Arts & Culture grants for nonprofits in Connecticut
911 private foundations reported 2,372 arts & culture grants to organizations in Connecticut on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $45.2M in all. 322 of them are based in Connecticut.
Foundations911
Grants on record2,372
Total granted$45.2M
Their typical grant$5,000
Foundations that fund arts & culture in Connecticut
20 of the 911: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of arts & culture grants to Connecticut organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- American Radio Relay League Inc, Newington - General support$7,000
- Jamie a Hulley Arts Foundation, Orange - General support$620
- Connecticut Radio Fellowship Incorporated, Middletown - General support$477
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Shoreline Ringers Inc, Gales Ferry - Volunteer program$3,870
- Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc, Hartford - Matching gifts$2,428
- Garde Arts Center Inc, New London - Matching gifts$1,500
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Gave $3.4M in 2025
American Savings Foundation Inc
New Britain, CT · latest return: tax year 2025- New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain - Program grants - arts education and outreach 2025-206$43,613
- Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury - Program grants - art enrichment programs 2025-2026$30,000
- Shakesperience Productions, Waterbury - Program grants - in-school theatre arts program 2025-26$30,000
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Gave $1M in 2025
Ion Bank Foundation Inc
Naugatuck, CT · latest return: tax year 2025- Elim Park Baptist Home Inc, Cheshire - "Nelson hall performing arts at elim park"$10,000
- Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury - "Mattatuck museum's school's out! sumr" & "brass button awards"$6,500
- Ball & Socket Arts Inc, Cheshire - "Support for ball & socket arts' free pub"$4,000
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Cornelia T Bailey Charitable Trust
West Palm Beach, FL · latest return: tax year 2025- Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Hartford - Internship program$20,000
- Arts for Learning Connecticut, Hamden - Tell your story @ hamden middle school: social and emotional resiliency through the arts$10,000
- Black Rock Theater, Fairfield - 2025 mainstage season$10,000
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Gave $6.2M in 2024
Eversource Energy Foundation Inc
Hartford, CT · latest return: tax year 2024- Hartford Symphony Orchestra (Ct), Hartford - Final payment of the pledge for the music builds c$25,000
- Ridgefield Veterans Memorial Community Association (Ct), Ridgefield - Support for the veterans services and music day$2,000
- Connecticut Storytelling Center (Ct), New London - Support for the storytelling art programs$1,500
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Gave $16.4M in 2024
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
Richmond, VA · latest return: tax year 2024- Connecticut Science Center Inc, Hartford - STEM career showcases at the connecticut science center$5,000
- Opsail2012ct Inc, New London - Ct maritime heritage festival$5,000
- Garde Arts Center Inc, New London - Pace: partners - arts. community. education$5,000
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Art Bridges Inc
Fort Worth, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford - To support art sharing and community engagement programs$346,744
- Mattatuck Historical Society, Waterbury - To support fellows and internship programs$69,259
- New Britain Museum of American Art Inc, New Britian - Support for programs that create transformative experiences connecting with diverse communities, engaging…$40,060
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Gave $8.8M in 2025
Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc
Radnor, PA · latest return: tax year 2025- Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall Corporation, Hartford - Arts Grants$20,000
- Riverfront Recapture Inc, Hartford - Arts Grants$15,000
- Hartford Symphony Orchestra Inc, Hartford - Arts Grants$10,000
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Gave $42M in 2024
The Shubert Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Hartford Stage Company, Hartford - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$260,000
- Goodspeed Opera House Foundation Inc, East Haddam - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$175,000
- Eugene Oneill Memorial Theater Center Inc, Waterford - General operating support for theatrical productions and activities$110,000
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Gave $27.8M in 2024
The Howard Gilman Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven - Trustee grant - healing through the arts program$30,000
- Florence Griswold Museum Inc, Old Lyme - Trustee grant - general operating support$10,000
- Goodspeed Opera House Foundation Inc, East Haddam - Trustee grant - general operating support$10,000
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- American Chinese Heritage Association, Fairfield - Matching contribution (general operating support)$2,000
- Bucks Rock Camp Inc, New Milford - Matching contribution (general operating support)$600
- Darien Arts Center Inc, Darien - Matching contribution (general operating support)$250
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Gave $29.1M in 2024
The J Paul Getty Trust
Los Angeles, CA · latest return: tax year 2024- Yale University, New Haven - Employee - arts and educational program$6,400
- Sacred Heart University, Fairfield - Employee - arts and educational program$2,400
- Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc, Hartford - Employee - arts and educational program$2,000
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Gave $5.8M in 2024
Chubb Charitable Foundation
Philadelphia, PA · latest return: tax year 2024- Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington - Matching Gifts$500
- New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain - Matching Gifts$500
- Noah Webster House Inc, West Hartford - Matching Gifts$500
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Gave $844.7M in 2024
The Ford Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Nxthvn Inc, New Haven - General support$125,000
- Freedom Reads Inc, Hamden - For the production of "shahid," a documentary film about poet and freedom reads founder reginald dwayne betts$75,000
- James Baldwin Project Inc, Easton - Core support for the public programming of james baldwins 2024-2025 centennial$50,000
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The Laurie M Tisch Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc, Hartford - To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$25,000
- Take the Field Inc, Norfolk - To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$16,667
- Young Leadership Addiction Awareness Inc, Westport - To further educational, religious, medical, cultural, societal and environmental causes.$5,145
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Gave $1.8M in 2024
Round Room Gives Inc
Fishers, IN · latest return: tax year 2024- Avon Theatre Film Center Inc, Stamford - General operating expenses$20,000
- Avon Theatre Film Center Inc, Stamford - Provide movies and snacks for the community$10,000
- Florence Griswold Museum Inc, Old Lyme - Establish a transportation fund for youth education programming field trips$5,000
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Seedlings Foundation
Branford, CT · latest return: tax year 2025- Connecticut News Project Inc, Hartford - Humanitarian/Educational/Community$585,000
- The Legacy Theatre, Branford - Humanitarian/Educational/Community$60,000
- Elm Shakespeare Company, New Haven - Humanitarian/Educational/Community$55,000
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Newman's Own Foundation
Westport, CT · latest return: tax year 2024- Charityvest - the Norwalk Art Space Inc, Norwalk - Art and music education for underserved youth$30,000
- Charityvest - Westport Country Playhouse, Westport - Theater programming for families and children$20,000
- Charityvest - Kids Empowered by Your Support Inc, Bridgeport - Keys music for life$10,000
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Gave $555M in 2024
The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- The Connecticut Players Foundation Inc, New Haven - To support transformative leadership within the american theater$1,050,000
- Arts Council of Greater New Haven Inc, New Haven - To support an expanded new haven artists corps program, including administrative support, stipends for…$160,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Connecticut organizations that received arts & culture grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc Hartford | 6 | $49,708 |
| Florence Griswold Museum Inc Old Lyme | 6 | $18,871 |
| Goodspeed Opera House Foundation Inc East Haddam | 5 | $190,861 |
| New Britain Museum of American Art Inc New Britain | 5 | $98,183 |
| Horace Bushnell Memorial Hall Corporation Hartford | 4 | $31,187 |
| Hill-Stead Museum Farmington | 4 | $13,050 |
| Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Hartford | 3 | $369,948 |
| Eugene Oneill Memorial Theater Center Inc Waterford | 3 | $115,184 |
| Mattatuck Historical Society Waterbury | 3 | $96,624 |
| Theaterworks Inc Hartford | 3 | $62,138 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Connecticut that we classify as arts & culture, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 911 foundations, 240 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation 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.