CORNELIA BESSIE MEMORIAL FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $350K · expenses $401K · assets $6.0M

EIN
83-1183294
Address
75 ISHAM RD STE 400, WEST HARTFORD, CT 06107-2239
NTEE code
T22
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (trust)
Ruling date
July 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Therese Davidson TRUSTEE2019-2025 $23,720$71,279 2
Chase Wilson Roeper TRUSTEE2019-2025 $23,720$71,279 2
Ned Manuel TRUSTEE2025 $11,860$11,860 2

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $59K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THERESE DAVIDSON TRUSTEE15 $23,720-$0 $23,7202
CHASE WILSON ROEPER TRUSTEE15 $23,720-$0 $23,7202
NED MANUEL TRUSTEE15 $11,860-$0 $11,8602
2024 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $60K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THERESE DAVIDSON TRUSTEE15 $29,751-$0 $29,7512
CHASE WILSON ROEPER TRUSTEE15 $29,751-$0 $29,7512
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THERESE DAVIDSON TRUSTEE15 $0-$0 $02
CHASE WILSON ROEPER TRUSTEE15 $0-$0 $02
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THERESE DAVIDSON TRUSTEE15 $0-$0 $02
CHASE WILSON ROEPER TRUSTEE15 $0-$0 $02
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THERESE DAVIDSON TRUSTEE15 $0-$0 $02
CHASE WILSON ROEPER TRUSTEE15 $0-$0 $02
2020 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $36K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THERESE DAVIDSON TRUSTEE15 $17,808-$0 $17,8082
CHASE WILSON ROEPER TRUSTEE15 $17,808-$0 $17,8082
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THERESE DAVIDSON TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02
CHASE WILSON ROEPER TRUSTEE0 $0-$0 $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 30 grants to organizations · $287K
2024 · 29 grants to organizations · $340K
2023 · 27 grants to organizations · $324K
2022 · 25 grants to organizations · $339K
2021 · 10 grants to organizations · $136K
2020 · 12 grants to organizations · $220K
2019 · 1 grant to organizations · $5K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2023 · 1 contributor · $26K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ESTATE OF CORNELIA BESSIE Organization or other WEST HARTFORD, CT $25,587- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2023 · filing
2022 · 1 contributor · $35K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ESTATE OF CORNELIA BESSIE Organization or other WEST HARTFORD, CT $35,250$35,250 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2021 · 1 contributor · $243K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ESTATE OF CORNELIA BESSIE Organization or other OLD LYME, CT $243,267- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2021 · filing
2020 · 10 contributors · $3.1M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
10 ESTATE OF CORNELIA BESSIE Person OLD LYME, CT $2,161,040- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2 ESTATE OF CORNELIA BESSIE Person OLD LYME, CT $451,269$451,269 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
1 ESTATE OF CORNELIA BESSIE Person OLD LYME, CT $200,976$200,976 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
7 ESTATE OF CORNELIA BESSIE Person OLD LYME, CT $82,778$82,778 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
8 ESTATE OF CORNELIA BESSIE Person OLD LYME, CT $55,662$55,662 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
6 ESTATE OF CORNELIA BESSIE Person OLD LYME, CT $50,136$50,136 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
4 ESTATE OF CORNELIA BESSIE Person OLD LYME, CT $45,141$45,141 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
9 ESTATE OF CORNELIA BESSIE Person OLD LYME, CT $31,341$31,341 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
3 ESTATE OF CORNELIA BESSIE Person OLD LYME, CT $26,557$26,557 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
5 ESTATE OF CORNELIA BESSIE Person OLD LYME, CT $10,152$10,152 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2019 · 1 contributor · $3.5M
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 ESTATE OF CORNELIA BESSIE Person OLD LYME, CT $3,545,730- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2026-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$350,093$400,657 $5,985,677$5,985,677 -- $59,300--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$328,228$446,378 $6,062,245$6,062,245 -- $59,528--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$26,064$499,002 $6,209,072$6,209,072 $25,587- $124,230--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$238,910$382,595 $6,697,203$6,697,203 $95,332- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$408,488$155,789 $6,901,964$6,901,964 $243,267- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,308,232$258,449 $6,679,568$6,679,568 $3,115,052- $35,616--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,574,659$7,235 $3,629,785$3,629,785 $3,545,730- $0--

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

Similar organizations

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
NUTMEG FOUNDATION INCCTT22 $330,772$703,843 President$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
HASTINGS FOUNDATION INCCTT22 $350,515$150,322 Director$55,054 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
MANAFORT FAMILY FOUNDATION INCCTT22 $375,982$269,878 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
WALSH FAMILY FOUNDATION INCCTT22 $370,620$207,836 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
HAROLD W MCGRAW III FOUNDATION INCCTT22 $364,781$2,892,007 President, Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
F CURTIS THRALL AND SUSAN B THRALL FOUNDATION TRCTT22 $363,339$369,926 TRUSTEE$30,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
J ADDISON BARTUSH AND MARION M BARTUSH FAMILY FOUNDATIONCTT22 $348,139$512,718 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
SAVINGS BANK OF DANBURY FOUNDATION INCCTT22 $353,546$321,665 CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
EDWARD AND VERNA GERBIC FAMILY FOUNDATIONCTT22 $380,287$952,668 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
SCRIPPS LEAGUE NEWSPAPERS EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FUNDCTT22 $382,426$661,732 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, same state
J BERMAN MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONDET22 $384,139$264,822 Dir, Pres, Sec, Treas$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
BARBARA ANTON MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONFLT22 $379,822$273,227 TRUSTEE$30,387 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
JENNINGS MEMORIAL FOUNDATION TROHT22 $348,884$412,478 TRUSTEE$40,744 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x, similar name
GALLAGHER FAMILY MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONOHT22 $328,163$223,313 TRUSTEE$22,011 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
CORYMORE FOUNDATIONCAT22 $329,452$493,999 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
AARON & GERTRUDE KARCHMER MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONOKT22 $348,737$89,890 PRESIDENT / TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
THE TIMOTHY J PIAZZA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INCNJT22 $352,082$209,309 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
MAGNOLIA FOUNDATIONNYT22 $355,190$241,251 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
MEG FOUNDATION INCNCT22 $350,861$104,472 PRES/TREAS$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
MFG FOUNDATIONOHT22 $366,034$274,637 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
E-B FOUNDATIONMIT22 $326,664$146,744 PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE$12,000 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
MERCY FOUNDATION INCKYT22 $382,723$346,097 Director$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
PINE MEER FOUNDATIONCAT22 $382,912$82,091 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
MOSER FOUNDATIONORT22 $332,700$329,538 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x
MEEK FAMILY FOUNDATIONSCT22 $339,200$232,335 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T22, revenue within 2x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
AGK FOUNDATION Private foundation$90,3501 12025–2025 AARON & GERTRUDE KARCHMER MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$55,5005 12020–2024 THE TIMOTHY J PIAZZA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC
ONEOC DAF sponsor$30,9582 12023–2024 WITHIM FOUNDATION
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$10,0001 12024–2024 THE TIMOTHY J PIAZZA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$8,4501 12024–2024 THE TIMOTHY J PIAZZA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$6,0001 12024–2024 THE TIMOTHY J PIAZZA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation$733 12021–2023 THE TIMOTHY J PIAZZA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC
CHUBB CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$251 12022–2022 THE TIMOTHY J PIAZZA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC
FJ BROTHERTON CHARITABLE TR Private foundation-$229,3601 12025–2025 BROTHERTON FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $400,657 spent · pay $59,300 · grants $286,800 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $286,800 71.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $59,300 14.8%
Fees: other professional $35,029 8.7%
Fees: legal $14,577 3.6%
Taxes $4,763 1.2%
Other expenses $188 0.0%
Total$400,657100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $446,378 spent · pay $59,528 · grants $340,100 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $340,100 76.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $59,528 13.3%
Fees: other professional $33,880 7.6%
Fees: legal $11,089 2.5%
Other expenses $976 0.2%
Taxes $805 0.2%
Total$446,378100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $499,002 spent · pay $124,230 · grants $324,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $324,000 64.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $124,230 24.9%
Fees: other professional $34,129 6.8%
Fees: legal $10,540 2.1%
Taxes $4,475 0.9%
Other expenses $1,628 0.3%
Total$499,002100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $382,595 spent · pay $0 · grants $339,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $339,000 88.6%
Fees: other professional $29,858 7.8%
Fees: legal $7,705 2.0%
Taxes $6,026 1.6%
Other expenses $6 0.0%
Total$382,595100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $155,789 spent · pay $0 · grants $136,400 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $136,400 87.6%
Fees: legal $11,436 7.3%
Taxes $3,880 2.5%
Fees: other professional $2,504 1.6%
Fees: accounting $1,569 1.0%
Total$155,789100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $258,449 spent · pay $35,616 · grants $220,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $220,000 85.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $35,616 13.8%
Fees: accounting $1,900 0.7%
Taxes $933 0.4%
Total$258,449100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $7,235 spent · pay $0 · grants $5,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $5,000 69.1%
Fees: accounting $1,235 17.1%
Taxes $1,000 13.8%
Total$7,235100%

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