Open Foundations · Connecticut

F B Heron Foundation

New Haven, Connecticut · EIN 133647019. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $14.6M across 75 grants in 2024, a median of $2K each.

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$14.6M
paid in 2024
75
grants paid
$2K
median grant
1%
to first-time recipients
$349.3M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
THE FB HERON FOUNDATION
Address
PO BOX 9438, NEW HAVEN, CT, 06776
Phone
4752501020
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
PLEASE REFER TO THE WEBSITE - WWW.HERON.ORG
Submission deadline
NONE
Restrictions on awards
PER GUIDELINES

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2024, IRS filing object id 202532749349100603. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2024

The 15 largest of the 75 grants paid in 2024, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises IncKY$10,000,000Project-Based
2Communities Unlimited IncAR$3,750,000Project-Based
3Communities Unlimited IncAR$200,000General Support
4Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises IncKY$200,000Pass-Through
5The Lincoln Institute of Land PolicyMA$75,000Project-Based
6Mission Investors ExchangeNY$60,000Mem/Sub/Spon
7The Nonprofit Information Networking Association Dba the Nonprofit QuarterlMA$25,000General Support
8Appalachian African-american Cultural CenterVA$20,000General Support
9Schumacher Center for a New EconomicsMA$20,000General Support
10The Haitian Project IncRI$15,000General Support
11Alabama State University Foundation IncAL$10,000General Support
12Black Belt Community Foundation IncAL$10,000General Support
13Central Vermont Refugee Action Network IncVT$10,000General Support
14Diakonos Solutions CorporationFL$10,000General Support
15Federation of Southern Cooperatives Land Assistance FundGA$10,000General Support

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
2020179$6.6M
2021168$10.2M
2022163$30.0M
2023127$19.5M
202475$14.6M

Where the money went

Share of 2024 grant dollars by recipient state
New York17%
Massachusetts12%
Alabama9%
Vermont8%
Maine8%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Buzz SchmidtCHAIRMAN · 2024
Dan MckayDIRECTOR · 2024
Enrique VirgilFORMER TREASUER · 2024
Felecia LuckyDIRECTOR · 2024
Greg WatsonDIRECTOR · 2024
Jim KingDIRECTOR · 2024
John C WeilerTREASURER · 2024
Kelly DonnellySECRETARY · 2024
Paul CostelloDIRECTOR · 2024

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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