Greater Litchfield Preservation
Greater Litchfield Preservation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Litchfield, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets. In 2025, it made $13K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $43K.
Greater Litchfield Preservation at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,871,802
- +4.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $92,248
- -4.2% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $13,119
- -50.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $13,119
- -50.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Greater Litchfield Preservation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Greater Litchfield Preservation gives
- Giving grew 1450% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 28% 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 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $100 (2021) to $10K (2023). In 2024 it made 4 grants totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Litchfield Patriots Litchfield, CT | Beecher Memorial Restoration | $1,000 |
| Litchfield Land Trust Inc Litchfield, CT | General Donation | $250 |
| Litchfield Historical Society Litchfield, CT | General Donation | $200 |
| CT Trust for Historic Preservation Hamden, CT | General Donation | $100 |
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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 | $1,871,802 | $92,248 | $13,119 | — | — | $13,119 | $43,176 | $46,469 |
| 2024 | $1,792,673 | $96,245 | $26,519 | $1,550 | 4 | $26,519 | $59,184 | $44,066 |
| 2023 | $1,722,947 | $500,755 | $49,153 | $10,000 | 1 | $47,300 | $446,633 | $14,097 |
| 2022 | $1,346,648 | $65,137 | $46,776 | $200 | 2 | $82,657 | $17,102 | $1,800 |
| 2021 | $1,293,308 | $58,376 | $40,942 | $100 | 1 | $39,154 | $63 | $375 |
| 2020 | $1,244,568 | $78,039 | $39,139 | — | — | — | $11,858 | $872 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Greater Litchfield Preservation reported a distributable amount of $46K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Greater Litchfield Preservation is led by Perley H. Grimes Jr., President on every filing since 2020; none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Perley H. Grimes Jr.
President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Zullo
Director
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
L. Cleveland Fussenich
Director & Assistant Secretary
Secretary → Director, 2022
Director → Director & Assistant Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Quay
Director
Director → Vice President, 2021
Vice President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Weston
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sean Fogerty
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Jakimetz
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Neary
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
J. Gilbert Sansing
Director
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kay Carroll
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul R. Hinkel
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Breslin
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Eileen Schmidt (2020–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Victoria Sansing (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Byron Brooks (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Gerald G. Geci (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Burke Gibney (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Carol Bramley (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Daniel H. Kraut (2020) — Treasurer
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 Greater Litchfield Preservation
How large is Greater Litchfield Preservation?
Greater Litchfield Preservation reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $13K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $46K (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.
What is Greater Litchfield Preservation?
Greater Litchfield Preservation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Litchfield, CT. It holds $1.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Greater Litchfield Preservation operate?
Greater Litchfield Preservation has awarded grants in Connecticut.
What is Greater Litchfield Preservation's EIN?
Greater Litchfield Preservation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0167611. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 17, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 3, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
Live grants for the work Greater Litchfield Preservation funds
Education Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- UK Annual Writing Award: 'Pleasure in the Task of Writing' £250 (1st prize); £50 (runners-up); books for school library · Due November 5, 2026
- Nellie Mae Event Sponsorship Fund Grant Up to US $5,000 · Due November 5, 2026
- Rubin and Gloria Feldman Family Educational Institute Up to $5,000 · Due November 5, 2026
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