The Oechsle Family Foundation appears to make targeted, place-based philanthropy by directing significant support to community-driven responses in the Greater New Haven area. Their single recorded grant funded intermediary-managed efforts focused on racial equity (Black Futures) and emergency basic needs, suggesting an interest in both racial justice and immediate community relief delivered through local philanthropy infrastructure.
A defining feature of Oechsle Family Foundation Inc is its repeated support for the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, where funding has gone to the Black Futures Fund, the Basic Needs Fund, and the Power Building Initiative. That pattern points to a place-based approach that combines racial equity, emergency relief, and community-led infrastructure. The foundation’s recorded grants also show attention to the MetroWest area in Massachusetts, with support for education-related partners and unrestricted funding through Foundation for Metrowest Inc. The broader grant record includes sizable awards to organizations working on stable housing, legal assistance, youth development, palliative care, and cancer support. New Reach Inc received support for the Stable Families Program in Bridgeport, while New Haven Legal Assistance Association Inc received general support. Other gifts went to Brain Health Bootcamp Inc, The Parmenter Foundation Inc, and American Cancer Society for Boston Hope Lodge Endowment Fund. The pattern suggests a funder that uses larger grants for targeted initiatives while also making general and unrestricted awards to community organizations and intermediaries.
In community equity work, the foundation gave $180,000 in 2025 and $255,000 in 2024 to Community Foundation for Greater New Haven for the Black Futures Fund and Basic Needs Fund, then added $125,000 in 2025 for the Power Building Initiative. Those grants connect racial equity with practical support and local organizing. Housing and family stability also appear in the record. New Reach Inc received $110,000 in 2025 and 2024, plus $110,000 in 2023, for the Stable Families Program in Bridgeport and its expansion. Legal support shows up through a $100,000 gift in 2023 and another $100,000 in 2025 to New Haven Legal Assistance Association Inc for general support. The foundation also funded health-related work: The Parmenter Foundation Inc received multiple $100,000 grants for hospice beds and hospice programming, and American Cancer Society received $100,000 in 2025 for the Boston Hope Lodge Endowment Fund.
Typical grants cluster in the middle-to-large range, with a p25 of $38,000, a median of $70,000, and a p75 of $100,000. The record includes many repeat recipients across multiple years, including Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, New Reach Inc, Womens Lunch Place Inc, Brain Health Bootcamp Inc, and The Parmenter Foundation Inc, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated one-time awards. Oechsle Family Foundation Inc is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The recent grant list also shows a mix of program-specific and general & unrestricted support.
$3.3M
$58.7M
$2.9M
$3.7M
Most grants fall between $38K and $100K, with a median of $70K.
25th Percentile
$38K
Median
$70K
75th Percentile
$100K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in MA.
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Highly concentrated: a single large grant to a local community foundation, using an intermediary model to support multiple funds (racial equity and basic needs); appears to favor restricted, impact-focused gifts over many small donations.
Notable grantees: Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (Black Futures Fund and Basic Needs Fund)
Grantmaking is national, with all recorded recipients in the United States. The most frequent recipient state is Massachusetts, and the recent grants show activity in Natick, Boston, Needham, Newton Center, Framingham, Wayland, and Evanston. Connecticut also appears prominently through New Haven recipients and Bridgeport-focused work. The record includes one foundation intermediary in New Haven used for multiple community initiatives, alongside direct gifts to organizations in other states.
The recent record points to community equity, basic needs, family stability, legal assistance, hospice care, youth development, and cancer support. Examples include the Black Futures Fund and Basic Needs Fund, the Stable Families Program in Bridgeport, and hospice support through The Parmenter Foundation Inc.
Yes. The recent grants include recipients in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, and Delaware-relevant activity through its headquarters state, although no recorded grants in the list go to Delaware recipients. Massachusetts appears most often among recipient states.
It uses both. The record includes general & unrestricted grants to organizations such as Womens Lunch Place Inc, Hope and Comfort Inc, and New Haven Legal Assistance Association Inc, alongside program-specific gifts for the Black Futures Fund, Stable Families Program in Bridgeport, and the Boston Hope Lodge Endowment Fund.
Yes. Community Foundation for Greater New Haven appears in 2024 and 2025; New Reach Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Brain Health Bootcamp Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and The Parmenter Foundation Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The distribution centers on larger awards: p25 is $38,000, the median is $70,000, and p75 is $100,000. The recent grants also include several awards at $100,000 and above, indicating a grantmaking pattern that often uses substantial grants.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER NEW HAVEN | NEW HAVEN, CT | $205,000 | 2026 | Basic Needs Fund and Black Futures Fund |
| FOUNDATION FOR METROWEST INC | NATICK, MA | $180,000 | 2026 | The Waltham Family school, Equity in Education program, General & Unrestricted |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER NEW HAVEN | NEW HAVEN, CT | $125,000 | 2026 | Power Building Initiative |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | EVANSTON, IL | $125,000 | 2026 | Student Affairs Tentative pilot program for coordinator of clinical support |
| NEW REACH INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $110,000 | 2026 | Stable Families Program in Bridgeport |
| THE PARMENTER FOUNDATION INC | WAYLAND, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | for subsidizing hospice beds at the Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice residence |
| HOPE AND COMFORT INC | NEEDHAM, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| HOSPICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD INC | NEWTON CENTER, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | Good Shepherd Community Palliative Care Program |
| NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP | DENVER, CO | $100,000 | 2026 | Child First fund |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | FRAMINGHAM, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | Boston Hope Lodge Endowment Fund |
| POLITICAL ASYLUM IMMIGRATION REPRESENTATION PROJEC | BOSTON, MA | $100,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INC | ALBERT LEA, MN | $100,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| ALL OUR KIN INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $100,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW HAVEN LEGAL ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $100,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| INTEGRATED REFUGEE & IMMIGRANT SERVICES INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $90,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| COLD SPRING SCHOOL INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $85,000 | 2026 | Financial Aid Program |
| LENNY LEARNING INC | NEW YORK, NY | $75,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE DIAPER BANK OF CONNECTICUT INC | NORTH HAVEN, CT | $75,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| NOVA UKRAINE | SAN JOSE, CA | $75,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| WOMENS LUNCH PLACE INC | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| FAIR HAVEN COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $75,000 | 2026 | Basic Needs Fund |
| CONNECTICUT FOODSHARE INC | WALLINGFORD, CT | $70,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| START EARLY | CHICAGO, IL | $50,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION | BOZEMAN, MT | $50,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| FEAST INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| LAWRENCE COMMUNITY WORKS INC | LAWRENCE, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| ROCA INC | CHELSEA, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | The Young Women program |
| NEWTON WELLESLEY HOSPITAL | NEWTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | The Christa Oechsle Fund for Palliative Education at NWH |
| GATHER NEW HAVEN | NEW HAVEN, CT | $50,000 | 2026 | Farm-Based Wellness Program |
| HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $50,000 | 2026 | Family Economic Security Program |
| ALLIANCE FOR EARLY SUCCESS | KANSAS CITY, MO | $45,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| CONCEPTS FOR ADAPTIVE LEARNING INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $40,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL | MIDDLETOWN, CT | $40,000 | 2026 | Prenatal and Beyond Program |
| EYES EARS NOSE AND PAWS INC | HILLSBOROUGH, NC | $40,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| A PLACE TO TURN INC | NATICK, MA | $40,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD LEAGUE OF MASSACHUSETTS INC | BOSTON, MA | $40,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| AMERICAN NEAR EAST REFUGEE AID INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $40,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| OUR PIECE OF THE PIE INC | HARTFORD, CT | $40,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| HAIRTOSTAY | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $35,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| BLACK OUTSIDE INC | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $30,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| ANAYA TIPNIS FOUNDATION INC | BOSTON, MA | $30,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| PROJECT HOPE BOSTON INC | ROXBURY, MA | $30,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| LA COLABORATIVA INC | CHELSEA, MA | $30,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $25,000 | 2026 | Share for Hair Program at Massachusetts |
| POSTPARTUM SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL | PORTLAND, OR | $20,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| SECOND WIND FUND INC | DENVER, CO | $20,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| MAX WARBURG COURAGE CURRICULUM INC | BOSTON, MA | $15,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| PROJECT CAMP INC | SCOTTSVILLE, KY | $10,000 | 2026 | The Center For Courageous Kids fund |
| WILDLIFE CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL | AUSTIN, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | Hutan-Kinabatangan Orangutan conservation program |
| PINKY SWEAR FOUNDATION | EDINA, MN | $10,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
Basic Needs Fund and Black Futures Fund
The Waltham Family school, Equity in Education program, General & Unrestricted
Student Affairs Tentative pilot program for coordinator of clinical support
Stable Families Program in Bridgeport
THE PARMENTER FOUNDATION INC
$100,000for subsidizing hospice beds at the Miriam Boyd Parlin Hospice residence
HOSPICE OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD INC
$100,000Good Shepherd Community Palliative Care Program
NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP
$100,000Child First fund
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$100,000Boston Hope Lodge Endowment Fund
POLITICAL ASYLUM IMMIGRATION REPRESENTATION PROJEC
$100,000General & Unrestricted
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE INC
$100,000General & Unrestricted
COLD SPRING SCHOOL INC
$85,000Financial Aid Program
LENNY LEARNING INC
$75,000General & Unrestricted
AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION
$50,000General & Unrestricted
NEWTON WELLESLEY HOSPITAL
$50,000The Christa Oechsle Fund for Palliative Education at NWH
GATHER NEW HAVEN
$50,000Farm-Based Wellness Program
Family Economic Security Program
ALLIANCE FOR EARLY SUCCESS
$45,000General & Unrestricted
CONCEPTS FOR ADAPTIVE LEARNING INC
$40,000General & Unrestricted
MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL
$40,000Prenatal and Beyond Program
EYES EARS NOSE AND PAWS INC
$40,000General & Unrestricted
A PLACE TO TURN INC
$40,000General & Unrestricted
OUR PIECE OF THE PIE INC
$40,000General & Unrestricted
ANAYA TIPNIS FOUNDATION INC
$30,000General & Unrestricted
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
$25,000Share for Hair Program at Massachusetts
MAX WARBURG COURAGE CURRICULUM INC
$15,000General & Unrestricted
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL
$10,000Hutan-Kinabatangan Orangutan conservation program