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Steve and Diane Parrish Foundation

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.

$168k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
13
Grants FY2025
22
Organizations funded FY2024
27%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$3,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$71,429
Organizations funded a year
14 to 22
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
6
Total assets, FY2025
$1.3M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 27% of the organizations Steve and Diane Parrish Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 85% 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 & CultureEducationAnimalsHealthEnvironmentInternationalOther
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 arriving13$168k15%
FY202422$177k27%
FY202317$250k6%
FY202219$355k16%
FY202119$413k21%
FY202021$363k38%
FY201919$808k42%
FY201814$706k36%
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$1.4MArts & Culture$1.0MCrime & Legal$711kAnimals$324kHealth$51kHousing & Shelter$35kReligion$23kCivil Rights$10kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

MN
IL
NY
PA
NJ
CT
CA
CO
VA
KS
DC
TX

Top grantees

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

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Carleton College$1,025,00090%
Orchestra Lumos Inc$831,00099%
Safe Horizon Inc$710,00030%
Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation$310,00050%
Yale University$220,0005n/a
Earthplace Inc$71,42912%
Westport Library Association Inc$50,00050%
University of Chicago$40,50040%
House United$35,0005n/a
Homes With Hope$35,00070%
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All grantees of Steve and Diane Parrish Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Carleton College$1,025,00090%
Orchestra Lumos Inc$831,00099%
Safe Horizon Inc$710,00030%
Joybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation$310,00050%
Yale University$220,0005n/a
Earthplace Inc$71,42912%
Westport Library Association Inc$50,00050%
University of Chicago$40,50040%
House United$35,0005n/a
Homes With Hope$35,00070%
Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation$27,50071%
The Kansas University Endowment Association$25,00010%
Yale University$25,0001n/a
American Symphony Orchestra League D/B/A League of American Orchestras$25,00010%
Green's Farms Church$22,5003n/a
Neighborhood Studios of Fairfield County Inc$20,80051%
Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport Inc$20,00011%
HCC Network Inc$17,50041%
Underdog Rescue Inc$13,50050%
Save The Children Federation Inc$10,00010%
South Uptown Neighborhood Association$9,40063%
Friends of the Fairfield Public Library$6,00072%
Franklin Center$5,50010%
Philadelphia Theatre Company$5,00010%
Westport Writers' Workshop I Inc$4,00050%
Autism Families Connecticut Inc$3,50051%
Operation Hope of Fairfield Inc$3,00050%
Can Do Canines$3,00020%
National Down Syndrome Society$2,50020%
Westport Astronomical Society Inc$2,0005n/a
Folds of Honor Foundation Minnesota Inc$2,00020%
Aspetuck Land Trust$1,60040%
Fairfield Historical Society Dba Fairfield Museum$1,25040%
Connecticut Ballet School$1,00020%
Silver Hill Hospital Inc$1,00010%
National Writing Project Corporation$60020%
Great Dane Rescue of Mn and Wi$60010%
Fairfield United Soccer Association Inc$60020%
Fairfield County Children's Choir Inc$50010%
The Cookie Cart$50010%
Laddie Lawrence Scholarship Fnd Inc$5001n/a
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation$50010%
Stafford SPCA Inc$3001n/a
Christmas Wish Ct$25011%
Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation$2001n/a
Connecticut Audubon Society Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($205k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Steve and Diane Parrish Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCarleton College: $1,025,000 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetOrchestra Lumos Inc: $831,000 over 9y, 8.5% of budgetSafe Horizon Inc: $710,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetJoybound People and Pets FKA Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation: $310,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetEarthplace Inc: $71,429 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetWestport Library Association Inc: $50,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of Chicago: $40,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetHomes With Hope: $35,000 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetTriple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation: $27,500 over 7y, 0.6% of budgetThe Kansas University Endowment Association: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Symphony Orchestra League D/B/A League of American Orchestras: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNeighborhood Studios of Fairfield County Inc: $20,800 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetMercy Learning Center of Bridgeport Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetHCC Network Inc: $17,500 over 4y, 0.7% of budgetUnderdog Rescue Inc: $13,500 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetSave The Children Federation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSouth Uptown Neighborhood Association: $9,400 over 6y, 2.5% of budgetFriends of the Fairfield Public Library: $6,000 over 7y, 1.6% of budgetFranklin Center: $5,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPhiladelphia Theatre Company: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetWestport Writers' Workshop I Inc: $4,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetAutism Families Connecticut Inc: $3,500 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetOperation Hope of Fairfield Inc: $3,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCan Do Canines: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNational Down Syndrome Society: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFolds of Honor Foundation Minnesota Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAspetuck Land Trust: $1,600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetFairfield Historical Society Dba Fairfield Museum: $1,250 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetConnecticut Ballet School: $1,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSilver Hill Hospital Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Writing Project Corporation: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetGreat Dane Rescue of Mn and Wi: $600 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFairfield United Soccer Association Inc: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFairfield County Children's Choir Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Cookie Cart: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSandy Hook Promise Foundation: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetChristmas Wish Ct: $250 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetConnecticut Audubon Society Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% 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 38.

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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 IncCT18.8× affinity7 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 · Connecticut Humanities Council Inc · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Newman's Own Foundation · Ge Aerospace Foundation · The Lundberg Family Foundation · David and Eunice Bigelow Foundation · The James & Mary Ellen Marpe Family Foundation · Howard & Katherine Aibel Foundation · Elizabeth Raymond Ambler Trust · The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Inc · Synchrony Foundation

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 Steve and Diane Parrish Foundation

How much does Steve and Diane Parrish Foundation give?
Steve and Diane Parrish Foundation reported 13 grants totaling $168,429 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 22 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Steve and Diane Parrish Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (39%), Arts & Culture (28%), Crime & Legal (20%).
Who are Steve and Diane Parrish Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Carleton College ($1.0M), Orchestra Lumos Inc ($831k), Safe Horizon Inc ($710k).
Does Steve and Diane Parrish Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 27% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Steve and Diane Parrish Foundation 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 Steve and Diane Parrish Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc, Connecticut Humanities Council Inc, The Ayco Charitable Foundation.
Where is Steve and Diane Parrish Foundation based?
Steve and Diane Parrish Foundation is based in DE.

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 48 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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