Corbet Family Foundation
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.
Corbet Family Foundation at a glance
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.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $458,211
- +32.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 23
- +35.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $19,922
- -2.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $1,473,750
- -2.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 70% first-time grantees (16 of 23, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (97% 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 Corbet Family Foundation
- 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: 34 Louises Lane, New Canaan, CT 06840
Phone: (646) 436-5861
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Corbet Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
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
The most common grant size was under $50K: 70 grants of 79 (89%).
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
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 23 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Corbet Family Foundation open to new grantees?
70%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 16 of 23 grantees (70%) were first-time recipients. With only 23 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 4 points. 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2021) to $458K (2025). In 2025 it made 23 grants totaling $458K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Mark's Church New Canaan, CT | Charitable | $200,500 |
| Waveny Lifecare Network - Kmfruin Nursing School New Canaan, CT | Charitable | $178,177 |
| St Aloysius Church New Canaan, CT | Charitable | $37,500 |
| The New Canaan Land Trust New Canaan, CT | Charitable | $10,000 |
| Wwwdonorschooseorg New York, NY | Charitable | $9,793 |
| Yale Campaign School New Canaan, CT | Charitable | $5,033 |
| Waveny Park Conservancy New Canaan, CT | Charitable | $5,000 |
| New Canaan Rotary Fndn New Canaan, CT | Charitable | $3,320 |
| The Maritime Aquarium Norwalk, CT | Charitable | $2,500 |
| New Canaan Historical Society New Canaan, CT | Charitable | $1,288 |
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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 | $1,473,750 | $438,589 | $471,579 | $458,211 | 23 | $461,711 | $259,887 | $94,265 |
| 2024 | $1,506,740 | $172,603 | $357,494 | $346,612 | 17 | $349,412 | $135,444 | $90,338 |
| 2023 | $1,691,631 | $101,614 | $167,177 | $156,138 | 18 | $159,688 | $94,125 | $87,484 |
| 2022 | $1,757,194 | $25,325 | $260,906 | $228,654 | 14 | $239,566 | $33,391 | $92,416 |
| 2021 | $1,992,775 | $573,847 | $30,096 | $2,350 | 7 | $8,540 | $550,079 | $98,848 |
| 2020 | $1,449,024 | $1,449,024 | — | — | — | — | $363,167 | $2,058 |
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.
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.
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.
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 October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 21, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Corbet Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/corbet-family-foundation-morg_032688af91fc46e1a27f604b7827082d
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