Lester E Foster & Phyllis M Foster | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 81-0630150
Foundation Overview
Based in Hampton, CT, Lester E Foster & Phyllis M Foster has awarded 183 grants totaling $7,641,697 to organizations in Connecticut, Kansas and 4 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $250 to $332,250, with a median award of $7,500.
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New Applicant Friendliness
8 of 22 recipients (36%) were new grantees. Foundation maintains loyal partnerships while remaining open to qualified new applicants with strong proposals.
Geographic Focus
92% of all grants are concentrated in Connecticut, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within Connecticut, funding concentrates in Willimantic (63%), South Windham (6%), Hartford (5%).
Funding Trajectory
Stable funding levels with 2% change over 7 years indicate consistent grant-making capacity and predictable philanthropic resources. This stability suggests reliable ongoing funding opportunities.
Program Areas
Highly focused on community projects with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Lester E Foster & Phyllis M Foster'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Soup Kitchen | $35,500 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2023 |
| Ct Audubon Society - Rtpec | $3,500 | Old Lyme, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2023 |
| The Ct Blues Society | $1,000 | Uncasville, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2023 |
| Greater Hartford Festival Of Jazz | $59,650 | Hartford, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2023 |
| Horizons Inc | $3,500 | South Windham, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2023 |
| Musicians Lifeline Inc | $1,000 | Simsbury, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2023 |
| Soroptimist International | $1,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2023 |
| Temple Bnai Israel | $14,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2023 |
| Town Of Windham | $50,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2023 |
| Windham - Willimantic Car | $500 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2023 |
| Windham Hospital Golf Classic | $3,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2023 |
| Covenant Soup Kitchen | $35,500 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2023 |
| Ct Audubon Society - Rtpec | $3,500 | Old Lyme, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2023 |
| The Ct Blues Society | $1,000 | Uncasville, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2023 |
| Greater Hartford Festival Of Jazz | $59,650 | Hartford, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2023 |
| Horizons Inc | $3,500 | South Windham, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2023 |
| Musicians Lifeline Inc | $1,000 | Simsbury, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2023 |
| Soroptimist International | $1,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2023 |
| Temple Bnai Israel | $14,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2023 |
| Town Of Windham | $50,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2023 |
| Windham - Willimantic Car | $500 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2023 |
| Windham Hospital Golf Classic | $3,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2023 |
| Covenant Soup Kitchen | $332,250 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Ecsu Foundation Inc | $305,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Generations Family Health Center | $51,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Good Hope Country Day School | $26,700 | Kingshill, VI, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Greater Hartford Festival Of Jazz | $88,000 | Hartford, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Hampton Fire Co | $100,000 | Hampton, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Holiday Hill Day Camp | $2,000 | Prospect, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Horizons Inc | $252,500 | South Windham, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Kitty Angels Of Ct | $3,700 | Coventry, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Mike Finnigan School Of Music | $50,000 | Salina, KS, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Our Companions Animal Rescue | $100,000 | Manchester, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army | $15,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Soroptimist International | $1,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| St Mary's Church | $5,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| St Mary's Ukrainian Greek | $1,545 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Temple Bnai Israel | $71,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Town Of Windham | $79,100 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Windham - Willimantic Car | $10,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Windham Hospital Foundation | $250,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Windham No Freeze Project | $275,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Windham Theatre Guilde | $50,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Jorgensen Center For The Performing | $5,000 | Storrs, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Covenant Soup Kitchen | $332,250 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Ecsu Foundation Inc | $305,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Generations Family Health Center | $51,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Good Hope Country Day School | $26,700 | Kingshill, VI, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Greater Hartford Festival Of Jazz | $88,000 | Hartford, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Hampton Fire Co | $100,000 | Hampton, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Holiday Hill Day Camp | $2,000 | Prospect, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Horizons Inc | $252,500 | South Windham, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Kitty Angels Of Ct | $3,700 | Coventry, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Mike Finnigan School Of Music | $50,000 | Salina, KS, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Our Companions Animal Rescue | $100,000 | Manchester, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army | $15,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Soroptimist International | $1,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| St Mary's Church | $5,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| St Mary's Ukrainian Greek | $1,545 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Temple Bnai Israel | $71,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Town Of Windham | $79,100 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Windham - Willimantic Car | $10,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Windham Hospital Foundation | $250,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Windham No Freeze Project | $275,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Windham Theatre Guilde | $50,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Jorgensen Center For The Performing | $5,000 | Storrs, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Covenant Soup Kitchen | $332,250 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Ecsu Foundation Inc | $305,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Generations Family Health Center | $51,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Good Hope Country Day School | $26,700 | Kingshill, VI, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Greater Hartford Festival Of Jazz | $88,000 | Hartford, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Hampton Fire Co | $100,000 | Hampton, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Holiday Hill Day Camp | $2,000 | Prospect, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Horizons Inc | $252,500 | South Windham, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Kitty Angels Of Ct | $3,700 | Coventry, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Mike Finnigan School Of Music | $50,000 | Salina, KS, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Our Companions Animal Rescue | $100,000 | Manchester, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| The Salvation Army | $15,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Soroptimist International | $1,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| St Mary's Church | $5,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| St Mary's Ukrainian Greek | $1,545 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Temple Bnai Israel | $71,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Town Of Windham | $79,100 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Windham - Willimantic Car | $10,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Windham Hospital Foundation | $250,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Windham No Freeze Project | $275,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Windham Theatre Guilde | $50,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Jorgensen Center For The Performing | $5,000 | Storrs, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2022 |
| Caring Families Pregnancy | $1,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2021 |
| Connecticut Audubon Society | $3,500 | Fairfield, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2021 |
| Covenant Soup Kitchen | $50,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2021 |
| Generations Family Health Center | $20,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2021 |
| Good Hope Country Day School | $15,000 | Kingshill, VI, US | General Financial Assistance | 2021 |
| Horizons Inc | $10,000 | South Windham, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2021 |
| Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts | $3,500 | Old Saybrook, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2021 |
| Temple Bnai Israel | $12,425 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2021 |
| Town Of Windham | $70,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2021 |
| Windham Hospital Foundation | $20,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2021 |
| Windham Hospital Golf Cla | $3,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2021 |
| Mystic Aquarium | $2,500 | Mystic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2021 |
| Windham Public Art | $250 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2021 |
| Soroptomist International Of Willi | $1,000 | Mansfield Center, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2021 |
| Jolly John's Keep You Truckin' Fund | $1,000 | North Windham, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2021 |
| Mansfield Lions Club | $2,000 | Mansfield, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2021 |
| St Joseph's Church | $5,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2021 |
| First National Niu Foudation | $57,800 | Dekalb, IL, US | General Financial Assistance | 2021 |
| Caring Families Pregnancy | $5,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2020 |
| Connecticut Audubon Society | $3,500 | Fairfield, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2020 |
| Covenant Soup Kitchen | $71,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2020 |
| Ecsu Foundation Inc | $3,500 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2020 |
| Generations Family Health Center | $10,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2020 |
| Good Hope Country Day School | $10,000 | Kingshill, VI, US | General Financial Assistance | 2020 |
| Hetche Memorial Lime | $2,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2020 |
| Horizons Inc | $10,000 | South Windham, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2020 |
| Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts | $5,000 | Old Saybrook, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2020 |
| Me Of Te Garden M The Bi | $5,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2020 |
| Salvation Army Willimantic | $10,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2020 |
| Si Willimantic | $2,000 | Mansfield Center, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2020 |
| Temple Bnai Israel | $109,100 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2020 |
| The R Blues Fest Inc | $5,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2020 |
| Town Of Windham | $20,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2020 |
| Windham Hospital Foundation | $10,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2020 |
| Windham Hospital Golf Cla | $3,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2020 |
| Waim | $30,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2018 |
| Az Academy Inc | $10,000 | Christiansted, VI, US | General Financial Assistance | 2018 |
| Windham Textile And History Museum | $3,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2018 |
| Perceptions Programs Inc | $3,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2018 |
| Temple Bnai Israel | $10,375 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2018 |
| Windham No Freeze Shelter | $3,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2018 |
| Ecsu Foundation Inc | $5,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2018 |
| Caring Families Pregnancy | $5,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2018 |
| Camp Horizons | $28,500 | South Windham, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2018 |
| Windham Hospital Foundation | $10,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2018 |
| Si Willimantic | $2,000 | Mansfield Center, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2018 |
| Town Of Windham | $10,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2018 |
| Covenant Soup Kitchen | $30,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2018 |
| Willimantic Victorian Neighborhood | $1,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2018 |
| Auxiliary To Windham Hospital | $2,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2018 |
| Windham Hospital Golf Cla | $3,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2018 |
| Abundant Life Community | $500 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2018 |
| Connecticut Audubon Society | $1,000 | Fairfield, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2018 |
| Generations Family Health | $15,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2018 |
| Ecsu Foundation Inc | $24,750 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2017 |
| Canton Historical Museum | $1,000 | Collinsville, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2017 |
| Windham Textile And History Museum | $3,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2017 |
| Covenant Soup Kitchen | $53,500 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2017 |
| Windham No Freeze Shelter | $3,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2017 |
| Temple Bnai Israel | $10,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2017 |
| Caring Families Pregnancy | $20,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2017 |
| Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts | $3,500 | Old Saybrook, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2017 |
| Enfield 4th Of July Town Celebratio | $20,000 | Enfield, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2017 |
| Work Vessels For Vets | $10,000 | Noank, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2017 |
| Windham Hospital Golf Cla | $3,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2017 |
| Willimantic Victorian Neighborhood | $1,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2017 |
| Connecticut Skills Usa | $500 | Hartford, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2017 |
| Syracuse Jazz Festival Production | $1,500 | Syracuse, NY, US | General Financial Assistance | 2017 |
| Crosseyed Bear Production | $7,500 | Buffalo, NY, US | General Financial Assistance | 2017 |
| Auxiliary To Windham Hospital | $1,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2017 |
| The Connecticut Audubon Society | $1,000 | Fairfield, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2017 |
| Camp Horizons | $2,100 | South Windham, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2017 |
| Ahm Youth And Family Services | $2,000 | Hebron, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2017 |
| Mount Sinai Rehab Hospital | $1,000 | Hartford, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2017 |
| Si Willimantic | $1,000 | Mansfield Center, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2017 |
| Town Of Enfield | $612 | Enfield, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2017 |
| Windham Textile And History Museum | $5,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2016 |
| Windham No Freeze Shelter | $3,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2016 |
| Delta Kappa Gamme Alpha | $2,000 | Austin, TX, US | General Financial Assistance | 2016 |
| Camp Horizons | $35,700 | South Windham, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2016 |
| Ecsu Foundation Inc | $62,650 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2016 |
| Wvna | $250 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2016 |
| Windham Hospital Self Cla | $3,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2016 |
| Ridgefield Playhouse | $2,500 | Ridgefield, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2016 |
| Katherine Hepburn Cultura | $2,500 | Old Saybrook, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2016 |
| Work Vessels For Vets | $10,000 | Noank, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2016 |
| Auxiliary To Windham Hospital | $500 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2016 |
| Greater Hartford Festival | $5,000 | Hartford, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2016 |
| Windham Arts | $14,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2016 |
| Perception Programs Inc | $5,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2016 |
| Carenet Pregnancy Center | $2,000 | Willimantic, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2016 |
| Joshua's Tract Conservation | $2,000 | Mansfield Center, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2016 |
| Soroptimist International | $2,000 | Mansfield Center, CT, US | General Financial Assistance | 2016 |
| Az Academy | $10,000 | Christiansted, VI, US | General Financial Assistance | 2016 |
| Lovelane Special Needs Horseback | $2,500 | Lincoln, MA, US | General Financial Assistance | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 81-0630150 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 716 PUDDING HILL RD Hampton, CT 06247-1502 |
Key People (2)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Lester E Foster & Phyllis M Foster's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Trustee | David Foster |
|---|---|
| Trustee | Mark Foster |
Forms 990-PF
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