The Bucknall Family Foundation

FAIRFIELD, CT EIN: 27-4200220

The Bucknall Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in FAIRFIELD, CT. IRS filing data is available for 2021. As of 2021, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2021, it awarded 15 grants totaling $300K. Net investment income was $140K.

Financial Overview

From 2021 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.2M

Annual Giving

$300K

Grant Count

15

Avg Grant Size

$20K

About The Bucknall Family Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Bucknall Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in FAIRFIELD, CT. IRS filing data is available for 2021. As of 2021, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2021, it awarded 15 grants totaling $300K. Net investment income was $140K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

AsfordBostonBridgeportChestnut HillConcordGreens FarmsNatickNorth HavenStamfordWalthamWellesleyWest Haven

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$90K$180K$270K$360K2021
Metric2021
Total Assets$1,242,176
Revenue$154,446
Expenses$327,313
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$140,318
Distributable Amount$117,045

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$75K$150K$225K$300K15 grants2021

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2021

UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN$64KNORMA PFRIEM BREAST CENTER$60KTHE HOME FOR LITTLE WAND…$35KCARROLL SCHOOL$30KGREENS FARMS ACADEMY$25KBEAVER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL$25KHORIZONS - GREENS FARMS …$23KTHE HOLE IN THE WALL GANG$10KNEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE…$10KTENACRE ANNUAL FUND$5K

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

13<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

From 2021 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
WILLIAM L BUCKNALL JRTRUSTEE0.5
KRISTIN B LORANGERTRUSTEE0.5
ELISE S BUCKNALLTRUSTEE0.5

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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