The Douglas S and Barbara J Barrett Family Foundation
Historical FunderMystic, Connecticut · EIN 27-6020539 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$40K
Organizations funded32
Typical grant$1,000
Total assets$854K
Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,000 and $1,500.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):
| Contact | Douglas S Barrett |
|---|---|
| Address | 18 Coveside Court, Mystic CT 06355 |
| Phone | 8605367094 |
| Form and materials | ATTACHED |
| Deadlines | September 3 |
| Restrictions | ATTACHED |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
53% of grants went outside Connecticut.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Off Cancer Inc | Stow, MA | To provide support & inspiration topeople living with cancer. | $3,000 |
| Work Vessels for VETS Inc | West Mystic, CT | To equip returning veteranswith the tools to starta business or career | $3,000 |
| The Chris Collins Foundation Inc | Providence, RI | To heighten awareness andeducation about anxietyand depression | $2,500 |
| College Visions | Providence, RI | To provide college adviceand assistance to lowincome individuals | $2,000 |
| Sungai Watch Make a Change World Inc | New York City, NY | To help stop plastic fromgoing into the ocean. | $2,000 |
| Experience Camps | Westport, CT | To provide overnight summer gried camps, year-round programs,and content to help reframe the experience of griefand empower kids with the… | $1,750 |
| Alzheimer's Association Rhode Island Chapter | Providence, RI | To fund research to end Alzheimersand all other dementia. | $1,500 |
| Episcopal Relief & Development | Boone, IA | To co-create locally-led, evidence-based reliefand development programs that address the effects ofinjustice, poverty, disaster and climate… | $1,500 |
| New London Homeless Hospitality Center Inc | New London, CT | To provide hospitality, shelter & a bridgeto permanent housing for adultsexperiencing homelessness in SECT. | $1,500 |
| Donor's Choose | New York, NY | To connect teachers who need supplies with donors who want to help. | $1,034 |
| Academy of Our Lady of Mercy Lauralton Hall | Milford, CT | To provide financial aid for deserving youngwomen to join the Lauralton tradition. | $1,000 |
| Always Home Inc | Mystic, CT | To help keep families housed andto help parents create lastingstability for their children. | $1,000 |
| Barnum Foundation for Life Inc | Shelton, CT | To assist people in need. | $1,000 |
| Blood Cancer United Inc | New York, NY | To help fund research, patient support,and advocacy that saves lives. | $1,000 |
| Community Health Resources Inc | Windsor, CT | To help adults. children & familiesfind hope through mental health,substance anuse, foster care, and integrated care. | $1,000 |
| CT Foundation for Dental Outreach | Southington, CT | To provide charitable cental care to theunderserved, uninsured and working poor. | $1,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | New York, NY | To fund programs around the worldthat provide medical aid to childrenand families. | $1,000 |
| Flatbush Cats Inc | Brooklyn, NY | To help end the cat overpopulation crisis. | $1,000 |
| FRESH New London (Third Sector New England Inc) | New London, CT | To encourage youthto pursue and leadin agriculture. | $1,000 |
| Fresh Step Laundry Co | Frederick, MD | To provide free laundry servicesto Fredericks unhoused population insupport of their hygiene & well-being. | $1,000 |
| High Watch Recovery Center Inc | Kent, CT | To build and strengthen a globalcommunity of hope and healing for all whosuffer from substance abuse disorders. | $1,000 |
| Mustard Seed Communities Inc | Needham, MA | To provide support to childrenand adults with disabilitieswho have been abandoned. | $1,000 |
| New London Community Meal Center | New London, CT | To make a systemic impact by feeding the hungry today,and working to help build a healthy and equitablefood system and community for all. | $1,000 |
| NFA Foundation | Norwich, CT | To actively build awareness, engage alumni, nurture relationships, and develop partnershipsto benefit the Academys students, faculty &… | $1,000 |
| Off the Streets - Bridgeport | Trumbull, CT | To help homeless and those at risk of becominghomeless by providing security deposits directlyto landlords for eligible individuals &… | $1,000 |
| Smile Train Inc | Washington, DC | To provide dental care to the poor | $1,000 |
| WARM Center (Westerly Area Rest Meals Inc) | Westerly, RI | To provide shelter and mealsto the homeless throughout southernRhode Island and Eastern Connecticut. | $1,000 |
| Wildlife in Crisis | Weston, CT | To support wildlifepreservation & land conservation. | $1,000 |
| Jaxon in Action Inc | Higganum, CT | To support causes such as environmental protection, animal welfare, andthe safety and compassion of young children | $500 |
| National Ovarian Cancer Coalition Inc | Dallas, TX | To educate communities and increaseawareness about the symptoms of ovarian cancer. | $500 |
| Tiny Transplant Titans Inc | Weymouth, MA | To provide support to children who have receivedlife-saving transplants, those waiting for their gift of life, those needing a transplant… | $500 |
| Travis Manion Foundation | Doylestown, PA | To empower veterans and familiesof the fallen to strengthenour nations character. | $250 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $39,534 | 32 |
| 2024 | $34,440 | 27 |
| 2023 | $31,000 | 27 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Jun 26, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202611779349100411
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 27-6020539
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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