Twenty-Seven Foundation
Twenty-Seven Foundation is a private foundation based in East Hartford, Connecticut, with a Form 990-PF filing type. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, including universities and organizations working in areas such as veterans’ housing, homelessness, recovery, historical preservation, and animal cancer research.
Twenty-Seven Foundation at a glance
In short: Twenty-Seven Foundation gave $2.8M across 27 grants in 2025 (avg $104K), top state Massachusetts. 4% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,815,000
- +5.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 27
- -3.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $104,259
- +9.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $35,000
- Total assets
- $37,673,337
- -4.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 4% first-time grantees (1 of 27, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (37% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Twenty-Seven Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 99-101 East River Drive, East Hartford, CT 06108
Phone: (860) 244-4889
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Twenty-Seven Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tufts University ($815K). Together the top 10 received $2.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
138 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 82 grants of 138 (59%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars went to organizations in Massachusetts (37%), Connecticut (34%), Indiana (11%), California (9%), and Ohio (4%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 27 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Twenty-Seven Foundation open to new grantees?
4%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 27 grantees (4%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $50K; repeat grants $106K. How we count
Medians: $50K first-time, $35K repeat.
- 96% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−9%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 88% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2.6M (2019) to $3.1M (2022). In 2025 it made 27 grants totaling $2.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tufts University North Grafton, MA | General | $815,000 |
| Yale University New Haven, CT | General | $350,000 |
| Purdue University West Lafayette, IN | General | $300,000 |
| California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | General | $255,000 |
| Homes for Our Troops Inc Taunton, MA | General | $200,000 |
| Honor Flight Columbus, OH | General | $100,000 |
| Americares Stamford, CT | General | $100,000 |
| Weston Historical Society Weston, CT | General | $95,000 |
| Homes With Hope Westport, CT | General | $55,000 |
| Animal Cancer Foundation Manhasset, NY | General | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $37,673,337 | $1,229,812 | $3,096,978 | $2,815,000 | 27 | $2,815,000 | $947,834 | $3,201,798 |
| 2024 | $39,361,301 | $2,130,061 | $2,934,510 | $2,670,000 | 28 | $2,670,000 | $1,865,551 | $3,029,068 |
| 2023 | $40,042,030 | $1,797,971 | $3,274,754 | $3,035,000 | 26 | $3,035,000 | $1,558,217 | $2,709,712 |
| 2022 | $41,489,192 | $1,412,882 | $3,403,147 | $3,085,000 | 29 | $3,085,000 | $1,094,735 | $2,779,126 |
| 2021 | $43,479,457 | $3,092,148 | $2,965,744 | $2,643,000 | 28 | $2,643,000 | $2,769,404 | $3,088,459 |
| 2020 | $43,353,053 | $1,996,721 | $2,956,624 | $2,627,000 | 33 | — | $1,667,097 | $2,637,727 |
| 2019 | $44,312,956 | $3,767,553 | $2,887,385 | $2,570,083 | 34 | — | $3,450,251 | $2,627,825 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Twenty-Seven Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3.2M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations with varied activities. For example, Homes for Our Troops describes its mission as building and donating specially adapted homes for severely injured post-9/11 veterans. Homes With Hope says it works to prevent and end homelessness and food insecurity in Fairfield County. The Weston Historical Society describes its mission as preserving and promoting the history of Weston, Connecticut, and the surrounding area.
Other 2025 grantees describe work that includes funding comparative oncology research (Animal Cancer Foundation), supporting women and children in harm’s way (306 Foundation), rehabilitating men with drug and alcohol problems (Pivot Ministries), and providing supportive sober housing and trade-skills training (Recovery Community Development).
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 27 grants totaling $2,815,000. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $815,000, with a median grant of $35,000.
Among the largest 2025 grants were $815,000 to Tufts University, $350,000 to Yale University, $300,000 to Purdue University, $255,000 to the California Institute of Technology, and $200,000 to Homes for Our Troops. Other grants included $100,000 each to Honor Flight and Americares, and $95,000 to the Weston Historical Society.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists D Travis Engen, Anne E Engen, and Leigh E Engen as trustees.
Twenty-Seven Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Anne E Engen
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
D Travis Engen
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leigh E Engen
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Twenty-Seven Foundation
How much does Twenty-Seven Foundation give each year?
Twenty-Seven Foundation gave $2.8M across 27 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2.7M across 28 grants.
What is Twenty-Seven Foundation's typical grant size?
Twenty-Seven Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $35,000, and its average grant was $104,259, across 27 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Twenty-Seven Foundation that year got $50K on average.
Where does Twenty-Seven Foundation give grants?
Twenty-Seven Foundation's top state is Massachusetts, with 37% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Connecticut (34%) and Indiana (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Weston, CT (4 grants), Bridgeport, CT (3 grants), Stamford, CT (2 grants) and Hartford, CT (2 grants).
Does Twenty-Seven Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Twenty-Seven Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (27 of 27) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Twenty-Seven Foundation's largest grantees?
Twenty-Seven Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Tufts University ($815,000), Yale University ($350,000) and Purdue University ($300,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 52% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Twenty-Seven Foundation?
Twenty-Seven Foundation reported $37.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.8M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3.2M (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 does Twenty-Seven Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations with varied activities. For example, Homes for Our Troops describes its mission as building and donating specially adapted homes for severely injured post-9/11 veterans. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Twenty-Seven Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Twenty-Seven Foundation's EIN?
Twenty-Seven Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-6147397. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Twenty-Seven Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
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Grantable. (2026). Twenty-Seven Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/twenty-seven-foundation-morg_eb7a5dc4580c4ac088620ea68844a864
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