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Near & Far Aid Association Inc

Grantmaking foundation in Southport, Connecticut · EIN 23-7036523

Total giving
$1.2MTax year 2025
Total assets
$1.8MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

THE NEAR & FAR AID ASSOCIATION, INC., AN ALL-VOLUNTEER FUNDRAISING AND FUND GRANTING ORGANIZATION, IS DEDICATED TO ELIMINATING THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF POVERTY IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY. IT ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY FINDING AND FUNDING PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE LIFE'S MOST BASIC NECESSITIES, AS WELL AS THOSE THAT SEEK TO ACHIEVE LASTING CHANGE.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$1.1M2020
$1.1M2021
$1M2022
$1.1M2023
$1.1M2024
$1.2M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Americares Free Clinics Inc$25K2022
Caroline House$25K2022
Mercy Learning Center$25K2022
The Center for Family Justice Inc$25K2022
Thomas Merton$25K2022

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: www.nearandfaraid.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.