The Foster Family Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 35-6801625

Foundation Overview

Based in Vero Beach, FL, The Foster Family Foundation has awarded 209 grants totaling $623,752 to organizations in Florida, New York and 5 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $7 to $13,000, with a median award of $2,000.

Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$623,752
Total Assets
$2,011,981
Median Grant (all grants)
$2,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
26
Median Grant
$2,500
% Median Grant Growth
+20% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Closed Network: 15%

4 of 26 recipients (15%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains tight relationships with established partners. New applicants rarely succeed without insider connections.

Geographic Focus
Connecticut

Grants are geographically diversified with 31% in Connecticut and funding distributed across 7 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Connecticut, funding concentrates in New Haven (34%), Westport (23%), East Haddam (16%).

Funding Trajectory
+317%

Strong 317% growth in annual giving over 8 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
Education + Community Projects

Dual focus on education (75%) and community projects, indicating strategic concentration in complementary program areas.

Where is The Money Going?

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into The Foster Family Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute University Of Miami Health System $10,000 Miami, FL, US Program Support 2024
Cleveland Clinic Foundation $500 Cleveland, OH, US Program Support 2024
Fund Of Friends Seminary $10,000 New York, NY, US Educational Programs Support 2024
Goodspeed Opera Company $7,500 East Haddam, CT, US Program Support 2024
Grand Harbor Community Outreach Program Inc $2,500 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2024
Greens Farms Academy $13,000 Greens Farms, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2024
Hospital For Special Surgery $500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2024
Impact 100 $1,100 Belleair Bluffs, FL, US Program Support 2024
Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation $100 New York, NY, US Program Support 2024
Metropolitan Museum Of Art $2,500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2024
Middlebury College $10,000 Middlebury, VT, US Educational Programs Support - Annual Giving 2024
The Barnes Foundation $1,125 Philadelphia, PA, US Program Support 2024
The Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation $1,500 Boca Raton, FL, US Program Support 2024
The Fund For Yale New Haven Hospital $7,500 New Haven, CT, US Program Support 2024
The Fuqua School Of Business At Duke University $2,500 Durham, NC, US Educational Programs Support - Annual Fund 2024
The Hopkins School $1,660 New Haven, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2024
The Metropolitan Opera $8,500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2024
The Palm Beach Opera $1,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US Program Support 2024
The Vero Beach Museum Of Art $3,000 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2024
The Whitney Museum Of American Art $2,380 New York, NY, US Program Support 2024
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania $2,500 Philadelphia, PA, US Educational Programs Support 2024
Tunnel To Towers Foundation $1,000 Staten Island, NY, US Program Support 2024
Vero Beach Opera Inc $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2024
Westport Museum For History & Culture $500 Westport, CT, US Program Support 2024
Westport Volunteer Ems $5,000 Westport, CT, US Program Support 2024
Yale University $4,500 New Haven, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2024
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute University Of Miami Health System $10,000 Miami, FL, US Program Support 2023
Central Park Conservancy $500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2023
Cleveland Clinic Foundation $500 Cleveland, OH, US Program Support 2023
Fund Of Friends Seminary $7,000 New York, NY, US Educational Programs Support 2023
Goodspeed Opera Company $5,000 East Haddam, CT, US Program Support 2023
Grand Harbor Community Outreach Program Inc $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2023
Greens Farms Academy $5,000 Greens Farms, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2023
Hospital For Special Surgery $500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2023
Metropolitan Museum Of Art $1,500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2023
Middlebury College $5,000 Middlebury, VT, US Educational Programs Support - Annual Giving 2023
Riverside Theater $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2023
The Barnes Foundation $500 Philadelphia, PA, US Program Support 2023
The Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation $500 Boca Raton, FL, US Program Support 2023
The First Presbyterian Church Nursery School Annual Fund $1,000 New York, NY, US Educational Programs Support 2023
The Fund For Yale New Haven Hospital $5,000 New Haven, CT, US Program Support 2023
The Fuqua School Of Business At Duke University $2,500 Durham, NC, US Educational Programs Support - Annual Fund 2023
The Hopkins School $1,660 New Haven, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2023
The Metropolitan Opera $7,500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2023
The Palm Beach Opera $1,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US Program Support 2023
The Vero Beach Museum Of Art $3,000 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2023
The Whitney Museum Of American Art $2,500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2023
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania $2,500 Philadelphia, PA, US Educational Programs Support 2023
Vero Beach Volunteer Ems $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2023
Westport Histroical Society $500 Westport, CT, US Program Support 2023
Westport Volunteer Ems $5,000 Westport, CT, US Program Support 2023
Yale University $4,500 New Haven, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2023
Barnes Foundation $300 Philadelphia, PA, US Program Support 2022
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute University Of Miami Health System $10,000 Miami, FL, US Program Support 2022
Cleveland Clinic Foundation $500 Cleveland, OH, US Program Support 2022
Fund Of Friends Seminary $5,000 New York, NY, US Educational Programs Support 2022
Goodspeed Opera Company $5,000 East Haddam, CT, US Program Support 2022
Grand Harbor Community Outreach Program Inc $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2022
Greens Farms Academy $12,750 Greens Farms, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2022
Hospital For Special Surgery $500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2022
Middlebury College $5,000 Middlebury, VT, US Educational Programs Support - Annual Giving 2022
The Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation $1,000 Boca Raton, FL, US Program Support 2022
The First Presbyterian Church Nursery School Annual Fund $750 New York, NY, US Educational Programs Support 2022
The Fuqua School Of Business At Duke University $2,500 Durham, NC, US Educational Programs Support - Annual Fund 2022
The Hope For Families Center Inc $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2022
The Metropolitan Opera $5,500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2022
The Vero Beach Museum Of Art $2,500 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2022
The Whitney Museum Of American Art $500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2022
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania $2,500 Philadelphia, PA, US Educational Programs Support 2022
Vero Beach Volunteer Ems $500 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2022
Westport Histroical Society $500 Westport, CT, US Program Support 2022
Westport Volunteer Ems $5,000 Westport, CT, US Program Support 2022
Yale New Haven Health - Bridgeport Hospital Foundation $5,000 Bridgeport, CT, US Program Support 2022
Yale University $4,000 New Haven, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2022
Barnes Foundation $300 Philadelphia, PA, US Program Support 2022
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute University Of Miami Health System $10,000 Miami, FL, US Program Support 2022
Cleveland Clinic Foundation $500 Cleveland, OH, US Program Support 2022
Fund Of Friends Seminary $5,000 New York, NY, US Educational Programs Support 2022
Goodspeed Opera Company $5,000 East Haddam, CT, US Program Support 2022
Grand Harbor Community Outreach Program Inc $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2022
Greens Farms Academy $12,750 Greens Farms, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2022
Hospital For Special Surgery $500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2022
Middlebury College $5,000 Middlebury, VT, US Educational Programs Support - Annual Giving 2022
The Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation $1,000 Boca Raton, FL, US Program Support 2022
The First Presbyterian Church Nursery School Annual Fund $750 New York, NY, US Educational Programs Support 2022
The Fuqua School Of Business At Duke University $2,500 Durham, NC, US Educational Programs Support - Annual Fund 2022
The Hope For Families Center Inc $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2022
The Metropolitan Opera $5,500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2022
The Vero Beach Museum Of Art $2,500 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2022
The Whitney Museum Of American Art $500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2022
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania $2,500 Philadelphia, PA, US Educational Programs Support 2022
Vero Beach Volunteer Ems $500 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2022
Westport Histroical Society $500 Westport, CT, US Program Support 2022
Westport Volunteer Ems $5,000 Westport, CT, US Program Support 2022
Yale New Haven Health - Bridgeport Hospital Foundation $5,000 Bridgeport, CT, US Program Support 2022
Yale University $4,000 New Haven, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2022
Barnes Foundation $300 Philadelphia, PA, US Program Support 2022
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute University Of Miami Health System $10,000 Miami, FL, US Program Support 2022
Cleveland Clinic Foundation $500 Cleveland, OH, US Program Support 2022
Fund Of Friends Seminary $5,000 New York, NY, US Educational Programs Support 2022
Goodspeed Opera Company $5,000 East Haddam, CT, US Program Support 2022
Grand Harbor Community Outreach Program Inc $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2022
Greens Farms Academy $12,750 Greens Farms, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2022
Hospital For Special Surgery $500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2022
Middlebury College $5,000 Middlebury, VT, US Educational Programs Support - Annual Giving 2022
The Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation $1,000 Boca Raton, FL, US Program Support 2022
The First Presbyterian Church Nursery School Annual Fund $750 New York, NY, US Educational Programs Support 2022
The Fuqua School Of Business At Duke University $2,500 Durham, NC, US Educational Programs Support - Annual Fund 2022
The Hope For Families Center Inc $5,000 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2022
The Metropolitan Opera $5,500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2022
The Vero Beach Museum Of Art $2,500 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2022
The Whitney Museum Of American Art $500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2022
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania $2,500 Philadelphia, PA, US Educational Programs Support 2022
Vero Beach Volunteer Ems $500 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2022
Westport Histroical Society $500 Westport, CT, US Program Support 2022
Westport Volunteer Ems $5,000 Westport, CT, US Program Support 2022
Yale New Haven Health - Bridgeport Hospital Foundation $5,000 Bridgeport, CT, US Program Support 2022
Yale University $4,000 New Haven, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2022
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute University Of Miami Health System $10,000 Miami, FL, US Program Support 2021
Fund Of Friends Seminary $3,000 New York, NY, US Educational Programs Support 2021
Goodspeed Opera Company $5,000 East Haddam, CT, US Program Support 2021
Greens Farms Academy $8,500 Greens Farms, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2021
Hospital For Special Surgery $500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2021
Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation $1,000 New York, NY, US Program Support 2021
Metropolitan Museum Of Art $1,500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2021
Middlebury College $5,000 Middlebury, VT, US Educational Programs Support - Annual Giving 2021
The Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation $1,000 Boca Raton, FL, US Program Support 2021
The First Presbyterian Church Nursery School Annual Fund $500 New York, NY, US Educational Programs Support 2021
The Fund For Yale New Haven Hospital $1,000 New Haven, CT, US Program Support 2021
The Fuqua School Of Business At Duke University $1,000 Durham, NC, US Educational Programs Support - Annual Fund 2021
The Hope For Families Center Inc $2,500 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2021
The Hopkins School $1,660 New Haven, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2021
The Humane Society Of Vero Beach & Indian River County $500 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2021
The Metropolitan Opera $3,250 New York, NY, US Program Support 2021
The Palm Beach Opera $1,500 West Palm Beach, FL, US Program Support 2021
The Vero Beach Museum Of Art $2,000 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2021
The Vero Beach Police Benevolent Association $500 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2021
The Whitney Museum Of American Art $2,500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2021
The Yale School Of Medicine - Yale Cancer Center $1,000 New Haven, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2021
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania $2,500 Philadelphia, PA, US Educational Programs Support 2021
Westport Volunteer Ems $5,000 Westport, CT, US Program Support 2021
Yale New Haven Health - Bridgeport Hospital Foundation $5,000 Bridgeport, CT, US Program Support 2021
Yale University $3,750 New Haven, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2021
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute $10,000 Miami, FL, US Program Support 2020
Boca Raton Regional Hospital $1,000 Boca Raton, FL, US Program Support 2020
Bridgeport Hospital Foundation $3,000 Bridgeport, CT, US Program Support 2020
Friends Seminary $3,000 New York, NY, US Educational Programs Support 2020
Goodspeed Opera Company $5,000 East Haddam, CT, US Program Support 2020
Greens Farms Academy $8,500 Greens Farms, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2020
Hope For Families Center Inc $500 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2020
Horizons At Brooklyn $500 Brooklyn, NY, US Educational Programs Support 2020
Kappa Kappa Gamma $500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2020
Metropolitan Museum Of Art $1,500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2020
Middlebury College $5,000 Middlebury, VT, US Educational Programs Support - Annual Giving 2020
Palm Beach Opera $1,500 West Palm Beach, FL, US Program Support 2020
The Fuqua School Of Business At Duke University $1,000 Durham, NC, US Educational Programs Support - Annual Fund 2020
The Hopkins School $1,660 New Haven, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2020
The Metropolitan Opera $1,500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2020
The Penn Fund At The University Of Pennsylvania $2,500 Philadelphia, PA, US Educational Programs Support 2020
Vero Beach Museum Of Art $1,000 Vero Beach, FL, US Program Support 2020
Westport Volunteer Ems $3,500 Westport, CT, US Program Support 2020
Whitney Museum Of American Art $1,500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2020
Yale University $5,500 New Haven, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2020
Boca Raton Museum Of Art $1,000 Boca Raton, FL, US Program Support 2018
Boca Raton Regional Hospital $1,000 Boca Raton, FL, US Program Support 2018
Bridgeport Hospital Foundation $1,000 Bridgeport, CT, US Program Support 2018
First Presbyterian Church $1,000 New York, NY, US Program Support 2018
Goodspeed Opera Company $5,000 East Haddam, CT, US Program Support 2018
Greens Farms Academy $7,840 Greens Farms, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2018
Horizons At Brooklyn Friends School $1,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Educational Programs Support 2018
Metropolitan Museum Of Art $1,000 New York, NY, US Program Support 2018
Middlebury College $2,500 Middlebury, VT, US Educational Programs Support - Annual Giving 2018
Palm Beach Opera $1,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US Program Support 2018
The Fuqua School Of Business At Duke University $1,000 Durham, NC, US Educational Programs Support - Annual Fund 2018
The Hopkins School $1,660 New Haven, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2018
The Metropolitan Opera $1,500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2018
The Penn Fund At The University Of Pennsylvania $2,500 Philadelphia, PA, US Educational Programs Support 2018
Trustbridge Hospice Foundation $1,000 West Plam Beach, FL, US Program Support 2018
Westport Volunteer Ems $2,000 Westport, CT, US Program Support 2018
Whitney Museum Of American Art $1,200 New York, NY, US Program Support 2018
Yale University $3,000 New Haven, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2018
From K-1 - The Blackstone Group Lp $7 New York, NY, US Program Support 2018
Greens Farms Academy $7,500 Greens Farms, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2017
Goodspeed Opera Company $5,000 East Haddam, CT, US Program Support 2017
Yale University $2,500 New Haven, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2017
The Penn Fund At The University Of Pennsylvania $2,500 Philadelphia, PA, US Educational Programs Support 2017
Middlebury College $2,500 Middlebury, VT, US Educational Programs Support - Annual Giving 2017
The Hopkins School $1,500 New Haven, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2017
Yale New Haven Health System $1,500 New Haven, CT, US Program Support 2017
The Metropolitan Opera $1,500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2017
Westport Volunteer Ems $1,500 Westport, CT, US Program Support 2017
First Presbyterian Church $1,000 New York, NY, US Program Support 2017
The Fuqua School Of Business At Duke University $1,000 Durham, NC, US Educational Programs Support - Annual Fund 2017
Palm Beach Opera $1,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US Program Support 2017
Metropolitan Museum Of Art $1,000 New York, NY, US Program Support 2017
Boca Raton Museum Of Art $1,000 Boca Raton, FL, US Program Support 2017
Boca Raton Regional Hospital $1,000 Boca Raton, FL, US Program Support 2017
Grace Church $500 New York, NY, US Program Support 2017
Greens Farms Academy $5,840 Greens Farms, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2016
Goodspeed Opera Company $5,000 East Haddam, CT, US Program Support 2016
Yale University $2,500 New Haven, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2016
Middlebury College $2,500 Middlebury, VT, US Educational Programs Support - Annual Giving 2016
Horizons At Brooklyn Friends School $2,000 Brooklyn, NY, US Educational Programs Support 2016
The Hopkins School $1,660 New Haven, CT, US Educational Programs Support 2016
The Penn Fund At The University Of Pennsylvania $1,250 Philadelphia, PA, US Educational Programs Support 2016
Westport Volunteer Ems $1,050 Westport, CT, US Program Support 2016
The Fuqua School Of Business At Duke University $1,000 Durham, NC, US Educational Programs Support - Annual Fund 2016
Palm Beach Opera $1,000 West Palm Beach, FL, US Program Support 2016
Bridgeport Hospital Foundation Inc $500 Bridgeport, CT, US Program Support 2016

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Contact Information

Official contact details for The Foster Family Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.

EIN 35-6801625
Website N/A
Address 505 BEACHLAND BLVD PO BOX 1-279 Vero Beach, FL 32963-0000

Key People (5)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee The Foster Family Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Trustee Charles M Foster
Trustee Elena M Foster
Trustee Charles M Foster V
Trustee Michelle F Miller
Trustee Catherine Foster Ellison

Forms 990-PF

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Form 990-PF Research Tips
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  • Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
  • Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
  • Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.