Grants awarded
Who does M L E Foundation INC fund?
M L E Foundation INC has awarded $6.7 million across 458 grants to 164 grantees between 2020 and 2025. Its giving concentrates in arts & culture. Its typical grant is $10,000, with most between $5,000 and $16,000.
Total awarded
$6.7M
Typical grant
$10K
Grantees
164
Grants
458
Years
2020–2025
Organizations this funder supports
Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.
| Grantee | Total received | Grants | Years | Latest | State | Follow |
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| N New Canaan Land Trust | $386K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| F First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan | $365K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $285K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$255K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| W Waveny Lifecare Network | $250K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Save the Sound INC
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$200K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
American Bird Conservancy
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$180K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| C Chautauqua Foundation | $170K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $170K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $150K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $147K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| A American Indian College | $146K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I International Order of the King's Daughters & Sons | $120K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$113K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
| F Franklin and Marshall | $100K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| A American Indian Education Fund | $100K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
International Crane Foundation INC
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$98K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
Northland College
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$90K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| I Individual recipient | $88K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $85K | 4 | 2022–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$83K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
| P Princeton Theological Seminary | $80K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | NJ | |
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Lahaina Restoration Foundation
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$80K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | HI | |
Rare INC
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$72K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | VA | |
| M Maine Organic Farmers and Gardners Association | $70K | 2 | 2024–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
University of Wisconsin Foundation
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$70K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| C Connecticut League of Conservation Voters | $66K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Storefront Academy Harlem | $65K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Carbone Cancer Center | $62K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N New Canaan Town Players INC | $60K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N Norwark Community College Foundation | $58K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The New Canaan Historical Society INC
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$58K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
| T Theatre Works USA | $57K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| N New Canaan Nature Center | $55K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated
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$55K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| C Curtain Call INC | $52K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$50K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
Cornell University
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$49K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
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$48K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
YMCA
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$47K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | PA | |
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$46K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $45K | 3 | 2021–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| L Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society | $44K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| H Horizons | $44K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$42K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
| S Save the Sound | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Connecticut Audubon Society | $40K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Connecticut Audubon Society Incorporated
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$40K | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | CT | |
| S Society Historically Informed Performances | $38K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Westover School INC
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$38K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
| S Summer Theatre of New Canaan INC | $37K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
Person to Person INC
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$37K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
| A Abc House of New Canaan | $37K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $35K | 2 | 2020–2021 | 2021 | — | — |
| A American Bird Conservancy | $35K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The New Canaan Country School Incorporated
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$34K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
| B Bard College Longy School of Music | $34K | 5 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$34K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
| I Individual recipient | $33K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$32K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| U University of Wisconsin Foundation | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
The Trust for Public Land
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$30K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CA | |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $30K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Central Wisconsin Cultural Center | $30K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Habitat for Humanity | $30K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I International Crane Foundation | $28K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Wildlife Conservation Society
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$27K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| R Rare | $25K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| N National Trust for Historical Preservation | $24K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Harlem Academy
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$24K | 4 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| I Individual recipient | $23K | 3 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $22K | 6 | 2020–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$20K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | PA | |
| Y YMCA | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Community Action Works | $20K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| S Staying Put in New Canaan | $20K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $20K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | — | — |
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$20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
American Birding Association INC
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$20K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | DE | |
Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin
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$20K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | WI | |
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$18K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CT | |
| E Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | $18K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| C Cornell University | $18K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $18K | 1 | 2023 | 2023 | — | — |
Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut INC
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$17K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
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$16K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CT | |
| I Individual recipient | $16K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
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$15K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | NY | |
| N Norwalk Hospital Foundation | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| P Planned Parenthood of Southern New England | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| W Westover School | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| R Royal Family Kids Camp | $15K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| H Harlem Academy | $15K | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | — | — |
| I Individual recipient | $15K | 3 | 2023–2025 | 2025 | — | — |
Lovelane Special Needs Horseback Riding Program INC
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$14K | 3 | 2022–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
Watertown Boys and Girls' Club INC
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$13K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | MA | |
| C Crossroads Community Cathedral | $12K | 2 | 2023–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
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$12K | 5 | 2020–2024 | 2024 | CT | |
| N New England Dance Theater INC | $12K | 4 | 2020–2023 | 2023 | CT |
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