The@douglas S and Barbara J Barrett Family Foundation
Private foundation · Mystic, CT · EIN 27-6020539 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Douglas S and Barbara J Barrett Family Foundation
86grants reported
$1,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$250smallest grant
$105Ktotal paid
14states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 86 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1,500 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 274
Mystic, CT 06355-0274
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Buck Off Cancer Inc To provide support & inspiration topeople living with cancer. | Stow, MA | $3,000 |
| Work Vessels for Vets Inc To equip returning veteranswith the tools to starta business or career | West Mystic, CT | $3,000 |
| Herren Project To provide free resources and supportfor the treatment, recovery andprevention of substance use diso | Portsmouth, RI | $2,950 |
| Donor's Choose To connect teachers who need supplies with donors who want to help. | New York, NY | $2,661 |
| The Chris Collins Foundation Inc To heighten awareness andeducation about anxietyand depression | Providence, RI | $2,500 |
| Work Vessels for Vets To equip returning veteranswith the tools to starta business or career | West Mystic, CT | $2,500 |
| Detroit Horse Power To give at-risk youtha safe and enriching space tofurthur their development. | Detroit, MI | $2,500 |
| The Chris Collins Foundation Inc To heighten awareness andeducation about anxietyand depression | Providence, RI | $2,500 |
| Work Vessels for Vets To equip returning veteranswith the tools to starta business or career | West Mystic, CT | $2,500 |
| Liberation Programs Inc To provide treatment and prevention services forsubstance use and mental health disorders. | Bridgeport, CT | $2,500 |
| Herd To provide equin-assisted services as a prevention program designed to empower individualsto achieve | Charlotte, NC | $2,500 |
| New London Community Meal Center To make a systemic impact by feeding the hungry today,and working to help build a healthy and equita | New London, CT | $2,250 |
| College Visions To provide college adviceand assistance to lowincome individuals | Providence, RI | $2,000 |
| Sungai Watch Make A Change World Inc To help stop plastic fromgoing into the ocean. | New York City, NY | $2,000 |
| College Visions To provide college adviceand assistance to lowincome individuals | Providence, RI | $2,000 |
| The Chris Collins Foundation Inc To heighten awareness andeducation about anxietyand depression | Providence, RI | $2,000 |
| College Visions To provide college adviceand assistance to lowincome individuals | Providence, RI | $2,000 |
| Experience Camps To provide overnight summer gried camps, year-round programs,and content to help reframe the experie | Westport, CT | $1,750 |
| Alzheimer's Association Rhode Island Chapter To fund research to end Alzheimersand all other dementia. | Providence, RI | $1,500 |
| Episcopal Relief & Development To co-create locally-led, evidence-based reliefand development programs that address the effects ofi | Boone, IA | $1,500 |
| New London Homeless Hospitality Center Inc To provide hospitality, shelter & a bridgeto permanent housing for adultsexperiencing homelessness i | New London, CT | $1,500 |
| US Horse Welfare & Rescue To promote the safety and welfare of Americasequines locally & nationally throughrescue, advocacy an | Avon, CT | $1,500 |
| Donor's Choose To connect teachers who need supplies with donors who want to help. | New York, NY | $1,034 |
| Direct Relief To improve the health and lives of peopleaffected by poverty or emergencies - without regard to poli | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,029 |
| Academy of Our Lady of Mercy Lauralton Hall To provide financial aid for deserving youngwomen to join the Lauralton tradition. | Milford, CT | $1,000 |
| Always Home Inc To help keep families housed andto help parents create lastingstability for their children. | Mystic, CT | $1,000 |
| Barnum Foundation for Life Inc To assist people in need. | Shelton, CT | $1,000 |
| Blood Cancer United Inc To help fund research, patient support,and advocacy that saves lives. | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Community Health Resources Inc To help adults. children & familiesfind hope through mental health,substance anuse, foster care, and | Windsor, CT | $1,000 |
| CT Foundation for Dental Outreach To provide charitable cental care to theunderserved, uninsured and working poor. | Southington, CT | $1,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc To fund programs around the worldthat provide medical aid to childrenand families. | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Flatbush Cats Inc To help end the cat overpopulation crisis. | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 |
| Fresh New London (third Sector New England Inc) To encourage youthto pursue and leadin agriculture. | New London, CT | $1,000 |
| Fresh Step Laundry Co To provide free laundry servicesto Fredericks unhoused population insupport of their hygiene & well- | Frederick, MD | $1,000 |
| High Watch Recovery Center Inc To build and strengthen a globalcommunity of hope and healing for all whosuffer from substance abuse | Kent, CT | $1,000 |
| Mustard Seed Communities Inc To provide support to childrenand adults with disabilitieswho have been abandoned. | Needham, MA | $1,000 |
| New London Community Meal Center To make a systemic impact by feeding the hungry today,and working to help build a healthy and equita | New London, CT | $1,000 |
| Nfa Foundation To actively build awareness, engage alumni, nurture relationships, and develop partnershipsto benefi | Norwich, CT | $1,000 |
| Off the Streets - Bridgeport To help homeless and those at risk of becominghomeless by providing security deposits directlyto lan | Trumbull, CT | $1,000 |
| Smile Train Inc To provide dental care to the poor | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Warm Center (westerly Area Rest Meals Inc) To provide shelter and mealsto the homeless throughout southernRhode Island and Eastern Connecticut. | Westerly, RI | $1,000 |
| Wildlife in Crisis To support wildlifepreservation & land conservation. | Weston, CT | $1,000 |
| Smile Train Inc To provide dental care to the poor | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Foundation for Life To assistpeople in need | Shelton, CT | $1,000 |
| Higher Edge To assist low-incomeand high-risk studentswith college admissions | New London, CT | $1,000 |
| Fresh NL To encourage youthto pursue and leadin agriculture | New London, CT | $1,000 |
| Off the Streets - Bridgeport To help homeless and those at risk of becominghomeless by providing security deposits directlyto lan | Trumbull, CT | $1,000 |
| Community Health Resource Inc To help adults. children & familiesfind hope through mental health,substance anuse, foster care, and | Windsor, CT | $1,000 |
| Homeless Hospitality Center To provide hospitality, shelter & a bridgeto permanent housing for adultsexperiencing homelessness i | New London, CT | $1,000 |
| All Saints Catholic School To help young scholarsget to college and heaven. | Norwalk, CT | $1,000 |
| Episcopal Relief & Development To help facilitate healthier,more fulfilling lives in communitiesthat are struggling with hunger, po | Merrifield, VA | $1,000 |
| The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration To enhance the quality of lifefor those living with Dementia,caregivers, and the community. | King of Prussia, PA | $1,000 |
| American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation To preserve and protect the naturalocean environment for the benefitof the public | Pasadena, CA | $1,000 |
| The Connecticut Hospice To provide quality, compassionate and competenthospice and pallative care to patientssuffering from | Branford, CT | $1,000 |
| CT Foundation for Dental Outreach To provide charitable cental care to theunderserved, uninsured and working poor. | Southington, CT | $1,000 |
| Experience Camps To provide overnight summer gried camps, year-round programs,and content to help reframe the experie | Westport, CT | $1,000 |
| Smile Train Inc To provide dental care to the poor | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Foundation for Life To assistpeople in need | Shelton, CT | $1,000 |
| Higher Edge To assist low-incomeand high-risk studentswith college admissions | New London, CT | $1,000 |
| Fresh NL To encourage youthto pursue and leadin agriculture | New London, CT | $1,000 |
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