The foundation concentrates its philanthropy on education, funding a mix of K–12 charter schools, higher-education institutions, and nonprofit youth programs that use sports as a teaching vehicle. Its largest commitments are to a tennis-based education nonprofit and several academic institutions, indicating interest in both academically focused schools and innovative extracurricular approaches to student development. Grants are few but sizable, suggesting a preference for deep investments rather than many small gifts.
A $750,000 grant to Grassroots Tennis Education in Norwalk is the clearest signal in Pieter and Yvette Eenkema Van Dijk Foundation’s recent giving: this funder uses tennis as a vehicle for education. That pattern appears alongside sizable support for schools and universities, including a $275,000 grant to Insead Management Education Foundation and a $250,000 grant to Northeastern University. The foundation also backs K–12 charter schools, with grants to Leaders in Our Neighborhood Charter School in the Bronx and Caliber Public Schools in California. Its education work is not limited to classrooms; it also reaches nonprofit programs that connect youth development and learning through sport. Beyond education, the grant list shows smaller but recurring support for community needs, environmental conservation, religious organizations, and human services. The overall picture is of a foundation that makes a limited number of grants, but often at meaningful levels, with a strong preference for education-related organizations and a visible interest in programs that serve school-aged children and students through direct service or institution-based support.
Education through sport is a defining theme. In 2024, the foundation gave $750,000 to Grassroots Tennis Education in Norwalk for “Promoting ed. thru tennis,” and it repeated that support with a $5,000 grant in 2024 and another $5,000 in 2025 to Grassroots Tennis & Education. Higher education is another clear focus: a $275,000 grant to Insead Management Education Foundation in 2025 supported “Education,” while Northeastern University received $250,000 in 2023 for “Higher education.” The foundation also funds K–12 charter schools, including $250,000 to Leaders in Our Neighborhood Charter School in the Bronx in 2025 and $100,000 to Caliber Public Schools in 2024. Outside education, the record includes environmental grants to Sound Waters in Stamford for “Environmental conservation.”
Typical gifts are in the low-thousands, with a p25 of $500, a median of $875, and a p75 of $5,000. That distribution sits alongside several much larger education grants, so the portfolio combines smaller community gifts with occasional high-dollar commitments. The recent grants list shows repeat recipients across multiple years, including Grassroots Tennis Education, Caliber Public Schools, Sound Waters, United Church of Rowayton, Doctors Without Borders, Givergy USA, and A Better Chance Inc. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The record also suggests grantmaking is direct rather than through an open application process, since no application mechanism is identified in the data provided.
$666K
$10.1M
$5.6M
$694K
Most grants fall between $500 and $5K, with a median of $875.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$875
75th Percentile
$5K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Pieter and Yvette Eenkema Van Dijk Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 71 | $2.4M | 98.6% |
| 2 | Russia |
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Concentrated giving: a small number of large grants, including repeat and multi-hundred-thousand-dollar awards to the same organizations (notably Grassroots Tennis). Mix of K–12 and higher-ed recipients, with both nonprofit program support and institutional grants.
Notable grantees: Grassroots Tennis Education, Grassroots Tennis & Education, Leaders In Our Neighborhood Charter School, Northeastern University, INSEAD Management Education Foundation
Grant activity is concentrated in Connecticut, which accounts for 57% of recipient locations and is the top state by grant count. Named Connecticut recipients include Norwalk, Stamford, Darien, Riverside, and Rowayton. Outside Connecticut, the foundation’s grants reach New York City-area organizations such as Insead Management Education Foundation, Leaders in Our Neighborhood Charter School, Doctors Without Borders, and Givergy USA, plus Northeastern University in Boston and Caliber Public Schools in California. The recipient-country distribution is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with one grant recorded in Serbia.
The recent grants point most strongly to education: tennis-based youth education, K–12 charter schools, and higher education. The foundation also funds environmental conservation, religious organizations, and a smaller set of human-services and community-support grants.
Several organizations recur across multiple years, including Grassroots Tennis Education, Caliber Public Schools, Sound Waters, United Church of Rowayton, Doctors Without Borders, Givergy USA, and A Better Chance Inc. That pattern suggests some ongoing relationships rather than isolated one-time gifts.
The foundation’s typical gifts are small relative to its largest awards: the 25th percentile is $500, the median is $875, and the 75th percentile is $5,000. The recent record also includes larger education grants, but most awards cluster near the lower end of that range.
Connecticut is the top state by grant count, with 57% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent Connecticut recipients include Grassroots Tennis Education in Norwalk, Sound Waters in Stamford, and organizations in Darien, Riverside, and Rowayton.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 1 |
| $100 |
1.4% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSEAD MANAGEMENT EDUCATION FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $275,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| LEADERS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL | BRONX, NY | $250,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| CALIBER PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CHANGEMAKERS ACADEMY | CALIBER PUBLIC SCHOOL, CA | $52,157 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| UNITED CHURCH OF ROWAYTON | ROWAWYTON, CT | $50,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS |
| SOUNDWATERS | STAMFORD, CT | $17,300 | 2025 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
| AFRICA CRIES OUT | RIVERSIDE, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED |
| GRASSROOTS TENNIS & EDUCATION | NORWALK, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | PROMOTING EDUCATION THROUGH TENNIS |
| GIVERGY USA | NEW YORK, NY | $4,678 | 2025 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED |
| GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND | YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY | $500 | 2025 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED |
| NOROTON FIRE DEPARTMENT | DARIEN, CT | $500 | 2025 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED |
| ABC IN DARIEN | DARIEN, CT | $360 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| SAVE THE CHILDREN | FAIRFIELD, CT | $250 | 2025 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED |
| FEDERAL LEZGHIN NATIONAL AND CULTURAL AUTONOMY (FLNCA) | MOSCOW | $100 | 2025 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED |
| MUSEUM OF DARIEN | DARIEN, CT | $100 | 2025 | HISTORICAL PRESERVATION |
| GRASSROOTS TENNIS EDUCATION | NORWALK, CT | $750,000 | 2024 | PROMOTING ED. THRU TENNIS |
| CALIBER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | CALIBER PUBLIC SCHOO, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| SOUND WATERS | STAMFORD, CT | $50,000 | 2024 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION |
| UNITED CHURCH OF ROWAYTON | ROWAYTON, CT | $40,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS |
| PERSON TO PERSON | DARIEN, CT | $5,000 | 2024 | ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION |
| THE DARIEN FOUNDATION | DARIEN, CT | $5,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED |
| GRASSROOTS TENNIS EDUCATION | NORWALK, CT | $5,000 | 2024 | PROMOTING ED. THRU TENNIS |
| NETHERLANDS AMERICAN FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | HELPING PEOPLE IN NEED |
| GIVERGY USA | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED |
| A BETTER CHANCE INC | DARIEN, CT | $2,500 | 2024 | HELP FAMILIES WITH AUTISIC MEMBERS |
| A BETTER CHANCE INC | DARIEN, CT | $2,500 | 2024 | HELP CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | NEW YORK, NY | $2,500 | 2024 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | Boone, IA | $1,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED |
| POST 53-DARIEN | DARIEN, CT | $1,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED |
| SONG FOR CHARLIE | Pasadena, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | HELPING PEOPLE IN NEED |
| HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | AMERICUS, GA | $1,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED |
| AT HOME IN DARIEN | DARIEN, CT | $1,000 | 2024 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED |
| FEEDING AMERICA | CHICAGO, IL | $750 | 2024 | SUPPORTING FOOD PROGRAMS |
| CONNECTICUT HUMANE SOCIETY | NEWINGTON, CT | $575 | 2024 | ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION |
| CONNECTICUT FOODSHARE | WALLINGFORD, CT | $500 | 2024 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED |
| CREATIVE CONNECTIONS INC | NORWALK, CT | $500 | 2024 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | BOONE, IA | $500 | 2024 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED |
| CASA COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCA | WashingtoN, DC | $500 | 2024 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED |
| NOROTON FIRE DEPARTMENT | DARIEN, CT | $500 | 2024 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $500 | 2024 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED |
| CREATIVE CONNECTION INC | NORWALK, CT | $500 | 2024 | PROVIDING YOUTH DEVELOPEMENT PROGRAMS |
| DARIEN LAND TRUST ORG | DARIEN, CT | $250 | 2024 | LAND PRESERVATION |
| WORLD WILD LIFE FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $250 | 2024 | ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION |
| DARIEN ARTS CENTER | DARIEN, CT | $250 | 2024 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED |
| BOY'S AND GIRL'S CLUB OF STAMFORD | STAMFORD, CT | $250 | 2024 | PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED |
| DARIEN COMMUINITY ASSOCIATION | DARIEN, CT | $250 | 2024 | HELPING PEOPLE IN NEED |
| FEED THE CHILDREN | OKLAHOMA, OK | $150 | 2024 | PROVIDE MEALS FOR CHILDREN |
| DARIEN POLICE ASSOCIATION | DARIEN, CT | $100 | 2024 | REPRESENTING POLICE OFFICERS. |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $100 | 2024 | RESEARCH |
| GRASSROOTS TENNIS & EDUCATION | NORWALK, CT | $260,100 | 2023 | PROMOTING ED. THRU TENNIS |
| NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | $250,000 | 2023 | HIGHER EDUCATION. |
CALIBER PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CHANGEMAKERS ACADEMY
$52,157EDUCATION
UNITED CHURCH OF ROWAYTON
$50,000RELIGIOUS
SOUNDWATERS
$17,300ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
AFRICA CRIES OUT
$10,000PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED
GIVERGY USA
$4,678PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED
GUIDING EYES FOR THE BLIND
$500PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED
NOROTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
$500PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED
ABC IN DARIEN
$360EDUCATION
SAVE THE CHILDREN
$250PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED
FEDERAL LEZGHIN NATIONAL AND CULTURAL AUTONOMY (FLNCA)
$100PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED
MUSEUM OF DARIEN
$100HISTORICAL PRESERVATION
SOUND WATERS
$50,000ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
UNITED CHURCH OF ROWAYTON
$40,000RELIGIOUS
THE DARIEN FOUNDATION
$5,000PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED
GRASSROOTS TENNIS EDUCATION
$5,000PROMOTING ED. THRU TENNIS
GIVERGY USA
$3,000PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED
A BETTER CHANCE INC
$2,500HELP FAMILIES WITH AUTISIC MEMBERS
A BETTER CHANCE INC
$2,500HELP CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
$2,500PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$1,000PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED
POST 53-DARIEN
$1,000PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
$1,000PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED
AT HOME IN DARIEN
$1,000PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED
CONNECTICUT HUMANE SOCIETY
$575ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION
CREATIVE CONNECTIONS INC
$500PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$500PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED
CASA COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCA
$500PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED
NOROTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
$500PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED
THE SALVATION ARMY
$500PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED
CREATIVE CONNECTION INC
$500PROVIDING YOUTH DEVELOPEMENT PROGRAMS
DARIEN LAND TRUST ORG
$250LAND PRESERVATION
WORLD WILD LIFE FUND
$250ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION
DARIEN ARTS CENTER
$250PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED
DARIEN COMMUINITY ASSOCIATION
$250HELPING PEOPLE IN NEED
DARIEN POLICE ASSOCIATION
$100REPRESENTING POLICE OFFICERS.
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$100RESEARCH