Edward C & Ann T Roberts Foundation
Preselected recipients only
Edward C & Ann T Roberts Foundation is a private foundation in West Hartford, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $393,500 in 37 grants; the typical grant was $8,000 and the largest $25,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.
- Grants paid, 2025$393,500
- Number of grants37
- Typical grant$8,000
- Largest grant$25,000
- Assets$8.5 million
- New grantees26%
Giving in 2025 was down from $434,400 the year before.
26% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $465,500 | 36 | $7.5 million |
| 2024 | $434,400 | 37 | $7.9 million |
| 2025 | $393,500 | 37 | $8.5 million |
How to apply
Edward C & Ann T Roberts Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What Edward C & Ann T Roberts Foundation funds
Where it gives
All of its grants went to recipients in Connecticut.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 37 | $393,500 |
Grants paid in 2025
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hartford Stage | Funding to support christmas with hartford chorale concert | $25,000 |
| Hartford Symphony Orchestra | Funding to support the 2025 paul brown monday night jazz series | $25,000 |
| Stowe Center for Literary Activism | Funding to support the 2025 ct lgbtq film festival | $25,000 |
| Theaterworks | Funding to support the david jackson exhibit | $25,000 |
| Theaterworks | Funding to support the production of the cannibals of mcgower county | $25,000 |
| Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz | Funding to support the 2025 choreographers' showcase | $20,000 |
| New Britain Museum of American Art | Funding to support book dances production | $20,000 |
| Capital Classics Theatre Company | Funding to support the yunie mojica concert | $12,000 |
| Ballet Hartford | Funding to support the 2025 festival concert | $10,000 |
| Connecticut Ballet | Funding to support john violin local art stage digital production | $10,000 |
| First Night | Funding to support the 2025/2026 performance season | $10,000 |
| Hartford Chorale | Funding to support the 2025 summer concert series | $10,000 |
| Hartford Performs | Funding to support the 2025 jazz festival | $10,000 |
| Hill-Stead Museum | Funding to support 2025/2026 education residencies/artists of color | $10,000 |
| Justice Dance Performance Project | Funding to support the production of native gardens | $10,000 |
| Kingswood Oxford School | Funding to support the 2025/2026 masterworks season | $10,000 |
| Women Composers Festival of Hartford | Funding to support 2026 women composers festival of hartford | $10,000 |
| Artists Collective | Funding to support artistic residencies | $8,000 |
| Connecticut Chopin Competition | Funding to support the 2025 greater hartford shakespeare festival | $8,000 |
| Connecticut Choral Artists | Funding to support the tides of time concert | $7,500 |
| Connecticut Museum of Culture & History | Funding to support the nutcracker with hso live performance | $7,500 |
| Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra | Funding to support words & music concert | $7,500 |
| Crecgreater Hartford Academy of the Arts | Funding to support the 2025 dia de muertos community celebration and 2026 lunar new year celebration | $7,500 |
| Hartford Jazz Society | Funding to support hartford bonanza 2025 and first night 2026 | $7,500 |
| Riverfront Recapture | Funding to support the john hitchcock exhibition | $7,500 |
| The Bushnell Performing Arts Center | Funding to support the 2025 hartbeat festival | $7,500 |
| Times Fool Company | Funding to support the production of hamlet | $7,500 |
| Revisionist Content Fund | Funding to support two 2025the 2026 concert series | $6,500 |
| Elizabeth Park Conservatory | Funding to support the 2025 connecticut summerfest festival | $6,000 |
| Actup Theater Group | Funding to support the paloma nozicka residency and a workshop of both | $5,000 |
| Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival | Funding to commission an exhibit by joe young celebrating america250 | $5,000 |
| Connecticut Summerfest | Funding to support the 16th annual chopin international piano competition | $5,000 |
| Music at the Red Door | Funding to support the great wave: japonisme at hill-stead exhibition | $5,000 |
| Out Film Festival | Funding to support a new sound board for the roberts theatre | $5,000 |
| Stowe Center for Literary Activism | Funding to support the film, mary when you follow her | $5,000 |
| Citysingers of Hartford | Funding to support the production, giselle | $4,000 |
| Windsor Art Center | Funding to support the luminosity exhibition | $4,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Carrie Hammond
- Andrew Latimer
- Lisa Lazarus
- Dennis Hannigan
- Greg Jones
- Amy Sailor
- Larry Samplatsky
- Noely Sanchez Velez
- Eric Ort
- Lisa Curran
Questions people ask
Does Edward C & Ann T Roberts Foundation accept grant applications?
No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.
How much does Edward C & Ann T Roberts Foundation give?
$393,500 in tax year 2025, across 37 grants, with a typical grant of $8,000.
Who runs Edward C & Ann T Roberts Foundation?
Its 2025 filing lists Carrie Hammond (President), Andrew Latimer (Treasurer), Lisa Lazarus (Secretary) and Dennis Hannigan (Board Member) among 10 officers and trustees.
What does Edward C & Ann T Roberts Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and environment and conservation.