Fracture Service Fund Inc
Fracture Service Fund Inc is a private foundation, based in Darien, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $798K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K. Net investment income was $47K.
Fracture Service Fund Inc at a glance
In short: Fracture Service Fund Inc gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $5,000
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $797,996
- +1.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Fracture Service Fund Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The HSS Alumni Association Fund Inc ($5K).
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Fracture Service Fund Inc gives
- Giving fell 62% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 84% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2025) to $15K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The HSS Alumni Association Fund Inc New York, NY | Health Care | $5,000 |
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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 | $797,996 | $60,681 | $48,914 | $5,000 | 1 | $35,182 | $46,654 | $41,758 |
| 2024 | $786,229 | $77,018 | $37,382 | — | — | $23,122 | $58,033 | $40,704 |
| 2023 | $746,593 | $176,139 | $42,626 | $8,400 | 2 | $29,632 | $147,220 | $38,728 |
| 2022 | $613,080 | $79,656 | $38,641 | $13,144 | 2 | $26,269 | $48,484 | $43,033 |
| 2021 | $572,065 | $14,220 | $47,074 | $15,250 | 2 | — | $3,595 | $37,520 |
| 2019 | $580,583 | $82,822 | $40,950 | $13,500 | 1 | — | $56,147 | $31,038 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fracture Service Fund Inc reported a distributable amount of $42K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Fracture Service Fund Inc is led by John P. Lyden, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John P. Lyden
President
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul R. Brenner
Director
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carol M. Lyden
Treasurer & Secretary
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
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 Fracture Service Fund Inc
How much does Fracture Service Fund Inc give each year?
Fracture Service Fund Inc gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Fracture Service Fund Inc?
Fracture Service Fund Inc reported $798K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $35K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $42K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Fracture Service Fund Inc operate?
Fracture Service Fund Inc has awarded grants in Illinois, New York.
What is Fracture Service Fund Inc's EIN?
Fracture Service Fund Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3713480. 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.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 19, 2019)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
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