Connecticut · Grantmakers

Foundations That Fund Human Services in Connecticut

Imperigo has identified 456 funders that made 5,578 grants totaling $614.8M to 532 human services organizations in Connecticut, with a median grant of $17K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Human Services Funding in Connecticut

Total granted $614.8M
Funders 456
Grants 5,578
Organizations funded 532

Top Funders — page 3 of 4

51. 4-Ct Corp
7 grants to 3 organizations · largest $31K · through 2022 · 22.6% of their giving
$97K
52. The Valley Community Foundation Inc
15 grants to 6 organizations · largest $142K · through 2024 · 5.0% of their giving
$383K
53. Newtown-Sandy Hook Community Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $40K · through 2021 · 37.5% of their giving
$95K
56. Women's Business Development Council Inc
18 grants to 16 organizations · largest $40K · through 2024 · 2.7% of their giving
$453K
61. Nellie Mae Education Foundation Inc
12 grants to 5 organizations · largest $229K · through 2024 · 1.1% of their giving
$977K
72. Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc
18 grants to 5 organizations · largest $125K · through 2024 · 1.0% of their giving
$607K
84. The Bessemer Giving Fund C/O Bessemer Trust Company Trustee
20 grants to 9 organizations · largest $761K · through 2024
$1.4M
105. Elks National Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $222K · through 2024
$425K
109. The Ayco Charitable Foundation
67 grants to 26 organizations · largest $66K · through 2025
$1.4M
113. Community Foundation of New Jersey
15 grants to 6 organizations · largest $228K · through 2024
$524K
116. Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $450K · through 2023
$881K
120. The San Francisco Foundation
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $350K · through 2024
$750K
122. Jewish Communal Fund
35 grants to 14 organizations · largest $151K · through 2024
$1.2M
136. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
44 grants to 31 organizations · largest $56K · through 2024
$576K
146. Foundation for the Carolinas
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $460K · through 2022
$460K
153. The Chicago Community Trust
30 grants to 16 organizations · largest $300K · through 2023
$826K
156. Silicon Valley Community Foundation
5 grants to 4 organizations · largest $550K · through 2024
$1.0M
163. Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc
26 grants to 10 organizations · largest $112K · through 2024
$838K
247. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
692 grants to 243 organizations · largest $5.4M · through 2024
$53.0M
248. National Philanthropic TrustDonor-advised
137 grants to 54 organizations · largest $1.3M · through 2024
$14.1M
249. Network for GoodDonor-advised
106 grants to 44 organizations · largest $244K · through 2024
$3.8M
250. American Online Giving Foundation IncDonor-advised
337 grants to 109 organizations · largest $368K · through 2024
$6.8M
251. Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncDonor-advised
334 grants to 100 organizations · largest $360K · through 2024
$8.7M
252. Johnson Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
9 grants to 2 organizations · largest $197K · through 2024
$551K
253. Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramDonor-advised
143 grants to 55 organizations · largest $1.1M · through 2024
$3.9M

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to human services 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. 15 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 human services 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 human services funding in Connecticut, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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