Funding search · EIN 061078756 · Fairfield, CT

Fred R & Hazel W Carstensen Memorial

Name: Fred R & Hazel W Carstensen Memorial grants, 2022–2024
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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.

90
grants reported: $422,000
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $3,000
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

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Greater Bridgeport Symphony3 grants · $93,000
The Klein Memorial Auditorium Foundation3 grants · $30,000
Homes for the Brave3 grants · $30,000
Mikey'S Way Foundation3 grants · $30,000
Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestra3 grants · $28,000
The Connecticut Zoological Society3 grants · $15,000
Charlotte Helen Bacon Foundation3 grants · $13,000
Brady'S Smile3 grants · $13,000
United Congregational Church2 grants · $12,000
American Red Cross Connecticut Chapter3 grants · $12,000

Giving over time

$148,000

2022

$142,000

2023

$132,000

2024

Grant history

All 90 reported grants, largest first.

$32,000
Greater Bridgeport Symphony · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
40Operations
$31,000
Greater Bridgeport Symphony · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
40Operations
$30,000
Greater Bridgeport Symphony · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
40Operations
$10,000
Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestra · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Operations
$10,000
Homes for the Brave · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Operations
$10,000
Mikey'S Way Foundation · Easton, CT · 2024
Programs
$10,000
The Klein Memorial Auditorium Foundation · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Klein Theatre Arts (KTA)
$10,000
Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestra · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Operations
$10,000
Homes for the Brave · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Operations
$10,000
Mikey'S Way Foundation · Easton, CT · 2023
Programs
$10,000
The Klein Memorial Auditorium Foundation · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Klein Theatre Arts (KTA)
$10,000
Homes for the Brave · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Operations
$10,000
Mikey'S Way Foundation · Easton, CT · 2022
Programs
$10,000
The Klein Memorial Auditorium Foundation · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Klein Theatre Arts (KTA)
$8,000
Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestra · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Operations
$7,000
United Congregational Church · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Music Programs
$5,000
Brady'S Smile · Fairfield, CT · 2024
Operations
$5,000
Charlotte Helen Bacon Foundation · Sandy Hook, CT · 2024
Operations
$5,000
The Connecticut Zoological Society · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Programs
$5,000
The Connecticut Zoological Society · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Programs
$5,000
United Congregational Church · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Music Programs
$5,000
The Connecticut Zoological Society · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Programs
$4,000
American Red Cross Connecticut Chapter · Farmington, CT · 2024
Operations
$4,000
Bridgeport Rescue Mission · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Operations
$4,000
Easton Senior Citizen'S Center · Easton, CT · 2024
Programs
$4,000
Neighborhood Studios of Fairfield County · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Operations
$4,000
Wakeman Boys and Girls · Fairfield, CT · 2024
Smilow Burroughs Club House
$4,000
American Red Cross Connecticut Chapter · Farmington, CT · 2023
Operations
$4,000
Brady'S Smile · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Operations
$4,000
Bridgeport Rescue Mission · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Operations
$4,000
Charlotte Helen Bacon Foundation · Sandy Hook, CT · 2023
Operations
$4,000
Easton Community Center · Easton, CT · 2023
Operations
$4,000
Easton Senior Center · Easton, CT · 2023
Programs
$4,000
Junior Achievement of Western Connecticut · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
2000Programs
$4,000
Neighborhood Studios of Fairfield County · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Operations
$4,000
Wakeman Boys and Girls · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Smilow Burroughs Club House
$4,000
American Red Cross Connecticut Chapter · Farmington, CT · 2022
Operations
$4,000
Brady'S Smile · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Operations
$4,000
Charlotte Helen Bacon Foundation · Sandy Hook, CT · 2022
Operations
$4,000
Easton Community Center · Easton, CT · 2022
Operations
$4,000
Easton Senior Center · Easton, CT · 2022
Programs
$4,000
Nourish Bridgeport Inc United Congregational Church · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Operations
$3,000
Junior Achievement of Western Connecticut · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
2000Programs
$3,000
Life Bridge Community Services · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Operations
$3,000
Mercy Learning Center · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Programs
$3,000
Nourish Bridgeport Inc United Congregational Church · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Operations
$3,000
Bridgeport Rescue Mission · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Operations
$3,000
Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield County Connecticut · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
2000Programs
$3,000
Neighborhood Studios of Fairfield County · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Operations
$2,500
The Barnum Festival · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Operations
$2,500
The Barnum Museum · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Operations
$2,500
The Barnum Festival · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Operations
$2,500
The Barnum Museum · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Operations
$2,500
Burroughs Community Center · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Programs
$2,500
The Barnum Festival · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Operations
$2,500
The Barnum Museum · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Operations
$2,500
Wakeman Boys and Girls · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Smilow Burroughs Club House
$2,000
Burroughs Community Center · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Programs
$2,000
Central Connecticut Coast - Ymca · New Haven, CT · 2024
Operations
$2,000
Department of Aging · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Programs
$2,000
Longhill Garden Club · Trumbull, CT · 2024
Projects
$2,000
Burroughs Community Center · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Programs
$2,000
Central Connecticut Coast - Ymca · New Haven, CT · 2023
Operations
$2,000
Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Operations
$2,000
Housatonic Community College Founda · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Scholarships
$2,000
Life Bridge Community Services · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Operations
$2,000
Longhill Garden Club · Trumbull, CT · 2023
Projects
$2,000
Mercy Learning Center · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Programs
$2,000
Bridgeport Public Education Fund · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Programs
$2,000
Christian Camps & Conference · Alton, NH · 2022
Scholarship Fund
$2,000
Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Operations
$2,000
Housatonic Community College Founda · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Scholarships
$2,000
Life Bridge Community Services · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Operations
$2,000
Longhill Garden Club · Trumbull, CT · 2022
Projects
$2,000
Mercy Learning Center · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Programs
$2,000
Regional Youthadult Substance Abuse · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
RYASAP Programs
$2,000
University of Bridgeport · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Scholarship to Music Department
$1,000
Bridgeport Public Library · Bridgeport, CT · 2024
Bridgeport Historic Center
$1,000
Fairfield County Chorale · Fairfield, CT · 2024
Programs
$1,000
The Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut · Fairfield, CT · 2024
Programs
$1,000
Bridgeport Public Library · Bridgeport, CT · 2023
Bridgeport Historic Center
$1,000
Fairfield County Chorale · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Programs
$1,000
The Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Programs
$1,000
Bridgeport Public Library · Bridgeport, CT · 2022
Bridgeport Historic Center
$1,000
Camp Hi-Rock - Ymca · New Haven, CT · 2022
Operations
$1,000
Camp Rising Sun Charitable Foundation · Branford, CT · 2022
Operations
$1,000
Fairfield County Chorale · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Programs
$1,000
Lakewood Trumbull Ymca · Trumbull, CT · 2022
Operations
$1,000
The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp · New Haven, CT · 2022
Operations
$1,000
The Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Programs

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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.