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Dale & Laura Kutnick Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$706k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
46
Grants FY2025
40
Organizations funded FY2024
20%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$7,500
Largest grant, FY2025
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
35 to 40
FY2021 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
16
Total assets, FY2025
$15M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 20% of the organizations Dale & Laura Kutnick Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 10% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 90% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $63k went to new ones.

50%100%’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’22’23’24
Arts & CultureHuman ServicesAnimalsEnvironmentYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsOther
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 arriving45$651k36%
FY202440$650k20%
FY202335$568k31%
FY202239$632k15%
FY202139$402kn/a
95% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.

Environment$1.2MPhilanthropy$660kEducation$517kArts & Culture$266kScience & Tech$152kHealth$145kInternational$131kAnimals$108kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Prime Coalition Inc$580,00052%
Yale University$260,0003n/a
National Forest Foundation$245,00050%
Riverkeeper Inc$235,00041%
Connecticut Invention Convention$151,00054%
Friends of Ofanim Inc$130,00052%
Fost for Good Inc$102,000450%
Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Westport Inc$97,0005n/a
Greenwich International Film Festival Inc$75,00036%
Island Press$64,50021%
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All grantees of Dale & Laura Kutnick Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Prime Coalition Inc$580,00052%
Yale University$260,0003n/a
National Forest Foundation$245,00050%
Riverkeeper Inc$235,00041%
Connecticut Invention Convention$151,00054%
Friends of Ofanim Inc$130,00052%
Fost for Good Inc$102,000450%
Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Westport Inc$97,0005n/a
Greenwich International Film Festival Inc$75,00036%
Island Press$64,50021%
Govern for America Inc$55,00052%
Inner-City Computer Stars Foundation$50,00011%
Pro Publica Inc$37,50050%
Moca Ct Inc$35,50041%
Rising Starr Horse Rescue Corp$32,00051%
Wildlife Conservation Society$30,00030%
Sacred Heart University Incorporated$30,00030%
Blue Water Institute$30,000318%
Mark Twain Library Association Inc$25,60050%
Ethos Farm Project Inc$25,00032%
Nuvance Health$25,00010%
The Film Collaborative Inc$25,00010%
Bronx Children's Museum$23,50040%
Codeart Inc$22,50022%
Horizons Inc$20,00030%
Stew Leonard III Water Safety Fd Inc$20,00011%
United States Soccer Federation$20,00020%
Pound Ridge Land Conservancy Inc$20,00052%
Kaeli Kramer Foundation$18,50054%
Jackson Hole International Film Festival$18,00014%
Cornell University$17,50050%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$15,00030%
Westport Country Playhouse Inc$12,50050%
World Central Kitchen Inc$10,50020%
Sweet Farm Foundation$10,0001n/a
K9s for Warriors Inc$10,00040%
American Rivers Inc$10,00010%
Earthplace Inc$10,00010%
Connecticut Humane Society$10,00020%
The Aspen Institute Inc$7,50020%
Redding Volunteer Fire Company No 1 Inc$7,500526%
Ffwd$7,00010%
Climate Cabinet Education$7,0001n/a
Riverside Park Conservancy Inc$6,50020%
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Inc$6,00030%
Center for Common Ground$5,00010%
Kids Helping Kids Inc$5,0001n/a
Western Connecticut Health Network Inc$5,00010%
Pet Animal Welfare Society of Connecticut Inc$3,00020%
The Taft School Corporation$3,00050%
Soil Health Academy$2,50010%
Carbon Cycle Institute$2,50010%
Connecticut Forest & Park Association$2,5001n/a
Protect Our Winters$2,50010%
Bruce Museum Inc$2,00020%
Sundance Institute$1,30010%
The Foundation for Tomorrow Inc$1,1501n/a
Ecdysis Foundation$1,00010%
Village Community Foundation Inc$1,0001n/a
Wikimedia Foundation Inc$50010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($216k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Dale & Laura Kutnick Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 52 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPrime Coalition Inc: $580,000 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetNational Forest Foundation: $245,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetRiverkeeper Inc: $235,000 over 4y, 1.5% of budgetConnecticut Invention Convention: $151,000 over 5y, 4.3% of budgetFriends of Ofanim Inc: $130,000 over 5y, 2.2% of budgetFost for Good Inc: $102,000 over 4y, 50% of budgetGreenwich International Film Festival Inc: $75,000 over 3y, 6.3% of budgetIsland Press: $64,500 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetGovern for America Inc: $55,000 over 5y, 1.6% of budgetInner-City Computer Stars Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetPro Publica Inc: $37,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMoca Ct Inc: $35,500 over 4y, 0.8% of budgetRising Starr Horse Rescue Corp: $32,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetWildlife Conservation Society: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSacred Heart University Incorporated: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBlue Water Institute: $30,000 over 3y, 18% of budgetMark Twain Library Association Inc: $25,600 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetEthos Farm Project Inc: $25,000 over 3y, 1.9% of budgetNuvance Health: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Film Collaborative Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetBronx Children's Museum: $23,500 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetCodeart Inc: $22,500 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetHorizons Inc: $20,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetStew Leonard III Water Safety Fd Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetUnited States Soccer Federation: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPound Ridge Land Conservancy Inc: $20,000 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetKaeli Kramer Foundation: $18,500 over 5y, 4.1% of budgetJackson Hole International Film Festival: $18,000 over 1y, 4.3% of budgetCornell University: $17,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetPlanned Parenthood Federation of America Inc: $15,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWestport Country Playhouse Inc: $12,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetWorld Central Kitchen Inc: $10,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetK9s for Warriors Inc: $10,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Rivers Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEarthplace Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetConnecticut Humane Society: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Aspen Institute Inc: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRedding Volunteer Fire Company No 1 Inc: $7,500 over 5y, 26% of budgetFfwd: $7,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRiverside Park Conservancy Inc: $6,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for Common Ground: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWestern Connecticut Health Network Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPet Animal Welfare Society of Connecticut Inc: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Taft School Corporation: $3,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSoil Health Academy: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCarbon Cycle Institute: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetProtect Our Winters: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% 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 52.

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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.

Fairfield County's Community Foundation IncCT22.5× affinity9 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · Howard & Katherine Aibel Foundation · Chelsea Groton Foundation · William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund · Grace Jones Richardson Testamentary Trust C/O Piedmont Trust Co · Newman's Own Foundation · California Community Foundation · Select Equity Group Foundation · Connecticut Humanities Council Inc · Impactassetsinc · Ibm International 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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How do I get to Dale & Laura Kutnick Foundation Inc?

Find your warmest path to Dale & Laura Kutnick Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Dale & Laura Kutnick Foundation Inc

How much does Dale & Laura Kutnick Foundation Inc give?
Dale & Laura Kutnick Foundation Inc reported 46 grants totaling $705,714 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 35 and 40 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
What does Dale & Laura Kutnick Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (33%), Philanthropy (18%), Education (14%).
Who are Dale & Laura Kutnick Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: Prime Coalition Inc ($580k), Yale University ($260k), National Forest Foundation ($245k).
Does Dale & Laura Kutnick Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 20% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Dale & Laura Kutnick Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Dale & Laura Kutnick Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Howard & Katherine Aibel Foundation.
Where is Dale & Laura Kutnick Foundation Inc based?
Dale & Laura Kutnick Foundation Inc is based in NJ.

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 83 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-PF 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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