The Betsy and Jesse Fink Family Foundation
Invitation OnlyFairfield, Connecticut · EIN 13-7219308 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$1.7M
Organizations funded30
Typical grant$15,000
Total assets$14.5M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $10,000 and $100,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 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.
Where it gives
100% of grants went outside Connecticut.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | Charitable distribution to fund renaissance charitable foundation daf | $250,000 |
| Denver Film Society | Denver, CO | Grant area: 501C entity for funding to denver film society (grant to exposure labs for film braiding sweetgrass) | $250,000 |
| Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | Charitable distribution to fund renaissance charitable foundation daf | $230,000 |
| Esf College Foundation | Syracuse, NY | Grant area: sustainable communities (restoration sci. cntr pollinator ecologist position, program) | $125,000 |
| Refed Inc | Long Island City, NY | Grant area: sustainable food systems (multi-year gift) | $100,000 |
| Esf College Foundation | Syracuse, NY | Grant area: sustainable communities (support career dev. program) | $100,000 |
| Esf College Foundation | Syracuse, NY | Grant area: sustainable communities & misc (center for native peoples and robin kimmerer) | $100,000 |
| Refed Inc | Long Island City, NY | Grant area: food waste (ai & technology) | $100,000 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | Grant area: resilient habitats & biodiversity (1st of 3 annual grants; land wildlife & oceans) | $100,000 |
| Biodiversityworks Inc | Vineyard Haven, MA | Grant area: resilient habitats: mv atlas of life expenses (staff salary, program admin; jan. - june 2024) | $50,000 |
| Biodiversityworks Inc | Vineyard Haven, MA | Grant area: resilient habitats: mv atlas of life expenses (staff salary, program admin; july - dec. 2024) | $47,500 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | Grant area: resilient habitats: (restoring grasslands, bison acr. no. great plains & thriving mex. pacific) | $30,000 |
| Refed Inc | Long Island City, NY | Grant area: sustainable food systems (summit scholarships for edf fellows) | $25,000 |
| Center for Responsible Travel (Crest) | Washington, DC | Grant area: sustainable communities: operating support (fiscal year 2024-2025) | $23,988 |
| The Xerces Society | Portland, OR | Grant area: resilient habitats (program for expanding pollinator habitats in the ne) | $20,000 |
| Walking Mountains Science Center | Avon, CO | Grant area: environmental (general support) | $15,000 |
| Mass Audubon Society | Lincoln, MA | Grant area: resilient habitats (felix neck wildlife sanctuary) | $15,000 |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Grant area: sustainable communities (ukraine and gaza relief) | $15,000 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | Grant area: human rights (general operations) | $10,000 |
| American Bird Conservancy | The Plains, VA | Grant area: resilient habitats (general support) | $10,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | Hagerstown, MD | Grant area: resilient habitats (wildlife protection programs) | $10,000 |
| Wildlife Conservation Society | Bronx, NY | Grant area: resilient habitats (land conservation efforts) | $10,000 |
| Sharing Excess | Philadelphia, PA | Grant area: sustainable food systems (sourcing, gleaning & delivering food wkly to harlem grown) | $10,000 |
| Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic | Cambridge, MA | Grant area: sustainable food systems & food waste (general support toward food waste solutions) | $5,000 |
| National Audubon Society | New York, NY | Grant area: sustainable communities & climate (iain nicholson center at rowe sanctuary, gibbon, ne) | $5,000 |
| Food Tank | Baltimore, MD | Grant area: sustainable food systems & food waste (general support) | $5,000 |
| Center for Ecotechnology (Cet) | Dalton, MA | Grant area: sustainable food systems & food waste (general support) | $5,000 |
| Perfect Earth Project | Bridgehampton, NY | Grant area: resilient habitats (chem land mgmt awareness; prfct earth; 2/3 for the birds | $5,000 |
| The Trustees | Boston, MA | Grant area: sustainable communities (the farm institute scholarship for mv) | $5,000 |
| Walking Mountains Science Center | Avon, CO | Grant area: environmental (sponsorship of environmental film series) | $2,500 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,678,988 | 30 |
| 2023 | $1,689,968 | 41 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 6, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523109349101917
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-7219308
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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