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George Hc Ensworth Memfund Tr at a glance

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George Hc Ensworth Memfund Tr

Its FY2026 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$41k
Granted FY2026still arriving
6
Grants FY2026still arriving
1
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2025.

Health$54kArts & Culture$54kEnvironment$47kYouth Development$32kHuman Services$18kPhilanthropy$15kRecreation & Sports$9kEducation$7kOther$0
02FY2026 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2026

  • Under $10k5 grants · $26k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
$5,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$986k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
GLASTONBURY ART GUILD INC$15,000
THE HOMETOWN FOUNDATION$7,500
NUTMEG BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS$5,000
GLENBROOKE OUTDOOR SPORTS CENTER$5,000
GIRL SCOUTS OF CONNECTICUT$5,000
CT FOREST & PARK ASSOCIATION$3,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

None of its grants could be placed against low income need for this view.

How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

89%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$251k · 17 repeat orgs$32k to everyone else

17 repeat relationships: 5 still active in FY2026, 12 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
5

Total granted

$251k
$17k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
0%

Still filing today

65%
60%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2026, 63% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $15k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25’26
Arts & CultureHousing & ShelterYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyEducationHealthOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • BB
    BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CONNECTICUT INC
    5× · 2020–2026 · $24k · revenue +101%
  • TH
    THE HOMETOWN FOUNDATION INC
    4× · 2022–2026 · $23k · revenue +100%
  • CC
    CONNECTICUT CHORAL ARTISTS INC
    5× · 2020–2025 · $22k · revenue +1%

Funded once

  • OH
    OAK HILL
    one grant, 2025 · $5k
  • LI
    LIVFREE INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +36%
  • CT
    COVENANT TO CARE FOR CHILDREN INC
    one grant, 2025 · $3k · revenue 0%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Connecticut Court Appointed Special Advocates Inc

Empower a statewide network of caring, consistent volunteer court appointed special advocates to advance the best interests of children who have experienced abuse or neglect so every child can find a safe, permanent home to thrive.

Crime & Legal
2
Southeastern Connecticut Community Orchestra Inc
Arts & Culture
3
Connecticut Citizen Action Group Inc

We encourage Connecticut residents to participate in government and their communities and we conduct public interest lobbying to advocate for consumer and environmental concerns.

—
4
Child Advocates of Connecticut Inc

Child Advocates of Connecticut (CAC) transforms the lives of vulnerable children and youth by providing trained and supervised one-on-one volunteer advocates in the community, classroom and courtroom.

—
5
Connecticut Humane Society

The connecticut humane society is the leading resource in the state for companion animal welfare, enriching the lives of families and communities through adoption services, medical care, education, and prevention of cruelty.

Animals
6
Connecticut Land Conservation Council Inc

Connecticut Land Conservation Council, Inc.s mission is to elevate and strengthen land conservation in Connecticut.

Environment
7
Connstep Inc

To help connecticut manufacturers apply advanced manufacturing and management techniques to become more competitive, supporting the growth of connecticut economy.

Community Improvement
8
Connecticut Farmland Trust Inc

Protect Connecticuts farmland for agricultural use by purchasing and accepting donations of agricultural conservation easements

Food & Nutrition
9
Connecticut Votes for Animals Inc

CT Votes for Animals (CVA) is a state-wide, grass-roots animal advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of CTs animals by championing legislative change. CVA effects policy change by mobilizing animal supporters in…

Animals
10
Connecticut Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons Inc

Professional organization of connecticut plastic surgeons

—
11
The Community Action Agency of Western Connecticut Inc

The community action agency of western connecticut is a private non-profit corporation serving western connecticut. its primary purpose is to operate a multi-purpose organization to combat poverty and promote self sufficiency among low…

Community Improvement
12
Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc

Connecticut public broadcasting, inc. will inform, educate and inspire the people of connecticut, connecting and empowering the people of ct through outstanding journalism, storytelling, education and experiences, to make our state a more…

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut Inc; the most unlike its peers is Woman Survival Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

14 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 14 of the 23 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
14/14
Grantees still filing
6/14
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS: $20,000 · OtherNATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESSGirl Scouts of Connecticut Inc: $18,000 · OtherGirl Scouts of Connecticut IncSAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL: $16,000 · OtherSAINT FRANCIS HOSPITALGLASTONBURY ART GUILD INC: $15,000 · OtherGLASTONBURY ART GUILD INCCIB - CT INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND: $12,900 · OtherCIB - CT INSTITUTE FOR THE BLINDCHILDREN IN PLACEMENT INC: $10,000 · OtherCHILDREN IN PLACEMENT INCJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SW NEW ENGLAND: $7,000 · OtherJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SW NEW ENGLANDOAK HILL: $5,000 · OtherRONALD MCDONAD HOUSE OF CT: $5,000 · OtherSPECIAL OLYMPICS: $5,000 · OtherLIVFREE INC: $5,000 · Other+1 more: $3,000 · OtherOPERATION FUEL INCORPORATED: $41,500 · Housing & ShelterOPERATION FUEL IN…WOMAN SURVIVAL INC: $2,500 · Housing & ShelterWOMAN SURVIVAL IN…CONNECTICUT CHORAL ARTISTS INC: $22,000 · Arts & CultureCONNECTICUT CHO…CUATRO PUNTOS INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureCUATRO PUNTOS I…HARTFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $5,000 · Arts & CultureHARTFORD SYMPHO…LITTLE THEATRE OF MANCHESTER INC: $1,500 · Arts & CultureBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CONNECTICUT INC: $24,000 · Youth DevelopmentBIG BROTHERS …GLENBROOKE OUTDOOR SPORTS CENTER INC: $8,600 · Youth DevelopmentGLENBROOKE OU…THE HOMETOWN FOUNDATION INC: $22,800 · PhilanthropyTHE HOMET…LAYAVINYASA COMPANY: $15,000 · EducationCONNECTICUT FOREST & PARK ASSOCIATION: $8,000 · Recreation & Sports
Other$121,900Housing & Shelter$44,000Arts & Culture$38,500Youth Development$32,600Philanthropy$22,800Education$15,000Recreation & Sports$8,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetOPERATION FUEL INCORPORATED: $41,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF CONNECTICUT INC: $24,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetTHE HOMETOWN FOUNDATION INC: $22,800 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetCONNECTICUT CHORAL ARTISTS INC: $22,000 over 5y, 2.9% of budgetGirl Scouts of Connecticut Inc: $18,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLAYAVINYASA COMPANY: $15,000 over 3y, 3.6% of budgetCUATRO PUNTOS INC: $10,000 over 2y, 6.2% of budgetCHILDREN IN PLACEMENT INC: $10,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetGLENBROOKE OUTDOOR SPORTS CENTER INC: $8,600 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetHARTFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetLIVFREE INC: $5,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetCOVENANT TO CARE FOR CHILDREN INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetLITTLE THEATRE OF MANCHESTER INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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 f…Aetna Foundation IncSbm Charitable Founda…Foulds Wm Cotr Uw W F…American Savings Foun…Ion Bank Foundation I…Dime Bank Foundation …J Walton Bissell Foun…The Maximilian E and …Farmington Bank Commu…Chelsea Groton Founda…The Connecticut Commu…
Hartford Foundation for Public GivingCT27.6× 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 · Sbm Charitable Foundation Inc · Foulds Wm Cotr Uw W F Fam Fd · American Savings Foundation Inc · Ion Bank Foundation Inc · Dime Bank Foundation Inc · J Walton Bissell Foundation Inc · The Maximilian E and Marion O Hoffman Foundation Inc · Farmington Bank Community Foundation Inc · Chelsea Groton Foundation · The Connecticut Community 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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization George Hc Ensworth Memfund Tr funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from George Hc Ensworth Memfund Tr. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%15%30%45%60%share of the org’s income from government →median 15%
  • Operation Fuel Incorporated: 51% of income from government
  • Children in Placement Inc: 47% of income from government
  • Covenant to Care for Children Inc: 35% of income from government
  • Connecticut Forest & Park Association: 16% of income from government
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut Inc: 15% of income from government
  • Layavinyasa Company: 3% of income from government
  • Cuatro Puntos Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Girl Scouts of Connecticut Inc: 2% of income from government
  • Hartford Symphony Orchestra Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
2get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–60%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

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 23 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 2026, released 2026. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
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The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home