Connecticut Health Foundation Inc
Accepts applications
Connecticut Health Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Hartford, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $3.1 million in 95 grants; the typical grant was $15,000 and the largest $335,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.
- Grants paid, 2024$3.1 million
- Number of grants95
- Typical grant$15,000
- Largest grant$335,000
- Assets$122 million
- New grantees47%
Giving in 2024 was up from $3.0 million the year before.
47% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $3.0 million | 117 | $123 million |
| 2024 | $3.1 million | 95 | $122 million |
How to apply
| Contact | Grants Manager Co Connecticut Healt 100 Pearl Street, Hartford, CT 06103 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (860) 724-1580 |
| What to submit | Grant application (proposal), budget, electronic submission |
| Deadlines | Prop/bdgt due 14 weeks, concept paper due 18 weeks prior to quarter end |
| Restrictions | Grants are limited to Connecticut and grantees must be exempt under 501(c)(3) |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Connecticut Health Foundation Inc funds
Where it gives
Its grants went to recipients in 9 states, the most to Connecticut.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 83 | $2.4 million |
| Massachusetts | 2 | $80,000 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $62,500 |
| Tennessee | 2 | $3,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $2,272 |
| New York | 2 | $2,250 |
| Michigan | 1 | $1,500 |
| Texas | 1 | $785 |
| Missouri | 1 | $750 |
Grants paid in 2024
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Health Equity Solutions Inc | To raise awareness about its advocacy priorities through targeted events and training programs that engage healthcare providers, grassroots advocates, legislators, and the general public. | $335,000 |
| Charter Oak Health Center Inc | To demonstrate the return on investment and value that community health workers can provide to enhance patient experience, improve clinical outcomes, and contain health care costs. | $150,000 |
| Connecticut News Project Inc | To support ct news project's health policy coverage which will deepen audience understanding of the complex, interrelated issues of health access, affordability, delivery, and equity issues in connecticut. | $150,000 |
| Ledge Light Health District | To support grassroots advocacy organizations led by and serving people of color with building the capacity to prioritize racial equity, and address the factors that influence health and well-being, and contribute to inequitable health outcomes. | $100,000 |
| Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut Inc | Funding will support rand's research on the cost of expanding husky to state residents under age 25, regardless of immigration status. | $100,000 |
| Husky 4 Immigrants | To help base building by strengthening existing organizations and bringing new partners. | $97,500 |
| Make the Road CT | Make the road connecticut will continue to advocate for husky expansion to all income-eligible immigrant families in connecticut regardless of their immigration status. | $95,000 |
| Hartford Hospital | The project team will provide professional training to hartford hospitals staff to inform them of any necessary shifts in policies and protocols to better integrate doulas into the care team. | $63,000 |
| CT Students for A Dream | To continue the husky 4 immigrants campaign, which aims to expand access to cts medicaid program to all immigrants. | $62,500 |
| Community Health Center Association of Connecticut Inc | To support the efforts of two community health workers who will promote awareness of and enrollment into health insurance for low-income individuals across connecticut. | $57,500 |
| Khmer Health Advocates Inc | Funding will be used to develop a data collection tool and training curriculum that can be used by community health workers (chws) to gather qualitative and quantitative information about their intervention with community members. | $50,000 |
| The Connecticut Association of School Based Health Centers Inc | This grant will provide capacity building support as they transition from receiving an annual grant from ct health. | $50,000 |
| The Groundtruth Project Inc | To support the health equity project for black and latino residents in connecticut through community listening sessions, research, and increased engagement. | $50,000 |
| Urban Alliance | To continue to support the work of trusted messengers to provide reliable information to the community about the availability of husky health coverage targeting populations disproportionally impacted by poverty. | $50,000 |
| Young Women's Christian Association New Britain | The young women's christian association (YWCA) of new britain will expand its chw work to include training young women to be chws. | $50,000 |
| Community Health and Wellness Center of Greater Torrington Inc | To support the community health and wellness center to increase capacity to collect self-reported race, ethnicity and preferred language data and to support staff's understanding of how to provide culturally relevant clinical interventions for patients. | $48,200 |
| Cross Street Training & Academic Center | To support the health fellowship's continued coalition building and advocacy efforts including working towards medicaid reimbursement for community health workers and doulas, and expanding medicaid eligibility. | $47,500 |
| Ministerial Health Fellowship | To support educating members and building interest about storytelling and information sharing as it relates to husky eligibility and connecticut residents who are just above the income threshold for covered ct. | $47,500 |
| PT Partners | To support grassroots advocacy organizations led by and serving people of color with building the capacity to prioritize racial equity, and address the factors that influence health and well-being, and contribute to inequitable health outcomes. | $45,000 |
| Center for Children's Advocacy | To support advocacy efforts for the expansion of husky to cover undocumented children and youth ages 16 through 18, and to monitor the husky enrollment process for undocumented children up through age 15. | $42,500 |
| Connecticut Oral Health Initiative Inc | This grant will continue to address dental access issues for adults on medicaid (husky). | $42,500 |
| Family Centers Inc | To support develop an evaluation model for the inclusion of doula services to address maternal health outcomes for parents within the home visiting parent's as teachers program. | $36,000 |
| Building One Community Corp | To support ongoing efforts to expand husky insurance coverage for connecticut residents, ensuring equitable access to healthcare for all residents. | $35,000 |
| Greater Bridgeport Area Prevention Program Inc | Funding will support a conference that will bring together HIV/AIDS experts and other stakeholders to share research and resources to help mitigate the effects of HIV. | $35,000 |
| Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services Inc | To support ongoing efforts to expand husky insurance coverage for connecticut residents, ensuring equitable access to healthcare for all residents. | $35,000 |
| Keep the Promise Coalition | The keep the promise coalition will organize peer support specialists to address the racial and ethnic inequities seen in the delivery of mental health services. | $35,000 |
| Connecticut Association for Community Action Inc | To develop and implement an advocacy strategy that includes engaging and educating at least 100 chws during the grant period to advocate for implementation of the policy by forming a community health worker advocacy coalition (chwac). | $32,500 |
| Greater Waterbury Health Partnership | To support the creation and testing of clinical-community integration models to better address the needs of patients who are frequent users of the emergency departments at waterbury hospital and saint marys hospital. | $32,500 |
| Southwestern Ahec Inc | To develop and implement an advocacy strategy that includes engaging and educating at least 100 chws during the grant period to advocate for implementation of the policy by forming a community health worker advocacy coalition (chwac). | $32,500 |
| CT Community Nonprofit Alliance Inc | To support nonprofit staff from health and human service organizations with the tools to be effective advocates and organizers on policy issues that directly impact the populations they serve. | $30,000 |
| Full Citizens Coalition | To support grassroots advocacy organizations led by and serving people of color with building the capacity to prioritize racial equity, and address the factors that influence health and well-being, and contribute to inequitable health outcomes. | $30,000 |
| Hartford Health Initiative Inc | To support grassroots advocacy organizations led by and serving people of color with building the capacity to prioritize racial equity, and address the factors that influence health and well-being, and contribute to inequitable health outcomes. | $30,000 |
| New Britain Racial Justice Coalition Inc | To support grassroots advocacy organizations led by and serving people of color with building the capacity to prioritize racial equity, and address the factors that influence health and well-being, and contribute to inequitable health outcomes. | $30,000 |
| Nonprofit Accountability Group | To support grassroots advocacy organizations led by and serving people of color with building the capacity to prioritize racial equity, and address the factors that influence health and well-being, and contribute to inequitable health outcomes. | $30,000 |
| Christian Community Action | To help identify and train new advocates to join the health project (helping everyone achieve lifelong trusted healthcare). | $25,000 |
| Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services | To help increase the number of behavioral health professionals, and other state agency employees, trained in culturally responsive practices. | $25,000 |
| Hartford Healthcare Corp | To create a comprehensive program that will improve their collection of accurate and reliable rel data. | $25,000 |
| Hispanic Health Council Inc | To help train and provide service in spanish speaking communities to improve maternal health outcomes of low-income hispanic mothers. | $25,000 |
| Latinas & Power Corp | This funding will build on previous grants to support the leadership program. Funds will support the work of a storyteller to capture stories that highlight healthy equity issues. | $25,000 |
| Parents Available to Help Inc | To facilitate the recruitment, training, stipends, and licensing of family caregivers as community health workers. | $25,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Tiffany Donelson
- Todd Thomas
- Ellen Carter
- Michael Getty Atienza
- Tanya Barrett
- Patrick Charmel
- John Crawford
- Mehul Dalal
- Hector Glynn
- Chekesha Kidd
- Kristie Kuhl
- Mikki Meadows-Oliver
- Yvette Melendez
- Barbara Pearce
- Maryann Perez-Brescia
Questions people ask
Does Connecticut Health Foundation Inc accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Prop/bdgt due 14 weeks, concept paper due 18 weeks prior to quarter end.
How much does Connecticut Health Foundation Inc give?
$3.1 million in tax year 2024, across 95 grants, with a typical grant of $15,000.
Who runs Connecticut Health Foundation Inc?
Its 2024 filing lists Tiffany Donelson (President & Ceo), Todd Thomas (Vice President of Finance and Operatio), Ellen Carter (Vice President Programs) and Michael Getty Atienza (Director) among 15 officers and trustees.
What does Connecticut Health Foundation Inc fund?
Based on its grants, mainly health, human services and education.