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David and Eunice Bigelow Foundation

Name: David and Eunice Bigelow Foundation grants, 2022–2025
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

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

264
grants reported: $3.6M
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $8,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. 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

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

Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools25 grants · $1.3M
Kids Empowered By Your Support Inc Co K E Y S3 grants · $180,000
St Vincent'S Medical Center Foundation10 grants · $150,000
Creative Youth Productions4 grants · $135,000
Bridgeport Hospital Foundation8 grants · $132,000
Yale Cancer Center2 grants · $102,500
Ymca Camp Hi-Rock4 grants · $94,000
Access Educational Services3 grants · $90,000
Center for Family Justice4 grants · $60,000
Sacred Heart University4 grants · $60,000

Giving over time

$884,951

2022

$860,000

2023

$1.0M

2024

$857,957

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 264 grants.

$100,000
Yale Cancer Center · New Haven, CT · 2024
David C Bigelow Cancer Research Fund
$66,000
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
Coding Elementary After School-2025 Donation
$66,000
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Coding Elementary After School-2024 Donation
$66,000
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Coding Elementary After School-2023 Donation
$66,000
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Coding Elementary After School-2022 Donation
$62,000
Ymca Camp Hi-Rock · Mt Washington, MA · 2024
Capital Campaign / General
$60,000
Creative Youth Productions · Sandy Hook, CT · 2025
General
$60,000
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
General
$60,000
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
Coding Year Long-2025 Donation
$60,000
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Coding Year Long-2024 Donation
$60,000
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Girls Who Code Summer Program - 2024 Donation
$60,000
Kids Empowered By Your Support Inc Co K E Y S · New Canaan, CT · 2024
Support for Jettie Tisdale School program, Virtual Teaching, and Instrument support
$60,000
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Coding Year Long-2023 Donation
$60,000
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Girls Who Code Summer Program - 2023 Donation
$60,000
Kids Empowered By Your Support Inc Co K E Y S · New Canaan, CT · 2023
Support for Tisdale Elementary Grant, Virtual Teaching, and Instrument support
$60,000
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Girls Who Code Camp 2022
$60,000
Kids Empowered By Your Support Inc Co K E Y S · New Canaan, CT · 2022
Support for Tisdale Elementary Grant, Virtual Teaching, and Instrument cleaning & repair
$55,000
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Coding Year Long-2022 Donation
$53,938
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Advanced Mfg Coding Summer Boys-2022 Donation
$53,000
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Coding Summer Boys-2024 Donation
$53,000
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Robotics High School Girls Summer - 2024 Donation
$53,000
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Coding Summer Boys-2023 Donation
$53,000
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Robotics High School Girls Summer - 2023 Donation
$50,000
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Arts-Summer FAME-2024 Donation
$50,000
St Vincent'S Medical Center Foundation · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
The D & E Bigelow Foundation Mission Fund
$46,311
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
First Girls Robotics HS Summer-2022 Donation
$45,000
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Arts-Summer FAME-2023 Donation
$44,452
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Arts-Summer FAME-2022 Donation
$40,397
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
Girls Who Code Summer Program - 2025 Donation
$40,113
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
Arts-Summer FAME-2025 Donation
$34,533
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
Advanced Manufacuring 2025 Donation
$30,000
Access Educational Services · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
STEM Programs 2024 Donation
$30,000
Access Educational Services · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
STEM Programs 2023 Donation
$30,000
Access Educational Services · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
General Support
$25,000
Bridgeport Hospital Foundation · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
General
$25,000
St Vincent'S Medical Center Foundation · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
General
$25,000
Creative Youth Productions · Sandy Hook, CT · 2024
General
$25,000
Creative Youth Productions · Sandy Hook, CT · 2023
General
$25,000
Creative Youth Productions · Sandy Hook, CT · 2022
General
$24,914
Foundation for Excellence in Bridgeport Public Schools · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
Robotics High School Girls Summer - 2025 Donation
$20,000
Connecticut Foodshare · Wallingford, CT · 2025
General
$20,000
St Vincent'S Medical Center Foundation · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Cancer Care
$18,000
Bridgeport Hospital Foundation · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Norma Pfriem Breast Cancer Center
$18,000
Bridgeport Hospital Foundation · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Norma Pfriem Breast Cancer Center
$16,000
Bullard Haven Technical High School · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
Scholarship Fund
$16,000
Bridgeport Hospital Foundation · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Norma Pfriem Breast Cancer Center
$15,000
Center for Family Justice · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
Empower House Project
$15,000
Connecticut State - Housatonic · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
General
$15,000
Fairfield University · Fairfield, CT · 2025
General Fund
$15,000
Fairfield Ymca · Fairfield, CT · 2025
2025 Annual Campaign
$15,000
Horizons at Gfa · Greens Farms, CT · 2025
General
$15,000
Norwalk Community College Foundation · Norwalk, CT · 2025
General
$15,000
Sacred Heart University · Fairfield, CT · 2025
General Support
$15,000
University of Bridgeport · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
Bigelow Family Foundation Scholarship Fund
$15,000
Bridgeport Hospital Foundation · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
General
$15,000
Center for Family Justice · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Empower House Project
$15,000
Fairfield University · Fairfield, CT · 2024
General Fund
$15,000
Fairfield Ymca · Fairfield, CT · 2024
2024 Annual Campaign
$15,000
Housatonic Community College Foundation · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
General
$15,000
Norwalk Community College Foundation · Norwalk, CT · 2024
General
$15,000
Sacred Heart University · Fairfield, CT · 2024
General Support
$15,000
St Vincent'S Medical Center Foundation · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
General Support
$15,000
University of Bridgeport · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Bigelow Family Foundation Scholarship Fund
$15,000
Bridgeport Hospital Foundation · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
General
$15,000
Center for Family Justice · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Empower House Project
$15,000
Connecticut Food Bank · New Haven, CT · 2023
General
$15,000
Fairfield University · Fairfield, CT · 2023
General Fund
$15,000
Fairfield Ymca · Fairfield, CT · 2023
2023 Annual Campaign
$15,000
Housatonic Community College Foundation · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
General
$15,000
Norwalk Community College Foundation · Norwalk, CT · 2023
General
$15,000
Sacred Heart University · Fairfield, CT · 2023
General Support
$15,000
St Vincent'S Medical Center Foundation · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
The D & E Bigelow Foundation Mission Fund
$15,000
Bridgeport Hospital Foundation · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
General
$15,000
Center for Family Justice · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Empower House Project
$15,000
Fairfield University · Fairfield, CT · 2022
General Fund
$15,000
Housatonic Community College Foundation · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
General
$15,000
Norwalk Community College Foundation · Norwalk, CT · 2022
General
$15,000
Sacred Heart University · Fairfield, CT · 2022
David & Eunice Bigelow Scholarship
$14,750
Connecticut Food Bank · New Haven, CT · 2022
General
$14,750
Fairfield Ymca · Fairfield, CT · 2022
2022 Annual Campaign
$12,000
Horizons at Gfa · Greens Farms, CT · 2024
General
$12,000
Horizons at Gfa · Greens Farms, CT · 2023
General
$12,000
Ymca Camp Hi-Rock · Mt Washington, MA · 2023
General
$10,000
Albertus Magnus College · New Haven, CT · 2025
General
$10,000
Bigelow Center for Senior Activities · Fairfield, CT · 2025
General
$10,000
Bridge House · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
General
$10,000
Bridgeport Hospital Foundation · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
Norma Pfriem Breast Cancer Center
$10,000
Bridgeport Rescue Mission · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
General
$10,000
Cardinal Shehan Center · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
General
$10,000
Caroline House · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
General
$10,000
Innocence Project · New York, NY · 2025
General
$10,000
Operation Hope · Fairfield, CT · 2025
General Support
$10,000
Pivot Ministries · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
General Support
$10,000
Ralphola Taylor Community Center Ymca · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
General
$10,000
University of New Haven · West Haven, CT · 2025
ML McLaughlin Scholarship Endowed Fund
$10,000
Wakeman'S Boys and Girls Clubs · Bridgeport, CT · 2025
General
$10,000
Ymca Camp Hi-Rock · Mt Washington, MA · 2025
Capital Campaign / General
$10,000
Bridge House · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
General
$10,000
Bridgeport Rescue Mission · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
General
$10,000
Bullard Haven Technical High School · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
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