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The Meredith and Whitney George Family 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.

$3.0M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
49
Grants FY2025
51
Organizations funded FY2024
10%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$613,144
Organizations funded a year
37 to 51
FY2020 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
8
Total assets, FY2025
$56M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 10% of the organizations The Meredith and Whitney George Family Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 7% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $180k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHealthEducationRecreation & SportsYouth DevelopmentHousing & ShelterOther
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 arriving49$3.0M12%
FY202451$2.6M10%
FY202349$2.9M10%
FY202246$2.3M11%
FY202143$2.6M33%
FY202037$1.9Mn/a
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Education$7.3MHealth$5.5MScience & Tech$900kArts & Culture$670kEnvironment$172kHuman Services$140kReligion$123kPublic Safety & Disaster$121kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
OH
CT
RI
VA
MD
NM
NC
DC
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 51 grantees
All grantees of The Meredith and Whitney George Family Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
The Hotchkiss School$1,650,70660%
Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation$1,511,48061%
Yale New Haven Hospital$1,509,16960%
Wake Forest University$1,302,89660%
Choate Rosemary Hall Foundation Incorporated$1,113,14461%
Norwalk Hospital Foundation$600,00042%
The Ocean Community United Theatre Inc$533,683313%
Trinity College$510,40320%
The Madeira School$500,00011%
The Westerly Hospital Foundation Inc$356,044214%
Duke University$300,00060%
Pegasus Therapeutic Riding Inc$251,66824%
The New Canaan Country School Incorporated$250,00051%
The Darien Foundation Inc$232,694135%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$75,00060%
Americares Foundation Inc$75,00050%
Darien Library Inc$75,00060%
Teach for America Inc$70,00060%
East Beach Association$70,000621%
The Community Fund of Darien$70,00061%
Hands Across the Sea Inc$60,00063%
Spiritual Finance Initiative Inc$55,275631%
Darien Community Association Inc$43,20061%
Person to Person Inc$40,00060%
Darien EMS Post 53 Inc$40,00061%
Darien Nature Center Inc$35,00061%
The Watch Hill Conservancy$31,50062%
Darien Community Young Men's Christian Association Inc$30,00040%
Breast Cancer Alliance Inc$30,00051%
Ascent Soccer USA$25,00042%
Tuxedo Park School$25,00040%
Watch Hill Chapel Society$17,5005n/a
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$10,50010%
American Australian Association$10,00010%
A Better Chance in Darien Inc$10,00051%
At Home in Darieninc$9,00061%
Watch Hill Memorial Library and Improvement Society$6,500513%
The Children's Community Development Center Incorporated$6,00060%
Darien Fire Department Inc$6,00060%
Fisher House Foundation Inc$5,0001n/a
The Westerly Revolving Fund Inc$5,0001n/a
New Mexico Fund for Women and Girls$5,00010%
Streetsquash Inc$5,0001n/a
Tuxedo Park Garden Club$5,0001n/a
Darien Arts Center Inc$5,00050%
Darien Police Association Inc$3,00030%
Women's Business Development Council Inc$1,50010%
Park City Initiative Corporation$1,20020%
Bradys Smile$1,00011%
Harlows Heroes$5001n/a
Trekking for Kids Inc$25010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 21 recipients with no EIN on record ($3.7M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Meredith and Whitney George Family Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 45 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetThe Hotchkiss School: $1,650,706 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease Research Foundation: $1,511,480 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetYale New Haven Hospital: $1,509,169 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetWake Forest University: $1,302,896 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetChoate Rosemary Hall Foundation Incorporated: $1,113,144 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetNorwalk Hospital Foundation: $600,000 over 4y, 2.2% of budgetThe Ocean Community United Theatre Inc: $533,683 over 3y, 13% of budgetTrinity College: $510,403 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Madeira School: $500,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetThe Westerly Hospital Foundation Inc: $356,044 over 2y, 14% of budgetDuke University: $300,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetPegasus Therapeutic Riding Inc: $251,668 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetThe New Canaan Country School Incorporated: $250,000 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetThe Darien Foundation Inc: $232,694 over 1y, 35% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $75,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmericares Foundation Inc: $75,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetDarien Library Inc: $75,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $70,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEast Beach Association: $70,000 over 6y, 21% of budgetThe Community Fund of Darien: $70,000 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetHands Across the Sea Inc: $60,000 over 6y, 3.2% of budgetSpiritual Finance Initiative Inc: $55,275 over 6y, 31% of budgetDarien Community Association Inc: $43,200 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetPerson to Person Inc: $40,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetDarien EMS Post 53 Inc: $40,000 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetDarien Nature Center Inc: $35,000 over 6y, 0.9% of budgetThe Watch Hill Conservancy: $31,500 over 6y, 1.6% of budgetDarien Community Young Men's Christian Association Inc: $30,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetBreast Cancer Alliance Inc: $30,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetAscent Soccer USA: $25,000 over 4y, 2.0% of budgetTuxedo Park School: $25,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $10,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Australian Association: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetA Better Chance in Darien Inc: $10,000 over 5y, 1.4% of budgetAt Home in Darieninc: $9,000 over 6y, 0.6% of budgetWatch Hill Memorial Library and Improvement Society: $6,500 over 5y, 13% of budgetThe Children's Community Development Center Incorporated: $6,000 over 6y, 0.1% of budgetDarien Fire Department Inc: $6,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetNew Mexico Fund for Women and Girls: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetDarien Arts Center Inc: $5,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetDarien Police Association Inc: $3,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetWomen's Business Development Council Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPark City Initiative Corporation: $1,200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBradys Smile: $1,000 over 1y, 1.5% of budgetTrekking for Kids Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.2% 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 45.

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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.

522 Foundation IncCT24.2× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

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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 The Meredith and Whitney George Family Foundation Inc

How much does The Meredith and Whitney George Family Foundation Inc give?
The Meredith and Whitney George Family Foundation Inc reported 49 grants totaling $3,044,199 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 37 and 51 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2024.
What does The Meredith and Whitney George Family Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (48%), Health (36%), Science & Tech (6%).
Who are The Meredith and Whitney George Family Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2025: The Hotchkiss School ($1.7M), Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation ($1.5M), Yale New Haven Hospital ($1.5M).
Does The Meredith and Whitney George Family Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 10% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Meredith and Whitney George Family 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 Meredith and Whitney George Family Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include 522 Foundation Inc, The Goodnow Fund, Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc.
Where is The Meredith and Whitney George Family Foundation Inc based?
The Meredith and Whitney George Family Foundation Inc 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 73 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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