Inisfad Foundation Inc
Inisfad Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in New York, NY. In its 2025 filing, it reported 18 grants totaling $108,481, with most grant dollars going to organizations in Connecticut.
Inisfad Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Inisfad Foundation Inc gave $108K across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $108,481
- +18.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- +38.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,027
- -14.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $608,746
- -7.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (98% 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 Inisfad Foundation Inc
- How to Apply
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The filing names Lawrence D. Cavanagh Jr. as the contact. It lists no application form or materials, deadline, or restrictions on awards.
- Contact
Application contact: Lawrence D Cavanagh Jr
Mailing address: 12 Hunt Street, Rowayton, CT 06853
Phone: (212) 751-9100
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Inisfad Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Building One Community ($55K). Together the top 10 received $104K.
Grant Size Distribution
64 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 60 grants of 64 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 98% of grant dollars went to recipients in Connecticut, with 1% each going to recipients in New York and Rhode Island. The listed grants include organizations in Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
Cities
How Inisfad Foundation Inc gives
- 39% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 55% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 193% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $61K (2019) to $239K (2022). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $108K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Building One Community Stamford, CT | Unrestricted | $55,000 |
| Norwalk Symphony Society Norwalk, CT | Unrestricted | $10,706 |
| Norwalk Community College Foundation Norwalk, CT | Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| CT Food Share Wallingford, CT | Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| Laurel House Sytamford, CT | Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| St Paul's Norwalk Norwalk, CT | Unrestricted | $4,500 |
| Impact Fairfield County Greenwich, CT | Unrestricted | $1,100 |
| DARIEN LIBRARY Inc Darien, CT | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Portsmouth Abbey School Portsmouth, RI | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| Rowayton Library Norwalk, CT | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
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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 | $608,746 | $84,645 | $133,419 | $108,481 | 18 | $113,941 | $66,894 | $59,180 |
| 2024 | $657,751 | $63,936 | $108,244 | $91,274 | 13 | $93,562 | $49,254 | $59,329 |
| 2023 | $701,878 | $115,515 | $92,119 | $76,638 | 19 | $78,458 | $101,914 | $55,196 |
| 2022 | $678,482 | $256,916 | $262,110 | $239,410 | 13 | $241,480 | $241,286 | $62,055 |
| 2021 | $684,008 | $159,390 | $121,394 | $99,850 | 1 | $100,100 | $140,686 | $85,202 |
| 2020 | $647,021 | $48,809 | $88,988 | $68,886 | 1 | — | $31,237 | $75,386 |
| 2019 | $687,200 | $14,891 | $78,575 | $60,990 | 1 | — | $13,175 | $60,999 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Inisfad Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $59K 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 2025 grants show support for organizations with varied missions. Building One Community says its mission is to educate, employ, empower, and engage immigrants and the broader community. Laurel House describes its work as psychosocial rehabilitation, supportive housing, and occupational placement for people with severe mental illness. Norwalk Community College Foundation says it raises funds for programs and scholarships, supports student opportunities, and engages the community.
Other 2025 recipients include Darien Library, which says it provides content and programs to educate, entertain, and enrich the Darien community, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, whose stated mission is to collect, study, conserve, and present significant works of art across times and cultures.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 18 grants totaling $108,481. Grant amounts ranged from $100 to $55,000, with a median of $1,000. The largest listed grants were $55,000 to Building One Community, $10,706 to Norwalk Symphony Society, $10,000 each to Norwalk Community College Foundation, CT Food Share, and Laurel House, and $4,500 to St. Paul’s Norwalk. Other listed recipients include Impact Fairfield County ($1,100), Darien Library ($1,000), Portsmouth Abbey School ($1,000), Rowayton Library ($1,000), the Norwalk Seaport Association ($1,000), and Holy Cross Monastery ($1,000). The filing lists the grants’ purposes as unrestricted. The Metropolitan Museum of Art also received $210 in 2025.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Lawrence D. Cavanagh Jr., Jan Cavanagh, and Eleanor Reimer as directors.
Inisfad Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Eleanor Reimer
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jan Cavanagh
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lawrence D. Cavanagh Jr.
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/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 Inisfad Foundation Inc
How much does Inisfad Foundation Inc give each year?
Inisfad Foundation Inc gave $108K across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $91K across 13 grants.
What is Inisfad Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Inisfad Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $6,027, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Inisfad Foundation Inc give grants?
Inisfad Foundation Inc gives mostly in Connecticut: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Norwalk, CT (5 grants), Stamford, CT (2 grants), Darien, CT (2 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).
Does Inisfad Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Inisfad Foundation Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (18 of 18) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Inisfad Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Inisfad Foundation Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Building One Community ($55,000), Norwalk Symphony Society ($10,706) and Norwalk Community College Foundation ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 70% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Inisfad Foundation Inc?
Inisfad Foundation Inc reported $609K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $114K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $59K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Inisfad Foundation Inc fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations with varied missions. Building One Community says its mission is to educate, employ, empower, and engage immigrants and the broader community. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Inisfad Foundation Inc?
The filing names Lawrence D. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Inisfad Foundation Inc's EIN?
Inisfad Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-6157475. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
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 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 9, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
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Grantable. (2026). Inisfad Foundation Inc funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/inisfad-foundation-inc-morg_9f8f7ff08d214501b8590a1deb747fe4
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