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Private foundation (trust)EIN 066459415Est. 1998-05

FERNWOOD FOUNDATION

WESTON, CT 06883

Total Assets

$6.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$800K

FY 2024

Grants Made

16

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$50K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$350–$625K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$531K

Total Expenses

$819K

Qualifying Distributions

$800K

Distributable Amount

$303K

Min. Investment Return

$311K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

16 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $350 through median $2K to maximum $625K, 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

5 years

Giving over time from 2018 to 2024. Peak $1.1M in 2018. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

87 grants

AMERICAN CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA
$3.1M
5 grants
WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN
$101K
1 grant
WESTPORT COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE
$80K
3 grants
TOWN OF WESTON CONNECTICUT
$37K
4 grants
WESTON VOLUNTEER EMS
$16K
4 grants
NORWALK HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$15K
1 grant
DANBURY HOSPITAL & NEW MILFORD HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$15K
1 grant
ASPETUCK LAND TRUST
$13K
4 grants

Grant Size Distribution

87 grants

<$10K
75
grants
$10–50K
5
grants
$50–250K
2
grants
$250K–1M
4
grants
$1–5M
1
grants
$5M+

Geographic Focus

12 states

New York
$3.2M
88% of total
Connecticut
$247K
7% of total
District of Columbia
$126K
3% of total
California
$11K
0% of total
Illinois
$10K
0% of total
Pennsylvania
$10K
0% of total
Alabama
$10K
0% of total
Maine
$5K
0% of total
Florida
$4K
0% of total
North Carolina
$2K
0% of total

+2 more states

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