Apple Pickers Foundation makes relatively large, targeted grants across health innovation, patient advocacy and local community services. A clear concentration is on diabetes research and blood‑glucose self‑management technology, while other significant gifts support end‑of‑life advocacy, local food‑system planning, and direct tuition aid for a charter school. The foundation tends to fund a small number of organizations at meaningful levels and sometimes makes repeat grants to the same recipients.
Apple Pickers Foundation has made repeated six-figure support for Type 1 diabetes research and diabetes technology, pairing that with other targeted gifts in patient advocacy, education, food systems, and civic life. The largest grant in the file was $150,000 to UMass Medical School Foundation Inc for a vitiligo and type 1 diabetes research project. Another recurring line of giving is Tidepool Project, which received multiple grants of $75,000 for general and unrestricted support across 2023, 2024, and 2025, showing a multi-year relationship with a diabetes technology nonprofit. The foundation also backs organizations working on diabetes self-management and patient education, including Diatribe Foundation for the Time In Range Coalition project. Outside health, it has funded community-serving work such as City Seed Inc for planning the new food hub at 162 James St and Adam J Lewis Academy Inc for tuition-related support and endowment funding. Its recent grants show a small number of recipients receiving meaningful awards rather than many smaller awards.
In health research, Apple Pickers Foundation gave $150,000 to UMass Medical School Foundation Inc for a vitiligo and type 1 diabetes research project. It also backed Tidepool Project with $75,000 grants for general and unrestricted support in multiple years, and funded Diatribe Foundation with $75,000 for the Time In Range Coalition project. The foundation has also supported end-of-life advocacy. Compassion and Choices received $100,000 in 2024 and $100,000 in 2023 for general and unrestricted support, then another $25,000 in 2025. In community and education work, City Seed Inc received $75,000 in 2025 to kickstart planning for the new Food Hub at 162 James St. Adam J Lewis Academy Inc received grants for tuition expenses, tuition support, general and unrestricted support, and an endowment fund.
Typical awards cluster at meaningful levels: the 25th percentile is $7,500, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $50,000. The recent record includes both larger project grants and repeated general support to the same organizations across multiple years, especially in health and advocacy. Apple Pickers Foundation is a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund vehicle, and it also funds individuals. The file does not show an application process.
$469K
$13M
$1M
$576K
Most grants fall between $8K and $50K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CT.
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Concentrated portfolio of a few mid‑to‑large grants with repeat funding to select health and advocacy organizations; mixes research/technology investments in diabetes with one‑off community and education grants.
Notable grantees: Tidepool Project, Compassion and Choices, UMass Medical School Foundation Inc, Diatribe Foundation, City Seed Inc
Grants are regional and all recipients in the recent file are in the US. Connecticut appears most often, with grants to organizations in New Haven, Bridgeport, Norwalk, Hartford, Litchfield, New Canaan, and Hamden. Other recipient locations include Palo Alto and San Francisco in California, Providence in Rhode Island, and Etna, New Hampshire. No grants in the file go to recipients in Delaware.
The recent grants point to concentrated support for type 1 diabetes research and diabetes technology, plus patient advocacy, food-system planning, civic engagement, education funding, and some arts and cultural support. Examples include a $150,000 research grant, repeated support for diabetes technology, and grants for food hub planning and tuition assistance.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years. Tidepool Project received $75,000 grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for general and unrestricted support, and Compassion and Choices received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The distribution centers on mid-sized awards: the 25th percentile is $7,500, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $50,000. The recent file also includes larger outliers, including a $150,000 grant and several $75,000 awards.
Connecticut is the top state by grant count. Recent recipients there include organizations in New Haven, Bridgeport, Norwalk, Hartford, Litchfield, New Canaan, and Hamden.
Yes. The foundation is marked as funding individuals, alongside grants to organizations. The recent grants list also shows education-related support such as tuition expenses, tuition support, and endowment funding for a school.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CITY SEED INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $75,000 | 2025 | To kickstart planning for the new Food Hub at 162 James St |
| TIDEPOOL PROJECT | PALO ALTO, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ADAM J LEWIS ACADEMY INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ROOT NS INC | SALEM, MA | $36,000 | 2025 | to fund the Farestart consulting project |
| FAIRFIELD COUNTYS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | NORWALK, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | To support the Civics Engagement Initiative |
| HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | To support the Housatonic Museum of Art, to help the conservation of the existing collection artwork and the rest to acquisition of new work |
| HANDEL HOUSE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE FORMAN SCHOOL INC | LITCHFIELD, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | For The EF Coaching Training Program |
| COMPASSION AND CHOICES | ETNA, NH | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| GITAMEIT FRIENDS USA | WASHINGTON, DC | $22,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CONNECTICUT NEWS PROJECT INC | HARTFORD, CT | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| COCOA FARMING FUTURE INITIATIVE | WALPOLE, NH | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| KIDS EMPOWERED BY YOUR SUPPORT INC | NEW CANAAN, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FAIRFIELD POLICE FOUNDATION CT INC | FAIRFIELD, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| MERCY LEARNING CENTER OF BRIDGEPORT INCORPORATED | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| MYSTIC CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES INC | MYSTIC, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FARM FRESH RHODE ISLAND | PROVIDENCE, RI | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| GITAMEIT FRIENDS USA | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | For music teacher training in Myanmar |
| INTEGRATED REFUGEE & IMMIGRANT SERVICES INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CROSS MILLS PUBLIC LIBRARY | CHARLESTOWN, RI | $2,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| MUSIC HAVEN INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $2,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| COMPASSION AND CHOICES | ETNA, NH | $100,000 | 2024 | general & Unrestricted |
| TIDEPOOL PROJECT | PALO ALTO, CA | $75,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| ADAM J LEWIS ACADEMY INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $50,000 | 2024 | Tuition Support |
| ADAM J LEWIS ACADEMY INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $50,000 | 2024 | Endowment Fund |
| FARM FRESH RHODE ISLAND | PROVIDENCE, RI | $50,000 | 2024 | Market Mobile Technology Upgrades |
| FARESTART | SEATTLE, WA | $31,500 | 2024 | Sanctuary Kitchen project New Haven, CT |
| KIDS EMPOWERED BY YOUR SUPPORT INC | NEW CANAAN, CT | $30,000 | 2024 | To support the KEYS 2023 summer music camp |
| FAIRFIELD COUNTYS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | NORWALK, CT | $25,000 | 2024 | To support the 2023 Civic Engagement Initiative |
| CONNECTICUT NEWS PROJECT INC | HARTFORD, CT | $25,000 | 2024 | new editor position fund |
| LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | Charitable Event |
| SPRING GLEN CHURCH | HAMDEN, CT | $10,000 | 2024 | HARRT - Hamden Area Refugee Resettlement Taskforce |
| MERCY LEARNING CENTER OF BRIDGEPORT INCORPORATED | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $10,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| DIATRIBE FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| FAIRFIELD POLICE UNION SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC | FAIRFIELD, CT | $7,500 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY | MIDDLETOWN, CT | $5,470 | 2024 | Charitable Event |
| JACQUES PEPIN FOUNDATION | BARRINGTON, RI | $5,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| STOWE JAZZ FESTIVAL LTD | MORRISVILLE, VT | $5,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| FAIRFIELD POLICE FOUNDATION CT INC | FAIRFIELD, CT | $5,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| UMASS MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC | SHREWSBURY, MA | $150,000 | 2023 | vitiligo and type 1 diabetes research project |
| COMPASSION AND CHOICES | ETNA, NH | $100,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| DIATRIBE FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $75,000 | 2023 | Time In Range Coalition project |
| ADAM J LEWIS ACADEMY INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $75,000 | 2023 | cover the tuition expenses of five or more AJLA students |
| TIDEPOOL PROJECT | PALO ALTO, CA | $75,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | PROVIDENCE, RI | $47,500 | 2023 | FarmFreshRI Fund |
| THE HOUSING COLLECTIVE INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $25,000 | 2023 | Affordable Housing Data Project |
| NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CITIZENSHIP | WASHINGTON, DC | $22,378 | 2023 | ActiVote/NCoC Voter Outreach Test |
| SPRING GLEN CHURCH | HAMDEN, CT | $10,975 | 2023 | HARRT Fund |
| KIDS EMPOWERED BY YOUR SUPPORT INC | NEW CANAAN, CT | $10,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| FAIRFIELD COUNTYS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | NORWALK, CT | $10,000 | 2023 | Advocacy and Civic Engagement Initiative |
To support the Civics Engagement Initiative
To support the Housatonic Museum of Art, to help the conservation of the existing collection artwork and the rest to acquisition of new work
HANDEL HOUSE FOUNDATION OF AMERICA INC
$25,000General & Unrestricted
THE FORMAN SCHOOL INC
$25,000For The EF Coaching Training Program
GITAMEIT FRIENDS USA
$22,500General & Unrestricted
CONNECTICUT NEWS PROJECT INC
$15,000General & Unrestricted
COCOA FARMING FUTURE INITIATIVE
$15,000General & Unrestricted
FAIRFIELD POLICE FOUNDATION CT INC
$10,000General & Unrestricted
MYSTIC CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
GITAMEIT FRIENDS USA
$5,000For music teacher training in Myanmar
CROSS MILLS PUBLIC LIBRARY
$2,500General & Unrestricted
MUSIC HAVEN INC
$2,500General & Unrestricted
COMPASSION AND CHOICES
$100,000general & Unrestricted
To support the KEYS 2023 summer music camp
To support the 2023 Civic Engagement Initiative
CONNECTICUT NEWS PROJECT INC
$25,000new editor position fund
SPRING GLEN CHURCH
$10,000HARRT - Hamden Area Refugee Resettlement Taskforce
DIATRIBE FOUNDATION
$7,500General & Unrestricted
FAIRFIELD POLICE UNION SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC
$7,500General & Unrestricted
JACQUES PEPIN FOUNDATION
$5,000General & Unrestricted
STOWE JAZZ FESTIVAL LTD
$5,000General & Unrestricted
FAIRFIELD POLICE FOUNDATION CT INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
UMASS MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC
$150,000vitiligo and type 1 diabetes research project
COMPASSION AND CHOICES
$100,000General & Unrestricted
DIATRIBE FOUNDATION
$75,000Time In Range Coalition project
cover the tuition expenses of five or more AJLA students
SPRING GLEN CHURCH
$10,975HARRT Fund
Advocacy and Civic Engagement Initiative