Funding search · EIN 066284362 · Hartford, CT
The Saunders Foundation Co Shipman & Goodwin
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 41
- grants reported
- $724,000
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $6,500
- 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.
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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.
- Lasell University3 grants · $175,000
- Hartford Symphony Orchestra3 grants · $130,500
- Wadsworth Antheneum Museum of Art2 grants · $115,000
- Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art1 grant · $110,000
- New Britain Museum of American Art3 grants · $40,000
- Concora3 grants · $35,000
- Musical Masterworks3 grants · $30,000
- The Mark Twain House & Museum2 grants · $25,000
- Real Art Ways3 grants · $15,000
- Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts2 grants · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 41 reported grants, largest first.
- $110,000
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art · Hartford, CT · 2022
Annual gift
- $75,000
Lasell University · Newton, MA · 2024
Annual gift
- $75,000
Lasell University · Newton, MA · 2023
Annual gift
- $65,000
Wadsworth Antheneum Museum of Art · Hartford, CT · 2024
Annual gift
- $64,500
Hartford Symphony Orchestra · Hartford, CT · 2022
Annual gift
- $50,000
Wadsworth Antheneum Museum of Art · Hartford, CT · 2023
Annual gift
- $33,500
Hartford Symphony Orchestra · Hartford, CT · 2024
Annual gift
- $32,500
Hartford Symphony Orchestra · Hartford, CT · 2023
Annual gift
- $25,000
Lasell University · Newton, MA · 2022
Annual gift
- $20,000
New Britain Museum of American Art · New Britain, CT · 2023
New exhibition of work by
- $15,000
Concora · New Britain, CT · 2024
Annual gift
- $15,000
The Mark Twain House & Museum · Hartford, CT · 2022
Annual gift
- $10,000
Musical Masterworks · Old Lyme, CT · 2024
Annual gift
- $10,000
New Britain Museum of American Art · New Britain, CT · 2024
New exhibition of work by
- $10,000
The Mark Twain House & Museum · Hartford, CT · 2024
General purpose
- $10,000
Concora · New Britain, CT · 2023
Annual gift
- $10,000
Musical Masterworks · Old Lyme, CT · 2023
Annual gift
- $10,000
Concora · New Britain, CT · 2022
Annual gift
- $10,000
Musical Masterworks · Old Lyme, CT · 2022
Annual gift
- $10,000
New Britain Museum of American Art · New Britain, CT · 2022
New exhibition of work by walter wick
- $6,500
Hartford Public Library · Hartford, CT · 2022
Annual gift
- $5,000
Bushnell Center for Performing Arts · Hartford, CT · 2024
Annual gift
- $5,000
Real Art Ways · Hartford, CT · 2024
Annual gift
- $5,000
Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts · Hartford, CT · 2023
Annual gift
- $5,000
Real Art Ways · Hartford, CT · 2023
Annual gift
- $5,000
Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts · Hartford, CT · 2022
Annual gift
- $5,000
Network for New Music · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Annual gift
- $5,000
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England · New Haven, CT · 2022
Annual gift
- $5,000
Real Art Ways · Hartford, CT · 2022
Annual gift
- $3,000
Parma Music Festival · North Hampton, NH · 2024
Annual gift
- $2,500
Planned Parenthood of Southern New · New Haven, CT · 2023
Annual gift
- $2,500
Hartford Hospital · Hartford, CT · 2022
Annual gift
- $1,250
Hartford Hospital · Hartford, CT · 2024
Annual gift
- $1,250
Hartford Public Library · Hartford, CT · 2024
Annual gift
- $1,250
Planned Parenthood of Southern New · New Haven, CT · 2024
Annual gift
- $1,250
Hartford Hospital · Hartford, CT · 2023
Annual gift
- $1,000
Hartford Public Library · Hartford, CT · 2023
Annual gift
- $1,000
Elizabeth Park Conservancy · West Hartford, CT · 2022
Annual gift
- $1,000
Interval House · Hartford, CT · 2022
Annual gift
- $500
Interval House · Hartford, CT · 2024
Annual gift
- $500
Interval House · Hartford, CT · 2023
Annual gift
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