Connecticut · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Housing & Shelter in Connecticut

Imperigo has identified 143 funders that made 1,194 grants totaling $96.1M to 111 housing & shelter organizations in Connecticut, with a median grant of $17K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Housing & Shelter Funding in Connecticut

Total granted $96.1M
Funders 143
Grants 1,194
Organizations funded 111

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. United Way of Greater New Haven Inc
18 grants to 3 organizations · largest $865K · through 2024 · 19.8% of their giving
$5.9M
2. Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
112 grants to 18 organizations · largest $720K · through 2024 · 3.7% of their giving
$8.9M
3. Miller Edward Est Residue CotrW
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $1.1M · through 2022 · 100.0% of their giving
$1.5M
4. McLean Fund
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $334K · through 2022 · 55.9% of their giving
$1.3M
5. Housing Authority Insurance Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $418K · through 2020 · 24.4% of their giving
$766K
6. Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
33 grants to 6 organizations · largest $598K · through 2023 · 1.6% of their giving
$9.6M
7. Stamford Rotary Trust Fund
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $333K · through 2022 · 36.8% of their giving
$353K
8. The Connecticut Community Foundation
18 grants to 5 organizations · largest $389K · through 2024 · 4.3% of their giving
$1.3M
9. Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc
49 grants to 15 organizations · largest $309K · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$2.5M
10. Friends of Malta House
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $89K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$248K
11. The Inner-City Foundation for Charity & Education Inc
8 grants to 5 organizations · largest $250K · through 2020 · 7.0% of their giving
$460K
12. United Way of Milford Inc
10 grants to 2 organizations · largest $22K · through 2024 · 12.1% of their giving
$177K
13. Bridgeport Ladies Charitable Society
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $31K · through 2024 · 26.7% of their giving
$100K
14. Navigate Affordable Housing Partners Inc
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $100K · through 2024 · 2.9% of their giving
$475K
15. Valley United Way Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024 · 9.1% of their giving
$137K
16. United Way Inc United Way of Cent & Ne Connecticut
11 grants to 6 organizations · largest $135K · through 2024 · 2.0% of their giving
$569K
17. Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation Inc
13 grants to 5 organizations · largest $111K · through 2025 · 1.9% of their giving
$583K
18. Bowdoin Apartments Corporation C/O Kelliher & Callaghan
7 grants to 5 organizations · largest $25K · through 2023 · 6.6% of their giving
$140K
19. United Way of Northwest Connecticut Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $46K · through 2020 · 11.2% of their giving
$78K
20. New Canaan Community Foundation Inc
18 grants to 5 organizations · largest $27K · through 2024 · 2.6% of their giving
$285K
21. Middlesex United Way Inc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $25K · through 2022 · 7.2% of their giving
$102K
22. Hearth Homes of Waterbury Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $34K · through 2019 · 100.0% of their giving
$34K
23. Edgewood Village Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $51K · through 2022 · 7.2% of their giving
$51K
24. The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut Inc
9 grants to 9 organizations · largest $106K · through 2024
$336K
25. The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
30 grants to 12 organizations · largest $120K · through 2024
$721K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to housing & shelter 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. 10 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 housing & shelter 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 housing & shelter funding in Connecticut, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

Looking for organizations rather than funders? Browse all nonprofits in Connecticut

Research Connecticut funders in depth

Full grant histories, recipient lists, officer compensation, multi-year financials, and exports for every foundation Imperigo tracks.