The Field Family Foundation Trust concentrates its giving into a small number of sizable, unrestricted grants that emphasize both high-profile cultural institutions and local land conservation. In the most recent cycle the foundation made one very large gift to the Metropolitan Opera and repeated support to a regional land trust, suggesting a dual interest in national performing arts and community-based conservation. Grants are directed as general purpose funding rather than project-specific awards.
Highly concentrated giving: few, large grants that account for almost all annual disbursements; mix of a single large cultural beneficiary and repeated smaller number of conservation grants, with a preference for general operating support.
The Field Family Foundation Trust C/o Thomas B Field made a $203,070 general-purpose grant to the Metropolitan Opera in 2025, a single award that accounts for most of the foundation’s recent giving. That gift sits alongside repeated support for a land trust, showing a pattern that connects national performing arts with conservation-oriented philanthropy. The foundation’s recent record is compact but pointed: one large unrestricted grant, two matching grants to the same land trust, and two smaller gifts to New Mexico nonprofits. Its latest filings show a grantmaker that favors general-purpose support rather than narrowly restricted project funding. The Metropolitan Opera grant went to New York, while the repeated support to New Hartford Land Trust totaled $80,000 across two 2023 grants. Smaller 2024 grants went to Casa Rosa Food Pantry and St Vincent De Paul. Taken together, the record suggests a foundation that uses flexible funding to back a mix of cultural, environmental, and community-serving organizations.
A clear theme is support for major arts institutions. The foundation gave $203,070 to the Metropolitan Opera for general purpose use, indicating a willingness to make one large unrestricted award to a national nonprofit. Conservation is another recurring area. In 2023, it made two $40,000 grants to New Hartford Land Trust, both listed as general purpose support, which points to repeated backing for land-protection work rather than a one-time project. The remaining grants show local community support in New Mexico. Casa Rosa Food Pantry received $500 in 2024, and St Vincent De Paul in Albuquerque received $500 the same year, both as general purpose grants. Those awards place basic-needs nonprofits within the foundation’s broader pattern of flexible giving.
Grant size is highly concentrated: the typical award sits at $40,000, with a p25 of $500 and a p75 of $40,000. That spread reflects a small number of sizable grants alongside occasional token-size awards. The recent record also shows repeat support to the same recipient: New Hartford Land Trust received two separate grants in 2023. All listed awards are general-purpose grants, and the foundation does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its giving is regional rather than national, despite one large grant to a national arts institution.
$284K
$535K
$25K
$204K
Most grants fall between $500 and $40K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$500
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$40K
About 40% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: Metropolitan Opera, New Hartford Land Trust
Most grants in the recent record go to recipients in New York and Connecticut, while two smaller awards went to New Mexico organizations. The top state by grant count is New York, and 40% of grants were made to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state of New Mexico. Recipient cities visible in the record include New York, New Hartford, Placitas, and Albuquerque. All recent grants were to U.S. organizations.
The recent grants point to three main recipient types: a major performing arts institution, a land trust, and basic-needs nonprofits. All five listed grants were general-purpose awards, including support for the Metropolitan Opera, New Hartford Land Trust, Casa Rosa Food Pantry, and St Vincent De Paul in Albuquerque.
Yes. New Hartford Land Trust received two separate $40,000 grants in 2023, both listed as general-purpose support. That repeat award pattern is one of the clearest signals in the recent data.
The typical grant size is $40,000, with a p25 of $500 and a p75 of $40,000. The recent record also includes one much larger $203,070 grant, so the distribution is uneven rather than centered on small awards.
By grant count, New York is the top state. The recent recipient list also shows grants in Connecticut and New Mexico, and 40% of grants went to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state of New Mexico.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| METROPOLITAN OPERA | NEW YORK, NY | $203,070 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| CASA ROSA FOOD PANTRY | PLACITAS, NM | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ST VINCENT DE PAUL | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NEW HARTFORD LAND TRUST | NEW HARTFORD, CT | $40,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NEW HARTFORD LAND TRUST | NEW HARTFORD, CT | $40,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
METROPOLITAN OPERA
$203,070GENERAL PURPOSE
CASA ROSA FOOD PANTRY
$500GENERAL PURPOSE
ST VINCENT DE PAUL
$500GENERAL PURPOSE
NEW HARTFORD LAND TRUST
$40,000GENERAL PURPOSE
NEW HARTFORD LAND TRUST
$40,000GENERAL PURPOSE