William & Ellen E Macristy Fnd

GLASTONBURY, CT EIN: 06-6034030

William and Ellen E Macristy Foundation Inc. is a private foundation based in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Established in 1960, the foundation operates as a 501(c)(3) organization with no employees. The foundation temporarily invests monies to generate an acceptable rate of return, enabling the distribution of grants to organized charities and scholarships to qualified individuals.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$957K

-9.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$136K

+9.2% YoY

Grant Count

33

+13.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$4K

-4.0% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's primary purpose is to invest securities and bonds to provide dividend income while maintaining a stable portfolio. Income from these investments supports grants to organized charities and scholarships for qualified individuals.

Primary funding focus areas include:

  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services
  • Charity and scholarship support

Grantmaking

The foundation does not currently list live grant opportunities.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation primarily funds organizations in Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts.

Grant Distribution by State

14states
+6 more states

Cities

BethesdaBloomfieldBooneBrooklineBurlingtonChaplinDallasFarmingtonGlastonburyGlen RockHamdenHartfordJacksonvilleLevittownMemphisMeridenMiddletownMissoulaNew BritainNew Orleans

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

As of 2025:

  • Total Assets: $956,543
  • Total Giving: $136,050
  • Total Revenues: $39,876
  • Total Expenses: $140,156
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$39K$77K$116K$154K20212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$956,543$1,056,823$1,102,689
Revenue$39,876$80,961$74,083
Expenses$140,156$126,827$135,652
Qualifying Distributions$137,550$126,059$135,652
Net Investment Income$59,467$61,115$55,142
Distributable Amount$148,020$133,509$125,673

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$34K$68K$102K$136K32 grants202132 grants202226 grants202329 grants202433 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

DANA FARBER CANCER INST$11KTUNNELS TO TOWERS FOUNDA…$10KNIKI TAYLOR$9KSTOP & SHOP FOOD SHARE$7KASHLEIGH STEPNOWSKI$7KFOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION$6KSUSAN G KOMEN$6KDOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS$5KNEW BRITAIN YMCA$5KSHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR C…$5K

Grant Size Distribution

152 grants across all recorded years

152<$50K$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 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
J BRUCE BARLOWPRESIDENT1
CAROL-ANN BARLOWSECRETARY1

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

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