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Foundations That Fund Medical Research in Connecticut

Imperigo has identified 58 funders that made 243 grants totaling $67.4M to 42 medical research organizations in Connecticut, with a median grant of $20K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Medical Research Funding in Connecticut

Total granted $67.4M
Funders 58
Grants 243
Organizations funded 42

Top Funders — page 2 of 3

26. Charities Aid Foundation America
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $18K · through 2024
$34K
27. Give Back Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $9K · through 2025
$9K
28. United Way Worldwide
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2019
$8K
29. The Blackbaud Giving Fund
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $10K · through 2022
$19K
30. Greater Horizons
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $10K · through 2024
$20K
31. Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2024
$12K
32. Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
43 grants to 18 organizations · largest $441K · through 2024
$4.3M
33. National Philanthropic TrustDonor-advised
16 grants to 9 organizations · largest $1.0M · through 2024
$1.8M
34. American Online Giving Foundation IncDonor-advised
27 grants to 8 organizations · largest $140K · through 2024
$562K
35. American Endowment FoundationDonor-advised
3 grants to 2 organizations · largest $250K · through 2024
$280K
36. The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift FundDonor-advised
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2024
$138K
37. Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncDonor-advised
3 grants to 3 organizations · largest $200K · through 2024
$225K
38. Donor Advised Charitable Giving IncDonor-advised
28 grants to 8 organizations · largest $75K · through 2024
$564K
39. Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramDonor-advised
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $25K · through 2023
$92K
40. Network for GoodDonor-advised
6 grants to 4 organizations · largest $7K · through 2021
$36K
41. The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's ResearchRegrantor
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $17.3M · through 2024 · 7.2% of their giving
$52.5M
42. Children's HeartlinkRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $211K · through 2024 · 67.5% of their giving
$311K
43. Yale UniversityRegrantor
8 grants to 2 organizations · largest $819K · through 2024
$3.3M
44. Leukemia Research FoundationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $150K · through 2023 · 2.0% of their giving
$150K
45. Super Sam FoundationRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 28.6% of their giving
$10K
46. Institute for Clinical Research IncRegrantor
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $92K · through 2022
$117K
47. Sky High for Kids IncRegrantor
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $32K · through 2023
$112K
48. Arthroscopy Association of North AmericaRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2022
$25K
49. Hartford HospitalRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2023
$25K
50. Uplifting Athletes IncRegrantor
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2020 · 1.3% of their giving
$10K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to medical research 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. 9 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 medical research 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 medical research funding in Connecticut, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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