Funding search · EIN 060699252 · Hartford, CT

Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

Name: Hartford Foundation for Public Giving grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

1,881
grants reported: $153.2M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $24,953
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

human community development economic education arts culture services

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

General operating support for Hartford-area human services and youth organizations
Community and economic development, housing, workforce in Greater Hartford
Arts and culture institutions in Hartford, including capital projects
Education: college access, K-12 partnerships, out-of-school programs
Capital grants for Hartford facilities: theaters, library, hospitals, camps
Health and mental health initiatives, including UConn Health

Typical grant

Median grant is about $25,000, with the middle half between $10,000 and $60,000, so most of the 1,881 grants are modest. The large checks, $400,000 to $2.5 million, go to long-standing Hartford anchor institutions and intermediaries like The Village for Families & Children, LISC, Everyday Democracy, Catholic Charities, and the Wadsworth Atheneum. Giving repeats heavily year over year to the same core set of Hartford nonprofits.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT”
“COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT”
“CAPITAL GRANTS”
“BASIC HUMAN NEEDS”
“CAPACITY BUILDING”

Positioning adjacent work

Anchor the work in Greater Hartford residents and name the towns served; out-of-state grants are rare exceptions.
Ask in the $25,000 to $75,000 range for a first relationship, not six figures.
Connect to their community and economic development or education lines rather than pitching pure research.
Partner with an existing grantee like the Institute for Community Research or Connecticut Data Collaborative.

Worth knowing: This is a community foundation, so the money is overwhelmingly Hartford and surrounding towns; 1,416 of 1,881 grants went to Connecticut recipients and most of the largest ones to Hartford addresses. A small group of repeat anchor grantees absorbs a large share of the dollars, and the giving pattern looks strongly relationship-driven and multi-year rather than open to new national applicants.

0 grants matching “health disparities”

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Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

The Village for Families & Children3 grants · $5.3M
Hartford Public Library3 grants · $4.5M
Our Piece of the Pie3 grants · $3.2M
Move United3 grants · $2.7M
Hispanic Federation - Connecticut3 grants · $2.6M
Catholic Charities3 grants · $2.4M
Compass Youth Collaborative3 grants · $2.3M
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art3 grants · $2.2M
The Prosperity Foundation2 grants · $2.0M
Capital Workforce Partners3 grants · $2.0M

Giving over time

$53.3M

2022

$48.4M

2023

$51.5M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 1,881 grants.

$3.5M
Hartford Public Library · Hartford, CT · 2022
General support
$2.5M
The Village for Families & Children · Hartford, CT · 2022
General operating support
$2.5M
The Village for Families & Children · Hartford, CT · 2024
General operating support
$2.3M
Our Piece of the Pie · Hartford, CT · 2023
Human services
$1.7M
Local Initiatives Support Corporation · Hartford, CT · 2024
General operating support
$1.5M
Compass Youth Collaborative · Hartford, CT · 2023
Human services
$1.4M
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, NJ · 2024
Philanthropy
$1.3M
Everyday Democracy · Hartford, CT · 2024
General operating support
$1.2M
Catholic Charities · Hartford, CT · 2022
General operating support
$1.1M
Catholic Charities · Hartford, CT · 2024
General operating support
$1.1M
Move United · Rockville, MD · 2024
Arts and culture
$1.1M
Hispanic Federation - Connecticut · Hartford, CT · 2022
Community and economic development
$1.0M
Hispanic Federation - Connecticut · Hartford, CT · 2023
Community and economic development
$1.0M
Smithsonian Institution · Washington, DC · 2023
Arts and culture
$1.0M
The Prosperity Foundation · New Haven, CT · 2023
Community and economic development
$1.0M
The Prosperity Foundation · New Haven, CT · 2022
Community and economic development
$962,579
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art · Hartford, CT · 2024
Arts and culture
$955,000
Move United · Rockville, MD · 2022
General support
$929,492
Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford · West Hartford, CT · 2023
Human services
$853,512
Connecticut Children'S Foundation · Hartford, CT · 2024
Capital grants
$847,631
The Salvation Army · Hartford, CT · 2024
Basic human needs
$823,960
Hartford Promise · Hartford, CT · 2024
Education
$823,040
Connecticut Foodshare · Wallingford, CT · 2022
Human services
$788,290
Hartford Stage · Hartford, CT · 2024
Capital grants
$764,200
My Sisters' Place · Hartford, CT · 2022
Human services
$755,216
Capital Workforce Partners · Hartford, CT · 2024
Human services
$736,900
Urban League of Greater Hartford · Hartford, CT · 2024
General operating support
$731,002
Capital Workforce Partners · Hartford, CT · 2022
Community and economic development
$719,747
Immacare · Hartford, CT · 2022
General operating support
$711,469
University of Connecticut Health Center · Farmington, CT · 2023
Health
$690,000
Compass Youth Collaborative · Hartford, CT · 2024
General operating support
$688,894
University of Connecticut Foundation · Storrs, CT · 2022
Education
$678,678
Hartford Public Library · Hartford, CT · 2024
Capital grants
$660,000
Move United · Rockville, MD · 2023
General support
$650,044
Hispanic Health Council · Hartford, CT · 2023
General operating support
$642,143
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation · Concord, NH · 2023
General operating support
$637,500
Community Health Resources · Windsor, CT · 2023
General operating support
$636,192
Connecticut Historical Society · Hartford, CT · 2022
General support
$635,000
Hartford Land Bank · Hartford, CT · 2022
General operating support
$630,754
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art · Hartford, CT · 2023
Arts and culture
$628,500
American Red Cross - Ct · Farmington, CT · 2024
Basic human needs
$621,643
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art · Hartford, CT · 2022
Arts and culture
$609,963
Greater Hartford Arts Council · Hartford, CT · 2023
Arts and culture
$607,000
The Open Hearth Association · Hartford, CT · 2023
General operating support
$600,044
Hispanic Health Council · Hartford, CT · 2024
General operating support
$600,000
Housing Development Fund · Stamford, CT · 2023
Community and economic development
$596,102
University of Connecticut Health Center · Farmington, CT · 2024
Health
$588,050
Ywca Hartford Region · Hartford, CT · 2022
Family services
$581,938
City of Hartford · Hartford, CT · 2022
Community and economic development
$581,339
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut · Hartford, CT · 2022
Community and economic development
$580,737
Hartford Promise · Hartford, CT · 2022
Education
$577,504
Urban League of Greater Hartford · Hartford, CT · 2022
Community and economic development
$550,800
Center for Leadership and Justice · Hartford, CT · 2024
General operating support
$533,623
Knox · Hartford, CT · 2022
Community and economic development
$532,100
Ywca Hartford Region · Hartford, CT · 2024
General operating support
$531,167
Hartford Promise · Hartford, CT · 2023
Education
$530,250
Readyct · Hartford, CT · 2024
General operating support
$524,088
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut · Hartford, CT · 2024
Community and economic development
$520,300
Blue Hills Civic Association · Hartford, CT · 2024
General operating support
$514,444
The Salvation Army · Hartford, CT · 2022
Human services
$509,942
Davidson College - Daf · Davidson, NC · 2023
General support
$501,750
Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance · Hartford, CT · 2023
General operating support
$500,000
Hispanic Federation - Connecticut · Hartford, CT · 2024
General operating support
$500,000
Roca · Chelsea, MA · 2023
Human services
$496,257
Capital Workforce Partners · Hartford, CT · 2023
Community and economic development
$468,000
Journey Home · Hartford, CT · 2022
General operating support
$464,496
South Park Inn · Hartford, CT · 2023
Basic human needs
$460,000
Roca · Chelsea, MA · 2024
General operating support
$456,130
The Salvation Army · Hartford, CT · 2023
Human services
$434,724
Hartford Symphony Orchestra · Hartford, CT · 2022
Arts and culture
$429,851
Leadership Greater Hartford · Hartford, CT · 2022
General operating support
$428,465
Our Piece of the Pie · Hartford, CT · 2024
Community and economic development
$426,000
Malta House of Care · Hartford, CT · 2022
General operating support
$418,750
National Main Street Center · Chicago, IL · 2023
Community and economic development
$416,250
San Juan Center · Hartford, CT · 2022
Community and economic development
$415,050
Center for Latino Progresscprf · Hartford, CT · 2024
Community and economic development
$414,335
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut · Hartford, CT · 2023
Community and economic development
$412,246
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center · Hartford, CT · 2022
Health
$407,750
The Iquilt Partnership · Hartford, CT · 2022
Community and economic development
$407,000
Our Piece of the Pie · Hartford, CT · 2022
General support
$404,580
Camp Courant · Farmington, CT · 2024
General operating support
$397,210
Boys & Girls Clubs of Hartford · Hartford, CT · 2024
General operating support
$394,061
Connecticut Children'S Medical Center Foundation · Hartford, CT · 2022
Basic human needs
$393,000
McEivr · Hartford, CT · 2024
Education
$391,848
Chrysalis Center · Hartford, CT · 2023
General operating support
$388,008
Connecticut Data Collaborative · Glastonbury, CT · 2023
Information and communications
$385,500
Junior Achievement of Southwest New England · Hartford, CT · 2024
Community and economic development
$379,677
Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford · Hartford, CT · 2022
General operating support
$379,433
University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT · 2022
Scholarships
$374,500
The Conference of Churches · Hartford, CT · 2022
Community and economic development
$371,350
Regional Data Cooperative for Greater New Haven · New Haven, CT · 2023
General operating support
$367,127
Hartford Public Library · Hartford, CT · 2023
Information and communications
$365,500
Aurora Women and Girls Foundation · West Hartford, CT · 2024
Education
$364,400
Forge City Works · Hartford, CT · 2023
General operating support
$360,300
Connecticut Fair Housing Center · Hartford, CT · 2024
General operating support
$360,000
Partnership for Strong Communities · Hartford, CT · 2022
Community and economic development
$355,522
University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT · 2023
Scholarships
$355,100
Connecticut Harm Reduction Alliance · Hartford, CT · 2022
General operating support
$353,500
Center for Children'S Advocacy · Hartford, CT · 2024
General operating support
$353,000
Reset Social Enterprise Trust · Hartford, CT · 2022
Community and economic development

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.