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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 2 of 4

26. Nact Parent Inc C/O Michele Friedman
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2023 · 10.1% of their giving
$25K
27. Ridgefield Thrift Shop Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $30K · through 2024 · 2.9% of their giving
$80K
28. The Valley Community Foundation Inc
5 grants to 1 organization · largest $51K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$125K
29. Laz Charitable Foundation Inc
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $50K · through 2025 · 2.2% of their giving
$60K
30. Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford Inc
11 grants to 4 organizations · largest $46K · through 2024
$199K
31. Lundy Family Foundation
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2019 · 6.0% of their giving
$20K
32. Sikorsky Financial Credit Union
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $6K · through 2024 · 100.0% of their giving
$6K
33. Greater Hartford Community Foundation Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $18K · through 2024 · 1.6% of their giving
$67K
34. The Lawrence Institute
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $20K · through 2019 · 5.0% of their giving
$20K
35. Stamford Rotary Trust Fund
6 grants to 3 organizations · largest $8K · through 2021 · 3.0% of their giving
$29K
36. TD Securities Underwriting Hope Fund Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $25K · through 2023 · 1.8% of their giving
$45K
37. Paypal Charitable Giving Fund
15 grants to 9 organizations · largest $327K · through 2024
$1.2M
38. Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc
4 grants to 1 organization · largest $59K · through 2024
$200K
39. Connecticut Humanities Council Inc
11 grants to 6 organizations · largest $48K · through 2022
$195K
40. New Canaan Community Foundation Inc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $20K · through 2024
$84K
41. The Chicago Community Trust
6 grants to 4 organizations · largest $2.0M · through 2023
$2.0M
42. United Way of Naugatuck and Beacon Falls Inc
6 grants to 2 organizations · largest $8K · through 2025 · 1.9% of their giving
$29K
43. Max Cares Foundation Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $10K · through 2024 · 3.0% of their giving
$18K
44. United Way of Meriden & Wallingford Inc
2 grants to 1 organization · largest $12K · through 2020 · 2.1% of their giving
$25K
45. Invest in Others Charitable Foundation Inc
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $50K · through 2022 · 1.0% of their giving
$50K
46. Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation Inc
8 grants to 3 organizations · largest $50K · through 2024
$119K
47. American Eagle Financial Credit Union
2 grants to 2 organizations · largest $9K · through 2022 · 2.6% of their giving
$16K
49. Charity Bridge Fund
1 grant to 1 organization · largest $61K · through 2019
$61K
50. The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
10 grants to 6 organizations · largest $90K · through 2024
$220K
51. Eastern Connecticut Area Agency on Aging Inc
6 grants to 1 organization · largest $19K · through 2024
$76K

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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