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Who funds environment in Connecticut
Environment funding in Connecticut is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Save the Sound leads, and the money reaches 160 groups. Most of it comes from outside Connecticut: only 23% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.
The short version
- 712 funders gave $62M to 160 environment organizations in Connecticut across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 23% of that came from funders also based in Connecticut; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of environment in Connecticut is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $6M.
- The environment organization drawing the most is Save the Sound, at $6M.
Largest funders of environment in Connecticut
The funders giving the most to environment organizations in Connecticut, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Environment organizations in Connecticut that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find environment funders in Connecticut
- 1Start with the funders already active in Connecticut
The funders giving the most to environment in Connecticut are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Ocean Mokum Foundation, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. A funder already writing environment checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the environment 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
77% of environment money in Connecticut comes from funders elsewhere, so national environment funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Connecticut.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a environment nonprofit in Connecticut?
- Start with the funders already giving to environment in Connecticut, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Ocean Mokum Foundation, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Then look at who funds the environment organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Connecticut from out of state.
- Who is the largest environment funder in Connecticut?
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to environment organizations in Connecticut, $6M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to environment in Connecticut?
- $62M reached 160 environment organizations in Connecticut, from 712 funders. 23% 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.