Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Willington, CT EIN: 51-0527636

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Willington, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $900K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $158K. Net investment income was $42K.

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Inc at a glance

In short: Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Inc gave $158K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $158K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$157,600
+10.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$157,600
+10.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$157,600
Total assets
$899,978
-14.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (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 Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Applied Ethics Center Philosophy: $158KApplied Ethics CenterPhilosophy$158K

The largest 2025 recipient was Applied Ethics Center Philosophy ($158K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Dorchester

How Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Inc gives

  • In 2023 it paid out 459% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $90K (2023) to $158K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $158K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Applied Ethics Center Philosophy Dorchester, MAGeneral support$157,600
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$899,978$103,496$198,352$157,6001$198,352$41,863—
2024$1,053,759$614,974$186,476$142,1051$186,476$20,673—
2023$421,387$31,819$132,486$90,2001$132,486$31,732$28,870
2022$524,114$423,317$154,894$97,100Total only—$25,295—
2021$313,237$237,523$25,530———$19,325—
2020$101,244$100,117$713—————

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Inc is led by James Hughes, Executive Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • James Hughes

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Umbrello

    Managing Director

    On filings since 2020

    10 hrs/week

    $13K (2021) → $0 (2025)

  • David Wood

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • George Dvorsky

    Board of Directors

    Chair → Board of Directors, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marcelo Rinesi

    Chief Technology Officer

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Walker

    Board of Directors

    Member → Board of Directors, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Eskow

    Board of Directors

    Member → Board of Directors, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Manney

    Board of Directors

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Giulio Prisco (2020) — Member

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Stephen Umbrello — Managing Director: $24KStephen UmbrelloManaging Director$24K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $24K, to Stephen Umbrello (Managing Director).

Frequently asked questions about Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Inc

How much does Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Inc give each year?

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Inc gave $158K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $142K across 1 grant.

How large is Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Inc?

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Inc reported $900K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $103K.

What is Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Inc?

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Willington, CT. It holds $900K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Inc operate?

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Inc has awarded grants in Massachusetts.

What is Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Inc's EIN?

Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0527636. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 25, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 5, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 3, 2023)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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