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Private foundation (trust)EIN 134039331Est. 2000-09

THE BONFIRE FOUNDATION

FARMINGTON, CT 06032

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$1.3M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$32K

FY 2024

Grants Made

9

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$4K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$5K

Typical

Deadlines

April 1

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$46K

Total Expenses

$112K

Qualifying Distributions

$65K

Distributable Amount

$66K

Min. Investment Return

$66K

Payout rate 99%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.99%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

9 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $5K to maximum $5K, 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 2024. Peak $52K in 2020. Hover bars for details.

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

Top Recipients

47 grants

SCHOOL OF THE HOLY CHILD
$35K
4 grants
CONVENT OF THE SACRED HEART
$25K
5 grants
MATER DEI HIGH SCHOOL
$20K
4 grants
CHRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL
$15K
3 grants
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY
$10K
2 grants
ORANGE LUTHERN SCHOOL
$10K
2 grants
UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND
$8K
2 grants
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
$8K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

47 grants

<$10K
46
grants
$10–50K
1
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

10 states

California
$60K
35% of total
New York
$41K
23% of total
Connecticut
$41K
23% of total
Texas
$18K
10% of total
Oregon
$8K
5% of total
New Jersey
$3K
2% of total
Massachusetts
$1K
1% of total
Rhode Island
$1K
1% of total
Kansas
$1K
1% of total
Idaho
$500
0% of total

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