Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc
Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in North Haven, Connecticut. Its stated mission is to champion the growth and continuing health of Connecticut’s nonprofit professional producing theaters.
Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc gave $471K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $28K), mostly in Connecticut. 6% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $470,959
- +16.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +6.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $27,703
- +9.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $8,917,953
- +20.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 6% first-time grantees (1 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- 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 October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- Contact
Mailing address: 393 State Street, North Haven, CT 06473
Phone: (203) 495-1424
Website: https://burryfredrikfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Hartford Stage ($103K). Together the top 10 received $430K.
Grant Size Distribution
73 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 56 grants of 73 (77%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s stated focus is professional producing theaters operating in Connecticut. All grant dollars in the 2025 filing went to recipients in Connecticut.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
6%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 17 grantees (6%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $29K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $23K repeat.
- 94% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−15%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 118% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $350K (2021) to $551K (2022). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $471K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hartford Stage Hartford, CT | Theatrical Arts | $102,695 |
| Goodspeed Musicals East Haddam, CT | Theatrical Arts | $82,147 |
| Theater Works Hartford, CT | Theatrical Arts | $51,375 |
| The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Waterford, CT | Theatrical Arts | $50,000 |
| Act of Connecticut Ridgefield, CT | Theatrical Arts | $30,000 |
| Playhouse Threatre Group West Hartford, CT | Theatrical Arts | $27,600 |
| Long Wharf Theatre New Haven, CT | Theatrical Arts | $26,642 |
| Westport Country Playhouse Westport, CT | Theatrical Arts | $25,000 |
| Yale Repertory Theatre New Haven, CT | Theatrical Arts | $20,000 |
| Music Theatre of Connecticut Norwalk, CT | Theatrical Arts | $15,000 |
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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 | $8,917,953 | $2,047,867 | $519,293 | $470,959 | 17 | $477,179 | $2,009,608 | $405,753 |
| 2024 | $7,389,379 | $299,038 | $510,105 | $404,700 | 16 | $406,758 | $197,741 | $416,660 |
| 2023 | $7,600,446 | $227,625 | $593,566 | $435,262 | 17 | $437,303 | $79,451 | $400,449 |
| 2022 | $7,966,387 | $435,377 | $652,616 | $550,951 | 14 | $554,197 | $340,905 | $412,310 |
| 2021 | $8,183,626 | $360,521 | $482,300 | $350,000 | 9 | $353,481 | $238,782 | $472,158 |
| 2020 | $8,305,405 | $368,181 | $511,404 | $387,500 | 10 | — | $248,557 | $399,126 |
| 2019 | $8,448,628 | $206,924 | $491,177 | $398,900 | 16 | — | $126,977 | $396,774 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $406K 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
The foundation says it supports professional producing theaters in Connecticut and associated artists, particularly theaters working with playwrights and composers who are actively developing and producing new works. Its 2025 grants were all for theatrical arts.
Examples of supported organizations’ own missions illustrate the kinds of work represented among grantees. Hartford Stage says its mission is to create theatrical programming intended to enlighten, entertain, and educate audiences. The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center describes itself as a theater development center dedicated to empowering new artists and works. A.C.T. of CT says it produces theater and fosters community through the arts.
The Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship is a separate program to launch the careers of graduates from the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale design departments. Each year, one graduating designer is selected by the school’s design faculty, with the dean’s approval, for a $10,000 fellowship award. The foundation also says a currently funded professional producing theater may request a design grant when it hires a recent graduate of the program for their first production there.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 17 grants totaling $470,959. Grant amounts ranged from $3,500 to $102,695, with a median of $20,000. The largest awards included $102,695 to Hartford Stage, $82,147 to Goodspeed Musicals, $51,375 to Theater Works, and $50,000 to the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. Each was designated for theatrical arts.
The foundation states that grant applications are by invitation only and are open to professional producing theaters operating in Connecticut. How to apply: The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds; its website says applications are by invitation only.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Barbara Pearce as chair, Michael Ross as treasurer, and Anne Keefe as secretary.
Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc is led by Barbara Pearce, Chair on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Barbara Pearce
Chair
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Ross
Treasurer
Secretary & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne Keefe
Secretary
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Joy Flink (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
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 Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc
How much does Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc give each year?
Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc gave $471K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $405K across 16 grants.
What is Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $27,703, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc that year got $8K on average.
Where does Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc give grants?
Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc gives mostly in Connecticut: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New Haven, CT (4 grants), Hartford, CT (2 grants), Ridgefield, CT (2 grants) and West Hartford, CT (2 grants).
Does Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 17 grants with a stated purpose on Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Theatrical Arts" (17 grants).
Who are Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Hartford Stage ($102,695), Goodspeed Musicals ($82,147) and Theater Works ($51,375), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 50% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc?
Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc reported $8.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $477K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $406K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc fund?
The foundation says it supports professional producing theaters in Connecticut and associated artists, particularly theaters working with playwrights and composers who are actively developing and producing new works. Its 2025 grants were all for theatrical arts. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc?
Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc does not accept unsolicited proposals, according to Grantable's research on its published guidelines. Check burryfredrikfoundation.org for any change to that policy.
What is Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc's EIN?
Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1260274. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Burry Fredrik Foundation Inc 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 30, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 28, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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