The foundation makes a small number of relatively large grants focused on flexible general support and a mix of local, mission-specific gifts. They fund donor-advised/pooled charitable vehicles (allowing broader or international impact), local emergency services capital needs, and provide repeated unrestricted support to at least one nonprofit. Their pattern suggests a preference for high-dollar, targeted awards rather than many small donations.
Concentrated giving: few, large grants. Mix of unrestricted/general-purpose funding to intermediary funds and direct, one-off capital grants to local public safety with at least one repeat grantee receiving ongoing general support.
A $200,000 ambulance purchase for Hack's Point Fire Company stands out in the foundation’s recent giving and shows how The Charles & Christine Shivery Foundation mixes major capital support with flexible grants. Their recent record also includes $125,000 for Our Companions and a much larger unrestricted gift of $306,832 to Ms Global Impact Funding Trust, alongside smaller awards that round out a narrow but varied portfolio. The foundation does not spread money widely; instead, it makes a small number of targeted grants that can materially support a recipient’s operations, equipment needs, or general programs. That pattern appears across their 2023 to 2025 grants. Some awards are directed to donor-advised or pooled charitable vehicles, while others go straight to community organizations, animal welfare groups, and public-serving nonprofits. The foundation has also returned to the same recipient more than once, including Our Companions and several smaller grantees, which suggests a willingness to sustain organizations over time. Overall, the Charles & Christine Shivery Foundation funds a blend of unrestricted support, capital needs, and annual campaign giving rather than a broad, high-volume grant program.
In emergency services, the foundation gave $200,000 to Hack's Point Fire Company for the purchase of an ambulance, a direct capital investment in local response capacity. They also supported community health and safety groups with smaller gifts, including $1,000 to Safe Place & Rape Crisis Sarsota for general purposes. Animal welfare appears in repeated support for Our Companions, including $125,000 in 2025 and $50,000 in 2024 for general purposes. Other animal-related funding includes $1,000 to Best Friends Animal Society and $1,000 to Fidelity Guide Dog Foundation. The foundation also backs community and cultural organizations through grants such as $1,000 to Ct Science Center and $1,000 to New Britian Museum of Art for general purposes. In addition, it gave $1,000 to University of Baltimore Fd for its annual campaign, showing support for fundraising efforts as well as day-to-day operations.
The Charles & Christine Shivery Foundation’s typical grant size is $1,000 at both the 25th percentile and median, rising to $27,500 at the 75th percentile. That split points to a pattern of frequent modest awards alongside a few much larger grants. The recent record also shows repeat support to some recipients across multiple years, including Our Companions, Make a Wish Southern Florida, Fidelity Guide Dog Foundation, New Britian Museum of Art, and University of Baltimore Fd. The foundation is a grantmaker, not an individual-giving vehicle, and it does not make program-related investments. Its recent grants are all domestic, with no application information shown in the data provided.
$518K
$5.9M
$1.7M
$595K
Most grants fall between $1K and $28K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$28K
About 26% of grants go to recipients in CT.
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Notable grantees: MS Global Impact Funding Trust, Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund, Hack's Point Fire Company, Our Companions
Grants are national, with all recent awards going to U.S. recipients. Connecticut receives the largest share by count, and the recipient list includes Hartford, Bloomfield, and New Britian. Florida also appears repeatedly, including Fort LauderaIe, Sarasota, and Longboat Key as the foundation’s headquarters state. Maryland is another recurring destination, with grants to Earleville, Chestertown, Baltimore, and Easton. Outside the U.S., no recipient countries appear in the recent grants data.
Recent grants go to a mix of emergency services, animal welfare, community nonprofits, and cultural or educational organizations. Examples include a fire company for ambulance purchase, Our Companions for general purposes, and the University of Baltimore Fd for an annual campaign.
Yes. The recent grants show repeat awards to several recipients, including Our Companions in 2024 and 2025, Make a Wish Southern Florida in 2023 and 2024, Fidelity Guide Dog Foundation in 2023 and 2024, and New Britian Museum of Art in 2024 and 2025.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is compact at the low end, with a p25 of $1,000 and a median of $1,000. Larger awards appear less often, with the 75th percentile at $27,500. Recent grants range from $1,000 awards up to $306,832.
The foundation gives nationally, but Connecticut is the top state by grant count. Recent Connecticut recipients include organizations in Hartford, Bloomfield, and New Britian, while Florida, Maryland, New York, Utah, and Delaware also appear in the recent list.
Both appear, but unrestricted support is prominent. Several recent awards are marked general purposes, including grants to Ms Global Impact Funding Trust, Bank of America Charitable Gift Fun, and Our Companions, while others are tied to a specific purpose such as purchase of ambulance or annual campaign support.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PECOMETH CAMP & RETREAT MINISTRIES | CENTREVILLE, MD | $160,000 | 2026 | STAFF DEVELOPMENT |
| OUR COMPANIONS | HARTFORD, CT | $80,000 | 2026 | STAFF DEVELOPMENT |
| FIDELCO GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION | BLOOMFIELD, CT | $80,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS DC CHAPTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $75,000 | 2026 | STAFF DEVELOPMENT |
| FLA CENTER FOR EARLY CHILD DEVELOP | SARASOTA, FL | $51,000 | 2026 | MARKETING STAFF SALARY |
| SPARCC | SARASOTA, FL | $26,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ST JOHNS FOOD SHARE | PORTLAND, OR | $12,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| MARKLEBURGS VFC | JAMES CREEK, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | HARTFORD, CT | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| NEW BRITIAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW BRITIAN, CT | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| SELBY GARDENS | SARASOTA, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| DEEP ROOTS | EARLEVILLE, MD | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| ALL FAITHS FOOD BANK | SARASOTA, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| SHORES RIVERS | EASTON, MD | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| CT SCIENCE CENTER | HARTFORD, CT | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| SARASOTA ORCHESTRA | SARASOTA, FL | $1,000 | 2026 | GENERAL |
| HACK'S POINT FIRE COMPANY | EARLEVILLE, MD | $200,000 | 2025 | PURCHASE OF AMBULANCE |
| OUR COMPANIONS | HARTFORD, CT | $125,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| NEW BRITIAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW BRITIAN, CT | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| MS GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST | NEW YORK, NY | $306,832 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| OUR COMPANIONS | HARTFORD, CT | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| MAKE A WISH SOUTHERN FLORIDA | FORT LAUDERALE, FL | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| CT SCIENCE CENTER | HARTFORD, CT | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE FD | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,000 | 2024 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN |
| FIDELITY GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION | BLOOMFIELD, CT | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| NEW BRITIAN MUSEUM OF ART | NEW BRITIAN, CT | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| SHORE RIVERS | EASTON, MD | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE GIFT FUN | BOSTON, MA | $300,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| UNITED WAY OF KENT COUNTY | CHESTERTOWN, MD | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| MAKE A WISH SOUTHERN FLORIDA | FORT LAUDERALE, FL | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| SAFE PLACE & RAPE CRISIS SARSOTA | SARSOTA, FL | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY | KANAB, UT | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE FD | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,000 | 2023 | ANNUAL CAMPAIGN |
| THE FLORIDA CENTER FOR EARLY CHILDH | SARASOTA, FL | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
| FIDELITY GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION | BLOOMFIELD, CT | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSES |
PECOMETH CAMP & RETREAT MINISTRIES
$160,000STAFF DEVELOPMENT
OUR COMPANIONS
$80,000STAFF DEVELOPMENT
FLA CENTER FOR EARLY CHILD DEVELOP
$51,000MARKETING STAFF SALARY
GENERAL
ST JOHNS FOOD SHARE
$12,000GENERAL
MARKLEBURGS VFC
$10,000GENERAL
CT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$5,000GENERAL
NEW BRITIAN MUSEUM OF ART
$5,000GENERAL
SELBY GARDENS
$5,000GENERAL
DEEP ROOTS
$5,000GENERAL
SHORES RIVERS
$1,000GENERAL
CT SCIENCE CENTER
$1,000GENERAL
SARASOTA ORCHESTRA
$1,000GENERAL
HACK'S POINT FIRE COMPANY
$200,000PURCHASE OF AMBULANCE
OUR COMPANIONS
$125,000GENERAL PURPOSES
NEW BRITIAN MUSEUM OF ART
$1,000GENERAL PURPOSES
MS GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST
$306,832GENERAL PURPOSES
OUR COMPANIONS
$50,000GENERAL PURPOSES
MAKE A WISH SOUTHERN FLORIDA
$2,000GENERAL PURPOSES
CT SCIENCE CENTER
$1,000GENERAL PURPOSES
UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE FD
$1,000ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
NEW BRITIAN MUSEUM OF ART
$1,000GENERAL PURPOSES
SHORE RIVERS
$1,000GENERAL PURPOSES
UNITED WAY OF KENT COUNTY
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSES
MAKE A WISH SOUTHERN FLORIDA
$2,000GENERAL PURPOSES
UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE FD
$1,000ANNUAL CAMPAIGN