Connecticut · Public charity
New Haven Promise Inc
New Haven Promise works to build a culture in the public schools in which students aspire to attend and graduate from college; to provide financial incentives and support for those students; and to facilitate their return to live, work and serve in the greater New Haven community.
- $4.8M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 21
- Grants FY2025
- 17
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 35%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $77,500
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $2,774,398
- Organizations funded a year
- 14 to 17
- FY2021 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 6
- Total assets, FY2025
- $3.0M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 35% of the organizations New Haven Promise Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 6% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $245k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 20 | $4.7M | 5% |
| FY2024 | 17 | $4.0M | 35% |
| FY2023 | 14 | $4.1M | 0% |
| FY2022 | 14 | $4.0M | 0% |
| FY2021 | 15 | $4.3M | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2021 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2021 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Connecticut | $14,552,635 | 5 | n/a |
| Southern Ct State University | $2,852,865 | 5 | n/a |
| University of New Haven | $723,418 | 5 | 0% |
| Central Ct State University | $486,314 | 5 | n/a |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | $398,957 | 5 | n/a |
| State of Connecticut | $295,835 | 3 | n/a |
| Quinnipiac University | $261,263 | 5 | 0% |
| Albertus Magnus College | $250,817 | 5 | 0% |
| Gateway Community College Foundation Inc | $174,661 | 2 | 15% |
| Western Connecticut State University Foundation Inc | $159,414 | 5 | 2% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Connecticut | $14,552,635 | 5 | n/a |
| Southern Ct State University | $2,852,865 | 5 | n/a |
| University of New Haven | $723,418 | 5 | 0% |
| Central Ct State University | $486,314 | 5 | n/a |
| Eastern Connecticut State University | $398,957 | 5 | n/a |
| State of Connecticut | $295,835 | 3 | n/a |
| Quinnipiac University | $261,263 | 5 | 0% |
| Albertus Magnus College | $250,817 | 5 | 0% |
| Gateway Community College Foundation Inc | $174,661 | 2 | 15% |
| Western Connecticut State University Foundation Inc | $159,414 | 5 | 2% |
| The Morgan State University Foundation Inc | $157,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Hampton University | $132,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Connecticut College | $118,333 | 5 | 0% |
| The Howard University | $100,000 | 2 | 0% |
| The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Investment Fund Inc | $80,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Wesleyan University | $75,644 | 5 | 0% |
| University of Hartford | $63,672 | 4 | 0% |
| Spelman College | $60,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Metropolitan Bridgeport Inc | $45,625 | 5 | 89% |
| Morehouse College | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Sacred Heart University Incorporated | $19,692 | 3 | 0% |
| Fairfield University | $12,500 | 2 | 0% |
Where it is load-bearing
New Haven Promise Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 17 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: Wheeler Clinic Inc · Davis Educational Foundation · The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven · National Collegiate Athletic Association · Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
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About New Haven Promise Inc
- How much does New Haven Promise Inc give?
- New Haven Promise Inc reported 21 grants totaling $4,791,192 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 14 and 17 organizations a year over FY2021 to FY2024.
- What does New Haven Promise Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2021 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (100%).
- Who are New Haven Promise Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2021 to FY2025: University of Connecticut ($15M), Southern Ct State University ($2.9M), University of New Haven ($723k).
- Does New Haven Promise Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 35% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as New Haven Promise Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Wheeler Clinic Inc, Davis Educational Foundation, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven.
- Where is New Haven Promise Inc based?
- New Haven Promise Inc is based in CT.
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