Connecticut · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Education in Connecticut

Imperigo has identified 1,128 funders that made 11,300 grants totaling $2.2B to 655 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 $2.2B
Funders 1,128
Grants 11,300
Organizations funded 655

Top Funders — page 4 of 4

523. American Endowment FoundationDonor-advised
196 grants to 67 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024
$16.5M
524. Raymond James Charitable Endowment FundDonor-advised
86 grants to 34 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024
$3.0M
534. Achievement First IncRegrantor
34 grants to 6 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$22.5M
535. Dalio Family Fund IncRegrantor
47 grants to 16 organizations · largest $2.6M · through 2024 · 7.0% of their giving
$21.5M
536. The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $18.4M · through 2025 · 3.9% of their giving
$36.6M
537. National Brain Tumor Society IncRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.8M · through 2025 · 42.0% of their giving
$5.9M
538. Goodwin University IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $4.4M · through 2021 · 100.0% of their giving
$4.9M
539. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference IncRegrantor
9 grants to 3 organizations · largest $826K · through 2024 · 23.7% of their giving
$4.5M
540. Food Allergy Science Initiative IncRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.4M · through 2024 · 27.2% of their giving
$3.9M
541. Olm Strong Foundation IncRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.3M · through 2024 · 90.4% of their giving
$3.6M
542. The Connecticut Project IncRegrantor
14 grants to 6 organizations · largest $640K · through 2024 · 20.7% of their giving
$3.5M
543. The Chief Executive Leadership Institute of the Yale School of Management IncRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $762K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$3.2M
544. Horizons BridgeportRegrantor
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $625K · through 2024 · 77.3% of their giving
$1.9M
545. American Heart Association IncRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $5.1M · through 2023 · 1.7% of their giving
$18.5M
546. Northeast ConferenceRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $891K · through 2024 · 10.1% of their giving
$3.0M
547. Capital Preparatory Schools IncRegrantor
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $358K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.5M
548. Marine Biological LaboratoryRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $670K · through 2024 · 14.2% of their giving
$2.0M
549. Foundation for Angelman Syndrome TherapeuticsRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.7M · through 2023 · 11.0% of their giving
$2.3M
550. Horizons National Student Enrichment Program IncRegrantor
30 grants to 7 organizations · largest $252K · through 2024 · 30.2% of their giving
$1.2M
551. The Milken InstituteRegrantor
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $4.4M · through 2024 · 5.0% of their giving
$4.6M
552. New Haven Promise IncRegrantor
47 grants to 11 organizations · largest $223K · through 2024 · 10.3% of their giving
$2.2M
553. FJCRegrantor
25 grants to 10 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2024 · 3.5% of their giving
$6.5M
554. Great Oaks Foundation IncRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $352K · through 2022 · 75.0% of their giving
$957K
555. University of Southern CaliforniaRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $5.2M · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$9.0M
556. Save The Children Federation IncRegrantor
5 grants to 2 organizations · largest $3.1M · through 2024 · 2.3% of their giving
$7.4M

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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