All for Cats Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Stamford, CT EIN: 36-4946821

All for Cats Foundation is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Stamford, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $216K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $11K. Net investment income was $4K.

All for Cats Foundation at a glance

In short: All for Cats Foundation gave $11K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$10,500
+200.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,625
+50.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,250
Total assets
$215,818
+30.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Connecticut (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who All for Cats Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Preservation Connecticut: $5KPreservation Connecticut$5KCat Tales: $3KCat Tales$3KStamford History Center: $2KStamford History Center$2KGreater New Haven Cat Project: $1KGreater New Haven Cat Project$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Preservation Connecticut ($5K). Together the top 4 received $11K.

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

MiddletownStamfordBoltonHamdenNorthfordRocky Hill

How All for Cats Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 107% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K3 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 2 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2024) to $11K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $11K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Preservation Connecticut Hamden, CTResearch Stamford's Late 19TH Century "Fifth Avenue" Neighborhood$5,000
Cat Tales Middletown, CTSupport the Cats in the Shelter$2,500
Stamford History Center Stamford, CTSupport Stamford School Student Program$2,000
Greater New Haven Cat Project Northford, CTDonation in celebration of the relocation to northford to assist in improving the space$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$215,818$62,443$11,441$10,5004$11,391$4,084$10,602
2024$164,816$45,234$3,910$3,5002$3,877$3,630$7,827
2023$123,492$40,875$1,279——$1,266$2,369$4,726
2022$83,896$38,515$2,852——$2,846$909$2,855
2021$48,233$21,932$9,550$7,9103$7,910$452$1,943

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, All for Cats Foundation reported a distributable amount of $11K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

All for Cats Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mary V. Wilkinson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steven A. Lauer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about All for Cats Foundation

How much does All for Cats Foundation give each year?

All for Cats Foundation gave $11K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 2 grants.

What is All for Cats Foundation's typical grant size?

All for Cats Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,250, and its average grant was $2,625, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does All for Cats Foundation give grants?

All for Cats Foundation gives mostly in Connecticut: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does All for Cats Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on All for Cats Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is All for Cats Foundation?

All for Cats Foundation reported $216K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $11K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is All for Cats Foundation?

All for Cats Foundation is a private foundation focused on Environment & Animals, based in Stamford, CT. It holds $216K in total assets as of 2025.

What is All for Cats Foundation's EIN?

All for Cats Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-4946821. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  5. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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