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12 funders with a record of paying for “fairfield”
Where the money went Southwestern Ct Agency On Aging Inc → Catholic Charities of Fairfield County: $1.2M across 1 grant, latest 2021 Fairfield County Foundation → Fairfield County Agricultural Socie: $600K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Jpmorgan Chase Foundation → Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc: $513K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Myron L and Claire B Gordon Foundation → Fairfield County Community Fndtn: $416K across 4 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Fairfield University: $399K across 18 grants, latest 2023 Synchrony Foundation → Fairfield County Community: $344K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Fairfield County's Community Foundation → Child Guidance Center of Mid-Fairfield County: $252K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Connecticut Humanities Council Inc → Fairfield Theatre Company Inc: $238K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Ernest and Joan Trefz Foundation → United Way Campaign of Coastal Fairfield County: $150K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Pitney Bowes Foundation → Fairfield Countys Community: $134K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Fairfield National Bank Community → Fairfield Park District: $36K across 11 grants, latest 2025 Don & Jo Ann Bainter Fdn Tr → Fairfield Area Humane Society: $29K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Fairfield County Foundation → Fairfield County Foundation: $414K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Synchrony Foundation → Fairfield County Community Foundation (Education Collaborative): $220K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Fairfield County's Community Foundation → United Way of Coastal Fairfield County: $214K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Connecticut Humanities Council Inc → Fairfield Historical Society: $204K across 7 grants, latest 2024 The Pitney Bowes Foundation → Network for Teaching: $125K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Ernest and Joan Trefz Foundation → Fairfield University: $105K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Fairfield County's Community Found: $95K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Southwestern Ct Agency On Aging Inc → Jewish Home for the Elderly of Fairfield Cty: $84K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Myron L and Claire B Gordon Foundation → Fairfield Ludlowe High School: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Don & Jo Ann Bainter Fdn Tr → Friends of the Fairfield County District: $18K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Jpmorgan Chase Foundation → Fairfield University: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Fairfield National Bank Community → Fairfield Comm High School: $4K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Fairfield County's Community Foundation → Children's Learning Centers of Fairfield County Inc: $209K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Connecticut Humanities Council Inc → Cultural Alliance of Fairfield Coun: $141K across 7 grants, latest 2022 Fairfield County Foundation → Meals On Wheels Fairfield County: $118K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Pitney Bowes Foundation → Fairfield Countys Community Foundation: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Southwestern Ct Agency On Aging Inc → Schoke Jewish Family Services of Fairfield County: $77K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Myron L and Claire B Gordon Foundation → Fairfield Warde High School: $60K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Synchrony Foundation → Children's Learning Center of Fairfield Country Inc: $48K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Fairfield Countys Community Found: $45K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Ernest and Joan Trefz Foundation → Fairfield Museum and History Center: $23K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Don & Jo Ann Bainter Fdn Tr → Olivedale Senior Citizens of Fairfield C: $9K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Jpmorgan Chase Foundation → Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County Inc: $7K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Fairfield National Bank Community → Fairfield Public School Dist 112: $4K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Fairfield County's Community Foundation → Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County: $182K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Fairfield County Foundation → Fairfield Heritage Association: $97K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Fairfield County's Community Foundation → New Fairfield Community Foundation: $95K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Fairfield County Foundation → YMCA of Lancaster & Fairfield Count: $83K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Fairfield County's Community Foundation → Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield County: $73K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Connecticut Humanities Council Inc → Neighborhood Studios of Fairfield C: $71K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Pitney Bowes Foundation → Junior Achievement of Greater Fairf: $67K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Fairfield County's Community Foundation → Neighborhood Studios of Fairfield County: $65K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Fairfield County's Community Foundation → Catholic Charities of Fairfield County: $59K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Fairfield County's Community Foundation → Operation Hope of Fairfield Inc: $58K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Fairfield County's Community Foundation → Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County: $58K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Fairfield County Foundation → United Way of Fairfield Co: $53K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Fairfield County Foundation → Fairfield Center for Disabilities: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Fairfield County's Community Foundation → Fairfield University: $47K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Synchrony Foundation → Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield County: $40K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Fairfield County Foundation → Fairfield Area Humane Society: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Fairfield County's Community Foundation → High School Scholarship Foundation of Fairfield: $40K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Fairfield County Foundation → Fairfield County Commissioners: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Fairfield County's Community Foundation → Fairfield County Farm Bureau Education Foundation Inc: $40K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Fairfield County's Community Foundation → English Learner Support Services of Fairfield County: $40K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Fairfield County's Community Foundation → Fairfield College Preparatory School: $39K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Southwestern Ct Agency On Aging Inc → Fairfield University School of Nursing: $36K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Synchrony Foundation → Congregation Shir Shalom of Westchester and Fairfield Counties: $36K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Catholic Charities of Fairfield Co: $36K across 3 grants, latest 2022 Connecticut Humanities Council Inc → Fairfield County Children's Choir: $33K across 2 grants, latest 2022 Fairfield County's Community Foundation → St Paul's Episcopal Church Fairfield: $33K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Southwestern Ct Agency On Aging Inc → Fairfield County House: $33K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Bank of America Charitable → Catholic Charities of Fairfield: $32K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Fairfield County's Community Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Fairfield County's Community… $1.5M Fairfield County Foundation: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Fairfield County Foundation $1.5M Southwestern Ct Agency On Aging Inc: $1.4M on this topic. Open the funder. Southwestern Ct Agency On Agi… $1.4M Synchrony Foundation: $688K on this topic. Open the funder. Synchrony Foundation $688K Connecticut Humanities Council Inc: $687K on this topic. Open the funder. Connecticut Humanities Counci… $687K The Bank of America Charitable: $607K on this topic. Open the funder. The Bank of America Charitable $607K Myron L and Claire B Gordon Foundation: $536K on this topic. Open the funder. Myron L and Claire B Gordon F… $536K Jpmorgan Chase Foundation: $527K on this topic. Open the funder. Jpmorgan Chase Foundation $527K The Pitney Bowes Foundation: $426K on this topic. Open the funder. The Pitney Bowes Foundation $426K Ernest and Joan Trefz Foundation: $278K on this topic. Open the funder. Ernest and Joan Trefz Foundat… $278K Don & Jo Ann Bainter Fdn Tr: $56K on this topic. Open the funder. Don & Jo Ann Bainter Fdn Tr $56K Fairfield National Bank Community: $44K on this topic. Open the funder. Fairfield National Bank Commu… $44K Catholic Charities of Fairfield County: received $1.2M on this topic Catholic Charities of Fairfield… $1.2M Fairfield County Agricultural Socie: received $600K on this topic Fairfield County Agricultural S… $600K Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc: received $513K on this topic Fairfield County's Community Fo… $513K Fairfield University: received $453K on this topic Fairfield University $453K Fairfield County Community Fndtn: received $416K on this topic Fairfield County Community Fndtn $416K Fairfield County Foundation: received $414K on this topic Fairfield County Foundation $414K Fairfield County Community: received $344K on this topic Fairfield County Community $344K Child Guidance Center of Mid-Fairfield County: received $252K on this topic Child Guidance Center of Mid-Fa… $252K Fairfield Theatre Company Inc: received $238K on this topic Fairfield Theatre Company Inc $238K Fairfield County Community Foundation (Education Collaborative): received $220K on this topic Fairfield County Community Foun… $220K United Way of Coastal Fairfield County: received $214K on this topic United Way of Coastal Fairfield… $214K Children's Learning Centers of Fairfield County Inc: received $209K on this topic Children's Learning Centers of… $209K Fairfield Historical Society: received $204K on this topic Fairfield Historical Society $204K Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County: received $182K on this topic Habitat for Humanity of Coastal… $182K United Way Campaign of Coastal Fairfield County: received $150K on this topic United Way Campaign of Coastal… $150K Cultural Alliance of Fairfield Coun: received $141K on this topic Cultural Alliance of Fairfield… $141K Fairfield Countys Community: received $134K on this topic Fairfield Countys Community $134K Network for Teaching: received $125K on this topic Network for Teaching $125K Meals On Wheels Fairfield County: received $118K on this topic Meals On Wheels Fairfield County $118K Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield County: received $113K on this topic Junior Achievement of Greater F… $113K Fairfield University: received $105K on this topic Fairfield University $105K Fairfield Countys Community Foundation: received $100K on this topic Fairfield Countys Community Fou… $100K Fairfield Heritage Association: received $97K on this topic Fairfield Heritage Association $97K Fairfield County's Community Found: received $95K on this topic Fairfield County's Community Fo… $95K New Fairfield Community Foundation: received $95K on this topic New Fairfield Community Foundat… $95K Jewish Home for the Elderly of Fairfield Cty: received $84K on this topic Jewish Home for the Elderly of… $84K YMCA of Lancaster & Fairfield Count: received $83K on this topic YMCA of Lancaster & Fairfield C… $83K Schoke Jewish Family Services of Fairfield County: received $77K on this topic Schoke Jewish Family Services o… $77K Neighborhood Studios of Fairfield C: received $71K on this topic Neighborhood Studios of Fairfie… $71K Fairfield Area Humane Society: received $69K on this topic Fairfield Area Humane Society $69K Junior Achievement of Greater Fairf: received $67K on this topic Junior Achievement of Greater F… $67K Neighborhood Studios of Fairfield County: received $65K on this topic Neighborhood Studios of Fairfie… $65K Fairfield Ludlowe High School: received $60K on this topic Fairfield Ludlowe High School $60K Fairfield Warde High School: received $60K on this topic Fairfield Warde High School $60K Operation Hope of Fairfield Inc: received $58K on this topic Operation Hope of Fairfield Inc $58K Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County: received $58K on this topic Cultural Alliance of Fairfield… $58K United Way of Fairfield Co: received $53K on this topic United Way of Fairfield Co $53K Fairfield Center for Disabilities: received $50K on this topic Fairfield Center for Disabiliti… $50K Children's Learning Center of Fairfield Country Inc: received $48K on this topic Children's Learning Center of F… $48K Fairfield Countys Community Found: received $45K on this topic Fairfield Countys Community Fou… $45K High School Scholarship Foundation of Fairfield: received $40K on this topic High School Scholarship Foundat… $40K Fairfield County Commissioners: received $40K on this topic Fairfield County Commissioners $40K Fairfield County Farm Bureau Education Foundation Inc: received $40K on this topic Fairfield County Farm Bureau Ed… $40K English Learner Support Services of Fairfield County: received $40K on this topic English Learner Support Service… $40K Fairfield College Preparatory School: received $39K on this topic Fairfield College Preparatory S… $39K Fairfield University School of Nursing: received $36K on this topic Fairfield University School of… $36K Congregation Shir Shalom of Westchester and Fairfield Counties: received $36K on this topic Congregation Shir Shalom of Wes… $36K Catholic Charities of Fairfield Co: received $36K on this topic Catholic Charities of Fairfield… $36K Fairfield Park District: received $36K on this topic Fairfield Park District $36K Fairfield County Children's Choir: received $33K on this topic Fairfield County Children's Cho… $33K St Paul's Episcopal Church Fairfield: received $33K on this topic St Paul's Episcopal Church Fair… $33K Fairfield County House: received $33K on this topic Fairfield County House $33K Catholic Charities of Fairfield: received $32K on this topic Catholic Charities of Fairfield $32K Fairfield Museum and History Center: received $23K on this topic Fairfield Museum and History Ce… $23K Friends of the Fairfield County District: received $18K on this topic Friends of the Fairfield County… $18K Olivedale Senior Citizens of Fairfield C: received $9K on this topic Olivedale Senior Citizens of Fa… $9K Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County Inc: received $7K on this topic Food Bank of Lower Fairfield Co… $7K Fairfield Comm High School: received $4K on this topic Fairfield Comm High School $4K Fairfield Public School Dist 112: received $4K on this topic Fairfield Public School Dist 112 $4K 12 funders, 59 recipients, grants matching “fairfield” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $208,118 to UNITED WAY OF COASTAL FAIRFIELD COUNTY — for general support.
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Largest: $250,000 to FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY — program/operating support
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Largest: $161,700 to FAIRFIELD THEATRE COMPANY INC — ct cultural fund ope
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Largest: $600,000 to FAIRFIELD COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIE — community progress
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Largest: $50,000 to United Way Campaign of Coastal Fairfield County — in furtherance of stated objectives of the foundation
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Largest: $344,000 to FAIRFIELD COUNTY COMMUNITY — funding supports general operations and programming.
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Largest: $15,000 to FAIRFIELD LUDLOWE HIGH SCHOOL — college scholarships
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Largest: $1.2M to CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY — elderly nutrition / home care services
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Largest: $7,200 to FAIRFIELD PARK DISTRICT — splash pad project
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Largest: $506,000 to FAIRFIELD COUNTY'S COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC — in support of neighborhood revitalization
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Largest: $8,000 to FAIRFIELD AREA HUMANE SOCIETY — unrestricted general
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Largest: $10,000 to UNITED WAY OF COASTAL FAIRFIELD — mentorship and scholarship program for bridgeport youth
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