M L E Foundation Inc
Private foundation · New Canaan, CT · EIN 30-0517812 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Mle Foundation Inc
262grants reported
$10Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$200smallest grant
$3.8Mtotal paid
16states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 262 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $202K 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
PO Box 147
New Canaan, CT 06840-0147
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 |
|---|---|---|
| New Canaan Land Trust | New Canaan, CT | $350,000 |
| New Canaan Town Players Inc | New Canaan, CT | $60,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan | New Canaan, CT | $55,000 |
| Audubon Connecticut | Greenwich, CT | $55,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan | New Canaan, CT | $55,000 |
| First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan | New Canaan, CT | $55,000 |
| Hawaiian Mission House | Honolulu, HI | $54,500 |
| American Indian College | Denver, CO | $50,000 |
| American Indian Education Fund | Addison, TX | $50,000 |
| Lahaina Restoration Foundation | Lahaina, HI | $50,000 |
| American Indian College | Denver, CO | $50,000 |
| American Indian Education Fund | Addison, TX | $50,000 |
| Chautauqua Foundation | Chautauqua, NY | $48,000 |
| Stamford Symphony | Stamford, CT | $45,000 |
| Save the Sound | New Haven, CT | $40,000 |
| Southwood County Historical Corporation | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | $40,000 |
| Connecticut Audubon Society | Fairfield, CT | $40,000 |
| Save the Sound | New Haven, CT | $40,000 |
| Hawaiian Mission House | Honolulu, HI | $40,000 |
| Save the Sound | New Haven, CT | $40,000 |
| Connecticut Audubon Society | Fairfield, CT | $40,000 |
| Maine Organic Farmers and Gardners Association | Unity, ME | $40,000 |
| Emma Willard School | Troy, NY | $38,333 |
| American Bird Conservancy | The Plains, VA | $35,000 |
| Audubon Connecticut | Greenwich, CT | $35,000 |
| American Bird Conservancy | The Plains, VA | $35,000 |
| American Bird Conservancy | The Plains, VA | $35,000 |
| Audubon Connecticut | Greenwich, CT | $35,000 |
| Beth Israel Congregation | West Hartford, CT | $33,334 |
| Fair Haven Camps | Brooks, ME | $33,333 |
| Hawaiian Mission House | Honolulu, HI | $32,500 |
| Central Wisconsin Cultural Center | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | $30,000 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | $30,000 |
| Fair Haven Camps | Brooks, ME | $30,000 |
| Maine Organic Farmers and Gardners Association | Unity, ME | $30,000 |
| Central Wisconsin Cultural Center | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | $30,000 |
| International Order of the King's Daughters & Sons | Chautauqua, NY | $30,000 |
| Central Wisconsin Cultural Center | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | $30,000 |
| International Crane Foundation | Baraboo, WI | $27,500 |
| Rare | Arlington, VA | $25,000 |
| Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy | Litchfield, CT | $25,000 |
| Franklin and Marshall THE PHILLIPS MUSEUM GALLERY | Lancaster, PA | $25,000 |
| International Crane Foundation | Baraboo, WI | $25,000 |
| Southwood County Historical Corporation | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | $25,000 |
| University of Wisconsin Foundation | Madison, WI | $25,000 |
| Fair Haven Camps | Brooks, ME | $25,000 |
| Northland College SCHOLARSHIP FUND/MARY RICE CHALLENGE | Ashland, WI | $22,000 |
| International Crane Foundation | Baraboo, WI | $21,500 |
| YMCA | New Canaan, CT | $21,000 |
| Carbone Cancer Center | Madison, WI | $20,000 |
| Staying Put in New Canaan | New Canaan, CT | $20,000 |
| YMCA | New Canaan, CT | $20,000 |
| Princeton Theological Seminary FUNDS FOR LIBRARY | Princeton, NJ | $20,000 |
| Southwood County Historical Corporation | Wisconsin Rapids, WI | $20,000 |
| Staying Put in New Canaan | New Canaan, CT | $20,000 |
| Waveny Lifecare Network | New Canaan, CT | $20,000 |
| Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy | Litchfield, CT | $20,000 |
| YMCA | New Canaan, CT | $20,000 |
| Staying Put in New Canaan | New Canaan, CT | $20,000 |
| Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy | Litchfield, CT | $20,000 |
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