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Foundations That Fund Community Improvement in Connecticut

Imperigo has identified 197 funders that made 904 grants totaling $170.6M to 134 community improvement organizations in Connecticut, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Community Improvement Funding in Connecticut

Total granted $170.6M
Funders 197
Grants 904
Organizations funded 134

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

118. Unite Here 217 LocalRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2025 · 86.7% of their giving
$65K
119. Columbian Charities of Ct IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $61K · through 2023 · 28.6% of their giving
$61K
120. New Opportunities IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $82K · through 2021 · 11.3% of their giving
$89K
121. Rescue- Freedom InternationalRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $114K · through 2024 · 4.0% of their giving
$224K
122. National Council of Real Estate Investment FiduciariesRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$34K
123. James Merrill House FoundationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $26K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$26K
124. Sustainable Ct IncRegrantor
9 grants to 5 organizations · largest $15K · through 2024 · 6.1% of their giving
$80K
125. Clean Slate Initiative IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$230K
126. United Way of Southeastern Connecticut IncRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $49K · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$216K
127. California Columbian Charities IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$20K
128. Connecticut Association for Human Services IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $19K · through 2020 · 37.0% of their giving
$19K
129. Partnership for Strong CommunitiesRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $39K · through 2020 · 9.3% of their giving
$39K
130. Yale New Haven HospitalRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $275K · through 2019 · 1.3% of their giving
$275K
131. Yale UniversityRegrantor
12 grants to 6 organizations · largest $344K · through 2024
$1.5M
132. Social Impact Partners IncRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024 · 3.8% of their giving
$70K
133. The Community Economic Development Fund Foundation IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2019 · 66.7% of their giving
$10K
134. Local Initiatives Support CorporationRegrantor
16 grants to 9 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024
$1.0M
135. Greater Hartford Arts Council IncRegrantor
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $51K · through 2024 · 2.2% of their giving
$84K
136. The Community Chest of New Britain and Berlin IncRegrantor
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $15K · through 2025 · 2.7% of their giving
$61K
137. Bridgeport HospitalRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2020 · 16.0% of their giving
$10K
138. Connecticut Association of Realtors IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2019 · 17.8% of their giving
$8K
139. The Connecticut Project Action Fund IncRegrantor
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $15K · through 2023 · 5.2% of their giving
$26K
140. A Better Way Foundation Abwf IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $7K · through 2019 · 48.9% of their giving
$7K
141. 50CAN IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $416K · through 2023
$416K
142. Connecticut Network for Children and Youth IncRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $47K · through 2024 · 1.7% of their giving
$74K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to community improvement 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. 12 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 community improvement 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 community improvement funding in Connecticut, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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