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Who funds arts and culture in Connecticut
Arts and culture funding in Connecticut is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Yale University leads, and the money reaches 921 groups.
The short version
- 2,589 funders gave $599M to 921 arts and culture organizations in Connecticut across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 39% of that came from funders also based in Connecticut; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of arts and culture in Connecticut is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $59M.
- The arts and culture organization drawing the most is Yale University, at $45M.
Largest funders of arts and culture in Connecticut
The funders giving the most to arts and culture organizations in Connecticut, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Arts and culture organizations in Connecticut that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find arts and culture funders in Connecticut
- 1Start with the funders already active in Connecticut
The funders giving the most to arts and culture in Connecticut are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Connecticut Humanities Council Inc, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. A funder already writing arts and culture checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
- 3Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
61% of arts and culture money in Connecticut comes from funders elsewhere, so national arts and culture funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Connecticut.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a arts and culture nonprofit in Connecticut?
- Start with the funders already giving to arts and culture in Connecticut, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Connecticut Humanities Council Inc, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. Then look at who funds the arts and culture organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Connecticut from out of state.
- Who is the largest arts and culture funder in Connecticut?
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to arts and culture organizations in Connecticut, $59M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to arts and culture in Connecticut?
- $599M reached 921 arts and culture organizations in Connecticut, from 2,589 funders. 39% came from funders also based in Connecticut.
- How recent is this 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.
More from the funding graph
Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.