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Community Foundation of Middlesex County Inc

To assist and promote the well being of the inhabitants of middlesex county and its vicinity by, among other activities, engaging in charitable activities and extending financial aid through grants, contributions, or other aid or assistance. Our background and work: the community foundation idea is simple one: anyone can be a…

$2.3M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
43
Itemized grants FY2025
38
Organizations funded FY2024
32%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Itemized, FY2025
$1.4M
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2025
$15,400
Largest grant, FY2025
$140,965
Organizations funded a year
9 to 39
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
6
Total assets, FY2025
$46M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 32% of the organizations Community Foundation of Middlesex County Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 28% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 72% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $308k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Human ServicesEnvironmentEducationHealthFood & NutritionArts & CultureOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving42$1.2M19%
FY202438$1.1M32%
FY202339$1.1M31%
FY202232$1.0M75%
FY20219$125k11%
FY20209$229k0%
FY201910$315k60%
FY201827$326k30%
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What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Food & Nutrition$1.6MEducation$881kEnvironment$725kHuman Services$472kReligion$403kArts & Culture$325kHealth$281kRecreation & Sports$107kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
OH
CT
CA
CO
DC
TX

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Madison Community Services$398,549490%
Connecticut Foodshare Inc$388,01440%
House of Bread Inc$366,79245%
Healing Meals Foundation Corporation$366,792411%
St John Roman Catholic$314,0557n/a
St John Paul II Regional School$294,5567n/a
East Hampton Volunteer Food Bank Inc$192,680462%
Bread for Life Inc$170,404414%
Friends of Southington Community Services$170,404446%
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk Inc$150,00011%
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All grantees of Community Foundation of Middlesex County Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Madison Community Services$398,549490%
Connecticut Foodshare Inc$388,01440%
House of Bread Inc$366,79245%
Healing Meals Foundation Corporation$366,792411%
St John Roman Catholic$314,0557n/a
St John Paul II Regional School$294,5567n/a
East Hampton Volunteer Food Bank Inc$192,680462%
Bread for Life Inc$170,404414%
Friends of Southington Community Services$170,404446%
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk Inc$150,00011%
Middletown Board of Education$147,3866n/a
Zion Lutheran Church$122,4564n/a
Town of Cromwell - Department of Human Services$121,2659n/a
Gilead Community Services Inc$120,69160%
Westbrook High School$105,0345n/a
Young Mens Christian Association of Northern Middlesex County Inc$103,88331%
Connecticut River Watershed Council Inc$102,85652%
Food Pantry of North Branford Inc$86,712424%
Honor Rotary a Foundation for Colchester Inc$85,1334n/a
Eastern Connecticut Conservation District Inc$82,24116%
Middletown High School Blue Dragon Booster Club Inc$73,314811%
Meriden-New Britain-Berlin Young Men's Christian Association Inc$71,45320%
Ivoryton Playhouse Foundation Inc$68,34242%
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$61,7637n/a
Kingswood Oxford School Inc$59,62870%
Marlborough Food Bank Inc$56,4062n/a
Ivoryton Library Association$51,300124%
Plainville Community Food Pantry Inc$50,454110%
Connecticut Forest & Park Association$48,88331%
North Haven Congregational Church$48,5274n/a
United States Catholic Conference$42,9503n/a
St Vincent Depaul Middletown$41,8913n/a
Rotary Club of Meriden$40,2751n/a
Citizens Campaign Fund for the Environment Inc$40,0001n/a
Area Congregations Together Inc$37,60641%
St Vincent Depaul of the Valley Inc$37,60543%
Overcomer Training Center Inc$35,250210%
Searchlight Educational Media Inc$34,3282n/a
Rotary International$31,8541n/a
Middlesex Hospital$31,50020%
Connecticut Audubon Society Inc$31,26730%
Clean Water Fund$30,00020%
Essex Rotary Scholarship Foundation$30,0003n/a
Everyone Outside$28,800210%
Old Saybrook Land Trust Inc$28,000112%
Collective Oyster Recycling & Restoration Foundation$27,5001n/a
Xavier High School$27,2082n/a
Ecumenical Food Bank Inc$25,89044%
Town of West Hartford West Hartford Public Library$25,8323n/a
Valley Shore YMCA Inc$25,25030%
International Foundation For CDKL5 Research$25,00022%
Pathfinders Inc$25,00011%
Chester Land Trust$23,5832n/a
Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries$18,5122n/a
Essex Land Trust Inc$18,25016%
Essex Winter Series Inc$18,000112%
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut Inc$17,85330%
Impact Inc$16,78310%
Middlesex United Way Inc$16,49421%
Essex Library Association Inc$15,75012%
Incarnation Center Inc$15,60010%
A Place Called Hope Inc$15,4001n/a
Katal Center for Equity Health and Justice Inc$15,00012%
Friends of Machimoodus State Parks$15,0001n/a
Deep River Conservation Trust Inc Deep River Land Trust$15,0001n/a
Wesleyan University$15,00010%
Regional School District #4$14,1602n/a
Riverquest Inc$13,4881n/a
Greater Middletown Military Museum$12,7921n/a
Trinity College$12,75720%
Ukrainian Patriot Inc$12,70017%
Oddfellows Playhouse$11,31022%
The University of Connecticut Foundation Inc$10,50010%
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Connecticut and Western Mass Inc$10,25010%
Simply Sharing Inc$10,2001n/a
Middlesex Habitat for Humanity of Connecticut Inc$10,00011%
Camp Bethel Assn Inc$10,0001n/a
Unashamed Inc$10,00012%
Connecticut Foundation for Dental Outreach Inc$10,00012%
The Independent Day School Inc$10,00010%
Old Burial Yard of Thirty Mile Island Inc$10,0001n/a
Police Activity League of Middletown Inc$10,0001n/a
East Haddam Land Trust Inc$8,08611%
Essex Historical Society$7,830110%
Goodspeed Opera House Foundation Inc$7,00010%
Rushford Center Inc$6,94510%
Salt Marsh Opera Company$6,60012%
Middlesex County Historical Society$6,53317%
Ukrainians of Colorado$6,41012%
The Community Music School Inc$6,3541n/a
The United Way of Greater Waterbury Inc$6,25010%
Essex Elementary School Foundationinc$6,25017%
Killingworth Library Association Inc$6,0001n/a
Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut Inc$5,90010%
Bare Necessities Inc$5,50016%
The Connection Inc$5,50010%
Estuary Council of Seniors Inc$5,20010%
Rotary Club of Essex Foundation Inc$5,2001n/a

Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($50k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Community Foundation of Middlesex County Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 63 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetMadison Community Services: $398,549 over 4y, 90% of budgetConnecticut Foodshare Inc: $388,014 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetHouse of Bread Inc: $366,792 over 4y, 4.7% of budgetHealing Meals Foundation Corporation: $366,792 over 4y, 11% of budgetEast Hampton Volunteer Food Bank Inc: $192,680 over 4y, 62% of budgetBread for Life Inc: $170,404 over 4y, 14% of budgetFriends of Southington Community Services: $170,404 over 4y, 46% of budgetThe Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk Inc: $150,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetGilead Community Services Inc: $120,691 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association of Northern Middlesex County Inc: $103,883 over 3y, 0.5% of budgetConnecticut River Watershed Council Inc: $102,856 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetFood Pantry of North Branford Inc: $86,712 over 4y, 24% of budgetEastern Connecticut Conservation District Inc: $82,241 over 1y, 6.2% of budgetMiddletown High School Blue Dragon Booster Club Inc: $73,314 over 8y, 11% of budgetMeriden-New Britain-Berlin Young Men's Christian Association Inc: $71,453 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetIvoryton Playhouse Foundation Inc: $68,342 over 4y, 1.6% of budgetKingswood Oxford School Inc: $59,628 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetIvoryton Library Association: $51,300 over 1y, 24% of budgetPlainville Community Food Pantry Inc: $50,454 over 1y, 9.8% of budgetConnecticut Forest & Park Association: $48,883 over 3y, 1.2% of budgetArea Congregations Together Inc: $37,606 over 4y, 1.1% of budgetSt Vincent Depaul of the Valley Inc: $37,605 over 4y, 2.7% of budgetOvercomer Training Center Inc: $35,250 over 2y, 10% of budgetMiddlesex Hospital: $31,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetConnecticut Audubon Society Inc: $31,267 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetClean Water Fund: $30,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetEveryone Outside: $28,800 over 2y, 10% of budgetOld Saybrook Land Trust Inc: $28,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetEcumenical Food Bank Inc: $25,890 over 4y, 3.6% of budgetValley Shore YMCA Inc: $25,250 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetInternational Foundation For CDKL5 Research: $25,000 over 2y, 2.4% of budgetPathfinders Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetEssex Land Trust Inc: $18,250 over 1y, 6.3% of budgetEssex Winter Series Inc: $18,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetBig Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut Inc: $17,853 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetImpact Inc: $16,783 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMiddlesex United Way Inc: $16,494 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetEssex Library Association Inc: $15,750 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetIncarnation Center Inc: $15,600 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetKatal Center for Equity Health and Justice Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetWesleyan University: $15,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTrinity College: $12,757 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetUkrainian Patriot Inc: $12,700 over 1y, 6.6% of budgetOddfellows Playhouse: $11,310 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetThe University of Connecticut Foundation Inc: $10,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRonald McDonald House Charities of Connecticut and Western Mass Inc: $10,250 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMiddlesex Habitat for Humanity of Connecticut Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetUnashamed Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 63.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Kitchings Family FoundationFL38.1× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Kitchings Family Foundation · Middlesex United Way Inc · Liberty Bank Foundation Inc · American Savings Foundation Inc · Hartford Foundation for Public Giving · United Way Inc United Way of Cent & Ne Connecticut · The Rockfall Foundation · Aetna Foundation Inc · The Maximilian E and Marion O Hoffman Foundation Inc · Ion Bank Foundation Inc · Eversource Energy Foundation Inc · Carlson Family Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Community Foundation of Middlesex County Inc

How much does Community Foundation of Middlesex County Inc give?
Community Foundation of Middlesex County Inc reported 43 itemized grants totaling $1,354,779, out of $2,321,199 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 9 and 39 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Community Foundation of Middlesex County Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (31%), Education (17%), Environment (14%).
Who are Community Foundation of Middlesex County Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Madison Community Services ($399k), Connecticut Foodshare Inc ($388k), House of Bread Inc ($367k).
Does Community Foundation of Middlesex County Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 32% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Community Foundation of Middlesex County Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Kitchings Family Foundation, Middlesex United Way Inc, Liberty Bank Foundation Inc.
Where is Community Foundation of Middlesex County Inc based?
Community Foundation of Middlesex County Inc is based in CT.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 107 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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