Corbet Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker New Canaan, CT EIN: 85-4039973

Corbet Family Foundation is a private foundation based in New Canaan, Connecticut. Its 2025 filing reports 23 grants totaling $458,211, including support for churches, community organizations, and other charitable recipients.

Key facts about Corbet Family Foundation

In short: Corbet Family Foundation gave $458K across 23 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in Connecticut. 70% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
85-4039973
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$458,211
Grants made (2025)
23
Average grant
$19,922
Median grant
$1,000
New grantees (estimate)
70% first-time grantees (16 of 23, 2025)
Total assets
$1,473,750
Primary geography
Connecticut (97% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
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. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.5M

-2.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$458K

+32.2% YoY

Grant Count

23

+35.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$20K

-2.3% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Corbet Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $94K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Corbet Family Foundation open to new grantees?

70%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 16 of 23 grantees (70%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $57K. How we count

Medians: $389 first-time, $5K repeat.

  • 13% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 100% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 490% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). 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 September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants include support for organizations whose stated work ranges from restoring and enhancing Waveny Park, as described by Waveny Park Conservancy, to serving homeless pregnant and parenting young women and their children, as described by Malta House. The Episcopal Church Foundation describes its work as helping congregations and other Episcopal groups develop leadership and raise financial resources for ministry. Blossom Hill Foundation says it funds innovative ideas to help children affected by conflict in the Middle East.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $458,211 through 23 grants. Grant amounts ranged from $100 to $200,500, with a median grant of $1,000. Its largest reported grants were $200,500 to St Mark’s Church, $178,177 to Waveny Lifecare Network – KMFRUIN Nursing School, and $37,500 to St Aloysius Church, all in New Canaan, Connecticut. Other reported grants included $10,000 to The New Canaan Land Trust and $5,000 to Waveny Park Conservancy.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 97% of grant dollars went to recipients in Connecticut and 2% to recipients in New York. The filing also lists recipients in Missouri and Virginia, each rounded to 0%.

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 23 itemized grants.

Cities

New CanaanNew YorkNorwalkBostonWallingfordBridgeportElsberryBaysideBoulderCharlottesvilleChestnut HillChicagoDarienFarmingtonGuilfordMcLeanNew HavenRye BrookSouthhamptonStamford

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2020 7 grants2021 14 grants2022 18 grants2023 17 grants2024 23 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $458K (2025). In 2025 it made 23 grants totaling $458K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

St Mark's Church: $201KSt Mark's Church$201KWaveny Lifecare Network - Kmfruin Nursing School: $178KWaveny Lifecare Network -Kmfruin Nursing School$178KSt Aloysius Church: $38KSt Aloysius Church$38KThe New Canaan Land Trust: $10KThe New Canaan Land Trust$10KWwwdonorschooseorg: $10KWwwdonorschooseorg$10KYale Campaign School: $5KYale Campaign School$5KWaveny Park Conservancy: $5KWaveny Park Conservancy$5KNew Canaan Rotary Fndn: $3KNew Canaan Rotary Fndn$3KThe Maritime Aquarium: $3KThe Maritime Aquarium$3KNew Canaan Historical Society: $1KNew Canaan Historical Society$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was St Mark's Church ($201K). Together the top 10 received $453K.

Grant Size Distribution

79 grants across all recorded years

70<$50K6$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 70 grants of 79 (89%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Mark's Church New Canaan, CTCharitable$200,500
Waveny Lifecare Network - Kmfruin Nursing School New Canaan, CTCharitable$178,177
St Aloysius Church New Canaan, CTCharitable$37,500
The New Canaan Land Trust New Canaan, CTCharitable$10,000
Wwwdonorschooseorg New York, NYCharitable$9,793
Yale Campaign School New Canaan, CTCharitable$5,033
Waveny Park Conservancy New Canaan, CTCharitable$5,000
New Canaan Rotary Fndn New Canaan, CTCharitable$3,320
The Maritime Aquarium Norwalk, CTCharitable$2,500
New Canaan Historical Society New Canaan, CTCharitable$1,288

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $1,473,750 $438,589 $471,579 $458,211
2024 $1,506,740 $172,603 $357,494 $346,612
2023 $1,691,631 $101,614 $167,177 $156,138
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,473,750$1,506,740$1,691,631
Revenue$438,589$172,603$101,614
Expenses$471,579$357,494$167,177
Qualifying Distributions$461,711$349,412$159,688
Net Investment Income$259,887$135,444$94,125
Distributable Amount$94,265$90,338$87,484

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 25, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 19, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 25, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 6, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 21, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 21, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Kathleen Corbet and John R Corbet as trustees.

Corbet Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kathleen Corbet

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John R. Corbet

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Randal Corbet (2020) — Trustee

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.

Contact

Mailing address: 34 Louises Lane, New Canaan, CT 06840
Phone: (646) 436-5861

Frequently asked questions about Corbet Family Foundation

How much does Corbet Family Foundation give each year?

Corbet Family Foundation gave $458K across 23 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $347K across 17 grants.

What is Corbet Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Corbet Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $19,922, across 23 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Corbet Family Foundation that year got $4K on average.

Where does Corbet Family Foundation give grants?

Corbet Family Foundation gives mostly in Connecticut: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New Canaan, CT (13 grants), New York, NY (4 grants) and Norwalk, CT (2 grants).

Does Corbet Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 23 grants with a stated purpose on Corbet Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (23 grants).

Who are Corbet Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Corbet Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include St Mark's Church ($200,500), Waveny Lifecare Network - Kmfruin Nursing School ($178,177) and St Aloysius Church ($37,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 91% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Corbet Family Foundation?

Corbet Family Foundation reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $462K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $94K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Corbet Family Foundation fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Corbet Family Foundation?

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 Corbet Family Foundation's EIN?

Corbet Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-4039973. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does Corbet Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

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

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