Funding · Connecticut · Disaster and safety
Who funds disaster and safety in Connecticut
Most of it comes from outside Connecticut: only 27% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.
The short version
- 918 funders gave $55M to 412 disaster and safety organizations in Connecticut across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 27% of that came from funders also based in Connecticut; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of disaster and safety in Connecticut is Justin J Watt Foundation Inc, at $16M.
- The disaster and safety organization drawing the most is Save The Children Federation Inc, at $16M.
Largest funders of disaster and safety in Connecticut
The funders giving the most to disaster and safety organizations in Connecticut, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Disaster and safety organizations in Connecticut that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find disaster and safety funders in Connecticut
- 1Start with the funders already active in Connecticut
The funders giving the most to disaster and safety in Connecticut are Justin J Watt Foundation Inc, Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc, California Community Foundation. A funder already writing disaster and safety checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the disaster and safety 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
73% of disaster and safety money in Connecticut comes from funders elsewhere, so national disaster and safety funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Connecticut.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a disaster and safety nonprofit in Connecticut?
- Start with the funders already giving to disaster and safety in Connecticut, currently Justin J Watt Foundation Inc, Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc, California Community Foundation. Then look at who funds the disaster and safety organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Connecticut from out of state.
- Who is the largest disaster and safety funder in Connecticut?
- Justin J Watt Foundation Inc gives the most to disaster and safety organizations in Connecticut, $16M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to disaster and safety in Connecticut?
- $55M reached 412 disaster and safety organizations in Connecticut, from 918 funders. 27% 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.