Private foundations · 990-PF data

Foundations in Connecticut

1,149
foundations
$2.75B
grants paid, FY2023–FY2025
235
say they accept unsolicited
$5,500
median grant

Grantlas lists 1,149 private foundations based in Connecticut, from their 990-PF filings for FY2023–FY2025. Together they paid out $2.75 billion in grants in their latest filing year, and 235 of them (20%) say they accept unsolicited requests. The most common cities are Greenwich (116), Stamford (101) and West Hartford (62).

Top 25 of 1,149 foundations

All 25 foundations below say on their 990-PF that they accept unsolicited requests. Another 210 in this list say so too. Ranked by what they paid in grants in their latest filing.

Foundations in Connecticut
Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation IncRidgefield, CT$1.79B$1.99B$1.59B–$1.99BFY2025
Alexion Access FoundationNew Haven, CT$18.1M$131.9M$121,176–$70.4MFY2025
The Fb Heron FoundationNew Haven, CT$2,500$14.8M$100–$10MFY2024
E Matilda Ziegler Foundation for theGreenwich, CT$3.3M$9.9M$3M–$3.6MFY2024
Rhoda & David Chase FamilyHartford, CT$2,917$4.5M$36–$2.5MFY2024
The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund forNew Haven, CT$73,800$4.1M$4,200–$114,000FY2024
The Patrick and Catherine WeldonWest Hartford, CT$155,610$3.6M$44,915–$275,000FY2025
American Savings Foundation IncNew Britain, CT$1,750$3.4M$234–$150,000FY2025
Silver Family FoundationDarien, CT$35,000$3.2M$5,000–$500,000FY2024
Avangrid Foundation IncOrange, CT$20,000$3.2M$5,000–$574,911FY2025
John Brown Cook FoundationChester, CT$150,000$3.1M$50,000–$450,000FY2025
The Elinor Patterson Baker FoundationGreenwich, CT$2.9M$3M$2.9M–$3MFY2025
Sullivan FoundationWest Hartford, CT$6,000$2.5M$1,000–$1.3MFY2025
The Maximilian E and Marion O HoffmanWest Hartford, CT$19,000$2.1M$2,500–$250,000FY2024
Dellora a & Lester J Norris FoundationGreenwich, CT$1.8M$2M$1.6M–$2MFY2025
Henry E Niles Foundation IncSouthbury, CT$1.8M$1.8MOne amountFY2025
Anne and Rollin Bates Foundation IncHartford, CT$30,000$1.7M$5,000–$250,000FY2025
Sbm Charitable Foundation IncManchester, CT$8,000$1.7M$100–$105,200FY2025
Laura J Niles Foundation IncSouthbury, CT$1.5M$1.5MOne amountFY2025
The Crew Family Foundation IncPlainville, CT$15,000$1.3M$500–$521,037FY2023
Beagary Charitable TrustBrooklyn, CT$9,500$1.2M$300–$166,666FY2025
Ifs Family Foundation IncOld Greenwich, CT$20,000$1.2M$5,000–$1MFY2025
Meriden FoundationWaterbury, CT$5,000$1.2M$800–$43,000FY2024
Tauck Family FoundationWilton, CT$20,000$1.2M$100–$110,900FY2025
The Robert & Margaret Patricelli FamilySimsbury, CT$2,350$1.2M$100–$510,000FY2024
  • Median grant and grant range come from the grant schedule of the 990-PF. A dash means that foundation filed none, and “one amount” means every grant it filed was for the same figure.

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Data from 990-PF filings, FY2023–FY2025. Updated September 20, 2026.