Artemis Foundation Ltd
Artemis Foundation Ltd is a private foundation based in Mystic, Connecticut. Its 2025 filing lists 11 grants totaling $120,000 to charitable organizations, with stated purposes involving health care, reproductive health, aid for children in detention, education, and nature-focused field trips.
Artemis Foundation Ltd at a glance
In short: Artemis Foundation Ltd gave $120K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), top state California. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $120,000
- +31.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,909
- +31.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $1,172,954
- +3.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (2 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (38% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Artemis Foundation Ltd
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 36 Money Point Road, Mystic, CT 06355
Phone: (860) 536-5152
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Artemis Foundation Ltd funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Direct Relief ($15K). Together the top 10 received $117K.
Grant Size Distribution
51 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 51 grants of 51 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in California (38%), Colorado (12%), Connecticut (12%), Alabama (12%), and Washington, DC (10%), among other states. Grant purposes also identify work in Somalia, Jamaica, and Nigeria.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Artemis Foundation Ltd open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 11 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $12K. How we count
Medians: $4K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 82% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 41% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 87% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $58K (2020) to $120K (2025). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $120K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Direct Relief Santa Barbara, CA | Charitable Foundation Frida | $15,000 |
| The Fistual Foundation San Jose, CA | Somafco in Somalia | $15,000 |
| Project Cure Centennial, CO | Pediatric Hospital in Jamaica | $15,000 |
| We Care Solar Berkeley, CA | Light Every Birth Sokoto State | $15,000 |
| Planned Parenthood New Haven, CT | NL Health Center Patient Access | $15,000 |
| Equal Justice Initiative Montgomery, AL | Protecting Children in Detention | $15,000 |
| Population Action International Washington, DC | Improving Reproductive Health | $12,500 |
| Remote Area Medical Rockford, TN | Pap Smears | $5,000 |
| Undue Medical Debt Long Island City, NY | Medical Debt for Families in CT | $5,000 |
| Liberty Prairie Grayslake, IL | School District Partnership Program | $4,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,172,954 | $163,266 | $123,213 | $120,000 | 11 | $121,513 | $33,753 | $139,967 |
| 2024 | $1,132,900 | $159,862 | $91,689 | $91,000 | 11 | $91,281 | $37,081 | $119,494 |
| 2023 | $1,064,727 | $149,343 | $89,900 | $85,500 | 9 | $87,769 | $29,324 | $93,257 |
| 2022 | $1,005,284 | $149,305 | $86,863 | $85,300 | 9 | $85,413 | $26,692 | $85,630 |
| 2021 | $942,842 | $171,714 | $68,529 | $66,500 | 11 | $67,396 | $51,718 | $86,582 |
| 2020 | $839,657 | $25,171 | $59,483 | $57,500 | 11 | — | $24,346 | $67,022 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Artemis Foundation Ltd reported a distributable amount of $140K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in health care and humanitarian aid, reproductive health, education, and access to nature. For example, We Care Solar describes its mission as designing and implementing solar energy programs to improve health care and education; Direct Relief describes itself as a humanitarian aid organization seeking to improve the health and lives of people affected by poverty or emergencies; and Population Action International says it advances access to sexual and reproductive health. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 11 grants totaling $120,000. Grant amounts ranged from $3,500 to $15,000, with a median grant of $15,000. Notable grants included $15,000 each to Direct Relief for “Charitable Foundation Frida,” The Fistual Foundation for “Somafco in Somalia,” Project CURE for a pediatric hospital in Jamaica, We Care Solar for “Light Every Birth Sokoto State,” Planned Parenthood for “NL Health Center Patient Access,” and Equal Justice Initiative for “Protecting Children in Detention.” Other grants included $12,500 to Population Action International for improving reproductive health, $5,000 to Remote Area Medical for Pap smears, and $5,000 to Undue Medical Debt for medical debt for families in Connecticut.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Julia V. Parry as president and director, and John R. Parry as secretary, treasurer, and director.
Artemis Foundation Ltd is led by Julia V. Parry, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Julia V. Parry
President & Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John R. Parry
Secretary, Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Artemis Foundation Ltd
How much does Artemis Foundation Ltd give each year?
Artemis Foundation Ltd gave $120K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $91K across 11 grants.
What is Artemis Foundation Ltd's typical grant size?
Artemis Foundation Ltd's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $10,909, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Artemis Foundation Ltd that year got $4K on average.
Where does Artemis Foundation Ltd give grants?
Artemis Foundation Ltd's top state is California, with 38% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Colorado (13%) and Connecticut (13%).
Does Artemis Foundation Ltd give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Artemis Foundation Ltd's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Artemis Foundation Ltd's largest grantees?
Artemis Foundation Ltd's largest 2025 grantees include Direct Relief ($15,000), The Fistual Foundation ($15,000) and Project Cure ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 38% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Artemis Foundation Ltd?
Artemis Foundation Ltd reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $122K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $140K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does Artemis Foundation Ltd fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in health care and humanitarian aid, reproductive health, education, and access to nature. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Artemis Foundation Ltd?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Artemis Foundation Ltd's EIN?
Artemis Foundation Ltd's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 31-1728878. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Artemis Foundation Ltd accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Artemis Foundation Ltd funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/artemis-foundation-ltd-morg_9025de2698c64ee99d17f9933f15bf1e
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