Private foundation · EIN 20-5960904 · Enfield, CT · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where Lego Community Fund US's grants went

It reported $4.04M in grants paid across 48 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 82.3% of those dollars to 36 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”

Form of application
APPLICATIONS ARE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE LEGO COMMUNITY FUND GRANT APPLICATION - DONATIONXCHANGE WEBSITE. APPLICANTS PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR ORGANIZATION AND THE SPECIFIC PROJECT FOR WHICH THEY ARE REQUESTING GRANT FUNDING. DETAILS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, PROJECT NAME, BUDGET, STATEMENT OF NEED, DESCRIPTION, PROJECTED OUTCOMES, MEASUREMENTS OF SUCCESS AND THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IMPACTED.
Deadlines
GRANT APPLICATIONS ARE ACCEPTED AT VARIOUS TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
Restrictions
UNITED STATES

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 45 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Springfield Day Nursery Dba Square ONE
Springfield, MA · no confident EIN match
$310,000SQUARE ONE CORNERSTONE THERAPY CENTERUnmatched Help match
The Village for Families and Children
Hartford, CT · EIN 06-0668594
$250,000THE VILLAGE ENHANCED FAMILY LEARNING SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Little Kids Rock
Verona, NJ · no confident EIN match
$250,0002023-2024 MUSIC WILLUnmatched Help match
Austin Children's Museum
Austin, TX · EIN 74-2288789
$225,000THE LEGO PLAYFUL LEARNING MUSEUM NETWORKSame address 1.00
Discovery Place
Charlotte, NC · EIN 56-0529944
$225,000THE LEGO PLAYFUL LEARNING MUSEUM NETWORKSame address 0.88
Museum of Discovery and Science
Ft Lauderdale, FL · EIN 59-1709542
$221,000THE LEGO PLAYFUL LEARNING MUSEUM NETWORKSame address 1.00
Chicago Children's Museum
Chicago, IL · EIN 36-3162484
$215,000THE LEGO PLAYFUL LEARNING MUSEUM NETWORKSame address 0.79
Dupage Children's Museum
Naperville, IL · EIN 36-3565001
$211,025THE LEGO PLAYFUL LEARNING MUSEUM NETWORKSame address 1.00
Childrens Creativity Museum
San Francisco, CA · EIN 94-3178735
$210,000THE LEGO PLAYFUL LEARNING MUSEUM NETWORKSame address 1.00
Camp Courant
Farmington, CT · EIN 06-1018155
$200,0002023 CAMP COURANT CAMPERSHIPSExact name 1.00
Ethel Walker School
Simsbury, CT · EIN 06-0689699
$200,000REIMAGINING THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF GIRLS EDUCATIONSame address 1.00
Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Hartford
Hartford, CT · EIN 06-0881325
$200,000LEARNING THROUGH PLAY AT THE YMCASame address 1.00
Virginia Academy of Science
Richmond, VA · EIN 54-6038285
$196,000THE LEGO PLAYFUL LEARNING MUSEUM NETWORKSame address 0.70
Connecticut Science Center
Hartford, CT · EIN 06-1538101
$181,000THE LEGO PLAYFUL LEARNING MUSEUM NETWORKSame address 1.00
The Brotherhood Sister Sol
New York, NY · EIN 13-3857387
$150,000THE BROTHERHOOD SISTER SOLSame address 1.00
Connecticut Association of Schools
Cheshire, CT · EIN 06-0699243
$144,000PLAYFUL LEARNING PROMOTES WELL BEING AND EQUITYSame address 1.00
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford
Hartford Ct, CT · EIN 06-6026005
$130,000S.T.E.A.M. AT BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF HARTFORDExact name 1.00
Social Impact Partners
Westport, CT · EIN 85-1704762
$125,000ONE YEAR SUPPORT FOR DIRECTOR OF EARLY CHILDHOODSame ZIP 1.00
Children's Museum of Richmond
Richmond, VA · EIN 51-0220694
$117,075THE LEGO PLAYFUL LEARNING MUSEUM NETWORKSame address 1.00
Town of Enfield Family Resource Center
Enfield, CT · no confident EIN match
$100,000PLAYFUL LEARNING HEALTHY CHILDREN, FAMILIES & COMMUnmatched Help match
Families FIRST Parenting Program
Watertown, MA · EIN 04-3413397
$75,000FAMILIES FIRST: WESTERN MA PROGRAM GROWTHSame address 1.00
Jumpstart for Young Children
Boston, MA · EIN 04-3262046
$50,000JUMPSTART: EARLY LEARNING THROUGH PLAYSame address 1.00
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Empowerment
Baltimore, MD · no confident EIN match
$50,000NAACP CONVENTIONUnmatched Help match
Christ United Methodist Church
Salt Lake City, UT · no confident EIN match
$3,000FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSESUnmatched Help match
Breakthrough T1D
New York, NY · EIN 23-1907729
$1,551FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSESKnown alias 1.00
Fourth of July Town Celebration Committee
Enfield, CT · EIN 22-2621965
$1,0002023 SILVER SPONSOR TOWN OF ENFIELD FOURTH OF JULYSame city 1.00
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Tampa, FL · EIN 36-2193608
$600FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSESSame address 1.00
Playhouse Theatre Group
West Hartford, CT · EIN 26-4840125
$500FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSESSame address 0.93
The Gray House
Springfield, MA · EIN 04-2783515
$500FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSESSame address 1.00
Food Share
Bloomfield, CT · no confident EIN match
$500FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSESUnmatched Help match
Mary Gate of Heaven Parish Corporation
Windsor Locks, CT · EIN 82-2343399
$255FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSESSame address 1.00
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge
Needham, MA · EIN 04-2746912
$250FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSESSame address 0.70
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire
Santa Ana, CA · EIN 95-1992702
$200FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSESSame address 0.96
Friends of Somers Boy Scout Troop 387
Somers, CT · EIN 26-0064611
$200FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSESSame address 1.00
Newington High School Project Graduation
Newington, CT · EIN 47-0981363
$150FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSESSame ZIP 1.00
Bc High
Boston, MA · no confident EIN match
$150FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSESUnmatched Help match
New Economy Project
New York, NY · EIN 13-3842270
$100FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSESSame address 1.00
American Red Cross of Connecticut
Farmington, CT · no confident EIN match
$100FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSESUnmatched Help match
Save the Children Federation
Fairfield, CT · EIN 06-0726487
$90FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSESSame ZIP 0.85
Pearce Elementary School
Pearce, AZ · no confident EIN match
$60FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSESUnmatched Help match
Simsbury Friends for Music and the Performing Arts
Simsbury, CT · EIN 22-3192101
$50FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSESSame address 1.00
Angel Fund
Wakefield, MA · EIN 04-3478977
$50FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSESSame address 0.60
GLSEN
New York, NY · EIN 04-3234202
$40FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSESSame address 1.00
Lisa Marzullo Fly Again Foundation
Bronxville, NY · EIN 86-3375999
$34FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSESSame address 0.76
New England Association for Colombian Children
Wellesley Hls, MA · EIN 46-4595220
$25FURTHER 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE PURPOSESExact name 1.00

3 more lines ($300) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. AmazonSmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    29 recipients in common
  2. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Charlotte, NC
    12 recipients in common
  3. The Cigna Group Foundation Philadelphia, PA
    11 recipients in common
  4. The Pfizer Foundation New York, NY
    9 recipients in common
  5. JPMorgan Chase Foundation New York, NY
    8 recipients in common
  6. Enterprise Holdings Foundation Saint Louis, MO
    7 recipients in common
  7. Amica Companies Foundation Lincoln, RI
    6 recipients in common
  8. Lincoln Financial Foundation Radnor, PA
    6 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.