Funding · Connecticut · Employment
Who funds employment in Connecticut
Three organizations take 72% of all employment funding in Connecticut, led by Career Resources Inc. It is overwhelmingly local money: 80% comes from funders based in Connecticut.
The short version
- 176 funders gave $35M to 41 employment organizations in Connecticut across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 80% of that came from funders also based in Connecticut; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of employment in Connecticut is The Workplace Inc, at $11M.
- The employment organization drawing the most is Career Resources Inc, at $14M.
Largest funders of employment in Connecticut
The funders giving the most to employment organizations in Connecticut, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Employment organizations in Connecticut that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find employment funders in Connecticut
- 1Start with the funders already active in Connecticut
The funders giving the most to employment in Connecticut are The Workplace Inc, Southwestern Ct Agency on Aging Inc, Capital Workforce Partners Inc. A funder already writing employment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the employment 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
20% of employment money in Connecticut comes from funders elsewhere, so national employment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Connecticut.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a employment nonprofit in Connecticut?
- Start with the funders already giving to employment in Connecticut, currently The Workplace Inc, Southwestern Ct Agency on Aging Inc, Capital Workforce Partners Inc. Then look at who funds the employment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Connecticut from out of state.
- Who is the largest employment funder in Connecticut?
- The Workplace Inc gives the most to employment organizations in Connecticut, $11M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to employment in Connecticut?
- $35M reached 41 employment organizations in Connecticut, from 176 funders. 80% 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
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.