Nonprofit · EIN 91-1949730
THE DARIEN FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · DARIEN, CT 06820
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $681,735 | $782,007 | -$100,272 | $3,520,201 | $428,456 | $3,091,745 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $708,571 | $522,303 | $186,268 | $3,219,596 | $212,225 | $3,007,371 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $540,052 | $834,979 | -$294,927 | $3,121,882 | $501,160 | $2,620,722 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $516,906
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $164,829
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $53,957
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $585,653
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $89,318
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $89,318
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $17,590
- Occupancy
- $7,800
- Program services (functional)
- $632,314
- Management and general (functional)
- $51,092
- Fundraising (functional)
- $98,601
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,219,596
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,520,201
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $428,456
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,091,745
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,059,374
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,041,745
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $50,000
- Gross receipts
- $746,337
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1998
- State of legal domicile
- CT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARD GLASSMEYER | DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LARRY CASTELLANI | DIRECTOR/CHAIR POLICE GRAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERIC GAASERUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL BREMER | DIRECTOR/ DAF MEDIA CO-CHAI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK KNAPP | DIRECTOR/INVESTMENT CHAIR/ Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAIGE KYLE | DIRECTOR/FUNDRAISING CO-CH Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KERI MACCOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA O'BRIEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BYRNE POZZI | DIRECTOR/SCHOOLS CO-CHAR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HILARY THOMPSON | DIRECTOR/BENEFIT CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEDORA WESTCOTT | DIRECTOR/OUTREACH CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEFANI DESAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JASON GROMELSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRYAN ZAK | DIRECTOR (LEAVE OF ABSENCE IN FALL 2024) Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| KINSEY SALE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICK SUMMERS | DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| SARAH HUNSBERGER | DIRECTOR/LAWYER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| HOLLY MITCHELL | DIRECTOR/FUNDRAISING CO-CH Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KERRY COPPOLA | OFFICER/TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| COURTNEY GALLIGAN | OFFICER/NOM COM CHAIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE HARDER | OFFICER/DAF MEDIA CHAIR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DANIELLE CRAIG | OFFICER/GOV COMMITTEE Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROB FARLEY | OFFICER/TEACHER CHAIR Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LEXIE MARUSZEWSKI | OFFICER/APPEAL COMMITTEE Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SALLY MERWIN | OFFICER/OUTREACH COMMITTEE Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LARA PORT | OFFICER Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WARD GLASSMEYER | DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LARRY CASTELLANI | DIRECTOR/CHAIR POLICE GRANT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| COURTNEY GALLIGAN | DIRECTOR/NOM COM CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERIC GAASERUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BROOKE GIES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE HARDER | DIRECTOR/DAF MEDIA CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FRANK KNAPP | DIRECTOR/INVESTMENT CHAIR/DA COMM CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAIGE KYLE | DIRECTOR/FUNDRAISING CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KERI MACCOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BYRNE POZZI | DIRECTOR/SCHOOLS CO-CHAR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HILARY THOMPSON | DIRECTOR/BENEFIT CHAIR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| BRETT WEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEDORA WESTCOTT | DIRECTOR/OUTREACH CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEFANI DESAI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JASON GROMELSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TARA LECLERC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRYAN ZAK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH HUNSBERGER | DIRECTOR/LAWYER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| HOLLY MITCHELL | DIRECTOR/FUNDRAISING CO-CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SEAN CALVILLO | OFFICER/TECH CHAIR Officer | 3 | $0 |
| KERRY COPPOLA | OFFICER/TREASURER Officer | 4 | $0 |
| PAUL BREMER | OFFICER/ DAF MEDIA CO-CHAIR Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MELISSA O'BRIEN | OFFICER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KINSEY SALE | OFFICER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICK SUMMERS | OFFICER/CO-TREASURER Officer | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARAH WOODBERRY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 25 | $60,208 |
| WARD GLASSMEYER | DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| SEAN CALVILLO | DIRECTOR/TECH CHAIR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| LARRY CASTELLANI | DIRECTOR/CHAR POLICE GRANT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KERRY COPPOLA | DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| COURTNEY GALLIGAN | DIRECTOR/NOM COM CO CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| ERIC GAASERUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BROOKE GIES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE HARDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK KNAPP | DIRECTOR/INVESTMENT CHAIR/ Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| PAIGE KYLE | DIRECTOR/NOM COM VICE CHAR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KERI MACCOLL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BYRNE POZZI | DIRECTOR/SCHOOLS CO-CHAR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HILARY THOMPSON | DIRECTOR/OUTREACH CO CHAR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRETT WEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEDORA WESTCOTT | DIRECTOR/OUTREACH CO CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEFANI DESAI | DIRECTOR/APPEAL CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON GROMELSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TARA LECLERC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KERRIE KELLEY | OFFICER/ MEDIA CHAIR Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| LINDSAY ODONNELL | OFFICER/LAWYER Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| BRYAN ZAK | OFFICER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN NELSON | OFFICER/SCHOOLS CHAIR/DPS Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| VAIL W VASISHT | OFFICER/APPEAL CHAIR/TECH Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| SARAH HUNSBERGER | OFFICER/ATTORNEY Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| HOLLY MITCHELL | OFFICER/ Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1714, DARIEN, CT 06820-1714
- In care of
- % PAMELA DYSENCHUK
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RICHARD SUMMERS, PO BOX 1714, DARIEN, CT 06820
- Signed the 990
- RICHARD SUMMERS, TREASURER
- Phone
- (203) 655-5099
- Website
- WWW.DARIENFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WALTER J MCKEEVER & COMPANY LLC
Mission
THE DARIEN FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE GRANT FUNDING FOR TECHNOLOGY AND CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT CREATE OPPORTUNITY FOR DARIEN'S YOUTH, SUPPORT TOWN SAFETY AND SECURITY SERVICES, ENHANCE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE IN DARIEN, AND OTHERWISE BENEFIT THE CITIZENS OF DARIEN, CONNECTICUT. THE GOAL IS TO OFFER A CENTRAL LOCATION FOR RESIDENTS AND CORPORATE DONORS WHO WISH TO SUPPORT WORTHY TOWN PROJECTS. THE FOUNDATION IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGY AND CAPITAL INITIATIVES FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, EMERGENCY SERVICES, AND OTHER LOCAL OR TOWN ORGANIZATIONS. THE FOUNDATION'S BROAD AND DIVERSE BOARD OF DIRECTORS STRIVES TO APPLY A CONSISTENT METHODOLOGY IN REVIEWING GRANT REQUESTS AND HOLDING GRANT RECIPIENTS ACCOUNTABLE. THE MAJORITY OF THE FOUNDATION'S REVENUES COME FROM CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC.
Program accomplishments
- THE DARIEN LIBRARY TEEN/TWEEN CENTER - ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT PLANS FUNDING FOR THE TWEEN & TEEN LIBRARY CENTER CAPITAL PROJECTExpenses $314,185 · grants $314,185
- MATHER HOMESTEAD FOUNDATION - FOR INSTALLATION OF A NEW HIGH-VELOCITY DUCTED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMExpenses $161,600 · grants $161,600
- THE DARIEN LIBRARY - FOR INSTALLATION OF MEETING ROOMS AND PODS.Expenses $60,815 · grants $60,815
- ALLOCATED SALARIES AND PAYROLL TAXES $40,193 AND ADVERTISING $6,468. REDUCTION FOR THE DIFFERENCE OF ACTUAL GRANT EXPENSES INCURRED VERSUS GRANT AMOUNT AWARDED.Expenses $95,714 · grants $49,053
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 91-1949730
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B112)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,520,201
- Income (IRS master file)
- $746,337
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $681,735 | $782,007 | $3,520,201 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $708,571 | $522,303 | $3,219,596 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $540,052 | $834,979 | $3,121,882 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $913,501 | $288,361 | $2,910,132 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 91-1949730).
Questions about THE DARIEN FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of THE DARIEN FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE DARIEN FOUNDATION INC is 91-1949730.
- Is THE DARIEN FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to THE DARIEN FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE DARIEN FOUNDATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE DARIEN FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE DARIEN FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE DARIEN FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names RICHARD SUMMERS.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE DARIEN FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 26 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does THE DARIEN FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $681,735, expenses of $782,007 and total assets of $3,520,201 at year end.
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