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Private foundation (trust)EIN 831183294Est. 2019-07

CORNELIA BESSIE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

WEST HARTFORD, CT 06107

Total Assets

$5.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$340K

FY 2024

Grants Made

29

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$12K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$2K–$27K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Independent Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$328K

Total Expenses

$446K

Qualifying Distributions

$340K

Distributable Amount

$292K

Min. Investment Return

$295K

Undistributed Income

$154K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

29 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $2K through median $10K to maximum $27K, 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

6 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2024. Peak $340K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

104 grants

CLASSICAL UPRISING
$110K
5 grants
FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY
$85K
5 grants
WORDS WITHOUT BORDERS
$60K
4 grants
KEEPING TRACK INC
$56K
3 grants
240 STRINGS
$55K
4 grants
HOUSE OF BREAD
$50K
4 grants
HUNTS POINT ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN
$50K
4 grants
THE PUBLIC THEATER
$45K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

104 grants

<$10K
52
grants
$10–50K
52
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

15 states

New York
$369K
27% of total
Connecticut
$260K
19% of total
New Hampshire
$183K
13% of total
Maine
$165K
12% of total
Vermont
$91K
7% of total
Massachusetts
$70K
5% of total
Ohio
$50K
4% of total
California
$35K
3% of total
District of Columbia
$35K
3% of total
Illinois
$32K
2% of total

+5 more states

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