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E Clayton and Edith P Gengras Jr Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$260k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
27
Grants FY2025
26
Organizations funded FY2024
15%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$120,000
Organizations funded a year
19 to 30
FY2019 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
7
Total assets, FY2025
$2.3M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 15% of the organizations E Clayton and Edith P Gengras Jr Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $36k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24
EducationPhilanthropyHealthYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsEnvironmentOther
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 arriving26$259k12%
FY202426$444k15%
FY202319$206k0%
FY202224$326k17%
FY202126$166k19%
FY202030$143k47%
FY201923$143kn/a
99% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2025.

Education$1.3MYouth Development$149kHealth$121kArts & Culture$43kEnvironment$22kHuman Services$17kPublic Benefit$16kCommunity Improvement$14kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

ME
VT
NY
MA
PA
CT
RI
TN
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 45 grantees
All grantees of E Clayton and Edith P Gengras Jr Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Renbrook School Inc$615,50041%
Pomfret School Incorporated$321,38870%
University of Saint Joseph$295,00050%
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford$145,00070%
Connecticut Children's Foundation Inc$60,00020%
The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center Inc$40,00071%
Heathcote Botanical Gardens Inc$16,00073%
Fenwick Improvement Fund Inc$15,50056%
Middlesex School$14,50050%
Providence College$14,00070%
Babson College$14,00060%
The Berkshire School Inc$11,50030%
Hartford Hospital$11,00020%
Hobe Sound Community Chest Inc$10,00020%
Gaylord Hospital INC$10,00010%
Connecticut Children's Medical Center$10,00010%
Lynde Point Land Trust Inc$5,600737%
Puerto Rico Lacrosse Inc$5,00016%
Lehigh University$5,00010%
Library Foundation of Martin County$5,00070%
High Watch Recovery Center Inc$5,00010%
Catholic Charities Inc Archdiocese of Hartford$5,00010%
Grace Academy$3,00030%
Girl Scouts of Connecticut Inc$2,00060%
The Banner Lake Club Inc$2,00060%
Boys & Girls Club of Martin County$2,00010%
Miss Porter's School Inc$1,50030%
The National Conference for Community & Justice of Connecticut and Western Mass$1,00010%
The Trustees of the Smith College$1,00020%
House of Bread Inc$95050%
Connecticut River Watershed Council Inc$75030%
High 5 Adventure Learning Center Inc$70070%
Old Saybrook Historical Society$70070%
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences$50010%
New Britain Museum of American Art Inc$50050%
Mooreland Hill School Inc$50010%
Hartford Public Library$40040%
The Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries Inc$35020%
House of Hope$25010%
Jesus House of Hope Inc$25010%
Florence Griswold Museum Inc$20020%
Safe Futures Inc$20020%
Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc$10010%
United Way of Connecticut Inc$10010%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 8 recipients with no EIN on record ($34k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

E Clayton and Edith P Gengras Jr Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 45 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetRenbrook School Inc: $615,500 over 4y, 1.4% of budgetPomfret School Incorporated: $321,388 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetUniversity of Saint Joseph: $295,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford: $145,000 over 7y, 0.4% of budgetConnecticut Children's Foundation Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center Inc: $40,000 over 7y, 0.7% of budgetHeathcote Botanical Gardens Inc: $16,000 over 7y, 3.0% of budgetFenwick Improvement Fund Inc: $15,500 over 5y, 5.8% of budgetMiddlesex School: $14,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetProvidence College: $14,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetBabson College: $14,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Berkshire School Inc: $11,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHartford Hospital: $11,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHobe Sound Community Chest Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetGaylord Hospital INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConnecticut Children's Medical Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLynde Point Land Trust Inc: $5,600 over 7y, 37% of budgetPuerto Rico Lacrosse Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetLehigh University: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLibrary Foundation of Martin County: $5,000 over 7y, 0.3% of budgetHigh Watch Recovery Center Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCatholic Charities Inc Archdiocese of Hartford: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGrace Academy: $3,000 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetGirl Scouts of Connecticut Inc: $2,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetThe Banner Lake Club Inc: $2,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of Martin County: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMiss Porter's School Inc: $1,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe National Conference for Community & Justice of Connecticut and Western Mass: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Trustees of the Smith College: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHouse of Bread Inc: $950 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetConnecticut River Watershed Council Inc: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHigh 5 Adventure Learning Center Inc: $700 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetOld Saybrook Historical Society: $700 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetBigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNew Britain Museum of American Art Inc: $500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMooreland Hill School Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHartford Public Library: $400 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetThe Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries Inc: $350 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHouse of Hope: $250 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJesus House of Hope Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFlorence Griswold Museum Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSafe Futures Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetConnecticut Public Broadcasting Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUnited Way of Connecticut Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% 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 45.

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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.

Hartford Foundation for Public GivingCT26.7× affinity11 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Hartford Foundation for Public Giving · Aetna Foundation Inc · Sandra & Arnold Chase Family Foundation Inc · Liberty Bank Foundation Inc · Cheryl Chase & Stuart Bear Family Foundation Inc · The Maximilian E and Marion O Hoffman Foundation Inc · Eversource Energy Foundation Inc · The Robert & Margaret Patricelli Family Foundation · The William and Alice Mortensen Foundation · Kitchings Family Foundation · United Way Inc United Way of Cent & Ne Connecticut · William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund

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 E Clayton and Edith P Gengras Jr Foundation Inc

How much does E Clayton and Edith P Gengras Jr Foundation Inc give?
E Clayton and Edith P Gengras Jr Foundation Inc reported 27 grants totaling $259,900 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 30 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
What does E Clayton and Edith P Gengras Jr Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (76%), Youth Development (9%), Health (7%).
Who are E Clayton and Edith P Gengras Jr Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Renbrook School Inc ($616k), Pomfret School Incorporated ($321k), University of Saint Joseph ($295k).
Does E Clayton and Edith P Gengras Jr Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 15% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does E Clayton and Edith P Gengras Jr Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as E Clayton and Edith P Gengras Jr Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Aetna Foundation Inc, Sandra & Arnold Chase Family Foundation Inc.
Where is E Clayton and Edith P Gengras Jr Foundation Inc based?
E Clayton and Edith P Gengras Jr Foundation 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 54 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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