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Estate of Benjamin B Lewis

Trumbull, CT

The Estate of Benjamin B Lewis funds public charities in the Greater Bridgeport area, including community, education, and health organizations. In 2024, its grants ranged from $100 to $18,000, with a median of $5,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Tudor Foundation Inc

Stamford, CT

The Tudor Foundation supports charitable organizations working in areas including basic needs, housing, education, health care, and youth support, with the largest shares of its 2025 grants going to Connecticut, Virginia, New York, and Florida. Its 87 grants ranged from $750 to $1,125,000, with a median of $10,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Near and Far Association Inc

Southport, CT

The Near and Far Association funds nonprofits addressing poverty in Fairfield County, Connecticut, including basic needs, education, housing, youth development, and health services. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6,500 to $25,000, with a median of $10,000. Applications are by invitation only; it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Russo Family Foundation Inc

Fairfield, CT

The foundation supports education and scholarships, cancer research, and other charitable programs, with most 2024 funding going to Connecticut organizations. Its 11 grants ranged from $500 to $26,000, with a median of $1,000; it funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Tauck Family Foundation

Wilton, CT

The Tauck Family Foundation funds education and community engagement that help communities affected by climate and environmental challenges build healthy ecosystems and regenerative land-use practices. In 2025, grants ranged from $100 to $110,900, with a median award of $20,000; recipients were based across the U.S., including New Hampshire and Connecticut. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

Paloian Family Foundation Inc

Fairfield, CT

Carlson Family Foundation

Chapel Hill, NC

The Carlson Family Foundation supports organizations working in areas including addiction recovery, environmental education, public schools, early education, cancer, and rare diseases. In 2025, its 100 grants ranged from $30 to $78,568, with a median of $10,000; it funded recipients in North Carolina and other states, with the largest share of grant dollars going to North Carolina. The foundation funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Dammann Fund Inc

New York, NY

Dammann Fund supports qualified public charities with teen-parenting programs that build parenting skills and mental-health programs that help people with mental illness live independently, in New York City, Westchester, southwestern Connecticut, and Charlottesville, Virginia. Its 2025 grants ranged from $125 to $30,000, with a median of $1,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Petit Family Foundation Inc

Plainville, CT

The Petit Family Foundation supports youth education, especially for women in science, people affected by chronic illness, and efforts to prevent violence and assist those affected by it, with a strong focus on Connecticut. In 2025, its 40 grants ranged from $5,500 to $194,769, with a median of $10,000. It does not accept unsolicited proposals for Signature Grants and typically contacts agencies directly; its 2026 application cycle is closed.

TD Charitable Foundation

Portland, ME

TD Charitable Foundation funds education, human services, housing and eviction prevention, nonprofit training, and community initiatives, with emphasis on inclusion and underserved and low-to-moderate-income communities. Its 2025 grants ranged from $300 to $250,000, with a median of $10,000; its filing lists a typical award range of $135–$475,000. It focuses primarily on Florida, New Jersey, and New York, and its 2023 filing says applications are available online; applicants must be eligible 501(c)(3) public charities in states with a TD Bank branch.

Newtown Savings Bank Foundation Inc

Newtown, CT

Newtown Savings Bank Foundation supports nonprofits serving people and families with financial need, with priorities including affordable housing, economic development, vocational training, financial education, and life skills. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $25,000, with a median of $2,000, and are limited to Newtown, nearby communities, and areas with Newtown Savings Bank branches. It accepts written applications year-round.

Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants Inc

Bridgeport, CT

The Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants, inc. (CIRI) is a statewide nonprofit organization that assists refugees and immigrants resolve legal, economic, linguistic and social barriers so that they become self-sufficient, integrated and contributing members of the community. CIRI achieves this mission by providing a compassionate array of high-quality legal, social and educational programming and by promoting cross cultural understanding and decent treatment for all.