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Foundations That Fund Youth Development in Connecticut

Imperigo has identified 198 funders that made 1,590 grants totaling $98.6M to 141 youth development organizations in Connecticut, with a median grant of $17K. Every figure below is drawn from IRS Form 990 filings through 2025.

Youth Development Funding in Connecticut

Total granted $98.6M
Funders 198
Grants 1,590
Organizations funded 141

Top Funders — page 1 of 4

1. Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
145 grants to 23 organizations · largest $1.5M · through 2024 · 3.9% of their giving
$9.4M
2. Valley United Way Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $72K · through 2024 · 27.0% of their giving
$406K
3. The Tennis Foundation of Connecticut Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $145K · through 2023 · 100.0% of their giving
$337K
4. Main Street Community Foundation Inc
15 grants to 4 organizations · largest $172K · through 2025 · 10.7% of their giving
$625K
5. Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc
53 grants to 19 organizations · largest $567K · through 2024 · 2.1% of their giving
$2.6M
6. Gentiva Foundation Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $100K · through 2024 · 48.0% of their giving
$235K
7. United Way Inc United Way of Cent & Ne Connecticut
12 grants to 4 organizations · largest $249K · through 2024 · 3.4% of their giving
$957K
8. United Way of Greater New Haven Inc
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $285K · through 2024 · 2.2% of their giving
$654K
9. The Connecticut Community Foundation
25 grants to 8 organizations · largest $107K · through 2024 · 2.2% of their giving
$641K
10. IBEW Local 488 Labor Management Cooperation Trust
7 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2025 · 13.0% of their giving
$105K
11. Boys & Girls Clubs of America (Group Return)
66 grants to 11 organizations · largest $93K · through 2024
$2.4M
12. Youth Collaboratory Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $126K · through 2023 · 4.8% of their giving
$267K
13. Pequot Running Club Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $33K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$60K
14. Nellie Mae Education Foundation Inc
10 grants to 6 organizations · largest $312K · through 2024 · 1.2% of their giving
$1.0M
15. Hartsprings Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $26K · through 2023 · 20.1% of their giving
$36K
16. Yhb Charitable Endowment Inc
6 grants to 4 organizations · largest $105K · through 2024 · 3.1% of their giving
$222K
17. Michael E Simmons Foundation Inc Friends of Michael
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $29K · through 2024 · 42.8% of their giving
$29K
18. United Way of Milford Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2024 · 5.6% of their giving
$82K
19. Active City Inc
5 grants to 3 organizations · largest $14K · through 2024 · 9.0% of their giving
$50K
20. Fairfield Half Marathon Road Race Inc
3 grants to 1 organization · largest $8K · through 2024 · 29.9% of their giving
$20K
21. Northeast Community Innovation Corp
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $21K · through 2022 · 18.4% of their giving
$21K
22. United Way of Northwest Connecticut Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2020 · 7.2% of their giving
$50K
23. The Petit Family Foundation Inc
10 grants to 5 organizations · largest $30K · through 2024 · 3.0% of their giving
$115K
24. Community Foundation of New Jersey
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $940K · through 2024
$1.2M
25. Connecticut Section Pga of Americainc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $7K · through 2020 · 100.0% of their giving
$13K

Funders are ordered by how much of their overall giving goes to youth development 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. 12 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 youth development 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 youth development funding in Connecticut, not every dollar that reached the sector. Figures are a floor, not a ceiling.

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