How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Connecticut?

Start with the funders already giving to community development in Connecticut, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Knights of Columbus, The Zoom Foundation. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Connecticut from out of state.

How much grant money goes to community development in Connecticut?

$131M reached 120 community development organizations in Connecticut, from 390 funders. 60% 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.

Funding · Connecticut · Community development

Who funds community development in Connecticut

$131M reached 120 community development organizations in Connecticut, from 390 funders, with no single one dominating.

$131M

granted

120

organizations

60%

from in-state

The short version

390 funders gave $131M to 120 community development organizations in Connecticut across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
60% of that came from funders also based in Connecticut; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of community development in Connecticut is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $32M.
The community development organization drawing the most is The Connecticut Project Inc, at $45M.

Largest funders of community development in Connecticut

The funders giving the most to community development organizations in Connecticut, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$32M 2Knights of Columbus$23M 3The Zoom Foundation$15M 4Dalio Family Fund Inc$7M 5Eastern Connecticut Area Agency On$7M 6Hartford Foundation for Public Giving$5M 7Tenacre Foundation$4M 8Capital Workforce Partners Inc$4M 9Synchrony Foundation$3M 10Suc Tuw Kingsley Gillespie Crt$2M

Community development organizations in Connecticut that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

The Connecticut Project Inc$45M

110 other community development organizations$27M

John Paul II Shrine and Institute Inc$20M Forge City Works Inc$5M Common Ground Committee Inc$4M

How to find community development funders in Connecticut

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Start with the funders already active in Connecticut
The funders giving the most to community development in Connecticut are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Knights of Columbus, The Zoom Foundation. A funder already writing community development checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the community development 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.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
40% of community development money in Connecticut comes from funders elsewhere, so national community development funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Connecticut.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a community development nonprofit in Connecticut?: Start with the funders already giving to community development in Connecticut, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Knights of Columbus, The Zoom Foundation. Then look at who funds the community development organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Connecticut from out of state.
Who is the largest community development funder in Connecticut?: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to community development organizations in Connecticut, $32M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to community development in Connecticut?: $131M reached 120 community development organizations in Connecticut, from 390 funders. 60% 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.

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The regranting layer

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The DAF merry-go-round

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Strange bedfellows

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The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Cause is the recipient's NTEE classification in the IRS Business Master File; 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.