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Current Funding Opportunities:
| Hartford Foundation |
| The Community Foundation For Greater New Haven |
| Fairfield County’s Community Foundation |
| Community Foundation of E Connecticut |
Government Offices:
Governor Ned Lamont – (860) 566-4840, Hartford
Senator Chris Murphy – (860) 549-8463, Hartford
Senator Richard Blumenthal – (860) 258-6940, Hartford
Other Resources:
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy – an association of grantmakers committed to promoting and supporting effective philanthropy for the public good. CCP’s members are foundations (private, corporate, community), business and corporate giving programs, bank trusts, donor-advised funds, individual philanthropists, and those serving the philanthropic sector. CCP members annually grant more than $1.3 billion from assets of more than $9.5 billion. CCP is dedicated to providing its members with the highest quality programs, resources and services, networking opportunities, and insight and news about grantmaking and philanthropy.
CT Community Nonprofit Alliance – represents hundreds of nonprofit organizations across all categories, from Health and Human Service programs to Arts and Culture. They share the passion and purpose behind each and every one of our member’s mission and channel that purpose into a powerful, unified voice.
Top Foundations:
| FOUNDATION NAME | TOTAL ANNUAL GIVING |
|---|---|
| Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation | $88,037,883 |
| Hartford Foundation for Public Giving | $34,542,526 |
| Newman’s Own Foundation, Inc. | $29,165,668 |
| The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven | $27,762,527 |
| Smith Richardson Foundation, Inc. | $22,237,554 |
| Fairfield County Community Foundation, Inc. | $17,209,245 |
| The Tow Foundation, Inc. | $16,756,272 |
| Deloitte Foundation | $12,147,153 |
| Aetna Foundation, Inc. | $11,837,677 |
| The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut | $10,582,582 |
| Dickler Family Foundation, Inc. | $8,394,205 |
| The St. Paul Travelers Foundation | $8,006,130 |
| The Melville Charitable Trust | $6,691,884 |
| The Avangrid Foundation | $5,649,412 |
| The Connecticut Community Foundation | $4,593,955 |
| Eversource Energy Foundation | $4,572,361 |
| Praxair Global Giving | $4,275,188 |
| The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research | $4,185,425 |
| The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford | $3,882,402 |
| American Savings Foundation | $3,390,393 |
| The New Canaan Community Foundation, Inc. | $3,256,671 |
| The Pitney Bowes Foundation | $3,179,130 |
| The People’s United Community Foundation, Inc. | $2,762,883 |
| The Rosenthal Family Foundation | $2,544,638 |
| William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund | $2,404,826 |
| Elinor Patterson Baker Foundation | $2,370,000 |
| Connecticut Health Foundation | $2,366,514 |
| Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Inc. | $2,347,044 |
| SBM Charitable Foundation, Inc. | $2,204,217 |
| The Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut | $2,186,172 |
| William T. Morris Foundation, Inc. | $2,173,000 |
| The Huisking Foundation, Inc. | $1,560,200 |
| Lego Community Foundation U.S. | $1,396,250 |
| John Brown Cook Foundation, Inc. | $1,372,500 |
| Meriden Foundation | $1,213,040 |
| The Daphne Seybolt Culpeper Memorial Foundation, Inc. | $1,172,835 |
| Community Foundation of Greater New Britain | $1,162,504 |
| The Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation | $1,114,070 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation, Inc. | $1,097,692 |
| The Barnes Group Foundation | $1,054,163 |
Community Foundations:
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION NAME | GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS |
|---|---|
| Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation | Berkshire County, MA; Columbia County and northeast Dutchess County, NY; and northwest Litchfield County, CT |
| Branford Community Foundation | Branford, CT area |
| Community Foundation of Greater New Britain | Berlin, CT; New Britain, CT; Plainville, CT; Southington, CT |
| Fairfield County Community Foundation, Inc. | CT; National |
| Hartford Foundation for Public Giving | Capitol region, CT |
| Main Street Community Foundation | Bristol, Burlington, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington and Wolcott, CT |
| Meriden Foundation | Greater Meriden, CT area |
| Middlesex County Community Foundation | Middlesex County, CT, including: Centerbrook, CT; Chester, CT; Clinton, CT; Cobalt, CT; Cromwell, CT; Deep River, CT; Durham, CT; East Haddam, CT; East Hampton, CT; Essex, CT; Haddam, CT; Haddam Neck, CT; Higganum, CT; Ivoryton, CT; Killingworth, CT; Middle Haddam, CT; Middlefield, CT; Middletown, CT; Moodus, CT; Old Saybrook, CT; Portland, CT; Rockfall, CT; Westbrook, CT; Winthrop, CT; |
| Orange Foundation | Orange, CT |
| The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven | Ansonia, Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, Derby, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Milford, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Oxford, Seymour, Shelton, Wallingford, West Haven and Woodbridge, CT |
| The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut | Ashford, Bozrah, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Eastford, East Lyme, Franklin, Griswold, Groton, Hampton, Killingly, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Lyme, Mansfield, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Old Lyme, Plainfield, Pomfret, Preston, Putnam, Salem, Scotland, Sprague, Stafford, Sterling, Stonington, Thompson, Union, Voluntown, Waterford, Willington, Windham, and Woodstock, CT |
| The Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut | Barkhamsted, Bethlehem, Canaan (Falls Village), Colebrook, Cornwall, Goshen, Hartland, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Hartford, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington, Warren, Washington, and Winsted, CT |
| The Connecticut Community Foundation | Beacon Falls, Bethlehem, Bridgewater, Cheshire, Goshen, Litchfield, Middlebury, Morris, Naugatuck, New Milford, Oxford, Prospect, Roxbury. Southbury, Thomaston, Warren, Washington, Waterbury, Watertown, Wolcott, and Woodbury, CT |
| The Guilford Foundation, Inc. | Guilford, CT |
| The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford | Greater Hartford, CT area |
| The Madison Foundation | Madison, CT |
| The New Canaan Community Foundation, Inc. | New Canaan, CT area |
| Watertown Foundation, Inc. | Watertown and Oakville County, CT |
