Earl W and Hildagunda A Brinkman Private Charitable Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation paid nothing in its most recent filing, but its typical year is about $205,000, so that nil figure need not put you off.
- The written request should describe the specific programme and its purpose, and the filing gives no deadlines.
- Most grants fall between $500 and $500,000, but the median grant is $10,000 and half of its 35 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less, so a modest, specific request fits best.
- The filings show grants mainly in Connecticut, New York and South Carolina, but no geographic focus is stated, so say clearly where your work sits and what it funds.
- The filings do not say how competitive the foundation is or whether relationships matter, so you should treat a first approach as an open one.
Overview
Earl W and Hildagunda A Brinkman Private Charitable Foundation is a US private foundation based in Scottsville, NY.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings identify no specific funding field; they record grants described as charitable donations. Recipients include universities and colleges, health-care foundations and providers, a museum and performing-arts organisation, environmental and conservation bodies, community groups, a ski club, volunteer fire departments, and civic or advocacy organisations. The application information asks for a written request describing the specific programme and its purpose, and records no submission deadline or restrictions on awards. The reported grants span several states, with the largest recorded shares going to Connecticut and New York.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Connecticut, New York and South Carolina.
How to apply
Submit a written request describing the specific programme and its purpose.
Application success factors
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 35 grants to organisations were $10,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
1 other state: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 28% of grant dollars to organisations.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- <1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 14 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $75,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Fairfield University · Charitable donation$1,100,0002023 tax year
- Rochester Institute of Technology · Charitable donation$1,000,0002023 tax year
- Gibbes Art Museum · Charitable donation$500,0002023 tax year
- Rochester Regional Health Foundation · Charitable donation$500,0002023 tax year
- Arethusa Farms Foundation · Charitable donation$330,0002023 tax year
- Southbury Women's Club · Charitable donation$330,0002023 tax year
- LCCESA · Charitable donation$100,0002023 tax year
- Mount Abram Ski Club · Charitable donation$50,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Andrew J Laniak — Trustee
- Michelle J Carlquist — Trustee
- Danielle K Hawthorne — Trustee
- Christina Rae Brinkman — Trustee
- Robert J Brinkman — Trustee
- Eleanor Hawthorne — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $265,847 | $203,072 | $3,496,184 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $4,054,890 | $4,010,000 | $49,000 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $14,030 | $0 | $38,070 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Applying to Earl W and Hildagunda A Brinkman Private Charitable Foundation?
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- (585) 889-1277
- Scottsville, NY
Applying to Earl W and Hildagunda A Brinkman Private Charitable Foundation?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
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Contact
- (585) 889-1277
- Scottsville, NY