· Private foundation
Venberg Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| ADAM J LEWIS ACADEMY | $5,000 |
| BROWN UNIVERSITY SPORTS FOUNDATION | $5,000 |
| URBAN IMPACT | $5,000 |
| VARIOUS | $2,750 |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | $2,500 |
| GREEK ORTHODOX HOLY TRINITY CHURCH | $2,000 |
| FRIENDS OF LACHAT INC | $1,000 |
| MERCY LEARNING CENTER | $1,000 |
| BLACK ROCK CHURCH | $1,000 |
| FAIRFIELD THEATER COMPANY | $1,000 |
| FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY QUICK CENTER FOR THE ARTS | $1,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $1,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–23) land where the poverty rate runs at 13%, against an area that typically sits at 15%. 2% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
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.
The University of New Haven is a student-centered comprehensive university with an emphasis on excellence in liberal arts and professional education. Our mission is to prepare our students to lead purposeful and fulfilling lives in a…
Connecticut college educates students to put the liberal arts into action as citizens of a global society. for additional information, see schedule o.
Great oaks charter school is a public school providing high-dosage tutoring, data-driven learning strategies & extra-curricular opportunities to students in grades 6-12 to ensure success in the career or college of their choice. great oaks…
The university provides a rigorous liberal arts and professional education for a diverse student population. (see schedule o for the organization's mission.)
Fairleigh dickinson university is a center of academic excellence dedicated to the preparation of world citizens through global education. the university strives to provide students with the multi-disciplinary, intercultural, and ethical…
Barnard college aims to provide the highest quality liberal arts education to promising and high-achieving young women, offering the unparalleled advantages of an outstanding residential college in partnership with a major research…
Greenwich academy is an independent college-preparatory day school for girls and young women that seeks to foster excellence. for more information see schedule o.its mission is to provide a challenging, comprehensive educational experience…
Western new england university, a comprehensive private institution with a tradition of excellence in teaching and scholarship and a commitment to service, awards undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degrees in various departments from…
To provide excellence and access in private higher education to those who seek to expand their knowledge and prepare themselves for meaningful, educated lives and for service to their communities and the world.
Mitchell college educates students through a highly individualized educational approach that brings forward each student's potential, reveals their strengths, and fosters personal growth.
As a diverse community of learners, we cultivate integrity, curiosity, connection and resilience.
To improve the world through research, scholarship, education, preservation, and practice.
How this is measured
10 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 10 of the 16 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds BROWN UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds URBAN IMPACT OF BLACK ROCK INCORPORATED ↗
- Who funds ADAM J LEWIS ACADEMY INC ↗
- Who funds ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC ↗
- Who funds Fairfield University ↗
- Who funds FAIRFIELD THEATRE COMPANY INC ↗
- Who funds FRIENDS OF LACHAT INC ↗
- Who funds SERIOUSFUN CHILDREN'S NETWORK ↗
- Who funds CONNECTICUT WOMENS HALL OF FAME INC ↗
- Who funds MERCY LEARNING CENTER OF BRIDGEPORT INC ↗
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: Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Venberg Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Venberg Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport Inc: 4% of income from government
- Fairfield University: 1% of income from government
- Fairfield Theatre Company Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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