Funding search · EIN 061564001 · West Hartford, CT

Clsj Foundation

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

192
grants reported
$216,170
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • Harvard University (President and Fellows of Harvard College)3 grants · $12,000
  • Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford4 grants · $10,500
  • Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford5 grants · $8,180
  • Mazon4 grants · $7,500
  • Beth El Temple3 grants · $7,300
  • Planned Parenthood Federation of America4 grants · $7,000
  • Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford4 grants · $6,800
  • Hartford Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $6,000
  • Bonefish & Tarpon Trust2 grants · $6,000
  • Mandell Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center3 grants · $5,300

Giving over time

$22,900
2022
$42,300
2023
$82,650
2024
$68,320
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 192 grants.

  • $5,000

    Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford · W Hartford, CT · 2024

    To benefit the jewish community center

  • $5,000

    Harvard University (President and Fellows of Harvard College) · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Harvard law school office of public interest advising

  • $4,500

    Harvard University (President and Fellows of Harvard College) · Cambridge, MA · 2025

    Harvard law school office of public interest advising

  • $4,300

    Beth El Temple · W Hartford, CT · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $4,000

    Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford · W Hartford, CT · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $3,000

    2-4-1 Cares · Hartford, CT · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $3,000

    Food Share · Wallingford, CT · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $3,000

    The Catlin Gabel School · Portland, OR · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $3,000

    Bonefish & Tarpon Trust · Miami, FL · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $3,000

    Women'S League · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Child development center

  • $3,000

    Bonefish & Tarpon Trust · Miami, FL · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,500

    Hartford Symphony Orchestra · Hartford, CT · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,500

    Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford · W Hartford, CT · 2025

    Jewish leadership academy

  • $2,500

    Mandell Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center · West Hartford, CT · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,500

    Planned Parenthood Federation of America · West Hartford, CT · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,500

    Ccsu Foundation · New Britian, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,500

    Harvard University (President and Fellows of Harvard College) · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Harvard law school office of public interest advising

  • $2,500

    Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,000

    Mazon · Albert Lea, MN · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,000

    Beth El Temple · W Hartford, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,000

    Connecticut Forest & Park Association · Rockfall, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,000

    Hartford Symphony Orchestra · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,000

    Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford · Bloomfield, CT · 2024

    Jewsih leadership academy

  • $2,000

    Mazon · Albert Lea, MN · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,000

    American Jewish World Service · New York, NY · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,000

    American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,000

    Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford · West Hartford, CT · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,000

    Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford · W Hartford, CT · 2023

    Israel

  • $2,000

    Mazon · Washington, DC · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $2,000

    Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford · West Hartford, CT · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,800

    Charter Oak Cultural Center · Hartford, CT · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,800

    Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford · West Hartford, CT · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,800

    Mandell Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center · West Hartford, CT · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,500

    French International School of Portland · Portland, OR · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,500

    International School of Portland · Portland, OR · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,500

    2-4-1 Cares · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,500

    Americans United for Separation of Church & State · Washington, DC · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,500

    Center for Reproductive Rights · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,500

    French International School of Portland · Portland, OR · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,500

    International School of Portland · Portland, OR · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,500

    Mercy Housing & Shelter · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,500

    Hartford Symphony Orchestra · Hartford, CT · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,500

    My Sister'S Place · Hartford, CT · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,500

    South Park Inn · Hartford, CT · 2023

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,500

    Mazon · Washington, DC · 2022

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Beth El Temple · W Hartford, CT · 2025

    Koteen family fund

  • $1,000

    Casting for Recovery · Farifield, CT · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Central Connecticut State University Foundation · New Britain, CT · 2025

    Scholarships for disadvantaged undergraduate students

  • $1,000

    College Possible · Portland, OR · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Connecticut Forest & Park Association · Rockfall, CT · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Domestic Violence Resource Center · Hillsboro, OR · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Hartford Foundation for Public Giving · Hartford, CT · 2025

    Unresticted gift

  • $1,000

    Heifer International · Albert Lea, MN · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Hole in the Wall Gang · Ashford, CT · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Interval House · Hartford, CT · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford · West Hartford, CT · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Loaves & Fishes · Hartford, CT · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Mercy Housing & Shelter · Hartford, CT · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Project Lemonade · Portland, OR · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Project Pooch · Lake Oswego, OR · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Returning Veterans Project · Portland, OR · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Store To Door · Portland, OR · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    The House of Bread · Hartford, CT · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    The I Foundation of West Hartford School · West Hartford, CT · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    The Waste Not Want Not Community Kitchen · Granby, CT · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Vets Healing On the Fly · Newington, CT · 2025

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    American Red Cross · Boone, IA · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Appalacian Mountain Club · Boston, MA · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Casting for Recovery · Farifield, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    College Possible · Portland, OR · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Connecticut Fly Fisherman'S Association · East Hartford, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Ct Public Broadcasting · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Wnpr

  • $1,000

    Domestic Violence Resource Center · Hillsboro, OR · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Granby Community Fund · Granby, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Greater Hartford Interfaith Action Alliance · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Hartford Foundation for Public Giving · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Endow hartford symphony

  • $1,000

    Hole in the Wall Gang · Ashford, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Interval House · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Jewish Association for Community Living · Bloomfield, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford · West Hartford, CT · 2024

    Hartford artisan's weaving center

  • $1,000

    Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford · West Hartford, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Jewish Teen Learning Connection Inc (Jt Connect) · W Hartford, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Loaves & Fishes · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    My Sister'S Place · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Project Healing Waters · Newington, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Project Lemonade · Portland, OR · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Project Pooch · Lake Oswego, OR · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Prudence Crandall Center · New Britain, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Raymond and Pauline Larson Foundation · East Hartford, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Returning Veterans Project · Portland, OR · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Store To Door · Portland, OR · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    The Connecticut River Salmon Association · West Hartford, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    The Foundation for West Hartford Schools · West Hartford, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    The House of Bread · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    The Village for Families & Children · Hartford, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    The Waste Not Want Not Community Kitchen · Granby, CT · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

  • $1,000

    Trive Outside · Bristol, RI · 2024

    Unrestricted gift

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.