Grants and funding in Connecticut
8,274 foundations reported granting into Connecticut on their most recent IRS filings: 31,504 itemized grants worth $2.1B between them. On top of that, nine live grant programs and nineteen contract opportunities are specific to Connecticut, alongside 4,125 nationwide programs also open here.
- foundations granting into the state
- 8,274
- of 129,000+ funders on file
- in itemized grants into the state
- $2.1B
- across 31,504 grants on IRS filings
- live grants specific to Connecticut
- 9
- of 5,000+ open grants tracked nationwide
- community lenders serving the state
- 41
- of 480+ CDFIs on file
What a typical foundation grant runs here
The 8,274 foundations granting into Connecticut, grouped by the average size of their grants. The middle of this chart is where most applications belong: funders whose typical check runs in the thousands.
Who gives the most into Connecticut
The five foundations reporting the largest itemized grant dollars into Connecticut on their most recent filings.
Who the Connecticut-specific grants are for
Of the nine live grant programs specific to Connecticut, here is who the announcements name. One program can name several groups. three more are open to any organization type.
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The lenders almost nobody checks
Forty-one community development lenders serve Connecticut: below-market debt that takes no ownership, for organizations a bank would make wait. Among them: Community Reinvestment Fund, Inc., NDN Fund, Inc., Community Impact Loan Fund, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Accion Opportunity Fund. Quillify tracks 480+ nationwide alongside the grants, because the right answer to a funding gap is sometimes a loan you can actually get.
Connecticut foundation grants by focus
Foundations based in Connecticut that accept applications, grouped by what they fund. Or see all 256Connecticut foundations that accept applications.
- Education grants in Connecticut (67 funders)
- Arts, Culture & Humanities grants in Connecticut (55 funders)
- Human Services grants in Connecticut (45 funders)
- Health Care grants in Connecticut (20 funders)
- Environment grants in Connecticut (18 funders)
- Philanthropy & Grantmaking grants in Connecticut (15 funders)
- Youth Development grants in Connecticut (15 funders)
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition grants in Connecticut (14 funders)
- Recreation & Sports grants in Connecticut (12 funders)
Opportunity figures count live, unexpired programs as of November 1, 2026. Foundation figures come from IRS filings for tax year 2022.
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