Highstead Foundation Inc

EIN 061108612

Red Bank, NJ 07701 |(203) 938-8809

https://WWW.HIGHSTEAD.NET
Total Given 2021–2025
$1.1M
16 grants · $216K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$26K
typical mid grants · $7K–$81K
grant size
27%
balanced · 3/11 multi-year
repeat
$5.3M
Assets (2025)
11
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Science & Research

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (203) 938-8809

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 N/A $3.8M $1.9M N/A
2018 N/A $3.8M $2.0M N/A
2019 N/A $3.8M $2.2M N/A
2020 N/A $3.8M $2.4M N/A
2021 $295K $4.0M $2.4M 2
2022 $321K $4.6M $2.9M 3
2024 $249K $5.1M $2.4M 6
2025 $214K $5.3M $2.3M 5

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 16 grants on record

Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$7K
Median
$26K
Average
$67K
75th Pctl
$81K
Maximum
$241K

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Officers & Directors

DA
Dorothy Adams 3 yrs
Director, President and Chairperson of Leadership
SP
Sarah Dudley Plimpton 8+ yrs
Director, Vice President Leadership
HD
Henry C Dudley 8+ yrs
Director, Vice President, Treasurer Leadership
ED
Elisabeth C Dudley 5 yrs
Director, President Emeritus, Vice President Leadership
GE
George W Elkins 8+ yrs
Director, Executive Director Leadership
CM
Christina McNamara
Assistant Treasurer Leadership
FS
Frank E Shanley 8+ yrs
Assistant Treasurer Leadership
FB
Frederick Bland
Director
SM
Scot Medbury 4 yrs
Director
PT
Peter Del Tredici 8+ yrs
Director
SC
Susan R Clark 8+ yrs
Director, Secretery

Grants Awarded (16 total)

Purpose
Harvard Forest Petersham, MA $241,235 RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT FOR WILDLANDS AND WOODLANDS. 2022
Harvard Forest Petersham, MA $225,066 Research and communications support for Wildlands and Woodlands. 2021
Harvard Forest Petersham, MA $201,413 RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT FOR WILDLANDS AND WOODLANDS. 2024
University System of New Hampshire Concord, NH $114,485 SUPPORT POLICY RESEARCH 2025
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Phoenix, AZ $70,000 Support staffing and programming for Academics for Land Protection in the Northeast (ALPINE). 2021
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Phoenix, AZ $70,000 SUPPORT STAFFING AND PROGRAMMING FOR ACADEMICS FOR LAND PROTECTION IN THE NORTHEAST (ALPINE). 2022
Harvard Forest Petersham, MA $69,455 RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT FOR WILDLANDS AND WOODLANDS. 2025
University System of New Hampshire Concord, NH $32,000 SUPPORT POLICY RESEARCH 2024
Pollinator Pathway Inc Wilton, CT $20,000 RESTORATION OF POLLINATOR PATHWAYS 2025
Norwalk River Watershed Association Wilton, CT $10,359 RESTORATION OF POLLINATOR PATHWAYS 2024
City of Norwalk Department of Public Works Norwalk, CT $10,000 STREET TREE PLANTING IN THE CITY 2022
Ecological Health Network Cambridge, MA $8,890 WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT, PARTICIPANT RECRUITMENT AND COMPENSATION 2025
Yale University Press New Haven, CT $2,500 PUBLICATION REGARDING HISTORY OF NATURAL AND HUMAN COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND 2024
Norwalk Land Trust Norwalk, CT $1,980 SUPPORT FARM CREEK PRESERVE 2024
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut New Haven, CT $1,040 ARTICLE, OUTREACH, AND MAP UPDATE 2025
Norwalk Tree Alliance Norwalk, CT $1,000 SUPPORT INTEGRATION OF POLLINATORS 2024