, US General Support 2023
St Therese Of Lisieux Church $2,510 Cresskill, NJ, US General Support 2023
Tunnel To Towers Foundation $102,500 Staten Island, NY, US General Support 2023
Uso $100 Washington, DC, US General Support 2023
Veterans Of Foreign Wars $100 Topeka, KS, US General Support 2023
Wounded Warrior Project $2,500 Topeka, KS, US General Support 2023
Als Association $100 Arlington, VA, US General Support 2022
Alzheimer's Association $100 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2022
American Cancer Society $100 Kennesaw, GA, US General Support 2022
American Diabetes Association $100 Merrifield, VA, US General Support 2022
American Heart Association $100 Phoenix, AZ, US General Support 2022
American Kidney Fund $100 Merrifield, VA, US General Support 2022
American Lung Association $100 Albert Lea, MN, US General Support 2022
Amogerone Volunteer Fire Co No 1 Inc $5,000 Greenwich, CT, US General Support 2022
Arkansas Children's Hospital $2,500 Little Rock, AR, US General Support 2022
Bethesda Hospital Foundation $5,000 Boynton Beach, FL, US General Support 2022
Boys Town $100 Boys Town, NE, US General Support 2022
Calvary Christian Academy $25,000 Fort Lauderdale, FL, US General Support 2022
Catholic Campus Ministry At William & Mary $1,000 Williamsburg, VA, US General Support 2022
Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia Foundation $2,500 Philadelphia, PA, US General Support 2022
Closter Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Corps Inc $1,500 Closter, NJ, US General Support 2022
Closter Volunteer Fire Department $1,500 Closter, NJ, US General Support 2022
First Christian Church $10,000 New London, MO, US General Support 2022
Friends Of Nathaniel Witherell $5,000 Greenwich, CT, US General Support 2022
Greenwich Emergency Medical Service Inc $10,000 Riverside, CT, US General Support 2022
Greenwich Hospital Foundation $10,000 Cos Cob, CT, US General Support 2022
Greenwich Professional Firefighters Association $10,000 Greenwich, CT, US General Support 2022
Gw Catholics $1,000 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2022
Habitat For Humanity $100 Americus, GA, US General Support 2022
Inner-city Scholarship Fund $10,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2022
La Salle Academy $25,000 New Yok, NY, US General Support 2022
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $100 Puttsfield, MA, US General Support 2022
Little Sisters Of The Poor $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Macular Degeneration Research $100 Clarksburg, MD, US General Support 2022
Make-a-wish Foundation $100 Phoenix, AZ, US General Support 2022
March Of Dimes $100 White Plains, NY, US General Support 2022
Marine Toys For Tots Foundation $100 Des Moines, IA, US General Support 2022
Matignon High School $10,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2022
Meals On Wheels North Jersey $2,500 Westwood, NJ, US General Support 2022
Multiple Sclerosis Association Of America $100 Cherry Hill, NJ, US General Support 2022
Muscular Dystrophy Association $100 Phoenix, AZ, US General Support 2022
National Wildlife Federation $100 Merrifield, VA, US General Support 2022
New Milford Hospital Foundation $5,000 New Milford, CT, US General Support 2022
Operation Canasta Inc $4,500 Kensington, MD, US General Support 2022
Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Church $10,000 Washington Depot, CT, US General Support 2022
Our Lady Of Victories $2,000 Davenport, IA, US General Support 2022
Saint John's Society $10,000 Corvallis, OR, US General Support 2022
Samaritan's Purse $2,500 Boone, NC, US General Support 2022
Shriners Hospitals For Children $10,000 Tampa, FL, US General Support 2022
St Jude Children's Research Hospital $5,000 Memphis, TN, US General Support 2022
St Margaret's Church $1,500 Rumford, RI, US General Support 2022
St Therese Of Lisieux Church $2,500 Cresskill, NJ, US General Support 2022
Steep Rock Association $5,000 Washington Depot, CT, US General Support 2022
Susan B Anthony Project $10,000 Torrington, CT, US General Support 2022
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Washington $2,500 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2022
Uso $100 Washington, DC, US General Support 2022
Veterans Of Foreign Wars $100 Topeka, KS, US General Support 2022
Washington Ambulance Association $1,000 Washington Depot, CT, US General Support 2022
Washington Citizen's Scholarship Foundation Inc $1,000 Washington Depot, CT, US General Support 2022
Washington Community Fund Inc $1,000 Washington Depot, CT, US General Support 2022
Washington Volunteer Fire Department $1,000 Washington Depot, CT, US General Support 2022
Wounded Warrior Project $2,500 Topeka, KS, US General Support 2022
Als Association $100 Arlington, VA, US General Support 2021
Alzheimers Disease Research $100 Clarksburg, MD, US General Support 2021
American Diabetes Association $100 Merrifield, VA, US General Support 2021
American Heart Association $100 Phoenix, AZ, US General Support 2021
American Kidney Fund $100 Merrifield, VA, US General Support 2021
American Lung Association $100 Albert Lea, MN, US General Support 2021
American Parkinson Disease Association $100 Staten Island, NY, US General Support 2021
Archdiocese Of Washington $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Arkansas Children's Hospital $2,000 Little Rock, AR, US General Support 2021
Bethesda Hospital Foundation $5,000 Boynton Beach, FL, US General Support 2021
Boys Town $100 Boys Town, NE, US General Support 2021
Calvary Christian Academy $25,000 Fort Lauderdale, FL, US General Support 2021
Calvary Hospital $1,000 Hartsdale, NY, US General Support 2021
Cancer Care $100 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Catholic Campus Ministry At William & Mary $2,500 Williamsburg, VA, US General Support 2021
Central Park Conservancy $100 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Citymeals On Wheels $100 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Closter Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Corps Inc $1,000 Closter, NJ, US General Support 2021
Closter Volunteer Fire Department $1,000 Closter, NJ, US General Support 2021
Coalition For The Homeless $100 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Compassion International Inc $2,000 Colorado Springs, CO, US General Support 2021
Doctors Without Borders $1,500 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
First Christian Church $10,000 New London, MO, US General Support 2021
Friends Of Nathaniel Witherell $5,000 Greenwich, CT, US General Support 2021
Greenwich Emergency Medical Service Inc $10,000 Riverside, CT, US General Support 2021
Greenwich Professional Firefighters Association $10,000 Greenwich, CT, US General Support 2021
Greenwish Hospital Foundation $10,000 Cos Cob, CT, US General Support 2021
Gunn Memorial Library & Museum $40,000 Washington, CT, US General Support 2021
Habitat For Humanity $100 Americus, GA, US General Support 2021
Inner-city Scholarship Fund $10,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Little Sisters Of The Poor $5,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Macular Degeneration Research $100 Clarksburg, MD, US General Support 2021
Make-a-wish Foundation $100 Phoenix, AZ, US General Support 2021
March Of Dimes $100 White Plains, NY, US General Support 2021
Marine Toys For Tots Foundation $100 Des Moines, IA, US General Support 2021
Matignon High School $30,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2021
Meals On Wheels North Jersey $1,000 Westwood, NJ, US General Support 2021
Muscular Dystrophy Association $100 Phoenix, AZ, US General Support 2021
National Multiple Sclerosis Society $100 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
National Wildlife Federation $100 Merrifield, VA, US General Support 2021
New Milford Hospital Foundation $5,000 New Milford, CT, US General Support 2021
Nyu Langone Medical Center $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Oakcrest School $2,500 Vienna, VA, US General Support 2021
One West 54th Street Foundation $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2021
Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Church $10,000 Washington Depot, CT, US General Support 2021
Parkinson's Foundation $100 Albert Lea, MN, US General Support 2021
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Inc $1,500 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2021
Saint John Society $5,000 Corvallis, OR, US General Support 2021
Salvation Army Of Palm Beach County $5,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Support 2021
Shriners Hospitals For Children $10,000 Tampa, FL, US General Support 2021
St Anthony's Parish $2,000 Northvale, NJ, US General Support 2021
St Jude Children's Research Hospital $5,000 Memphis, TN, US General Support 2021
St Margaret's Church $1,500 Rumford, RI, US General Support 2021
St Therese Of Lisieux Church $5,000 Cresskill, NJ, US General Support 2021
Steep Rock Association $5,000 Washington Depot, CT, US General Support 2021
The Philadelphia Project $1,500 Philadelphia, PA, US General Support 2021
Uso $100 Washington, DC, US General Support 2021
Veterans Of Foreign Wars $100 Topeka, KS, US General Support 2021
Washington Ambulance Association $2,000 Washington Depot, CT, US General Support 2021
Washington Citizen's Scholarship Foundation Inc $1,000 Washington Depot, CT, US General Support 2021
Washington Community Fund Inc $1,000 Washington Depot, CT, US General Support 2021
Washington Volunteer Fire Department $1,000 Washington Depot, CT, US General Support 2021
Wounded Warrior Project $1,500 Topeka, KS, US General Support 2021
Alzheimers Association $100 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2020
American Diabetes Association $100 Merrifield, VA, US General Support 2020
American Kidney Fund $100 Merrifield, VA, US General Support 2020
American Lung Association $100 Albert Lea, MN, US General Support 2020
American Parkinson Disease Association $100 Staten Island, NY, US General Support 2020
Amogerone Volunteer Fire Co No 1 Inc $5,000 Greenwich, CT, US General Support 2020
Arkansas Children's Hospital $2,000 Little Rock, AR, US General Support 2020
Bethesda Hospital Foundation $5,000 Boynton Beach, FL, US General Support 2020
Calvary Christian Academy $10,000 Fort Lauderdale, FL, US General Support 2020
Calvary Hospital $1,000 Hartsdale, NY, US General Support 2020
Cancer Care $100 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Catholic Association Of Latino Leaders $2,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General Support 2020
Catholic Campus Ministry At William & Mary $1,000 Williamsburg, VA, US General Support 2020
Catholic Charities Of Washington Dc $2,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
Central Park Conservancy $100 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Citymeals On Wheels $100 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Closter Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Corps Inc $500 Closter, NJ, US General Support 2020
Closter Volunteer Fire Department $500 Closter, NJ, US General Support 2020
Coalition For The Homeless $100 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $100 Phoenix, AZ, US General Support 2020
Easter Seals $100 Albany, NY, US General Support 2020
First Christian Church $10,000 New London, MO, US General Support 2020
Folds Of Honor $1,000 Owasso, OK, US General Support 2020
Friends Of Nathaniel Witherell $5,000 Greenwich, CT, US General Support 2020
George C Marshall Foundation $5,000 Lexington, VA, US General Support 2020
Good Samaritan Medical Center $10,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Support 2020
Greenwich Emergency Medical Service Inc $10,000 Riverside, CT, US General Support 2020
Greenwich Library $5,000 Greenwich, CT, US General Support 2020
Greenwish Hospital Foundation $10,000 Cos Cob, CT, US General Support 2020
Habitat For Humanity $100 Americus, GA, US General Support 2020
Inner-city Scholarship Fund $10,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society $100 Puttsfield, MA, US General Support 2020
Little Sisters Of The Poor $1,000 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
Make-a-wish Foundation $100 Phoenix, AZ, US General Support 2020
March Of Dimes $100 White Plains, NY, US General Support 2020
Marine Corps Association And Foundation $100 Quantico, VA, US General Support 2020
Matignon High School $30,000 Cambridge, MA, US General Support 2020
Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center $5,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Muscular Dystrophy Association $100 Phoenix, AZ, US General Support 2020
National Federation Of The Blind $100 Baltimore, MD, US General Support 2020
National Multiple Sclerosis Society $100 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
National Wildlife Federation $100 Merrifield, VA, US General Support 2020
New Milford Hospital Foundation $5,000 New Milford, CT, US General Support 2020
Nyu Langone Medical Center $25,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Oakcrest School $1,000 Vienna, VA, US General Support 2020
One West 54th Street Foundation $1,000 New York, NY, US General Support 2020
Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Church $10,000 Washington Depot, CT, US General Support 2020
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities Inc $1,500 Chicago, IL, US General Support 2020
Saint John Society $3,000 Corvallis, OR, US General Support 2020
Salvation Army Of Palm Beach County $5,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US General Support 2020
Shriners Hospitals For Children $10,000 Tampa, FL, US General Support 2020
St Anthony's Parish $1,500 Northvale, NJ, US General Support 2020
St Jude Children's Research Hospital $5,000 Memphis, TN, US General Support 2020
St Margaret's Church $1,500 Rumford, RI, US General Support 2020
St Therese Of Lisieux Church $2,500 Cresskill, NJ, US General Support 2020
Steep Rock Association $5,000 Washington Depot, CT, US General Support 2020
Uso $100 Washington, DC, US General Support 2020
Veterans Of Foreign Wars $100 Topeka, KS, US General Support 2020
Washington Ambulance Association $1,000 Washington Depot, CT, US General Support 2020
Washington Citizen's Scholarship Foundation Inc $1,000 Washington Depot, CT, US General Support 2020
Washington Community Fund Inc $1,000 Washington Depot, CT, US General Support 2020
Washington Volunteer Fire Department $1,000 Washington Depot, CT, US General Support 2020
Wounded Warrior Project $1,500 Topeka, KS, US General Support 2020

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Contact Information

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EIN 23-7179101
Website N/A
Address 500 MAMARONECK AVE STE 301 Harrison, NY 10528-1648

Key People (5)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Ponagansett Foundation Inc's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Trustee, President, & Asst. Treasurer Mary B Shea
Trustee & Asst. Secretary Brian K Green
Trustee. Secretary & Treasurer Mary Ellen Leyden
Trustee Eileen Caroline Dolan
Trustee John F Dolan

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.