The Horrigan Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Darien, CT EIN: 26-1466660

The Horrigan Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Darien, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $40K. Net investment income was $2.7M.

The Horrigan Family Foundation at a glance

In short: The Horrigan Family Foundation gave $40K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $40K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$40,000
-99.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$40,000
-99.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$40,000
Total assets
$13,885,914
+23.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Connecticut (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 The Horrigan Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Adam J Lewis Academy: $40KAdam J Lewis Academy$40K

The largest 2025 recipient was Adam J Lewis Academy ($40K).

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K2$250–500K2$500K–1M1$1–5M2$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 11 (27%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

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

Cities

BridgeportNorth Palm BeachJupiterNew YorkNorwalkBostonNorth Hollywood

How The Horrigan Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 94% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 7% 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$5M$10M$15M3 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 4 grants2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2025) to $10.8M (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $40K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Adam J Lewis Academy Bridgeport, CTEducation$40,000
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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$13,885,914$2,707,443$96,384$40,0001$42,465$2,660,879$641,870
2024$11,274,855$683,505$10,076,934$10,039,4752$10,041,940$646,581$625,555
2023$21,770,159$10,420,623$10,834,555$10,790,0004$10,793,100$381,171$1,119,365
2022$18,934,191$543,539$736,487$700,0002$701,907$508,959$1,057,497
2021$19,127,139$7,372,732$1,300,096$1,250,0002—$183,206$909,273
2020$13,054,503$143,767$986,706$950,0003—$290,093$747,798

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Horrigan Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $642K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Horrigan Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • D. Gregory Horrigan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judith Anne Horrigan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    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 The Horrigan Family Foundation

How much does The Horrigan Family Foundation give each year?

The Horrigan Family Foundation gave $40K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10.0M across 2 grants.

How large is The Horrigan Family Foundation?

The Horrigan Family Foundation reported $13.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $42K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $642K (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.

Where does The Horrigan Family Foundation operate?

The Horrigan Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New York.

What is The Horrigan Family Foundation's EIN?

The Horrigan Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1466660. 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 April 30, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). The Horrigan Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-horrigan-family-foundation-morg_b1ea8cf7687d4698951bbb7313ee7c7f

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