Who funds nonprofits in Connecticut

Private foundations reported $1.0 billion in grants to 2,135 organizations in Connecticut. Yale University received the most, $125 million from 555 foundations.

Where the money goes in Connecticut

City	Foundation grants received
New Haven	$347 million
Stamford	$104 million
Fairfield	$93.5 million
Hartford	$86.0 million
Greenwich	$55.1 million
Norwalk	$27.5 million
East Haven	$25.0 million
Ridgefield	$23.7 million
Riverside	$23.1 million
Storrs	$22.4 million
Bridgeport	$22.3 million
Middletown	$14.2 million

Organizations in Connecticut with the most foundation funding

Yale University · New Haven
$125 million from 555 foundations · largest: The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation
Vials of Strensiq Were Distributed · New Haven
$57.5 million from 1 foundation · largest: Alexion Access Foundation
Vials of Ultomiris Were Distributed · New Haven
$52.0 million from 1 foundation · largest: Alexion Access Foundation
Cohen Veterans Network Inc · Stamford
$51.0 million from 5 foundations · largest: Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc
Charityvest · Fairfield
$36.8 million from 6 foundations · largest: Astera Institute
Save the Children Federation Inc · Fairfield
$28.0 million from 202 foundations · largest: Gates Foundation
Jerome Avenue Fund Co the Boston Foundation · East Haven
$25.0 million from 1 foundation · largest: Mellen Charitable Fdn (Fka TF Fdn)
Winderful Foundation Inc · Riverside
$22.7 million from 1 foundation · largest: Windhover Foundation Inc
Vials of Soliris Were Distributed T · New Haven
$18.1 million from 1 foundation · largest: Alexion Access Foundation
Save the Children · Fairfield
$17.2 million from 461 foundations · largest: Accenture Foundation Inc
The Connecticut Project Inc · Ridgefield
$12.0 million from 1 foundation · largest: The Zoom Foundation
Greenwich Country Day School · Greenwich
$11.6 million from 49 foundations · largest: TMT Charitable Foundation Inc
University of Connecticut Foundation Incorporated · Storrs
$11.6 million from 54 foundations · largest: Elisabeth C Deluca Foundation Inc
Yale University Temple Wing · New Haven
$10.0 million from 1 foundation · largest: Glenn Greenberg and Linda Vester Foundation Inc
Wesleyan University · Middletown
$9.5 million from 112 foundations · largest: Linde Family Foundation
Hartford Hospital · Hartford
$7.9 million from 68 foundations · largest: Rhoda & David Chase Family Foundation Inc
University of Connecticut · Storrs
$7.7 million from 102 foundations · largest: Gates Foundation
Americares · Stamford
$7.5 million from 211 foundations · largest: The Flatley Foundation
Suzanne M Storr Fund at Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund · Greenwich
$7.5 million from 1 foundation · largest: The Storr Family Foundation
Community Foundation of Greater New Haven · New Haven
$6.7 million from 3 foundations · largest: The Risc Foundation Inc
Loomis Chaffee School · Windsor
$5.9 million from 28 foundations · largest: Scanlan Family Foundation
Fairfield University · Fairfield
$5.0 million from 110 foundations · largest: Heartfelt Wings Foundation Inc
Yale Law School · New Haven
$4.9 million from 30 foundations · largest: Carol and Gene Ludwig Family Foundation
The Trustees of Trinity College · Hartford
$4.8 million from 11 foundations · largest: The Raether Family Charitable Trust
Stamford Hospital · Stamford
$4.4 million from 47 foundations · largest: Suc TUW Kingsley Gillespie CRT
Yale University Development · New Haven
$4.3 million from 8 foundations · largest: The Howard and Maryam Newman Family Foundation Inc
Village for Families & Children · Hartford
$4.0 million from 34 foundations · largest: Capewellida UW HTFD Hosp ETAL#3
Norwalk Hospital Foundation · Norwalk
$3.9 million from 40 foundations · largest: Smilow Foundation
Trinity College · Hartford
$3.9 million from 100 foundations · largest: The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
Hotchkiss School · Lakeville
$3.9 million from 75 foundations · largest: The Thomas J Edelman Foundation
Brunswick School · Greenwich
$3.8 million from 54 foundations · largest: The Berkley Family Foundation
Seriousfun Children's Network · Norwalk
$3.7 million from 11 foundations · largest: Newman's Own Foundation
The Leir Retreat Center · Ridgefield
$3.6 million from 1 foundation · largest: The Leir Foundation Inc
Connecticut Children's Foundation · Hartford
$3.6 million from 18 foundations · largest: Rhoda & David Chase Family Foundation Inc
Vials of Koselugo Were Distributed · New Haven
$3.4 million from 1 foundation · largest: Alexion Access Foundation
University of New Haven · West Haven
$3.4 million from 35 foundations · largest: The Tow Foundation Inc
Greenwich Academy · Greenwich
$3.4 million from 49 foundations · largest: Timothy J And Linda D O'Neill Foundation
Americares Foundation Inc · Stamford
$3.2 million from 92 foundations · largest: Medtronic Communities Foundation
Nuvance Health · Danbury
$3.2 million from 8 foundations · largest: Nancy Jones Beard Foundation
Keep America Beautiful Inc · Stamford
$3.2 million from 6 foundations · largest: Lilly Endowment Inc
Greenwich Hospital · Greenwich
$3.1 million from 60 foundations · largest: Jean and David W Wallace Foundation Inc
Abilis · Greenwich
$3.1 million from 34 foundations · largest: Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc
Hartford Hospital - Jefferson House · Hartford
$3.1 million from 14 foundations · largest: Capewellida UW HTFD Hosp ETAL#3
Connecticut College · New London
$3.1 million from 106 foundations · largest: The Andrew W Mellon Foundation
Yale New Haven Hospital · New Haven
$3.0 million from 61 foundations · largest: Marlin Mahlon H Tr UW FBO Ynhh
The Connecticut Institute for the Blind · Hartford
$3.0 million from 5 foundations · largest: E Matilda Ziegler Foundation for the Blind
The Taft School · Watertown
$2.9 million from 88 foundations · largest: Shelby Cullom Davis Charitable Fund Inc
University of Connecticut Health Center · Farmington
$2.9 million from 6 foundations · largest: Good Ventures Foundation
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving · Hartford
$2.9 million from 21 foundations · largest: Aicher Family Foundation Inc
Connecticut Rise Network Inc · New Haven
$2.9 million from 8 foundations · largest: Dalio Foundation Inc
Connecticut Children's Medical Center Foundation Inc · Hartford
$2.7 million from 6 foundations · largest: Freedom Together Foundation
American Friends of Le Korsa Inc · Bethany
$2.6 million from 2 foundations · largest: The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation Inc
Mystic Seaport Museum · Mystic
$2.5 million from 53 foundations · largest: Johnson Robert K Foundation-Main
Elevate Charter Schools · Hamden
$2.5 million from 2 foundations · largest: The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc
Greenwich Town Party Inc · Old Greenwich
$2.5 million from 12 foundations · largest: Dalio Foundation Inc
JP Morgan Charitable Giving Fund · Greenwich
$2.5 million from 1 foundation · largest: The Pitch Foundation
Connecticut State Colleges and Universities · Hartford
$2.5 million from 1 foundation · largest: The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc
Access Health International Inc · Ridgefield
$2.4 million from 3 foundations · largest: Gates Foundation
Yale School of Medicine · New Haven
$2.4 million from 14 foundations · largest: Carol and Gene Ludwig Family Foundation
Shatterproof · Norwalk
$2.4 million from 43 foundations · largest: Elevance Health Foundation Inc
Highstead Foundation Inc · Redding
$2.3 million from 2 foundations · largest: The Highstead Fund Inc
Connecticut Land Conservation Council · Middletown
$2.3 million from 1 foundation · largest: The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc
All Our Kin Inc · New Haven
$2.3 million from 13 foundations · largest: Imaginable Futures Foundation
Avenir Health Inc · Glastonbury
$2.3 million from 1 foundation · largest: Gates Foundation
50CAN · Danbury
$2.3 million from 1 foundation · largest: The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc
Nature Conservancy · New Haven
$2.2 million from 9 foundations · largest: Manton Foundation
Suffield Academy · Suffield
$2.2 million from 34 foundations · largest: The Damial Foundation Inc
St Mary's Hospital · Waterbury
$2.2 million from 3 foundations · largest: Hellmann Cm-Sibella Hellmann FD
Family Centers Inc · Greenwich
$2.1 million from 28 foundations · largest: The Harold W McGraw Jr Family Foundation Inc
St Francis Hospital & Medical Center · Hartford
$2.1 million from 11 foundations · largest: Roraback Lewis P Trust
Friends Center for Children · New Haven
$2.1 million from 13 foundations · largest: Seedlings Foundation
Connecticut Community Foundation · Waterbury
$2.1 million from 17 foundations · largest: Donley Foundation-Ud DTD 12-8-86
Career Resources Inc · Bridgeport
$2.1 million from 7 foundations · largest: Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc
Lyford Cay Foundation Inc · Greenwich
$2.1 million from 3 foundations · largest: Constance Goulandris Foundation Inc
Yale Divinity School · New Haven
$2.0 million from 7 foundations · largest: Sherman Fairchild Foundation Inc
Norwalk Hospital Association and Norwalk Hospital Foundation Inc · Norwalk
$2.0 million from 1 foundation · largest: The Harold W McGraw Jr Family Foundation Inc
The Jackson Laboratory · Farmington
$2.0 million from 2 foundations · largest: Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology · Greenwich
$2.0 million from 1 foundation · largest: Wolf Creek Charitable Foundation
Salisbury School · Salisbury
$2.0 million from 48 foundations · largest: Slattery Family Foundation Inc
Domus Kids Inc · Stamford
$1.9 million from 23 foundations · largest: Dalio Foundation Inc
Catholic Academy of Bridgeport · Bridgeport
$1.9 million from 26 foundations · largest: The Heffernan Family Foundation
National Coast Guard Museum Association Inc · New London
$1.9 million from 8 foundations · largest: Kenrose Kitchen Table Foundation
Connecticut Audubon Society · Fairfield
$1.9 million from 32 foundations · largest: Deer Pond Farm Fund
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation · Norwalk
$1.9 million from 98 foundations · largest: Peter A and Marion W Schwartz Family Foundation Trust
Avon Old Farms School · Avon
$1.8 million from 34 foundations · largest: Gaynor Family Foundation
Friends of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Inc · Stamford
$1.8 million from 10 foundations · largest: The Rose Family Foundation
Family & Children's Agency · Norwalk
$1.8 million from 19 foundations · largest: The Bauer Family Foundation Inc
Truth in Advertising Inc · Branford
$1.7 million from 1 foundation · largest: Seedlings Foundation
Capital Preparatory Schools · Bridgeport
$1.7 million from 2 foundations · largest: The Peter and Carmen Lucia Buck Foundation Inc
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Inc · Bloomfield
$1.7 million from 50 foundations · largest: Anahata Foundation
Building One Community · Stamford
$1.7 million from 32 foundations · largest: The Herbert & Nell Singer Foundation Inc
Greenwave Organization Corp · New Haven
$1.7 million from 16 foundations · largest: The Essex Avenue Foundation
Bristol Hospital Development Foundation · Bristol
$1.6 million from 3 foundations · largest: Robert Rosenheim Foundation Inc
Chapel Haven Inc · New Haven
$1.6 million from 2 foundations · largest: Diana Davis Spencer Foundation Inc
Eagle Hill School · Greenwich
$1.6 million from 11 foundations · largest: Four Winds Foundation
Uconn Foundation · Storrs
$1.6 million from 25 foundations · largest: The Diebold Foundation Inc
Adam J Lewis Academy · Bridgeport
$1.5 million from 42 foundations · largest: Jean and David W Wallace Foundation Inc
Save the Sound · New Haven
$1.5 million from 87 foundations · largest: The Henry L and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation Inc
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford · West Hartford
$1.4 million from 19 foundations · largest: Micah Philanthropies
CCMC - CT Children's Medical Center · Hartford
$1.4 million from 8 foundations · largest: Capewellida UW HTFD Hosp ETAL#3

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