The 522 Foundation concentrates its giving almost exclusively on education-related causes, making a small number of relatively large grants. Recent grants show a preference for supporting a specific university (UATX, funded twice) and national sport development through US Lacrosse. The foundation appears to favor institutional support for higher-education initiatives and organized athletics rather than many small community grants.
Highly concentrated: few, large grants focused in the education sector with repeat funding to the same university and support for a national sports organization.
522 Foundation Inc’s recent giving is anchored by large general-support grants to Uatx, including $125,000 in 2024 and $75,000 in 2025. That pattern sits alongside a second clear priority: organized lacrosse, with $102,000 to US Lacrosse Inc in 2024 and $25,000 in 2025. The foundation also funds education-related support through schools and colleges, including named scholarship and financial-aid awards at the high school and college level. Across the recent grants list, the recipients are mostly institutions rather than individuals, and the checks are often sizable enough to support operating budgets, athletics, or student aid rather than one-off purchases. A few grantees recur across years, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards. Connecticut organizations appear frequently in the list, but the foundation also gives to campuses and sports organizations outside the state. Overall, 522 Foundation Inc combines a compact set of recurring grantees with a mix of unrestricted support, scholarship funding, and sport-specific program support.
Education-related support shows up in both general operating grants and named student aid. Middlebury College received $20,000 in 2025 for general support and $18,000 in 2024 for financial aid, while Syracuse University received $15,000 in 2025 for general support. The foundation also made scholarship-targeted gifts closer to home: Kolbe Cathedral Catholic High School Inc received $18,000 in 2024 for the A.W. Van Den Broek Rise Up Scholarship, and Darien Community Association Inc received $10,000 in 2024 and $10,000 in 2025 for the P. Van Den Broek Scholarship. In athletics, the foundation backed US Lacrosse Inc with $102,000 in 2024 and $25,000 in 2025, plus a $15,000 grant each in 2024 and 2025 to Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County for a lacrosse program. It also supported women’s lacrosse through $44,951 to The University of Connecticut Foundation Inc for the Women’s Lacrosse Fund.
Typical grant sizes cluster in the low five figures: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $16,000. The recent record shows repeated gifts to the same recipients across multiple years, including Uatx, US Lacrosse Inc, The University of Connecticut Foundation Inc, Middlebury College, Westminster School, The Stamford Hospital, Land Trust of Darien Inc, Person to Person, Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County, The Darien Foundation, A Better Choice in Darien Inc, and Darien Community Association Inc. The foundation is a private foundation with annual grants of $882,304, does not make program-related investments, and funds individuals.
$386K
$18M
$4.1M
$1M
Most grants fall between $1K and $16K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$16K
About 71% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Notable grantees: UATX (University-related recipient) — multiple grants, US LACROSSE INC, University-focused scholarship/program initiatives (inferred from B43/B99 education funding)
Grant recipients are entirely in the United States. Connecticut receives 71% of grants, and several recipients are in Darien, Stamford, Simsbury, Bridgeport, and Storrs. Massachusetts is the top state by grant count, with recent awards to Tabor Academy in Marion and Trustees of Deerfield Academy in Deerfield. Outside Connecticut and Massachusetts, grants also went to Austin, Sparks, Middlebury, and Syracuse.
The recent grants point to education, athletics, and student aid. Examples include university general support, a women’s lacrosse fund, named scholarships, financial aid, and lacrosse program support. The foundation also gives general support to schools, colleges, and community organizations.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Uatx, US Lacrosse Inc, Middlebury College, Westminster School, The Stamford Hospital, Land Trust of Darien Inc, Person to Person, Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County, The Darien Foundation, A Better Choice in Darien Inc, and Darien Community Association Inc.
The grant-size distribution is concentrated around modest-to-mid-sized awards: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $16,000. The recent list also includes larger awards such as $125,000, $102,000, and $75,000.
By grant count, Massachusetts is the top state, while 71% of grants go to recipients in Connecticut. Recent Connecticut recipients include organizations in Darien, Stamford, Simsbury, Bridgeport, and Storrs.
Yes. The foundation’s profile indicates that it funds individuals, and its recent grant record also shows scholarship and financial-aid support routed through schools and colleges, including named scholarships and financial aid awards.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UATX | AUSTIN, TX | $75,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| US LACROSSE INC | SPARKS, MD | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TABOR ACADEMY | MARION, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TRUSTEES OF DEERFIELD ACADEMY | DEERFIELD, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE | MIDDLEBURY, VT | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WESTMINSTER SCHOOL | SIMSBURY, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE STAMFORD HOSPITAL | STAMFORD, CT | $18,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KOLBE CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $18,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LAND TRUST OF DARIEN INC | DARIEN, CT | $16,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE DARIEN FOUNDATION | DARIEN, CT | $16,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PERSON TO PERSON | DARIEN, CT | $16,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOOD BANK OF LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY | STAMFORD, CT | $15,000 | 2025 | LACROSSE PROGRAM |
| SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY | SYRACUSE, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| A BETTER CHOICE IN DARIEN INC | DARIEN, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DARIEN EMS POST 53 | DARIEN, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DARIEN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC | DARIEN, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | P. VAN DEN BROEK SCHOLARSHIP |
| ST THOMAS MORE PARISH | DARIEN, CT | $9,336 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY | CLEVELAND, OH | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DOMUS KIDS INC | STAMFORD, CT | $7,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC | ROCKVILLE, MD | $6,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE ROWAN CENTER INC | STAMFORD, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONNECTICUT FOODSHARE INC | BLOOMFIELD, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE COMMUNITY FUND OF DARIEN | DARIEN, CT | $2,500 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AT HOME IN DARIEN | DARIEN, CT | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MALT HOUSE OF GOOD COUNCIL | NORWALK, CT | $1,030 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DARIEN FIRE DEPARTMENT INC | DARIEN, CT | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WEE BURN CADDY SCHOLARSHIP FUND | DARIEN, CT | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DARIEN LIBRARY | DARIEN, CT | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DARIEN POLICE ASSOCIATION INC | DARIEN, CT | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SONG FOR CHARLIE | PASADENA, CA | $535 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $100 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | $100 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UATX | AUSTIN, TX | $125,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| US LACROSSE INC | SPARKS, MD | $102,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INC | STORRS, CT | $44,951 | 2024 | WOMENS LACROSSE FUND |
| TRUSTEES OF DEERFIELD ACADEMY | DEERFIELD, MA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WESTMINSTER SCHOOL | SIMSBURY, CT | $18,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KOLBE CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $18,000 | 2024 | A.W. VAN DEN BROEK RISE UP SCHOLARSHIP |
| MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE | MIDDLEBURY, VT | $18,000 | 2024 | FINANCIAL AID |
| THE STAMFORD HOSPITAL | STAMFORD, CT | $16,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PERSON TO PERSON | DARIEN, CT | $16,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LAND TRUST OF DARIEN INC | DARIEN, CT | $16,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FOOD BANK OF LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY | STAMFORD, CT | $15,000 | 2024 | LACROSSE PROGRAM |
| THE DARIEN FOUNDATION | DARIEN, CT | $14,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| A BETTER CHOICE IN DARIEN INC | DARIEN, CT | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DARIEN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC | DARIEN, CT | $10,000 | 2024 | P. VAN DEN BROEK SCHOLARSHIP |
| DARIEN EMS POST 53 | DARIEN, CT | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ONE PLYMPTON PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DOMUS KIDS INC | STAMFORD, CT | $7,500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
UATX
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORT
US LACROSSE INC
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TABOR ACADEMY
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
TRUSTEES OF DEERFIELD ACADEMY
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WESTMINSTER SCHOOL
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE STAMFORD HOSPITAL
GENERAL SUPPORT
KOLBE CATHEDRAL HIGH SCHOOL
$18,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LAND TRUST OF DARIEN INC
$16,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE DARIEN FOUNDATION
$16,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PERSON TO PERSON
$16,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FOOD BANK OF LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY
$15,000LACROSSE PROGRAM
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
$15,000GENERAL SUPPORT
A BETTER CHOICE IN DARIEN INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DARIEN EMS POST 53
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DARIEN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC
$10,000P. VAN DEN BROEK SCHOLARSHIP
ST THOMAS MORE PARISH
$9,336GENERAL SUPPORT
CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY
$7,500GENERAL SUPPORT
DOMUS KIDS INC
$7,500GENERAL SUPPORT
FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION INC
$6,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE ROWAN CENTER INC
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CONNECTICUT FOODSHARE INC
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE COMMUNITY FUND OF DARIEN
$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT
AT HOME IN DARIEN
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MALT HOUSE OF GOOD COUNCIL
$1,030GENERAL SUPPORT
DARIEN FIRE DEPARTMENT INC
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WEE BURN CADDY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DARIEN LIBRARY
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DARIEN POLICE ASSOCIATION INC
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
SONG FOR CHARLIE
$535GENERAL SUPPORT
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
$100GENERAL SUPPORT
SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION
$100GENERAL SUPPORT
UATX
$125,000GENERAL SUPPORT
US LACROSSE INC
$102,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INC
$44,951WOMENS LACROSSE FUND
TRUSTEES OF DEERFIELD ACADEMY
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WESTMINSTER SCHOOL
$18,000GENERAL SUPPORT
KOLBE CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL INC
$18,000A.W. VAN DEN BROEK RISE UP SCHOLARSHIP
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
$18,000FINANCIAL AID
THE STAMFORD HOSPITAL
$16,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PERSON TO PERSON
$16,000GENERAL SUPPORT
LAND TRUST OF DARIEN INC
$16,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FOOD BANK OF LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY
$15,000LACROSSE PROGRAM
THE DARIEN FOUNDATION
$14,000GENERAL SUPPORT
A BETTER CHOICE IN DARIEN INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DARIEN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC
$10,000P. VAN DEN BROEK SCHOLARSHIP
DARIEN EMS POST 53
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ONE PLYMPTON PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
DOMUS KIDS INC
$7,500GENERAL SUPPORT