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Private foundation (trust)EIN 262341663Est. 2008-07

CORNELIA AND MICHAEL BESSIE FOUNDATION

WEST HARTFORD, CT 06107

Total Assets

$3.3M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$135K

FY 2023

Grants Made

11

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$12K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$21K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$139K

Total Expenses

$185K

Qualifying Distributions

$135K

Distributable Amount

$153K

Min. Investment Return

$154K

Payout rate 88%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.88%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

11 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $10K to maximum $21K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $251K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

55 grants

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$61K
4 grants
CLASSICAL UPRISING
$60K
3 grants
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$56K
4 grants
THE PUBLIC THEATER (NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL)
$35K
2 grants
NUDAY
$30K
2 grants
RILEY FARM RESCUE INC
$30K
3 grants
RAY OF LIGHT FARM INC
$20K
2 grants
GREEN MOUNTAIN HORSE ASSOCIATION INC
$20K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

55 grants

<$10K
34
grants
$10–50K
21
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

New Hampshire
$201K
30% of total
Connecticut
$157K
23% of total
New York
$80K
12% of total
Maine
$69K
10% of total
Vermont
$55K
8% of total
Illinois
$25K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$20K
3% of total
North Carolina
$15K
2% of total
Maryland
$15K
2% of total
Georgia
$10K
1% of total

+3 more states

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