Easton Family Fund
Easton Family Fund is a private foundation based in New York, New York. Its 2025 filing reports grants to organizations working in areas including arts and culture, religious outreach, museums, opera education, cancer research, and community support.
Easton Family Fund at a glance
In short: Easton Family Fund gave $109K across 28 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), top state New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $109,238
- -33.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 28
- -12.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,901
- -23.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,205
- Total assets
- $736,040
- -5.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (49% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Easton Family Fund
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 30 East 65Th Street 13B, New York, NY 10065
Phone: (212) 734-5044
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Easton Family Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art MASS MoCA ($27K). Together the top 10 received $97K.
Grant Size Distribution
91 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 88 grants of 91 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, grant dollars were reported as 49% to recipients in New York, 29% in Massachusetts, 6% in Connecticut, and 1% in New Jersey. The filing also lists 14% for a recipient state shown as “?”.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 28 itemized grants.
Cities
How Easton Family Fund gives
- 68% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 144% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (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 $53K (2021) to $163K (2024). In 2025 it made 28 grants totaling $109K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art MASS MoCA North Adams, MA | Arts, culture and humanities | $26,500 |
| Chabad West Village New York, NY | Religious outreach | $18,576 |
| Chabad of Mumbai | Religious outreach | $15,725 |
| Center for Curatorial Leadership New York, NY | Curatorial research | $10,000 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | Development European paintings | $10,000 |
| Metropolitan Opera New York, NY | Education in opera | $6,100 |
| Pan Mass Challenge Needham, MA | Cancer research | $4,106 |
| Project Sage Inc Lakeville, CT | General support | $2,510 |
| Wassaic Project Amenia, NY | Foster the arts | $2,000 |
| Frick Collection New York, NY | General support | $1,658 |
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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 | $736,040 | $67,054 | $112,045 | $109,238 | 28 | $109,238 | $65,819 | $75,892 |
| 2024 | $781,031 | $19,324 | $168,078 | $163,196 | 32 | $163,196 | $35,879 | $71,827 |
| 2023 | $934,711 | $62,527 | $93,853 | $91,563 | 29 | $91,563 | $60,627 | $72,139 |
| 2022 | $978,669 | $48,497 | $120,455 | $109,664 | 1 | $109,664 | $48,497 | $82,271 |
| 2021 | $1,051,036 | $47,906 | $58,677 | $52,855 | 1 | — | $42,084 | — |
| 2020 | $1,061,807 | $36,125 | $80,392 | $78,366 | 1 | — | $39,916 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Easton Family Fund reported a distributable amount of $76K 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 fund is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for arts and cultural organizations, religious outreach, curatorial research, museum development and education, opera education, cancer research, and general support.
Among its grantees, the Metropolitan Museum of Art says it collects, studies, conserves, and presents significant works of art to connect people with creativity, knowledge, and ideas. Project SAGE says it works to end interpersonal and relationship violence and advocates for victims and survivors. Music Mountain says it promotes chamber music, musical education, and the development of students pursuing careers in classical music. The Sharon Land Trust says its purpose is to protect and conserve land in Sharon, Connecticut.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the fund reported 28 grants totaling $109,238. Grants ranged from $35 to $26,500, with a median grant of $1,205.
The largest reported grants included $26,500 to Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art MASS MoCA for arts, culture, and humanities; $18,576 to Chabad West Village and $15,725 to Chabad of Mumbai for religious outreach; $10,000 to the Center for Curatorial Leadership for curatorial research; and $10,000 to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for development of European paintings. Other grants included $6,100 to the Metropolitan Opera for opera education and $4,106 to Pan Mass Challenge for cancer research.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Thomas Easton as President/Treasurer and Elizabeth Easton as Chairman/Secretary.
Easton Family Fund is led by Thomas Easton, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas Easton
President & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Easton
Chairman & Secretary
On filings since 2020
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 Easton Family Fund
How much does Easton Family Fund give each year?
Easton Family Fund gave $109K across 28 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $163K across 32 grants.
What is Easton Family Fund's typical grant size?
Easton Family Fund's median grant in 2025 was $1,205, and its average grant was $3,901, across 28 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Easton Family Fund give grants?
Easton Family Fund's top state is New York, with 49% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Massachusetts (29%) and Connecticut (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (10 grants), Sharon, CT (4 grants) and Lakeville, CT (3 grants).
Does Easton Family Fund give general operating support?
Yes: 36% of Easton Family Fund's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (10 of 28) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Easton Family Fund's largest grantees?
Easton Family Fund's largest 2025 grantees include Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art MASS MoCA ($26,500), Chabad West Village ($18,576) and Chabad of Mumbai ($15,725), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 56% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Easton Family Fund?
Easton Family Fund reported $736K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $109K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $76K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Easton Family Fund fund?
No mission statement for the fund is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for arts and cultural organizations, religious outreach, curatorial research, museum development and education, opera education, cancer research, and general support. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Easton Family Fund?
The foundation 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 Easton Family Fund's EIN?
Easton Family Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6103454. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Easton Family Fund 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
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Easton Family Fund funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/easton-family-fund-morg_d6dcbc7a05e34b2eb8086f05eb0016ea
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