The Bucks Creek Foundation concentrates its giving into a small number of relatively large grants, prioritizing organizations that serve children and youth with both core operating support and program funding. Most grants fund direct services—summer and after-school programming, child advocacy center operations—and the foundation is willing to make occasional emergency international gifts. Repeat unrestricted support to Education and Hope suggests a preference for trusted, mission-flexible partners.
Bucks Creek Foundation’s recent giving shows a clear preference for direct, flexible support to youth-serving organizations, with some of the largest grants going to Education and Hope in Darien, Connecticut for general and unrestricted support. The foundation also backs mission-specific work for children and families, including summer programming, child advocacy center operations, transitional living, and student support funds. Its gifts are often large enough to underwrite a meaningful share of a program or operating budget, yet the pattern is not limited to one type of institution: the recent list includes nonprofits, schools, churches, and intermediary relief funders. Several grants point to a trust-based approach. Education and Hope received repeated unrestricted support across multiple years, while St Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church Corpor in Norwalk, Connecticut received both unrestricted and campaign-related gifts. Other sizable awards went to Gifford Youth Achievement Center Inc for summer programming and Guardians for New Futures Inc for child advocacy center work. The foundation also made a notable humanitarian grant through Globalgiving Foundation Inc for Ukraine crisis relief, showing that its giving can extend beyond local service delivery when it uses established channels.
Youth enrichment is a recurring theme. In 2023, Bucks Creek Foundation gave $100,000 to Gifford Youth Achievement Center Inc in Vero Beach, Florida for a summer program, and in 2025 it gave $50,000 to The Carver Inc in Norwalk, Connecticut for a summer middle school program. Child advocacy is another visible area. The foundation awarded $100,000 to Guardians for New Futures Inc in Port St Lucie, Florida for child advocacy center operations of the 19th Judicial Circuit, then followed with a $50,000 grant to the same organization in 2024 for child advocacy center work. It also supports youth and family stability work. Childrens Home Society of Florida - Vero Beach received $50,000 for a transitional living program in Vero Beach, and Family & Childrens Agency Inc in Norwalk received multiple general support grants across 2023 and 2024.
Recent grants cluster around a median of $5,000, with the 25th percentile at $2,500 and the 75th percentile at $22,500. That spread suggests a mix of modest community grants and larger commitments to selected partners. The foundation’s pattern also includes repeated support over multiple years rather than a one-time-only style: several organizations appear in back-to-back years, including Education and Hope, St Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church Corpor, and Bucknell University. The filings show a grantmaker that uses both unrestricted support and program-specific awards, and it also funds individuals. No program-related investments are listed.
$691K
$5.1M
$1.1M
$725K
Most grants fall between $3K and $23K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$23K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CT.
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Highly concentrated: a small number of large grants, mix of repeat core/general support to preferred grantees and targeted program or crisis-response gifts; favors substantial single-year commitments over many small awards.
Notable grantees: Education and Hope, Gifford Youth Achievement Center Inc, Guardians for New Futures Inc, GlobalGiving Foundation Inc
Bucks Creek Foundation gives nationally, and every listed grant recipient is in the United States. Connecticut appears most often in the recent grants, especially Darien and Norwalk, with additional activity in Vero Beach, Florida and Port St Lucie, Florida. New York City-based recipients also appear in the list, along with recipients in Washington, DC, Worcester, Massachusetts, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Alexandria, Virginia, and Eugene, Oregon. Although the foundation is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, none of the recent grants went to Delaware recipients.
The recent grants show support for youth-serving nonprofits, child advocacy center operations, summer and middle school programs, transitional living services, student support funds, and some emergency relief through established intermediaries. Grants also go to schools, churches, and community organizations.
Yes. Education and Hope received grants in 2023 and 2024, St Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church Corpor received multiple grants across 2023 and 2025, and Bucknell University received awards in 2024 and 2025. That points to ongoing relationships with selected recipients.
The reported grant-size distribution centers at $5,000 median, with a 25th percentile of $2,500 and a 75th percentile of $22,500. The recent list also includes larger awards, including six-figure grants to selected organizations.
No. The grant list is national, with recipients in multiple states including Connecticut, Florida, New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Oregon, and Washington, DC. The recent recipients are all in the United States.
Recent grants show support for general operating needs, summer and out-of-school-time programming, child advocacy services, transitional living, student support funds, and humanitarian relief through an intermediary grantmaker.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS INC | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2025 | United for Brownsville |
| ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH CORPOR | NORWALK, CT | $60,000 | 2025 | Challenge Fund |
| NATIONAL PSORIASIS FOUNDATION | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE CARVER INC | NORWALK, CT | $50,000 | 2025 | Summer Middle School Program |
| ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ALLIANCE WORLDWIDE | EUGENE, OR | $40,000 | 2025 | Territorios Diversos Para la Vida |
| BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY | LEWISBURG, PA | $40,000 | 2025 | Dean of Students Fund |
| NORWALK HOUSING FOUNDATION INC | NORWALK, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS FOUNDATION OF INDIAN RIVER COUN | VERO BEACH, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SHEPHERDS INC | FAIRFIELD, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| UNITED WAY OF CAPE COD | HYANNIS, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH CORPOR | NORWALK, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| JANE DOE NO MORE INCORPORATED | NAUGATUCK, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY | LEWISBURG, PA | $15,000 | 2025 | Bridget LaCroix Lecky '09 Scholarship |
| INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HFH | VERO BEACH, FL | $15,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND | RICHMOND, VA | $12,500 | 2025 | Michael Ice Scholarship Fund |
| UNITED WAY OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY INC | VERO BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| ITHACA COLLEGE | ITHACA, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | Dr. Mulugetta Endowed Scholarship Fund |
| LOWER CAPE OUTREACH COUNCIL INC | ORLEANS, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY | LEWISBURG, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | Caitlin Koles LaCroix ('11) and Kathryn Schatz Koles ('77) Annual Scholarship Fund |
| CITYLAX INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND | RICHMOND, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | Men's Varsity Lacrosse Team |
| FDNY HISPANIC SOCIETY INC | CORTLANDT MANOR, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CENTRAL MASS METROWEST | WORCESTER, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | John's Brothers: Celebrating 25 Years with Holy Cross |
| UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND | RICHMOND, VA | $5,000 | 2025 | Robins School of Business |
| WOODLANDS GIRLS LACROSSE ASSOCIATION | SPRING, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| TRUSTEES OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS | WORCESTER, MA | $5,000 | 2025 | Men's Lacrosse |
| MERCY LEARNING CENTER OF BRIDGEPORT INCORPORATED | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| JACOBIN FOUNDATION LTD | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC | MONTGOMERY, AL | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE TREVOR PROJECT INC | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY | LEWISBURG, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | Women's Lacrosse |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING INC | EMERYVILLE, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| UFA WIDOWS & CHILDRENS FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| J Husain | Richmond Hill, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | Hardship Assistance Grant |
| VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION & HOSPICE FOUNDATION IN | VERO BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICARES FOUNDATION INC | STAMFORD, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE HOPE FOR FAMILIES CENTER INC | VERO BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| THOMAS R ELSASSER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY | LEWISBURG, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | Film & Media Studies Department to support trips to film festivals and bringing relevant speakers to campus |
| WOODLANDS MENS LACROSSE CLUB INC | HOUSTON, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FDNY PHOENIX SOCIETY INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FAMILY & CHILDRENS AGENCY INC | NORWALK, CT | $4,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| WE CAN CORPORATION | HARWICH PORT, MA | $3,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| STEPPING STONES MUSEUM FOR CHILDREN INC | NORWALK, CT | $3,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| CAROLINE HOUSE INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $2,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| FAMILY & CHILDRENS AGENCY INC | NORWALK, CT | $2,500 | 2025 | Golf Tournament Fund |
| BOSTON COLLEGE TRUSTEES | CHESTNUT HILL, MA | $2,000 | 2025 | The Richard W. '52 and Marilyn McLaughlin Scholars Hip Fund |
COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS INC
$75,000United for Brownsville
ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH CORPOR
$60,000Challenge Fund
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ALLIANCE WORLDWIDE
$40,000Territorios Diversos Para la Vida
Dean of Students Fund
NORWALK HOUSING FOUNDATION INC
$25,000General & Unrestricted
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS FOUNDATION OF INDIAN RIVER COUN
$25,000General & Unrestricted
SHEPHERDS INC
$25,000General & Unrestricted
UNITED WAY OF CAPE COD
$20,000General & Unrestricted
ST THOMAS THE APOSTLE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH CORPOR
$20,000General & Unrestricted
JANE DOE NO MORE INCORPORATED
$20,000General & Unrestricted
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY HFH
$15,000General & Unrestricted
Caitlin Koles LaCroix ('11) and Kathryn Schatz Koles ('77) Annual Scholarship Fund
CITYLAX INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
FDNY HISPANIC SOCIETY INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
John's Brothers: Celebrating 25 Years with Holy Cross
WOODLANDS GIRLS LACROSSE ASSOCIATION
$5,000General & Unrestricted
PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
UFA WIDOWS & CHILDRENS FUND
$5,000General & Unrestricted
J Husain
$5,000Hardship Assistance Grant
THOMAS R ELSASSER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
Film & Media Studies Department to support trips to film festivals and bringing relevant speakers to campus
WOODLANDS MENS LACROSSE CLUB INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
FDNY PHOENIX SOCIETY INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
CAROLINE HOUSE INC
$2,500General & Unrestricted
The Richard W. '52 and Marilyn McLaughlin Scholars Hip Fund