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Who funds human services in Connecticut
$1.1B reached 778 human services organizations in Connecticut, from 2,316 funders, with no single one dominating.
The short version
- 2,316 funders gave $1.1B to 778 human services organizations in Connecticut across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
- 72% 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 Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc, at $204M.
- The human services organization drawing the most is Cohen Veterans Network Inc, at $204M.
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 Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc, Lookout Trust, Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence Inc. 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
28% 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 Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc, Lookout Trust, Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence Inc. 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?
- Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc gives the most to human services organizations in Connecticut, $204M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
- How much grant money goes to human services in Connecticut?
- $1.1B reached 778 human services organizations in Connecticut, from 2,316 funders. 72% 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.