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The Claire C Bennitt Watershed Fund

NEW HAVEN, CT EIN: 06-1534484 Website

TO PROTECT WATER QUALITY THROUGHOUT THE REGION BY ACQUIRING ECOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT WATERSHED LAND AND BY EDUCATING CITIZENS AS TO HOW THEY CAN HELP PRESERVE THE ENVIRONMENT AND OPEN SPACE ON WATERSHED LAND.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.0M

+2.3% YoY

Revenue

$103K

-36.5% YoY

Net Investment Income

$25K

-67.0% YoY

Expenses

$217K

+23.0% YoY

About The Claire C Bennitt Watershed Fund

Based on IRS filings

The Claire C Bennitt Watershed Fund is a nonprofit organization focused on Environment & Animals, based in NEW HAVEN, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $25K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

AnsoniaHamdenMadisonNew Haven

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$111K$223K$334K$445K20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,974,598$1,930,364$1,838,556
Revenue$103,455$162,901$130,773
Expenses$216,854$176,356$404,818
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$24,554$74,399$48,931
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$28K$55K$83K$110K10 grants20217 grants20220 grants20230 grants20240 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

17 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

2 open opportunities from The Claire C Bennitt Watershed Fund

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SUSAN S ADDISSDIRECTOR0.3
GORDON GEBALLEDIRECTOR0.3
MARCO MUTONJIDIRECTOR/TREASURER0.5
ELISABETH MOOREDIRECTOR/VP0.3
MARTHA RICEDIRECTOR0.3
THOMAS P CLIFFORD III ESQDIRECTOR/SECRETARY0.3
BRIAN M STONE ESQDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT0.3
PROF JOHN HENRY SCOTT III ESQDIRECTOR0.3
BRIAN KELAHANDIRECTOR0.3
CATHERINE E LAMARRDIRECTOR0.3
AMANDA SCHENKLEDIRECTOR0.3

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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