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Chester Kitchings Family Foundation

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Orlando, Florida · EIN 06-6044228 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$3.9M
Organizations funded155
Typical grant$20,000
Total assets$102M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $30,000.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

  • Arts & Culture27
  • Education18
  • Environment13
  • Health6
  • Human Services6
  • Animal Welfare2

Where it gives

93% of grants went outside Florida.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Mystic Seaport Museum IncMystic, CTGeneral operating$184,000
Multidisciplinnary Assoc for PsychedelicSan Jose, CAGeneral operating$120,000
Sea Shepherd Conservatoin SocietyWoodbridge, VAGeneral operating$105,000
Abortion Care NetworkWashington, DCGeneral operating$100,000
Community Foundation of Middlesex CountyMiddletown, CTGeneral operating$100,000
Wbur(Trustees of Boston University)Boston, MAGeneral operating$100,000
Williams Memorial InstituteNew London, CTGeneral operating$100,000
Quebec Labrador FoundationIpswich, MAGeneral operating$75,000
The Dr Martin Luther King Jr ScholarshNew London, CTGeneral operating$75,000
Garde Arts Center IncNew London, CTGeneral operating$70,000
The Connecticut Audubon SocietyFairfield, CTGeneral operating$70,000
The Everglades FoundationPalmetto Bay, FLGeneral operating$70,000
Artists Collective IncorporatedHartford, CTGeneral operating$60,000
Planned Parenthood of Southern NeNew Haven, CTGeneral operating$60,000
Community Foundation of Eastern CtNew London, CTGeneral operating$56,578
Ct River Fdn - Steamboat DockEssex, CTGeneral operating$50,000
Foundation for Diversity in the Arts Attnms Abigail GrubbSalem, CTGeneral operating$50,000
Oceana IncWashington, DCGeneral operating$50,000
Pine Point School IncStonington, CTGeneral operating$50,000
Safe Futures IncNew London, CTGeneral operating$50,000
Save the Sound Attnmrs Willow SirchNew Haven, CTGeneral operating$50,000
Mystic Museum of ArtMystic, CTGeneral operating$50,000
Livewell FoundationPhiladelphia, PAGeneral operating$45,000
Child and Family Agency of Se ConnecticutNew London, CTGeneral operating$42,000
The Ana Grace ProjectNewtown, CTGeneral operating$40,000
Boston Children's HospitalBoston, MAGeneral operating$35,000
Denison Pequotsepos Nature CenterMystic, CTGeneral operating$35,000
High Hopes Therapeutic RidingOld Lyme, CTGeneral operating$35,000
Ellis Marsalis Center for MusicNew Orleans, LAGeneral operating$30,000
Equal Justice Initiative Attnmrs Lendria GlassMontgomery, ALGeneral operating$30,000
Eugene Oneil Memorial Theater CenterWaterford, CTGeneral operating$30,000
Jazz Foundation of America Inc Attnms Natalie NachimsonNew York, NYGeneral operating$30,000
Jazzreach Performing Art & EducationNew York, NYGeneral operating$30,000
Netherland-America FoundationNew York, NYGeneral operating$30,000
Newport Festivals FoundationNewport, RIGeneral operating$30,000
Ocean Reef Chapel Foundation IncKey Largo, FLGeneral operating$30,000
Ocean Reef Medical Center FoundationKey Largo, FLGeneral operating$30,000
Protestant Congregation of Ocean Reef inKey Largo, FLGeneral operating$30,000
Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries IncEssex, CTGeneral operating$30,000
Stonington Community Rowing IncStonington, CTGeneral operating$30,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Attnmrs Donna ShrivesMemphis, TNGeneral operating$30,000
The Arc Eastern Connecticut IncNorwich, CTGeneral operating$30,000
Yale New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CTGeneral operating$30,000
Connecticut River ConservancyGreenfield, MAGeneral operating$25,000
Connecticut League of Conservation VotersHartford, CTGeneral operating$25,000
Essex Garden ClubEssex, CTGeneral operating$25,000
Expressiones Cultural Center IncNew London, CTGeneral operating$25,000
Her Village Inc Attnmrs Chantal Allison-KontehBronx, NYGeneral operating$25,000
LA Grua CenterStonington, CTGeneral operating$25,000
Mystic & Noank LibaryMystic, CTGeneral operating$25,000
Ocean ConservancyWashington, DCGeneral operating$25,000
Stanford Daily Publishing Corp Attnms Claire WangStanford, CAGeneral operating$25,000
Stonington Free Library AssociationStonington, CTGeneral operating$25,000
The Nature Conservancy ConnecticutNew Haven, CTGeneral operating$25,000
Umkc FoundationKansas City, MOGeneral operating$25,000
University of HartfordWest Hartford, CTGeneral operating$25,000
Avalonia Land ConservancyOld Mystic, CTGeneral operating$20,000
Baptist Health South Florida FdnCoral Gables, FLGeneral operating$20,000
Connecticut Forest and Park Attnmr James LittleRockfall, CTGeneral operating$20,000
Connecticut Public BroadcastingHartford, CTGeneral operating$20,000

Showing the 60 largest of 155 grants to organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidGrant lines
2025$3,886,578155
2024$3,320,000151
2023$3,455,000151

Sources

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