Connecticut · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Arts & Culture in Connecticut

Imperigo has identified 326 funders that made 5,114 grants totaling $235.3M to 579 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 $235.3M
Funders 326
Grants 5,114
Organizations funded 579

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

177. American Online Giving Foundation IncDonor-advised
248 grants to 74 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024
$14.6M
178. Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncDonor-advised
315 grants to 112 organizations · largest $501K · through 2024
$10.4M
179. National Philanthropic TrustDonor-advised
165 grants to 66 organizations · largest $959K · through 2024
$8.2M
180. Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramDonor-advised
164 grants to 70 organizations · largest $304K · through 2024
$4.9M
181. Network for GoodDonor-advised
65 grants to 23 organizations · largest $107K · through 2024
$1.5M
182. Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncDonor-advised
78 grants to 39 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024
$1.6M
183. Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundDonor-advised
23 grants to 11 organizations · largest $240K · through 2024
$725K
184. The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
34 grants to 13 organizations · largest $60K · through 2024
$603K
185. American Endowment FoundationDonor-advised
34 grants to 19 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024
$522K
186. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncDonor-advised
24 grants to 13 organizations · largest $155K · through 2024
$599K
190. Greater Hartford Arts Council IncRegrantor
100 grants to 32 organizations · largest $155K · through 2024 · 49.2% of their giving
$1.9M
191. Community MusicworksRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $675K · through 2024 · 22.9% of their giving
$900K
192. Ydn Foundation IncRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $123K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$476K
193. The Guilford Foundation IncRegrantor
17 grants to 7 organizations · largest $82K · through 2025 · 21.6% of their giving
$404K
194. Community Foundation of Greater New BritainRegrantor
30 grants to 13 organizations · largest $80K · through 2025 · 6.3% of their giving
$623K
195. LA Mama Experimental Theatre Club IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $165K · through 2021 · 60.2% of their giving
$165K
196. American Journalism Project IncRegrantor
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $282K · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$1.3M
197. Sustainable Ct IncRegrantor
22 grants to 13 organizations · largest $15K · through 2025 · 11.8% of their giving
$172K
198. Sacred Heart University IncorporatedRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 41.0% of their giving
$100K
199. Essential Information IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $95K · through 2019 · 21.9% of their giving
$95K
200. Jamie A Hulley Arts FoundationRegrantor
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $32K · through 2024 · 63.9% of their giving
$93K
201. Hartford Knights CorpRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $45K · through 2024 · 23.6% of their giving
$90K
202. Brown UniversityRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $834K · through 2024
$1.9M
203. Hartford HospitalRegrantor
10 grants to 5 organizations · largest $38K · through 2024 · 5.7% of their giving
$249K
204. American Symphony Orchestra League D/B/a League of American OrchestrasRegrantor
10 grants to 3 organizations · largest $40K · through 2023 · 5.2% of their giving
$269K

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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