Connecticut · Private foundation
The Maisie Foundation Inc
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.
- $69k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 15
- Grants FY2025
- 10
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $3,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $28,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 16
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 6
- Total assets, FY2025
- $1.5M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations The Maisie Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 15 | $69k | 20% |
| FY2024 | 10 | $49k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 15 | $59k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 16 | $58k | 19% |
| FY2021 | 13 | $43k | 8% |
| FY2020 | 11 | $36k | 55% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $30k | 86% |
| FY2018 | 3 | $23k | 100% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pet Partners Rescue Home Inc | $184,000 | 8 | n/a |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | $25,000 | 5 | 0% |
| No Animal Left Unfed Inc | $21,500 | 6 | 9% |
| Protectors of Animals Inc | $19,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Animal Aid Inc | $17,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Connecticut Humane Society | $17,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Purrfect Cat Shelter Inc | $14,600 | 6 | 6% |
| Last Chance Ranch Inc | $12,500 | 6 | 0% |
| Enfield Loaves & Fishes | $12,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Paws With A Cause | $10,250 | 6 | 0% |
Show all 19 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pet Partners Rescue Home Inc | $184,000 | 8 | n/a |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art | $25,000 | 5 | 0% |
| No Animal Left Unfed Inc | $21,500 | 6 | 9% |
| Protectors of Animals Inc | $19,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Animal Aid Inc | $17,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Connecticut Humane Society | $17,000 | 7 | 0% |
| Purrfect Cat Shelter Inc | $14,600 | 6 | 6% |
| Last Chance Ranch Inc | $12,500 | 6 | 0% |
| Enfield Loaves & Fishes | $12,000 | 4 | 1% |
| Paws With A Cause | $10,250 | 6 | 0% |
| Hands on Hartford Inc | $8,600 | 3 | 0% |
| Enfield Food Shelf Inc | $8,600 | 3 | 0% |
| Catales Incorporated Cat Tales Incorporated | $7,250 | 6 | 1% |
| Greater New Haven Cat Project Inc | $4,950 | 6 | 0% |
| C & Ws RUSTIC HOLLOW SHELTER INC | $4,000 | 1 | 1% |
| American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $2,130 | 1 | 0% |
| Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation | $1,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Charity Navigator | $300 | 3 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 4 recipients with no EIN on record ($12k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Maisie Foundation Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
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How this is measured
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About The Maisie Foundation Inc
- How much does The Maisie Foundation Inc give?
- The Maisie Foundation Inc reported 15 grants totaling $68,800 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 16 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does The Maisie Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (82%), Arts & Culture (7%), Food & Nutrition (5%).
- Who are The Maisie Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Pet Partners Rescue Home Inc ($184k), Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art ($25k), No Animal Left Unfed Inc ($22k).
- Does The Maisie Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does The Maisie Foundation Inc 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 The Maisie Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Aetna Foundation Inc, American Eagle Financial Credit Union, Arbella Insurance Foundation.
- Where is The Maisie Foundation Inc based?
- The Maisie Foundation Inc is based in CT.
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