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The Community Foundation of Eastern → Fractured Atlas: $132K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → The Ciesla Foundation: $90K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → Romare Bearden Foundation: $77K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → Garde Arts Center: $68K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → Connecticut Arts Council Foundation Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → Nxthvn Inc: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → Pen America: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → Ely Center of Contemporary Art: $25K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra: $21K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → East Lyme Public Library Inceast Lyme Library Foundation: $18K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → Salt Marsh Opera: $17K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → Lyman Allyn Art Museum: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → International Festival of Arts & Ideas: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → Stonington Free Library: $12K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → Mystic Seaport Museum: $11K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → Griffis Art Center Inc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → Art and Advocacy Societythe Center for Art & Advocacy: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → Live and in Color (Foundation for Diversity in the Arts): $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → Music Forward Dba the Knights Nyc: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → Connecticut Early Music Society: $9K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Inc: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → Tfi Digital Archive Dba the Feminist Institute: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → Justice Dance Performance Project: $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → Community Partners in Action (Cpa): $7K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → Denison Society: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern → Thames Valley Music School Inc: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024The Community Foundation of Eastern: $739K on this topic. Open the funder.The Community Foundation of E…$739KFractured Atlas: received $132K on this topicFractured Atlas$132KThe Ciesla Foundation: received $90K on this topicThe Ciesla Foundation$90KRomare Bearden Foundation: received $77K on this topicRomare Bearden Foundation$77KGarde Arts Center: received $68K on this topicGarde Arts Center$68KConnecticut Arts Council Foundation Inc: received $50K on this topicConnecticut Arts Council Founda…$50KNxthvn Inc: received $50K on this topicNxthvn Inc$50KPen America: received $50K on this topicPen America$50KEly Center of Contemporary Art: received $25K on this topicEly Center of Contemporary Art$25KEastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra: received $21K on this topicEastern Connecticut Symphony Or…$21KEast Lyme Public Library Inceast Lyme Library Foundation: received $18K on this topicEast Lyme Public Library Inceas…$18KSalt Marsh Opera: received $17K on this topicSalt Marsh Opera$17KLyman Allyn Art Museum: received $15K on this topicLyman Allyn Art Museum$15KInternational Festival of Arts & Ideas: received $15K on this topicInternational Festival of Arts…$15KStonington Free Library: received $12K on this topicStonington Free Library$12KMystic Seaport Museum: received $11K on this topicMystic Seaport Museum$11KGriffis Art Center Inc: received $10K on this topicGriffis Art Center Inc$10KArt and Advocacy Societythe Center for Art & Advocacy: received $10K on this topicArt and Advocacy Societythe Cen…$10KLive and in Color (Foundation for Diversity in the Arts): received $10K on this topicLive and in Color (Foundation f…$10KMusic Forward Dba the Knights Nyc: received $10K on this topicMusic Forward Dba the Knights N…$10KConnecticut Early Music Society: received $9K on this topicConnecticut Early Music Society$9KJacob's Pillow Dance Festival Inc: received $8K on this topicJacob's Pillow Dance Festival I…$8KTfi Digital Archive Dba the Feminist Institute: received $8K on this topicTfi Digital Archive Dba the Fem…$8KJustice Dance Performance Project: received $7K on this topicJustice Dance Performance Proje…$7KCommunity Partners in Action (Cpa): received $7K on this topicCommunity Partners in Action (C…$7KDenison Society: received $6K on this topicDenison Society$6KThames Valley Music School Inc: received $6K on this topicThames Valley Music School Inc$6K
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 20192025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →