Driesman Charitable Trust
Private foundation · Fairfield, CT · EIN 25-1916056 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Driesman Charitable Trust
60grants reported
$540median award
$150lower quartile
$25smallest grant
$82Ktotal paid
7states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 4 of its 60 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $2,120 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
240 Mine Hill RD
Fairfield, CT 06824-2155
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Temple Israel | Westport, CT | $11,925 |
| Block Island Medical Center | New Shoreham, RI | $6,600 |
| Temple Shalom | Greenwich, CT | $5,800 |
| Block Island Medical Center | New Shoreham, RI | $5,250 |
| Temple Israel | Westport, CT | $5,214 |
| Block Island Medical Center | New Shoreham, RI | $4,895 |
| Temple Emanu-El | New York, NY | $4,371 |
| Temple Shalom | Greenwich, CT | $4,055 |
| CT Against Gun Violence | New Fairfield, CT | $2,591 |
| Block Island Club | New Shoreham, RI | $2,500 |
| Temple Israel | Westport, CT | $1,800 |
| Black River Good Neighbor | Ludlow, VT | $1,800 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | New York, NY | $1,800 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island | Providence, RI | $1,800 |
| Helping Hands of Block Island Inc | New Shoreham, RI | $1,080 |
| Homes With Hope | Westport, CT | $1,000 |
| Kolbe Cathedral | Bridgeport, CT | $1,000 |
| Operation Hope | Fairfield, CT | $1,000 |
| Homes With Hope | Westport, CT | $1,000 |
| Fairfield Museum | Fairfield, CT | $1,000 |
| Kolbe Cathedral | Bridgeport, CT | $1,000 |
| Homes With Hope | Westport, CT | $1,000 |
| Fairfield Museum | Fairfield, CT | $1,000 |
| CT Humane Society | Westport, CT | $1,000 |
| Temple Emanu-El | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Block Island Historical Society | New Shoreham, RI | $950 |
| Congregation Sons and Daughters of Ruth | New Shoreham, RI | $540 |
| CT Womens Hall of Fame | New Haven, CT | $540 |
| Congregation Sons and Daughters of Ruth | New Shoreham, RI | $540 |
| CT Womens Hall of Fame | New Haven, CT | $540 |
| Congregation Sons and Daughters of Ruth | New Shoreham, RI | $540 |
| Wakeman Boys & Girls Club | Bridgeport, CT | $540 |
| Wakeman Boys & Girls Club | Bridgeport, CT | $530 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Washington, DC | $520 |
| Wikimedia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $500 |
| Block Island Maritime Institute | Block Island, RI | $500 |
| Merrick Jewish Center | Merrick, NY | $500 |
| Beardsley Zoo | Bridgeport, CT | $500 |
| Block Island Maritime Institute | Block Island, RI | $400 |
| Leap | New Haven, CT | $360 |
| Block Island Historical Society | New Shoreham, RI | $360 |
| Pledgeling Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $260 |
| The Women's Zionist Organization of America | New York, NY | $258 |
| Block Island Historical Society | New Shoreham, RI | $250 |
| New York Botanical Garden | Bronx, NY | $160 |
| Goldilocks Farm Sanctuary | Southport, CT | $150 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $110 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $110 |
| Cancercare | New York, NY | $108 |
| Fairfield Museum | Fairfield, CT | $101 |
| Stepping Stones Museum | Norwalk, CT | $100 |
| Block Island Fire & Rescue | New Shoreham, RI | $100 |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | New York, NY | $100 |
| Block Island Residents Association | Block Island, RI | $100 |
| Dartmouth Health & Geisel School of Medicine | Lebanon, NH | $100 |
| Special Olympics Connecticut | Hamden, CT | $60 |
| Shatterproof | Norwalk, CT | $54 |
| Southeast Lighthouse Foundation | Block Island, RI | $50 |
| Earthplace | Westport, CT | $50 |
| Friends of the Island Free Library | Block Island, RI | $25 |
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