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Waterford Group Charitable Foundation Inc

Its FY2025 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$41k
Granted FY2023
47
Itemized grants FY2023
40
Organizations funded FY2023
70%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2023
$27k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2023
$100
Largest grant, FY2023
$10,000
Organizations funded a year
34 to 51
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
13
Total assets, FY2023
$103k
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 70% of the organizations Waterford Group Charitable Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 91% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 9% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’21’23
EducationAnimalsHealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesPhilanthropyOther
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
FY202340$27k70%
FY202134$11k74%
FY202051$26kn/a
90% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Religion$16kScience & Tech$11kCommunity Improvement$5kHealth$5kCrime & Legal$4kHousing & Shelter$4kHuman Services$4kEducation$3kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

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All grantees of Waterford Group Charitable Foundation Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Connecticut Science Center Inc$5,00010%
Homes for Our Troops Inc$2,45020%
Catholic Charities USA$2,2261n/a
Community Partners in Action Inc$2,00010%
Hole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc$1,60020%
Love146 Inc$1,38510%
Waterford Country School Inc$1,31220%
Connecticut Children's Foundation Inc$1,13510%
Boy Scouts of America Connecticut Rivers Council Inc$1,00010%
Burton & Phyllis Hoffman Foundation Inc$75010%
The Serc Foundation Inc$70010%
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford$50010%
Trustees of Purdue University$5001n/a
Connecticut Humane Society$50030%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$50020%
Bridges from School to Work Inc$50010%
Adams County Children's Advocacy Center$50010%
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$30030%
Franciscan Family Apostolate Inc$30030%
Hartford HealthCare at Home Inc$25010%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$25010%
Junior Achievement of Southwest New England Inc$25010%
Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut Inc$25010%
Connecticut Brain Tumor Alliance Inc$20020%
Kingswood Oxford School Inc$20010%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$20020%
Stonington Little League$20010%
Connecticut Foodshare Inc$20010%
West Feliciana Animal Humane Society Inc$20010%
Bridgeport Rescue Mission Inc$12510%
Meriden Humane Society Inc$10010%
The Surfrider Foundation$10010%
Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation$10010%
Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association$10010%
Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York Inc$10010%
National Brain Tumor Society Inc$10010%
Kidz Konnection Inc$10010%
House of Bread Inc$10010%
Dean's Mill Elementary School PTO$10010%
Treasure Coast Food Bank Inc$10010%
Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance Inc$10010%
All Souls Anglican Church$1001n/a
The Waterford Public Library$10010%
Project Sweet Peas$10010%
The Cove Center for Grieving Children Inc$10010%
Diabetes Research Institute Foundation Inc$10010%
Mid-Ohio Foodbank$10010%
Montville High School Athletic Boosters Organization$1001n/a
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation$10010%
Anchor Scholarship Foundation Inc$10010%
Newhouse Wildlife Rescue Corporation$10010%
President and Trustees of Bates College$10010%
All Paws on Deck$10010%
Operation Fresh Start Inc$1001n/a
Hebron Interfaith Human Services Inc$1001n/a
The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc$10010%
Cooperative for Education$10010%
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Inc$10010%
Mill River Collaborative Inc$5010%
The Kennedy Collective Inc$5010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 44 recipients with no EIN on record ($36k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Waterford Group Charitable Foundation Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetConnecticut Science Center Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHomes for Our Troops Inc: $2,450 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCommunity Partners in Action Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHole in the Wall Gang Fund Inc: $1,600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetLove146 Inc: $1,385 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWaterford Country School Inc: $1,312 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetConnecticut Children's Foundation Inc: $1,135 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBoy Scouts of America Connecticut Rivers Council Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBurton & Phyllis Hoffman Foundation Inc: $750 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Serc Foundation Inc: $700 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetThe Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConnecticut Humane Society: $500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBridges from School to Work Inc: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAdams County Children's Advocacy Center: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFranciscan Family Apostolate Inc: $300 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetHartford HealthCare at Home Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJunior Achievement of Southwest New England Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut Inc: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetConnecticut Brain Tumor Alliance Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetKingswood Oxford School Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetStonington Little League: $200 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetConnecticut Foodshare Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWest Feliciana Animal Humane Society Inc: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetBridgeport Rescue Mission Inc: $125 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMeriden Humane Society Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Surfrider Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOsteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRhode Island Community Food Bank Association: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRegional Food Bank of Northeastern New York Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Brain Tumor Society Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKidz Konnection Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouse of Bread Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDean's Mill Elementary School PTO: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTreasure Coast Food Bank Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetArkansas Hunger Relief Alliance Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Waterford Public Library: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetProject Sweet Peas: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Cove Center for Grieving Children Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDiabetes Research Institute Foundation Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMid-Ohio Foodbank: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCystic Fibrosis Foundation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnchor Scholarship Foundation Inc: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNewhouse Wildlife Rescue Corporation: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPresident and Trustees of Bates College: $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 54.

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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.

Chelsea Groton FoundationCT25.7× affinity10 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Chelsea Groton Foundation · Aetna Foundation Inc · Hartford Foundation for Public Giving · The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut Inc · The Pfizer Foundation Inc · Hartford Hospital · United Way Inc United Way of Cent & Ne Connecticut · Andrew J & Joyce D Mandell Family Foundation Inc · Burton & Phyllis Hoffman Foundation Inc · Cheryl Chase & Stuart Bear Family Foundation Inc · The Leever Foundation · The Antonacci Family Foundation for Charitable Giving Inc

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 Waterford Group Charitable Foundation Inc

How much does Waterford Group Charitable Foundation Inc give?
Waterford Group Charitable Foundation Inc reported 47 itemized grants totaling $27,456, out of $40,555 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 34 and 51 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Waterford Group Charitable Foundation Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2023, its largest causes are Religion (8%), Science & Tech (5%), Community Improvement (2%).
Who are Waterford Group Charitable Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2023: Connecticut Science Center Inc ($5k), Homes for Our Troops Inc ($2k), Catholic Charities USA ($2k).
Does Waterford Group Charitable Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 70% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Waterford Group Charitable Foundation Inc accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Waterford Group Charitable Foundation Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Chelsea Groton Foundation, Aetna Foundation Inc, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.
Where is Waterford Group Charitable Foundation Inc based?
Waterford Group Charitable 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 105 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $47k of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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