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Foundations That Fund Arts & Culture in Connecticut

Imperigo has identified 316 funders that made 4,981 grants totaling $230.8M to 576 arts & culture organizations in Connecticut, with a median grant of $15K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Arts & Culture Funding in Connecticut

Total granted $230.8M
Funders 316
Grants 4,981
Organizations funded 576

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. New Canaan Community Foundation Inc
18 grants to 8 organizations · largest $102K · through 2024 · 2.7% of their giving
$298K
27. Community Foundation of Middlesex County Inc
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024 · 4.1% of their giving
$176K
28. Northwest Ct Community Foundation Trust
7 grants to 4 organizations · largest $30K · through 2025 · 8.0% of their giving
$88K
29. The John T and Jane a Wiederhold Foundation
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 3.1% of their giving
$210K
30. Ct State Police Academy Alumni Association Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$33K
31. The San Francisco Foundation
16 grants to 4 organizations · largest $610K · through 2024
$2.7M
32. Polish Supplementary School Council of America Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $29K · through 2023 · 12.7% of their giving
$38K
33. Ct Education Foundation Inc C/O Roberto L Alves
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024 · 50.0% of their giving
$20K
34. Cars for Charity Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $71K · through 2024 · 1.5% of their giving
$261K
35. Endaoment Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $600K · through 2023
$600K
36. Upper Housatonic Valley National He
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $20K · through 2024 · 7.6% of their giving
$50K
37. Essex Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2024 · 11.6% of their giving
$30K
38. The New York Central System Historical Society
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $17K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$17K
39. The Jacques Pepin Legacy Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2019 · 100.0% of their giving
$15K
40. Carepartners of Connecticut Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $15K · through 2022 · 33.7% of their giving
$15K
41. The Greater Hartford Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2021 · 6.0% of their giving
$50K
42. The Valley Community Foundation Inc
9 grants to 5 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024 · 1.9% of their giving
$144K
43. The Ayco Charitable Foundation
67 grants to 23 organizations · largest $350K · through 2025
$2.5M
44. Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $90K · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$221K
45. Middlesex United Way Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $26K · through 2022 · 4.2% of their giving
$59K
46. Federation of State Humanities Councils
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2020 · 2.5% of their giving
$85K
47. Padre Pio Foundation of America Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $44K · through 2024 · 1.9% of their giving
$95K
52. United Way of Greater New Haven Inc
19 grants to 7 organizations · largest $19K · through 2024
$186K
53. Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc
17 grants to 8 organizations · largest $30K · through 2024
$259K
54. United Way of North Central Mass Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $53K · through 2024
$122K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to arts & culture work in Connecticut, not by dollar totals alone — a foundation that concentrates its giving here is usually a better prospect than a larger one for which this is a rounding error. 14 of the funders counted here are donor-advised fund sponsors, which grant on behalf of individual donors and accept no applications; they are marked and ranked last.

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About This Data

A grant appears here when a funder reported it on its IRS Form 990 and the recipient organization is classified under the NTEE group covering arts & culture work, with an address in Connecticut. Grants are counted from the 2025 filing year backward.

Some 990 grant schedules list a recipient by name and address without an EIN, and those grants cannot be matched to a classification — so the totals above represent identifiable arts & culture funding in Connecticut, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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