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Grants for nonprofits in Connecticut

7,602 private foundations reported grants to organizations in Connecticut on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2023 or later; 1,143 of them are based there.

Give in CT7,602
Based in CT1,143
Describe how to apply1,637
Typical grant$5,000
Grant records35,186

Funders that describe how to apply

They filed application instructions on their latest return. Confirm current guidelines before applying.

  • American Savings Foundation Inc

    New Britain, CT · EIN 30-0308972 · latest return: tax year 2025
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $3.4M Organizations funded 508 Typical grant $1,875 Describes how to apply
    EducationArts & CultureChildren & YouthHuman Services

  • Ion Bank Foundation Inc

    Naugatuck, CT · EIN 06-1513293 · latest return: tax year 2025
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $1M Organizations funded 419 Typical grant $525 Describes how to apply
    Human ServicesEducationArts & CultureChildren & Youth

  • Chelsea Groton Foundation

    Groton, CT · EIN 06-1520330 · latest return: tax year 2025
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $800K Organizations funded 325 Typical grant $500 Describes how to apply
    EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesChildren & Youth

  • Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation Inc

    Thomaston, CT · EIN 06-1483909 · latest return: tax year 2025
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $814K Organizations funded 281 Typical grant $2,500 Describes how to apply
    Human ServicesFood AssistanceArts & CultureEducation

  • Eversource Energy Foundation Inc

    Hartford, CT · EIN 06-1527290 · latest return: tax year 2024
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $6.2M Organizations funded 606 Typical grant $2,000 Describes how to apply
    Children & YouthEducationHuman ServicesArts & Culture

  • New Alliance Foundation Inc

    New Haven, CT · EIN 56-2453619 · latest return: tax year 2025
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $1.1M Organizations funded 156 Typical grant $5,000 Describes how to apply
    EducationChildren & YouthArts & CultureHuman Services

  • William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund

    Hamden, CT · EIN 04-6037391 · latest return: tax year 2024
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $5.1M Organizations funded 167 Typical grant $10,000 Describes how to apply
    EducationCommunity DevelopmentArts & CultureChildren & Youth

  • Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc

    Radnor, PA · EIN 35-6042099 · latest return: tax year 2025
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $8.8M Organizations funded 3,159 Typical grant $100 Describes how to apply
    EducationHuman ServicesHealthAnimal Welfare

Most active funders

  • Amazonsmile Foundation

    Seattle, WA · EIN 46-2626883 · latest return: tax year 2023
    Invitation Only
    Grants paid $72.9M Organizations funded 363,675 Typical grant $57 Preselected recipients only
    EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureFaith-Based

  • The Pfizer Foundation Inc

    New York, NY · EIN 13-6083839 · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Grants paid $23.2M Organizations funded 9,306 Typical grant $200 Preselected recipients only
    EducationHuman ServicesAnimal WelfareHealth

  • American Savings Foundation Inc

    New Britain, CT · EIN 30-0308972 · latest return: tax year 2025
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $3.4M Organizations funded 508 Typical grant $1,875 Describes how to apply
    EducationArts & CultureChildren & YouthHuman Services

  • Ion Bank Foundation Inc

    Naugatuck, CT · EIN 06-1513293 · latest return: tax year 2025
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $1M Organizations funded 419 Typical grant $525 Describes how to apply
    Human ServicesEducationArts & CultureChildren & Youth

  • Baxter International Foundation

    Deerfield, IL · EIN 36-3159396 · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Grants paid $13.7M Organizations funded 1,300 Typical grant $212 Preselected recipients only
    HealthEducationAnimal WelfareHuman Services

  • Chelsea Groton Foundation

    Groton, CT · EIN 06-1520330 · latest return: tax year 2025
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $800K Organizations funded 325 Typical grant $500 Describes how to apply
    EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesChildren & Youth

  • Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation Inc

    Thomaston, CT · EIN 06-1483909 · latest return: tax year 2025
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $814K Organizations funded 281 Typical grant $2,500 Describes how to apply
    Human ServicesFood AssistanceArts & CultureEducation

  • Eversource Energy Foundation Inc

    Hartford, CT · EIN 06-1527290 · latest return: tax year 2024
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $6.2M Organizations funded 606 Typical grant $2,000 Describes how to apply
    Children & YouthEducationHuman ServicesArts & Culture

  • The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts

    Ft Mitchell, KY · EIN 47-2630731 · latest return: tax year 2025
    Invitation Only
    Grants paid $3.4M Organizations funded 256 Typical grant $10,000 Preselected recipients only
    EducationArts & CultureChildren & YouthHuman Services

  • New Alliance Foundation Inc

    New Haven, CT · EIN 56-2453619 · latest return: tax year 2025
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $1.1M Organizations funded 156 Typical grant $5,000 Describes how to apply
    EducationChildren & YouthArts & CultureHuman Services

  • William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund

    Hamden, CT · EIN 04-6037391 · latest return: tax year 2024
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $5.1M Organizations funded 167 Typical grant $10,000 Describes how to apply
    EducationCommunity DevelopmentArts & CultureChildren & Youth

  • Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc

    Radnor, PA · EIN 35-6042099 · latest return: tax year 2025
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $8.8M Organizations funded 3,159 Typical grant $100 Describes how to apply
    EducationHuman ServicesHealthAnimal Welfare

  • Post College Foundation Inc

    Waterbury, CT · EIN 06-1298333 · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Grants paid $377K Organizations funded 134 Typical grant $3,000 Preselected recipients only

  • Jpmorgan Chase Foundation

    New York, NY · EIN 23-7049738 · latest return: tax year 2025
    Invitation Only
    Grants paid $193M Organizations funded 11,076 Typical grant $600 Preselected recipients only
    EducationHuman ServicesAnimal WelfareArts & Culture

  • Northwest Community Bank Foundation Inc

    Winsted, CT · EIN 87-2625371 · latest return: tax year 2025
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $253K Organizations funded 131 Typical grant $1,600 Describes how to apply
    EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureFood Assistance

  • Union Savings Bank Foundation Inc

    Danbury, CT · EIN 06-1508286 · latest return: tax year 2025
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $718K Organizations funded 145 Typical grant $4,000 Describes how to apply
    Human ServicesEducationChildren & YouthFood Assistance

  • Savings Bank of Danbury Foundation Inc

    Danbury, CT · EIN 11-3709335 · latest return: tax year 2025
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $316K Organizations funded 126 Typical grant $2,500 Describes how to apply
    Human ServicesEducationArts & CultureHousing

  • Chubb Charitable Foundation

    Philadelphia, PA · EIN 26-2456949 · latest return: tax year 2024
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $5.8M Organizations funded 2,862 Typical grant $200 Describes how to apply
    EducationHealthHuman ServicesAnimal Welfare

  • Liberty Bank Foundation Inc

    Middletown, CT · EIN 06-1479957 · latest return: tax year 2025
    Invitation Only
    Grants paid $2.3M Organizations funded 144 Typical grant $10,000 Preselected recipients only
    EducationChildren & YouthHuman ServicesHousing

  • Meriden Foundation

    Waterbury, CT · EIN 06-6037849 · latest return: tax year 2024
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $1.2M Organizations funded 153 Typical grant $5,000 Describes how to apply
    EducationHealthAnimal WelfareChildren & Youth

  • Webster Bank Charitable Foundation

    Wilmington, DE · EIN 32-0103899 · latest return: tax year 2024
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $4.5M Organizations funded 302 Typical grant $5,000 Describes how to apply
    Community DevelopmentHousingHuman ServicesEducation

  • Ernest and Joan Trefz Foundation

    Bridgeport, CT · EIN 06-1485833 · latest return: tax year 2025
    Invitation Only
    Grants paid $2.5M Organizations funded 109 Typical grant $7,000 Preselected recipients only
    Human ServicesEducationArts & CultureHealth

  • Farmington Bank Community Foundation Inc

    Newington, CT · EIN 45-2599017 · latest return: tax year 2025
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $615K Organizations funded 101 Typical grant $6,000 Describes how to apply
    Human ServicesFood AssistanceEducationHealth

  • Chester Kitchings Family Foundation

    Orlando, FL · EIN 06-6044228 · latest return: tax year 2025
    Invitation Only
    Grants paid $3.9M Organizations funded 155 Typical grant $20,000 Preselected recipients only
    Arts & CultureEducationEnvironmentHealth

  • Ge Aerospace Foundation

    Norwalk, CT · EIN 22-2621967 · latest return: tax year 2024
    Historical Funder
    Grants paid $15.3M Organizations funded 2,467 Typical grant $429 Describes how to apply
    EducationHuman ServicesArts & CultureHealth

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What foundations fund in Connecticut

  • Education119,990
  • Human Services63,630
  • Arts & Culture58,978
  • Health45,358
  • Faith-Based34,340
  • Children & Youth32,264
  • Animal Welfare30,459
  • Environment23,231

How to use this list

A foundation appears here because its own tax return shows grants to organizations in Connecticut. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization. Open a profile to see the actual grants and any application instructions.

Many private foundations give only to organizations they already know. Those are marked Invitation Only. A Historical Funder made grants in the past, which does not mean it is accepting proposals now.

Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.