Funding · Connecticut · Crime and legal
Who funds crime and legal in Connecticut
One funder dominates the giving, Connecticut Bar Foundation, at 44% of the total. Connecticut's crime and legal organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 10 funders each.
The short version
- 1,288 funders gave $343M to 133 crime and legal organizations in Connecticut across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 64% of that came from funders also based in Connecticut; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of crime and legal in Connecticut is Connecticut Bar Foundation, at $150M.
- The crime and legal organization drawing the most is Connecticut Legal Services Inc, at $75M.
Largest funders of crime and legal in Connecticut
The funders giving the most to crime and legal organizations in Connecticut, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Crime and legal organizations in Connecticut that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find crime and legal funders in Connecticut
- 1Start with the funders already active in Connecticut
The funders giving the most to crime and legal in Connecticut are Connecticut Bar Foundation, Legal Services Corporation, Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence Inc. A funder already writing crime and legal checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the crime and legal 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
36% of crime and legal money in Connecticut comes from funders elsewhere, so national crime and legal funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Connecticut.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a crime and legal nonprofit in Connecticut?
- Start with the funders already giving to crime and legal in Connecticut, currently Connecticut Bar Foundation, Legal Services Corporation, Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence Inc. Then look at who funds the crime and legal organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Connecticut from out of state.
- Who is the largest crime and legal funder in Connecticut?
- Connecticut Bar Foundation gives the most to crime and legal organizations in Connecticut, $150M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to crime and legal in Connecticut?
- $343M reached 133 crime and legal organizations in Connecticut, from 1,288 funders. 64% 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.