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Who funds Forge City Works?

Hartford, Connecticut · EIN 261412551

13 private foundations reported grants to Forge City Works in Hartford, Connecticut totaling $1.1 million across 17 grants in tax years 2023 to 2025. The largest funder was The Melville Charitable Trust Inc, with $670,000.

From the funders' IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Foundations that fund Forge City Works

All 13 funders, by amount
FoundationPurpose givenGrantsAmount
The Melville Charitable Trust Inc
Connecticut · 2024 · accepts applications
Sponsorship1$670,000
Dalio Foundation Inc
Connecticut · 2024
Restricted to support data infrastructure development4$277,600
The Auerbach Schiro Foundation
Connecticut · 2025 · accepts applications
General support1$25,000
The Ilsababy Foundation
South Carolina · 2025
Foodservice training for jobless1$25,000
Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc
Pennsylvania · 2025 · accepts applications
Financial Wellness Grants1$20,000
The William and Alice Mortensen Foundation
Connecticut · 2025
Program assistance1$10,000
J Walton Bissell Foundation Inc
Connecticut · 2024 · accepts applications
General operating support1$10,000
Webster Bank Charitable Foundation
Delaware · 2024 · accepts applications
additional year-end grant for Culinary and Customer Service Job Training program2$10,000
Farmington Bank Community Foundation Inc
Connecticut · 2025 · accepts applications
Culinary & customer service job training1$9,000
SBM Charitable Foundation Inc
Connecticut · 2025 · accepts applications
Support1$5,000
The Sylvan C Coleman Foundation
California · 2023
General Operating Purposes1$5,000
Connecticut Health Foundation Inc
Connecticut · 2024 · accepts applications
Charitable operations1$781
The Shulansky Foundation Inc
Connecticut · 2025
To fulfill the mission of the org1$500

Amounts are grants paid as each foundation reported them. Names are matched across filings, so a grant written under a different name for the same organization may be missing.

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Questions people ask

Who funds Forge City Works?

The Melville Charitable Trust Inc, Dalio Foundation Inc, The Auerbach Schiro Foundation, The Ilsababy Foundation and Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc, and 8 more, according to their IRS Form 990-PF filings.

How much does Forge City Works get from foundations?

$1.1 million in 17 reported grants from 13 private foundations in tax years 2023 to 2025. Government grants and gifts from individuals are not included.

Which of these funders accept applications?

The Melville Charitable Trust Inc, The Auerbach Schiro Foundation, Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc, J Walton Bissell Foundation Inc and Webster Bank Charitable Foundation say in their filings that they accept applications.

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