Reardon Family Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker West Hartford, CT EIN: 82-3347117

Reardon Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in West Hartford, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $147K. Net investment income was $176K.

Reardon Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Reardon Family Charitable Foundation gave $147K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $49K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$147,094
-42.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$49,031
+15.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$3,557,614
+0.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (97% 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 Reardon Family Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Big Brothers Big Sisters: $5KBig Brothers Big Sisters$5KThe Cape Playhouse: $2KThe Cape Playhouse$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Big Brothers Big Sisters ($5K). Together the top 2 received $7K.

Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($140,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 20 (75%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

West HartfordNeedhamTampaDennisEast DennisMiamiSouth Yarmouth

How Reardon Family Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 32% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 74% 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

$0$100K$200K$300K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 4 grants2022 5 grants2023 6 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $145K (2020) to $254K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $147K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$140,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters Tampa, FLGeneral Purpose$5,000
The Cape Playhouse Dennis, MAGeneral Purpose$2,094
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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$3,557,614$225,037$200,940$147,0943$152,323$176,420$204,573
2024$3,530,112$290,700$294,791$253,7946$256,588$252,497$196,329
2023$3,531,581$170,436$261,032$223,0005$224,859$134,263$183,949
2022$3,624,391$78,856$264,627$217,0004$218,532$78,973$188,646
2021$3,811,969$406,373$249,372$205,0002$207,697$364,698$212,291
2020$3,656,469$9,994$190,535$145,0002—$58,442$186,055

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Reardon Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $205K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Reardon Family Charitable Foundation is led by Thomas E. Reardon, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Thomas E. Reardon

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    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 Reardon Family Charitable Foundation

How much does Reardon Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

Reardon Family Charitable Foundation gave $147K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $254K across 6 grants.

What is Reardon Family Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

Reardon Family Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $49,031, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Reardon Family Charitable Foundation give grants?

Reardon Family Charitable Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Reardon Family Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 67% of Reardon Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Reardon Family Charitable Foundation?

Reardon Family Charitable Foundation reported $3.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $152K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $205K (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 Reardon Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Reardon Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3347117. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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