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Foundations That Fund Environment & Conservation in Connecticut

Imperigo has identified 166 funders that made 1,532 grants totaling $72.2M to 178 environment & conservation organizations in Connecticut, with a median grant of $16K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Environment & Conservation Funding in Connecticut

Total granted $72.2M
Funders 166
Grants 1,532
Organizations funded 178

Top Funders — page 3 of 4

52. East Bay Community Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $200K · through 2022
$200K
53. The Dallas Foundation
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $102K · through 2022
$127K
57. Orange County Community Foundation
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024
$100K
58. Charities Aid Foundation America
7 grants to 4 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024
$191K
59. The Bessemer Giving Fund C/O Bessemer Trust Company Trustee
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $26K · through 2024
$102K
64. The Pew Charitable Trusts
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $72K · through 2020
$108K
65. Austin Community Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024
$45K
66. The Ayco Charitable Foundation
13 grants to 8 organizations · largest $25K · through 2025
$143K
67. Seattle Foundation
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2022
$80K
71. Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024
$85K
72. The US Charitable Gift Trust
6 grants to 4 organizations · largest $11K · through 2024
$60K
75. California Community Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024
$75K
77. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
7 grants to 4 organizations · largest $21K · through 2024
$73K
80. Boston Foundation Inc
4 grants to 2 organizations · largest $35K · through 2023
$49K
91. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
302 grants to 98 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024
$17.8M
92. Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramDonor-advised
75 grants to 28 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024
$4.1M
93. The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
28 grants to 8 organizations · largest $300K · through 2024
$1.2M
94. Network for GoodDonor-advised
18 grants to 9 organizations · largest $474K · through 2024
$1.3M
95. Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncDonor-advised
111 grants to 38 organizations · largest $500K · through 2024
$3.0M
96. National Philanthropic TrustDonor-advised
56 grants to 23 organizations · largest $302K · through 2024
$2.4M
97. American Online Giving Foundation IncDonor-advised
69 grants to 25 organizations · largest $254K · through 2024
$1.2M
98. Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncDonor-advised
27 grants to 16 organizations · largest $225K · through 2024
$590K
99. Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management IncDonor-advised
19 grants to 11 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024
$622K
100. American Endowment FoundationDonor-advised
11 grants to 3 organizations · largest $52K · through 2024
$241K
101. Bny Mellon Charitable Gift Fund C/O Bny Mellon NaDonor-advised
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2023
$100K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to environment & conservation 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. 13 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 environment & conservation 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 environment & conservation funding in Connecticut, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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