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Perakis Foundation James Perakis Trustee

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$208k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
40
Grants FY2025
35
Organizations funded FY2024
11%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
35 to 54
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
8
Total assets, FY2025
$425k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 11% of the organizations Perakis Foundation James Perakis Trustee funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $27k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHealthHuman ServicesPhilanthropyEducationEnvironmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving40$208k15%
FY202435$263k11%
FY202339$85k15%
FY202237$77k19%
FY202148$175k19%
FY202044$141k7%
FY201952$131k15%
FY201854$157k26%
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$761kArts & Culture$384kHuman Services$77kPhilanthropy$52kEducation$51kInternational$49kFood & Nutrition$33kRecreation & Sports$14kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

IL
NY
MA
PA
CT
CA
VA
MD
DC
OK
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 93 grantees
All grantees of Perakis Foundation James Perakis Trustee by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Silver Hill Hospital Inc$426,50090%
Act of Connecticut$146,93335%
Westport Writers' Workshop I Inc$100,0001n/a
International OCD Foundation Inc$83,00081%
Community Health Resources Inc$60,22540%
Laurel House$51,00090%
The Red Sox Foundation Inc$46,27820%
Wilton Library Association Inc$39,52091%
Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut Inc$38,01094%
Palliative Care and Education for Rural$38,000920%
Trevor Project Inc$29,00080%
Treatment Advocacy Center$24,00080%
New York Shakespeare Festival$20,60080%
Friends of the World Food Program Inc$20,00010%
Roundabout Theatre Company Inc$14,11550%
Wilton Volunteer Ambulance Corps Inc$10,50070%
Connecticut Foodshare Inc$10,29010%
Waveny Lifecare Network Inc$10,0005n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$10,00080%
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc$10,00040%
Family & Children's Agency Inc$9,25090%
Playwrights Horizons Inc$8,70050%
Circle of Care for Families of Children With Cancer Inc$8,52390%
New York Theatre Workshop Inc$8,50050%
Goodspeed Opera House Foundation Inc$8,24050%
Vietnam Veterans Against the War Inc$7,03533%
Caramoor Center for Music & the Arts Inc$7,00060%
The Actors' Fund of America$7,00050%
Therapeutic Adventures Inc$7,00072%
Visiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield County Inc$6,50040%
The Connecticut Players Foundation Inc D/B/A Long Wharf Theatre$6,03050%
Norwalkstamford Grassroots Tennis & Education Inc$6,00090%
Atlantic Theater Company$5,50070%
Silvermine Guild of Artists Inc$5,03080%
Everest Leadership Academy$5,00073%
Candlelighters of New York City Inc$5,0001n/a
Pawels Children Inc$4,5009n/a
Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation$4,50090%
The Second Stage Theatre Inc$3,50020%
Stuttering Association for the Young Inc$3,00050%
New DramatistsInc$3,00060%
Stay at Home in Wilton Inc$2,91581%
Teen Center of Wilton Inc$2,58070%
New York City Center Inc$2,50010%
Folds of Honor Foundation$2,50040%
Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville Inc$2,49050%
Sawgrass Foundation Inc$2,00040%
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance$2,00020%
Meals on Wheels of Wilton Inc$1,74023%
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Inc$1,68060%
Sierra Club$1,50030%
Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneurs Corp$1,500110%
Vineyard Theatre and Workshop Center Inc$1,50010%
Bedlam Inc$1,2501n/a
The Ridgefield Playhouse for Movies and the Performing Arts Inc$1,20020%
Soho Playhouse Inc$1,00010%
Rattlestick Productions Inc$1,00010%
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation Inc$1,00020%
Charity Global Inc$1,00020%
Human Rights Campaign Inc$1,00010%
Breast Cancer Alliance Inc$1,00020%
Meals-On-Wheels Inc$1,00020%
International Refugee Assistance Project Inc$1,0001n/a
Peccadillo Theater Company Inc$6951n/a
Museum of Modern Art$60040%
American Museum of Natural History$57510%
Cancer Research Institute Inc$53010%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Connecticut Inc$52510%
The Carver Inc$52510%
Natural Resources Defense Council Inc$50010%
Jazz at Lincoln Center Inc$50010%
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression$50010%
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence$50010%
A Better Chance of Wilton Inc$50010%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$50010%
Connecticut State Golf Association Inc$50010%
Connecticut State Seniors Golf Association Inc$50010%
GivenGain Foundation USA$42920%
Connecticut Challenge Inc DBA Mission Your Mission CT Challenge$42020%
Westport Country Playhouse Inc$40010%
Friends of the Norwalk River Valley Trail Inc$40040%
Cssga Foundation Inc$4003n/a
Lung Cancer Research Foundation$31610%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$30910%
Timmers Way Inc$3002n/a
Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation$14010%
Whitney Museum of American Art$12510%
Wilton Land Conservation Trust$10010%
Westport Community Theatre Inc$10010%
US Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association Inc$10010%
Candlelighters of Southwest Florida Inc$10010%
The Dramatists Guild of America Inc$9010%
The Philharmonic Symphony Society of Ny Inc$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($98k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Perakis Foundation James Perakis Trustee supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSilver Hill Hospital Inc: $426,500 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetAct of Connecticut: $146,933 over 3y, 5.1% of budgetInternational OCD Foundation Inc: $83,000 over 8y, 1.3% of budgetCommunity Health Resources Inc: $60,225 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetLaurel House: $51,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetThe Red Sox Foundation Inc: $46,278 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetWilton Library Association Inc: $39,520 over 9y, 0.5% of budgetEpilepsy Foundation of Connecticut Inc: $38,010 over 9y, 3.5% of budgetPalliative Care and Education for Rural: $38,000 over 9y, 20% of budgetTrevor Project Inc: $29,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetTreatment Advocacy Center: $24,000 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetNew York Shakespeare Festival: $20,600 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetFriends of the World Food Program Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRoundabout Theatre Company Inc: $14,115 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetWilton Volunteer Ambulance Corps Inc: $10,500 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetConnecticut Foodshare Inc: $10,290 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMedecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc: $10,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetLincoln Center for the Performing Arts Inc: $10,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFamily & Children's Agency Inc: $9,250 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetPlaywrights Horizons Inc: $8,700 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCircle of Care for Families of Children With Cancer Inc: $8,523 over 9y, 0.4% of budgetNew York Theatre Workshop Inc: $8,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetGoodspeed Opera House Foundation Inc: $8,240 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetVietnam Veterans Against the War Inc: $7,035 over 3y, 2.8% of budgetCaramoor Center for Music & the Arts Inc: $7,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Actors' Fund of America: $7,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTherapeutic Adventures Inc: $7,000 over 7y, 1.6% of budgetVisiting Nurse & Hospice of Fairfield County Inc: $6,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Connecticut Players Foundation Inc D/B/A Long Wharf Theatre: $6,030 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNorwalkstamford Grassroots Tennis & Education Inc: $6,000 over 9y, 0.2% of budgetAtlantic Theater Company: $5,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetSilvermine Guild of Artists Inc: $5,030 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetEverest Leadership Academy: $5,000 over 7y, 2.9% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease Research Foundation: $4,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetThe Second Stage Theatre Inc: $3,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetStuttering Association for the Young Inc: $3,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNew DramatistsInc: $3,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetStay at Home in Wilton Inc: $2,915 over 8y, 0.8% of budgetTeen Center of Wilton Inc: $2,580 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetNew York City Center Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFolds of Honor Foundation: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMuseum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville Inc: $2,490 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSawgrass Foundation Inc: $2,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetCandlelighters Childhood Cancer Family Alliance: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetMeals on Wheels of Wilton Inc: $1,740 over 2y, 2.6% of budgetThe Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Inc: $1,680 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetSierra Club: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBlue Ocean Student Entrepreneurs Corp: $1,500 over 1y, 9.7% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 84.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Fairfield County's Community Foundation IncCT35.2× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc · Alexander Family Foundation Inc · Ge Aerospace Foundation · Connecticut Humanities Council Inc · Davatzes Family Foundation Inc · The Bauer Family Foundation Inc · Elizabeth Raymond Ambler Trust · The Tow Foundation Inc · Synchrony Foundation · The Dawn and Jeff Padovan Family Foundation · Shames Family Foundation · The Lucille Lortel Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Perakis Foundation James Perakis Trustee

How much does Perakis Foundation James Perakis Trustee give?
Perakis Foundation James Perakis Trustee reported 40 grants totaling $208,334 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 35 and 54 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Perakis Foundation James Perakis Trustee fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (52%), Arts & Culture (26%), Human Services (5%).
Who are Perakis Foundation James Perakis Trustee's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Silver Hill Hospital Inc ($427k), Act of Connecticut ($147k), Westport Writers' Workshop I Inc ($100k).
Does Perakis Foundation James Perakis Trustee fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 11% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Perakis Foundation James Perakis Trustee accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Perakis Foundation James Perakis Trustee?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc, Alexander Family Foundation Inc, Ge Aerospace Foundation.
Where is Perakis Foundation James Perakis Trustee based?
Perakis Foundation James Perakis Trustee is based in CT.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 114 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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