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J Walton Bissell Foundation Inc

Accepts applications West Harford, Connecticut · EIN 061245402

J Walton Bissell Foundation Inc is a private foundation in West Harford, Connecticut. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.1 million in 85 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $25,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $972,500 the year before.

51% 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 yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$972,50084$24.9 million
2024$1.1 million85$26.5 million

How to apply

ContactSarah D Anthony
PO Box 370067, West Hartford, CT 06137-0067
Phone or email(860) 586-8201, bissell@bissellfoundation.org
What to submitThe foundation does not accept paper grant applications. All information regarding to whom applications should be directed, the format of the applications, and any additional information required as well as submission deadlines can be found at the foundations website: www.bissellfoundation.org
DeadlinesBy midnight of the dates published on the website. www.bissellfoundation.org
RestrictionsRecipients must be organizations under 501(c)(3) (other than private foundations) using funds exclusively within the united states.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What J Walton Bissell Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut83$1.0 million
Massachusetts2$25,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 85 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Charter Oak Amateur Boxing Academy
Hartford, CT
General operating support$25,000
McEvir Inc DBA Makerspacect
Hartford, CT
Center tech for teens$25,000
Second Chance Re-Entry Initiative Program
Hartford, CT
General operating support$25,000
Underground NE the
Bloomfield, CT
General operating support$25,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of CT
Hartford, CT
General operating support$20,000
Bushnell Park Foundation
Hartford, CT
General operating support$20,000
Community Partners in Action
Hartford, CT
Prison arts program$20,000
Connecticut Puerto Rican Forum Inc
Hartford, CT
General operating support$20,000
Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz
Hartford, CT
The 33rd ghfj musical journey$20,000
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Hartford, CT
General operating support$20,000
Hartford Interval House Inc
Hartford, CT
General operating support$20,000
Light Source Center Inc the
West Hartford, CT
Illuminateu: empowering youth to shine from within$20,000
Re- Center Race & Equity in Education
Hartford, CT
General operating support$20,000
Real Art Ways
Hartford, CT
General operating support$20,000
Salvation Army the
Hartford, CT
Bloom initiativce: anti-human trafficking$20,000
Spectrum in Motion Dance Theater Ensemble Inc
Hartford, CT
General operating support$20,000
Theaterworks
Hartford, CT
General operating support$20,000
Urban League of Greater Hartford the
Hartford, CT
General operating support$20,000
Urise Ventures
Hartford, CT
General operating support$20,000
One Standard of Justice Inc
New Canaan, CT
Absolute pardons and wellness program$18,000
Connecticut Radio Information System
Windsor, CT
General operating support$15,000
Ebony Horsewomen Inc
Hartford, CT
General operating$15,000
Grace Academy
Hartford, CT
General operating support$15,000
Hartford Performs Inc
Hartford, CT
General operating support$15,000
Hartford Promise Inc
Hartford, CT
General operating support$15,000
Keney Park Sustainability Project
Windsor, CT
General operating support$15,000
LOVE146
New Haven, CT
General operating support$15,000
Malta House of Care Foundation Inc
Hartford, CT
General operating support$15,000
National Braille Press
Boston, MA
General operating support$15,000
Night Fall
Hartford, CT
General operating support$15,000
Planned Parenthood of Connecticut
New Haven, CT
General operating support$15,000
Prudence Crandall Center Inc
New Britain, CT
General operating support$15,000
Riseup Group Inc the
Hartford, CT
General operating support$15,000
She Leads Justice
Hartford, CT
General operating support$15,000
Trinity Academy
Hartford, CT
General operating support$15,000
A Better Way Foundation
New Haven, CT
Ct black & brown student union: hartford$10,000
Arts for Learning Connecticut Inc
Hamden, CT
Work in hartford region$10,000
Center for Children's Advocacy
Hartford, CT
General operating support$10,000
Center for Leadership and Justice
Hartford, CT
General operating support$10,000
Community First School
Hartford, CT
General operating support$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does J Walton Bissell Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: By midnight of the dates published on the website. www.bissellfoundation.org.

How much does J Walton Bissell Foundation Inc give?

$1.1 million in tax year 2024, across 85 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs J Walton Bissell Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Sarah D Anthony (President & Ceo), Hyacinth Douglas-Bailey (Director), Richard A Brown (Director) and Elizabeth B Arulampalam (Director) among 5 officers and trustees.

What does J Walton Bissell Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and youth programs.

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