Connecticut · Grantmakers

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 3 of 4

59. The Vermont Community Foundation
11 grants to 3 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024
$324K
60. Columbus Jewish Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2022
$210K
62. Jewish Communal Fund
37 grants to 17 organizations · largest $159K · through 2024
$1.6M
66. Fiduciary Charitable Foundation DBA Fiduciary Trust Charitable
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $115K · through 2024
$250K
70. Community Foundation of New Jersey
8 grants to 4 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024
$418K
71. Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2021
$500K
73. The Bessemer Giving Fund C/O Bessemer Trust Company Trustee
19 grants to 11 organizations · largest $195K · through 2024
$475K
77. Adp Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2024
$150K
82. Nellie Mae Education Foundation Inc
7 grants to 2 organizations · largest $25K · through 2024
$132K
83. The Miami Foundation Inc
13 grants to 3 organizations · largest $37K · through 2024
$252K
84. The Oregon Community Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $77K · through 2024
$353K
87. Fidelity Non-Profit Management Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $250K · through 2020
$250K
88. The Chicago Community Trust
32 grants to 17 organizations · largest $125K · through 2023
$1.0M
89. Marin Community Foundation
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024
$395K
96. Impactassetsinc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $97K · through 2024
$382K
100. The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Inc
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024
$255K
101. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
25 grants to 19 organizations · largest $45K · through 2024
$382K
102. Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2023
$125K
110. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
14 grants to 14 organizations · largest $36K · through 2024
$220K
117. The New York Community Trust
11 grants to 6 organizations · largest $20K · through 2024
$142K
120. Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $65K · through 2024
$140K
123. The US Charitable Gift Trust
8 grants to 6 organizations · largest $36K · through 2024
$124K
125. Boston Foundation Inc
8 grants to 6 organizations · largest $30K · through 2024
$110K
129. Charities Aid Foundation America
16 grants to 13 organizations · largest $21K · through 2024
$137K
131. The Ojc Fund
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2024
$118K

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.

Other Causes Funded in Connecticut

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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