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Who funds human services in Connecticut
Human services funding in Connecticut is unusually spread out: no single organization draws even 12%, though Freedom Reads Inc leads, and the money reaches 439 groups.
The short version
- 1,336 funders gave $305M to 439 human services 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 human services in Connecticut is Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic, at $22M.
- The human services organization drawing the most is Freedom Reads Inc, at $18M.
Largest funders of human services in Connecticut
The funders giving the most to human services organizations in Connecticut, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.
Human services organizations in Connecticut that draw the most
Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.
How to find human services funders in Connecticut
- 1Start with the funders already active in Connecticut
The funders giving the most to human services in Connecticut are Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. A funder already writing human services checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
- 2See who funds organizations like yours
Open the human services 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 human services money in Connecticut comes from funders elsewhere, so national human services funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Connecticut.
Questions and answers
- How do I find funders for a human services nonprofit in Connecticut?
- Start with the funders already giving to human services in Connecticut, currently Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund. Then look at who funds the human services organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Connecticut from out of state.
- Who is the largest human services funder in Connecticut?
- Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic gives the most to human services organizations in Connecticut, $22M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to human services in Connecticut?
- $305M reached 439 human services organizations in Connecticut, from 1,336 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
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.