The Grace J Fippinger Foundation focuses almost exclusively on supporting secondary education, with all recorded grants directed to a single high school. Its giving appears targeted and concentrated, providing repeat support to Hicksville High School for general education or program needs. The foundation favors direct support to a specific public high school rather than broad, diversified philanthropic activity.
Grace J Fippinger Foundation Inc has a clear pattern of direct, recurring support for education-focused organizations, led by a $40,000 grant to Hicksville High School in 2023 and a $35,000 grant to the same school in 2024. Across the recent grants list, the foundation also backed Red Cloud Indian School, Harlem Academy, Kipp Sunnyside High School, and Horizons Bridgeport, showing a steady preference for schools and school-adjacent education providers rather than a broad mix of nonprofit types. The grants are generally modest to mid-sized, with several awards at $10,000 and a few larger commitments reaching $20,000 or more. That mix suggests a funder that makes targeted grants to specific institutions for education needs, while occasionally extending support to related social service, homelessness, and medical research organizations. Its recent record is concentrated in named recipients rather than open-ended thematic pools, which makes the foundation’s giving pattern easy to trace through the organizations it repeatedly chooses to support.
Education is the foundation’s dominant area, with grants to Hicksville High School for education support and to Harlem Academy for education in both 2023 and 2024. It also supported Red Cloud Indian School and Kipp Sunnyside High School, reinforcing a focus on school-based programs and institutional needs. Beyond schools, the foundation made social services grants to The Hope Line, Project Hope, and Volunteers of Legal Services, indicating interest in services tied to community support and access to assistance. It also funded Pacific House for homelessness and Womens Health at Yale for medical research, so its portfolio includes some non-education giving even though those awards are less frequent than its school support.
Grant sizes cluster around the middle of the range: the typical award is $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $4,875 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Hicksville High School, Harlem Academy, Hudson Link, The Hope Line, Pacific House, Volunteers of Legal Services, Womens Health at Yale, and Horizons Bridgeport. That points to a repeat-grantee pattern rather than one-off awards. The foundation appears to operate as a private foundation making direct grants; it does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$145K
$5.1M
$473K
$254K
Most grants fall between $1K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 40% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Concentrated giving: a small number of relatively large grants directed repeatedly to one grantee (Hicksville High School), rather than dispersed funding across many organizations.
Notable grantees: Hicksville High School
Giving is regional and heavily U.S.-based, with 100% of recent grants going to U.S. recipients. The most frequent recipient state is Massachusetts, while 35% of grants go to recipients in Connecticut, the foundation’s headquarters state. Recent recipient cities include Hicksville, NY; New York, NY; Bronx, NY; Stamford, CT; New Haven, CT; Norwalk, CT; and Westport, CT. Outside the Northeast, the list also reaches Pineridge, SD and Houston, TX.
The foundation’s recent grants are dominated by education organizations, especially schools. Hicksville High School received $40,000 in 2023 and $35,000 in 2024, and other education grants went to Harlem Academy, Red Cloud Indian School, Kipp Sunnyside High School, Horizons Bridgeport, Stepping Stones Museum, Live Girl, Housing Development Fund, and Arts for Learning.
Yes. The recent grants list shows repeat support to several recipients across multiple years, including Hicksville High School, Harlem Academy, Hudson Link, The Hope Line, Pacific House, Volunteers of Legal Services, Womens Health at Yale, and Horizons Bridgeport. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards.
The typical grant size is $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $4,875 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include larger grants such as $20,000, $25,000, $35,000, and $40,000.
Its top recipient state is Massachusetts. Connecticut follows closely, with 35% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state, and recent grants also went to New York, South Dakota, and Texas.
The recent record includes social services, homelessness, human development, and medical research. Examples include The Hope Line and Volunteers of Legal Services for social services, Pacific House for homelessness, Live Girl and Housing Development Fund for human development, and Womens Health at Yale for medical research.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARLEM ACADEMY | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| VOLUNTEERS OF LEGAL SERVICES | NEW YORK, NY | $12,500 | 2025 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| PACIFIC HOUSE | STAMFORD, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | HOMELESSNESS |
| ARTS FOR LEARNING | HAMDEN, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| KIPP SUNNYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL | HOUSTON, TX | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| STEPPING STONES MUSEUM | NORWALK, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| NEW REACH | NEW HAVEN, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| HORIZONS BRIDGEPORT | WESTPORT, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| WOMENS HEALTH AT YALE | NEW HAVEN, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| THE HOPE LINE | BRONX, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| LIVE GIRL | NEW CANAAN, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT |
| SAGE VETS | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | HEALTHCARE |
| THE STARFISH CONNECTION | STAMFORD, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| BLACK ROCK THEATER COMPANY | FAIRFIELD, CT | $2,000 | 2025 | THE ARTS |
| ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH | STAMFORD, CT | $2,000 | 2025 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| THE NEW PARADIGM THEATER COMPANY | STAMFORD, CT | $2,000 | 2025 | THE ARTS |
| ADAM J LEWIS ACADEMY | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $2,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| TUNNEL TO THE TOWER FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | HEALTH CARE |
| BILLION OYSTER PROJECT | NEW YORK, NY | $400 | 2025 | ENVIROMENTAL |
| CITY HARVEST | BROOKLYN, NY | $400 | 2025 | HUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN DEVELOPMENT |
| BROOKLYN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | BROOKLYN, NY | $400 | 2025 | CIVIL RIGHTS |
| THE DOE FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $400 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| WILD BIRD FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $400 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENAL |
| ALCU | NEW YORK, NY | $300 | 2025 | CIVIL RIGHTS |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | STAMFORD, CT | $300 | 2025 | HEALTHCARE |
| HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | HICKSVILLE, NY | $35,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| RED CLOUD INDIAN SCHOOL | PINERIDGE, SD | $25,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| STEPPING STONES MUSEUM | NORWALK, CT | $20,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| HUDSON LINK | OSSINING, NY | $16,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| VOLUNTEERS OF LEGAL SERVICES | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| HORIZONS BRIDGEPORT | WESTPORT, CT | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| HARLEM ACADEMY | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| NEW REACH | NEW HAVEN, CT | $10,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| PACIFIC HOUSE | STAMFORD, CT | $10,000 | 2024 | HOMELESSNESS |
| LIVE GIRL | NEW CANAAN, CT | $10,000 | 2024 | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT |
| THE HOPE LINE | BRONX, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| WOMENS HEALTH AT YALE | NEW HAVEN, CT | $10,000 | 2024 | MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND | STAMFORD, CT | $10,000 | 2024 | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT |
| SAGE VETS | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | HEALTHCARE |
| THE STARFISH CONNECTION | STAMFORD, CT | $5,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| BROOKLYN DEFENDER SERVICES | BROOKLYN, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | CIVIL RIGHTS |
| ADAM J LEWIS ACADEMY | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $2,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| INFINITE LOVE FOR KIDS FIGHTING CANCER | MIDDLETOWN, NJ | $2,000 | 2024 | HEALTH CARE |
| TUNNEL TO THE TOWER FOUNDATION | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $2,000 | 2024 | HEALTH CARE |
| CHARLESTOWN NURSERY SCHOOL | CHARLESTOWN, MA | $1,500 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| THE NEW PARADIGM THEATER COMPANY | STAMFORD, CT | $1,500 | 2024 | THE ARTS |
| MARTHA'S VINEYARD BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB | EDGARTOWN, MA | $1,500 | 2024 | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT |
| THE LEO PROJECT | CHILMARK, MA | $1,000 | 2024 | HEALTH CARE |
| ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH | STAMFORD, CT | $1,000 | 2024 | SOCIAL SERVICES |
| XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $1,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
VOLUNTEERS OF LEGAL SERVICES
$12,500SOCIAL SERVICES
PACIFIC HOUSE
$10,000HOMELESSNESS
ARTS FOR LEARNING
$10,000EDUCATION
KIPP SUNNYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
$10,000EDUCATION
EDUCATION
WOMENS HEALTH AT YALE
$10,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
THE HOPE LINE
$10,000SOCIAL SERVICES
LIVE GIRL
$10,000HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
SAGE VETS
$5,000HEALTHCARE
THE STARFISH CONNECTION
$5,000EDUCATION
BLACK ROCK THEATER COMPANY
$2,000THE ARTS
ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$2,000SOCIAL SERVICES
THE NEW PARADIGM THEATER COMPANY
$2,000THE ARTS
TUNNEL TO THE TOWER FOUNDATION
$2,000HEALTH CARE
ALCU
$300CIVIL RIGHTS
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
$300HEALTHCARE
HICKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
$35,000EDUCATION
RED CLOUD INDIAN SCHOOL
$25,000EDUCATION
HUDSON LINK
$16,000EDUCATION
HORIZONS BRIDGEPORT
$10,000EDUCATION
PACIFIC HOUSE
$10,000HOMELESSNESS
LIVE GIRL
$10,000HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
THE HOPE LINE
$10,000SOCIAL SERVICES
WOMENS HEALTH AT YALE
$10,000MEDICAL RESEARCH
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND
$10,000HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
SAGE VETS
$5,000HEALTHCARE
THE STARFISH CONNECTION
$5,000EDUCATION
INFINITE LOVE FOR KIDS FIGHTING CANCER
$2,000HEALTH CARE
TUNNEL TO THE TOWER FOUNDATION
$2,000HEALTH CARE
CHARLESTOWN NURSERY SCHOOL
$1,500EDUCATION
THE NEW PARADIGM THEATER COMPANY
$1,500THE ARTS
MARTHA'S VINEYARD BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB
$1,500HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
THE LEO PROJECT
$1,000HEALTH CARE
ST FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$1,000SOCIAL SERVICES
XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL
$1,000EDUCATION