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Katharine K McLane and Henry R McLane

Accepts applications Hartford, Connecticut · EIN 066537915

Katharine K McLane and Henry R McLane is a private foundation in Hartford, Connecticut. In tax year 2025 it gave $460,000 in 27 grants; the typical grant was $11,000 and the largest $88,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $419,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$400,00027$8.8 million
2024$419,00027$9.3 million
2025$460,00027$10.4 million

How to apply

ContactJames T Betts Trustee
Shipman Goodwin LLP One Constitu, Hartford, CT 06106-1919
Phone or email(860) 251-5000
What to submitBy written request
DeadlinesApplications considered on a rolling basis in the order received
RestrictionsOnly organizations described in section 501(c)(3) of IRS code and qualifying as public charities under section 509(a) are eligible for grants

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Katharine K McLane and Henry R McLane funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Connecticut.

StateGrantsAmount
Connecticut18$361,000
District of Columbia3$33,000
Massachusetts2$22,000
New York2$22,000
Colorado1$11,000
Virginia1$11,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 27 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Hartford Stage Company
Hartford, CT
Unrestricted$88,000
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Hartford, CT
Unrestricted$50,000
Our Companions Animal Rescue
Manchester, CT
Unrestricted$28,000
Mark Twain House
Hartford, CT
Unrestricted$22,000
HFPG Inc
Hartford, CT
Unrestricted$22,000
Connecticut Humane Society
Newington, CT
Unrestricted$14,000
YMCA of Greater Hartford
Hartford, CT
Unrestricted$14,000
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation
Bloomfield, CT
Unrestricted$13,000
African Wildlife Foundation
Washington, DC
Unrestricted$11,000
American National Red Cross
Washington, DC
Unrestricted$11,000
Charter Oak Chapter American Red Cross
Farmington, CT
Unrestricted$11,000
Bushnell Park Conservancy
Hartford, CT
Unrestricted$11,000
Compassion and Choices
Denver, CO
Unrestricted$11,000
Connecticut Audubon Society Inc
Fairfield, CT
Unrestricted$11,000
Connecticut National Guard Foundation Inc
Hartford, CT
Unrestricted$11,000
Eco Health Alliance
New York, NY
Unrestricted$11,000
Hartford Hospital
Hartford, CT
Unrestricted$11,000
National Wildlife Federation
Reston, VA
Unrestricted$11,000
National Resources Defense Council Inc
New York, NY
Unrestricted$11,000
New England Public Media
Springfield, MA
Unrestricted$11,000
Roaring Brook Nature Center
Canton, CT
Unrestricted$11,000
Smith College
Northampton, MA
Unrestricted$11,000
Theater Works
Hartford, CT
Unrestricted$11,000
United Way Campaign
Hartford, CT
Unrestricted$11,000
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Hartford, CT
Unrestricted$11,000
World Wildlife Fund Inc
Washington, DC
Unrestricted$11,000
Yale Club & Scholarship Foundation
West Hartford, CT
Unrestricted$11,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Katharine K McLane and Henry R McLane accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications considered on a rolling basis in the order received.

How much does Katharine K McLane and Henry R McLane give?

$460,000 in tax year 2025, across 27 grants, with a typical grant of $11,000.

Who runs Katharine K McLane and Henry R McLane?

Its 2025 filing lists James T Betts (Trustee) and Henry R McLane III (Trustee).

What does Katharine K McLane and Henry R McLane fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, environment and conservation and animals.

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