Private Foundation

CORNELIA AND MICHAEL BESSIE FOUNDATION

CORNELIA AND MICHAEL BESSIE FOUNDATION is a Private Foundation headquartered in WEST HARTFORD, CT. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $208K revenue, $189K expenses, $3.4M total assets. IRS filings disclose 116 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $1.4M.

EIN: 262341663 WEST HARTFORD, CT Latest filing: 2024

Total Revenue$208K

Total Expenses$189K

Total Assets$3.4M

Grants Given116

Grant Total$1.4M

Filing Years2020–2024

Sample Grants Given

FLYING GRAVITY CIRCUS

WILTON, NH · 2024

CURRENT USE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES

$20,000

PETERBOROUGH FOOD PANTRY (PETERBOROUGH AREA COMMUNITY AID)

PETERBOROUGH, NH · 2024

CURRENT USE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES

$15,000

GRAND MONADNOCK YOUTH CHOIRS

PETERBOROUGH, NH · 2024

CURRENT USE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES

$10,000

HARRIS CENTER FOR CONSERVATION EDUCATION INC

HANCOCK, NH · 2024

CURRENT USE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES

$10,000

NUDAY

WINDHAM, NH · 2024

CURRENT USE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES

$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 116 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Chase Wilson Roeper

TRUSTEE Ned Manuel

TRUSTEE Therese Davidson

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Top Grant Purposes

CURRENT USE FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES

$811,142 69 grants

CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT

$565,000 46 grants

CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENTCHARITABLE PURPOSE OF RECIPIENT

$10,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2024	$208K	$189K	$3.4M
2023	$139K	$185K	$3.3M
2022	$124K	$215K	$3.4M
2021	$210K	$174K	$3.5M
2020	$560K	$291K	$3.5M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $560K to $208K (-63%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.4M.

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Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in CA, CT, DC, GA, IL, MA, and 4 other states.

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