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Foundations That Fund Education in Connecticut

Imperigo has identified 1,108 funders that made 10,945 grants totaling $2.1B to 651 education organizations in Connecticut, with a median grant of $25K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Education Funding in Connecticut

Total granted $2.1B
Funders 1,108
Grants 10,945
Organizations funded 651

Top Funders — page 2 of 4

26. Kohler Trust for Preservation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $350K · through 2023 · 14.6% of their giving
$1.6M
27. Oakleaf Endowment Trust for Connecticut College
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $226K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.0M
28. Henry E & Nancy H Bartels Trust Fbo the University of New Haven
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $279K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$972K
29. Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation Inc
41 grants to 17 organizations · largest $256K · through 2025 · 7.8% of their giving
$2.3M
30. The Graham Rahal Foundation
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $344K · through 2024 · 61.3% of their giving
$904K
31. The Yale Law Journal Company Inc
4 grants to 3 organizations · largest $660K · through 2024 · 88.6% of their giving
$856K
32. Eva Stearns Faulkner Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $500K · through 2023 · 45.7% of their giving
$725K
33. Ycii Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $600K · through 2020 · 82.2% of their giving
$600K
34. Marin Community Foundation
36 grants to 10 organizations · largest $5.4M · through 2024
$11.2M
35. The Connecticut Community Foundation
92 grants to 30 organizations · largest $169K · through 2024 · 6.0% of their giving
$1.8M
36. Howard Hughes Medical Institute
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$5.2M
37. National Education Association of the United States
9 grants to 2 organizations · largest $1.7M · through 2023 · 1.3% of their giving
$8.1M
38. Health Effects Institute
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $481K · through 2024 · 7.0% of their giving
$1.5M
39. The Foundation for Embryonic Competence Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $129K · through 2022 · 27.9% of their giving
$493K
40. New Canaan Community Foundation Inc
45 grants to 15 organizations · largest $155K · through 2024 · 9.1% of their giving
$1.0M
41. Davis Educational Foundation
20 grants to 12 organizations · largest $297K · through 2024 · 6.3% of their giving
$1.4M
42. National Collegiate Athletic Association
50 grants to 13 organizations · largest $1.4M · through 2023
$15.6M
43. G Whittemore Tr Fbo H Whittemore Library
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $143K · through 2023 · 76.4% of their giving
$403K
44. Greenwich High School Student Loan Fund Inc
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $150K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$400K
45. Biberaj Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $248K · through 2023 · 30.5% of their giving
$400K
52. The Bessemer Giving Fund C/O Bessemer Trust Company Trustee
87 grants to 39 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024
$5.7M
53. The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
113 grants to 45 organizations · largest $447K · through 2024 · 1.8% of their giving
$3.1M
56. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
29 grants to 1 organization · largest $962K · through 2023
$6.6M
65. Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation
17 grants to 4 organizations · largest $3.6M · through 2024
$4.9M
70. T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Inc
51 grants to 15 organizations · largest $642K · through 2024
$4.0M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to education 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. 19 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 education 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 education funding in Connecticut, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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