Funding by state · CT
Grantmaking in Connecticut
1,907 grantmakers are based in Connecticut. Together they granted $4.0B across the 2022 and 2023 filings, the 28th most of any state, and kept 44% of it in Connecticut. Roughly half stays, half leaves.
The short version
- 1,907 grantmakers are based in Connecticut, granting $4.0B across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings, the 28th most of any state.
- 44% of grants made by Connecticut funders stayed in Connecticut; the rest went to organizations in other states.
- Connecticut is a net importer of grant money, its organizations drawing $586M more from outside funders than Connecticut funders send out.
- Connecticut funds youth development more heavily than the country, at 2.92× the national rate.
Largest funders based in Connecticut
Grantmakers headquartered in Connecticut, sized by total grants made. Pick one for its dossier.
Organizations in Connecticut that draw the most
The nonprofits in Connecticut that received the most grant money.
Biggest funders reaching into Connecticut from elsewhere
Out-of-state funders sending the most money to organizations in Connecticut.
What Connecticut funds, against the country
Each cause by how much of Connecticut's grant money it draws relative to the national rate. To the right of the line is overweight, to the left underweight. Connecticut is most overweight on youth development, at 2.92× the national rate. Dot size is the cause's share of the state.
Where the money goes by org size
Grant dollars to organizations in Connecticut, by the recipient's size, against the national average (the marker). Connecticut sends a larger share to $10M to $100M organizations than the country as a whole, and less to $100M and up.
Find funders by cause in Connecticut
Who funds each cause in Connecticut, with the largest funders and how to reach them.
Questions and answers
- What does it mean for grant money to stay in-state?
- It is the share of grants made by funders based in Connecticut that reached organizations also located in Connecticut, rather than organizations in other states. A high share means local funders mostly back local causes; a low one means the money largely leaves.
- Is Connecticut a major grantmaking state?
- Connecticut ranks 28th of the 52 states and territories by grant dollars from resident funders. The largest grantmaking states are California and New York; the most outward, where money mostly leaves, are domiciles like Delaware.
- How can a nonprofit find funders in Connecticut?
- Start with the largest grantmakers based in Connecticut, currently Dalio Family Fund Inc and Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc. Out-of-state funders also reach in, led by Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Connecticut funds youth development above the national rate, so funders active there are worth approaching.
- How recent is this Connecticut grant data?
- It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months, so this is the most recent complete picture.
More from the funding graph
Read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. A funder is placed by the state on its most recent filing. In-state share counts grant dollars whose recipient is also in Connecticut, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.