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Who funds housing in Connecticut
Housing funding in Connecticut is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Housing Development Fund Inc leads, and the money reaches 265 groups. Connecticut's housing organizations are comparatively well-backed, averaging 4 funders each.
The short version
- 1,108 funders gave $252M to 265 housing organizations in Connecticut across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 55% of that came from funders also based in Connecticut; the rest reached in from out of state.
- The largest funder of housing in Connecticut is Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, at $20M.
- The housing organization drawing the most is Housing Development Fund Inc, at $15M.
Largest funders of housing in Connecticut
The funders giving the most to housing organizations in Connecticut, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Housing organizations in Connecticut that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find housing funders in Connecticut
- 1Start with the funders already active in Connecticut
The funders giving the most to housing in Connecticut are Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. A funder already writing housing checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the housing 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
45% of housing money in Connecticut comes from funders elsewhere, so national housing funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Connecticut.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a housing nonprofit in Connecticut?
- Start with the funders already giving to housing in Connecticut, currently Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. Then look at who funds the housing organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Connecticut from out of state.
- Who is the largest housing funder in Connecticut?
- Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund gives the most to housing organizations in Connecticut, $20M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to housing in Connecticut?
- $252M reached 265 housing organizations in Connecticut, from 1,108 funders. 55% 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.