Babbitt Family Charitable Trust

Foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-6975951

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Key facts about Babbitt Family Charitable Trust

In short: Babbitt Family Charitable Trust gave $278K across 44 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), top state New York. 9% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
13-6975951
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$277,600
Grants made (2025)
44
Average grant
$6,309
Median grant
$5,000
New grantees (estimate)
9% first-time grantees (4 of 44, 2025)
Primary geography
New York (48% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

—

Annual Giving

$278K

+15.4% YoY

Grant Count

44

+7.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$6K

+7.5% YoY

Is Babbitt Family Charitable Trust open to new grantees?

9%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 4 of 44 grantees (9%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $6K. How we count

Medians: $4K first-time, $5K repeat.

  • 75% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+12%). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.
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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

18states

Share of all 44 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

New YorkKentNew MilfordBrooklynSouth HadleyWindsorBarreFalls VillageManchesterSharonArlingtonLongviewMinneapolisTorringtonCornwall BridgeDetroitOaklandWashingtonBaltimoreFort Wayne

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K47 grants201952 grants202042 grants202143 grants202245 grants202341 grants202444 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Kent Library Association: $55KKent Library Association$55KWestbridge Recovery Fund: $50KWestbridge Recovery Fund$50KWQXR: $10KWQXR$10KWorld Monuments Fund: $10KWorld Monuments Fund$10KDoctors Without Borders: $10KDoctors Without Borders$10KRobin Hood Foundation: $10KRobin Hood Foundation$10KWnet: $10KWnet$10KLincoln Center Theater: $8KLincoln Center Theater$8KRoundabout Theatre Company: $8KRoundabout Theatre Company$8KNorthside Center for Child Developm: $6KNorthside Center for ChildDevelopm$6K

Grant Size Distribution

215 grants across all recorded years

210<$50K5$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
KENT LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Kent, CTGENERAL USE$55,000
WESTBRIDGE RECOVERY FUND Manchester, NHGENERAL USE$50,000
WQXR New York, NYGENERAL USE$10,000
WORLD MONUMENTS FUND New York, NYGENERAL USE$10,000
Doctors Without Borders New York, NYGENERAL USE$10,000
Robin Hood Foundation New York, NYGENERAL USE$10,000
WNET New York, NYGENERAL USE$10,000
LINCOLN CENTER THEATER New York, NYGENERAL USE$7,500
ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY New York, NYGENERAL USE$7,500
NORTHSIDE CENTER FOR CHILD DEVELOPM New York, NYGENERAL USE$5,500

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

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Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS December 13, 2019)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 29, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 28, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Babbitt Family Charitable Trust is led by Susan Babbitt, President on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Susan Babbitt

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Babbitt Family Charitable Trust

How much does Babbitt Family Charitable Trust give each year?

Babbitt Family Charitable Trust gave $278K across 44 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $241K across 41 grants.

What is Babbitt Family Charitable Trust's typical grant size?

Babbitt Family Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,309, across 44 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Babbitt Family Charitable Trust that year got $5K on average.

Where does Babbitt Family Charitable Trust give grants?

Babbitt Family Charitable Trust's top state is New York, with 48% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Connecticut (26%) and New Hampshire (18%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (23 grants), Kent, CT (7 grants) and Oakland, CA (2 grants).

Does Babbitt Family Charitable Trust give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Babbitt Family Charitable Trust's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (44 of 44) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Babbitt Family Charitable Trust's largest grantees?

Babbitt Family Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Kent Library Association ($55,000), Westbridge Recovery Fund ($50,000) and WQXR ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 41% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

What is Babbitt Family Charitable Trust's EIN?

Babbitt Family Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6975951. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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