Connecticut Association of
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Key facts about Connecticut Association of
In short: Connecticut Association of gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- EIN
- 06-0766926
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $25,000
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $11,537,285
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$11.5M
+6.0% YoY
Annual Giving
$25K
Grant Count
1
Avg Grant Size
$25K
About Connecticut Association of
Based on IRS filings
Connecticut Association of is a nonprofit organization, based in Hartford, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $11.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $25K. Net investment income was $620K.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of all 1 itemized 2025 grant dollars.
States
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 1 recipients in 2025
Grant Size Distribution
1 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| GREATER HARTFORD COMMUNITY FOUNDATION Hartford, CT | TO SUPPORT THE CONNECTICUT ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS FOUNDATION. | $25,000 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $11,537,285 | $10,881,780 | $11,233,343 |
| Revenue | $5,677,051 | $5,557,935 | $5,701,972 |
| Expenses | $5,161,847 | $6,186,736 | $4,774,646 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $619,621 | $390,705 | $267,003 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Connecticut Association of is led by Cynthia Butts, CEO on every filing since 2020; 16 of 96 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cynthia Butts
CEO
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$280K (2020) → $349K (2025)
Steven Miller
President
First Vice President → President Elect, 2024
President Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$750 (2020) → $1K (2025)
Beth Mecteau
Director of Executive & Foundation Programs
Director of Executive & Founda → Director of Executive & Foundation Programs, 2021
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$151K (2020) → $180K (2025)
Dan Keune
Director
Immediate Past President → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$10K (2020) → $0 (2025)
David Sartirana
Director
Director → Vice President at Large, 2024
Vice President at Large → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$750 (2024) → $0 (2025)
James Heckman
General Counsel & Director of Govt Affairs
General Counsel & Director O → General Counsel & Director of Govt Affairs, 2021
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$236K (2020) → $282K (2025)
Joanne Breen
Director
Advisor to Executive Committee → Vice President at Large, 2024
Vice President at Large → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$17K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Joseph Scozzafava
Director
Vice President at Large & Lg Firms → Vice President at Large, 2021
Vice President at Large → Director, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$750 (2020) → $0 (2025)
Kimberly Tapscott
Director
Director → Vice President At-Large, 2023
Vice President At-Large → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$750 (2023) → $0 (2025)
Marilyn Lusher
Director
Director → Legislative & Political Dvp, 2024
Legislative & Political Dvp → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$750 (2024) → $0 (2025)
Michael Barbaro
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$750 (2020) → $0 (2025)
Tammy Felenstein
Director
President-Elect → President, 2022
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$750 (2020) → $0 (2025)
Charles Scott
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deborah Loban
Director
Director → Please Delete, 2024
Please Delete → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Donna Karnes
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Douglas Blackwood
Director
Director → Please Delete, 2024
Please Delete → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gena Ruocco-Lockery
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gene Fercodini
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jaimie Andrews
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Ashkar
Director
Director → Please Delete, 2024
Please Delete → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Stafford
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lazaro Alberto
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Linda Fercodini
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lucas Nash
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mary Beth Grasso
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Traum
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia Deperry
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terrence Sheehan
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Clerice
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Amen
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ronald Boufford
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann Gerschefski
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brendan Carey
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Catherine Gonyo
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Contino
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Deanna Crooks
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth D'arinzo
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stanley Martone
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Danielle Dube
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeremy Rosner
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Juliet Cavanaugh
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Demartin
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Maura Alarcon
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Shrum
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Allan Smith
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Grabover
Director
Direcor → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Malone
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Granath
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Hamilton
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nasha Rhone
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Plonsky
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Thury
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rose Eapen
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zachary Nichols
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Arkadiusz Wtulich
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Beth Allen-Byrd
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bk Bates
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carrie Levitt Kaplan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Cezary Jusinski
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Green
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Mulvihill
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Candelora
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gabriela Villacis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Cain
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gina Shumilla
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Broadbent
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jean Flynn
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Bevacqua
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelly Higgins
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Auresto
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marni Lewis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Riley
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Hastings
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Morrell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacey McGriff-Hodges
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tamsen Langalis
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tara Varghese
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Augustus Ryer
Vice President At-Large
Vice President at Large Small Firms Regions & @ → Vice President At-Large, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$750 (2020) → $0 (2025)
Bryan Tunney
First Vice President
Executive Committee Advisor → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → First Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$750 (2020) → $0 (2025)
Carl Lantz
Immediate Past President
President-Elect → President, 2024
President → Immediate Past President, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$750 (2020) → $10K (2025)
Carol Christiansen
Region Vice President
Immediate Past-President → Director, 2023
Director → Region Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
$10K (2020) → $0 (2025)
David Gallitto
Advisor
President → Immediate Past President, 2024
Immediate Past President → Advisor, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$750 (2020) → $750 (2025)
Gayle Dennehy
Legislative & Political Affairs Dvp
Legislative & Political Affairs Dvp → Director, 2024
Director → Legislative & Political Affairs Dvp, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$750 (2022) → $750 (2025)
Gina Ballard
Vice President of Operations
Director of Operations → Vice President of Operations, 2021
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$136K (2020) → $187K (2025)
Joel Grossman
Policy & Dei Dvp
Legislative Dvp → Director, 2022
Director → Policy & Dei Dvp, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$750 (2020) → $750 (2025)
Shanyelle Young
Vice President At-Large
Director → Vice President at Large, 2024
Vice President at Large → Vice President At-Large, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$750 (2025)
David Aurigemma
Vice President At-Large
Director → Vice President at Large, 2024
Vice President at Large → Vice President At-Large, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
$750 (2024) → $0 (2025)
Alexandria Kebalo
President-Elect
Region Vice President → Please Delete, 2024
Please Delete → President-Elect, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
$750 (2024) → $10K (2025)
Justin Bette
Vice President At-Large
Director → Vice President At-Large, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
$632 (2025)
Michael Albert
Region Vice President
Director → Region Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
$750 (2025)
Robert Morey
Treasurer
Director → Region Vice President, 2024
Region Vice President → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
5 hrs/week
$750 (2024) → $750 (2025)
Stacey Lafferty
Associate Counsel
On filings since 2023
45 hrs/week
$170K (2023) → $187K (2025)
Meredith Olints
Multimedia Manager & Ctr.tv Producer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$144K (2025)
Lorrie Maiorano
At-Large
Director → At-Large, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William Arzt
Region Vice President
Director → Region Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gen Distance
Region Vice President
Director → Region Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (155)
- Former: Adele Unger (2020–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Allyson Bernard (2020–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Anne-Lise Brown (2020–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Barbara McKee (2020–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Brenda Milhomme (2020–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Cheryl Scott-Daniels (2020–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: David Sell (2020–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Erika Songer (2020–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Jed Backus (2020–2024) — Region Vice President
- Former: Judith Szablak (2020–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Leigh Frost (2020–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Lori Ventura (2020–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Maria Hagan (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Melissa Giangrasso (2020–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Nadine Tanen (2020–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Nicholle McKiernan (2020–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Nikki Travaglino (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Paula Burton (2020–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Paula Turley (2020–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Roxanna Bajra (2020–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Scott Cooney (2020–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Sharon O'Brien (2020–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Stephanie Paul (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Susan Larson (2020–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Thomas Clancy (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Yolanda Lowe (2020–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Chris Lacava (2021–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Daniel Thomas (2021–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: David Jones (2021–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Kristen Bilotta (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Kristi Sogofsky (2021–2024) — Director of Communications
- Former: Alexandria Kebalo-Hughes (2022–2024) — Vice President at Large
- Former: Anne Stark (2022–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Annette Fiorenza (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Bryan Morris (2022–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Constance Widmann (2022–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Lynne Boehm (2022–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Meghan Athnos (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Beayanka Pinckney (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Catharine Vantornhout (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Christopher Mira (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Heather Lindgren (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Jennifer Delaurentis (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Joseph Tafuri (2023–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Kim-Marie Mullin (2023–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Kimberly Hyde (2023–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Marie Santiago (2023–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Molly Bruno (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Tammy Felenstein Taivf LLC (2023–2024) — Immediate Past President
- Former: William Gillen (2023–2024) — Please Delete
- Former: Dhaval Patel (2024) — Director
- Former: Don Fabrizio-Garcia (2024) — Director
- Former: Lisa Ferrante (2024) — Director
- Former: Matt Streaman (2024) — Director
- Former: Nicole Borsey (2024) — Director
- Former: Patricia Walker (2024) — Director
- Former: Paul Devitto (2024) — Director
- Former: Cynthia Hughes (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Dale Stevens (2020–2022) — Region Vice President
- Former: Hiram Colon (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: James Treanor (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jeffrey Gagliardo (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: John McAtee (2020–2022) — Region Vice President
- Former: Kyle Neumann (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark Gilrain (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Michael Feldman (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Giuseppe Feola (2022) — Director
- Former: Jeanna Capella (2022) — Director
- Former: Kim Dandrea (2022) — Vice President at Large
- Former: Nick Lazar (2022) — Director
- Former: Alexandria Kebalo Hughes (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Betty Hensal (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Bonnie Nault (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Cory Neumann (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: David Landau (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Debra Cummings-Waldorf (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Debra-Dawn Alderson (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Diane McAdams (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Edward Murphy (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: John Bainton (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kenneth D'amato (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Linda St Peter (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: M. Arthur Meyer (2020–2021) — Vice President at Large
- Former: Melissa Rwambuya (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Pamela Sawicki-Beaudoin (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Sandra Schede (2020–2021) — Adviser to the Executive Committee
- Former: Stephanie Debiasi (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Cynthia Dasilva (2021) — Director
- Former: Deborah Brennan (2021) — Director
- Former: John Herman (2021) — Director
- Former: Margaret Koellmer (2021) — Region Vice President
- Former: Mark Fagan (2021) — Director
- Former: Michael Ryer (2021) — Vice President at Large
- Former: Olwyn Fagan (2021) — Director
- Former: Adorna Carroll (2020) — Director
- Former: Alan Stewart (2020) — Director
- Former: Audrey Wilkicki (2020) — Director
- Former: Bernice Mostad (2020) — Director
- Former: Carmine Fortino Jr. (2020) — Director
- Former: Charles Paternina (2020) — Director
- Former: Cheryl Hilton (2020) — Director
- Former: Chris Hussey (2020) — Director
- Former: Christomer Mira (2020) — Director
- Former: Cm Vikktoria Cooper (2020) — Vice President at Large & Md Firms
- Former: Corissa Abadir (2020) — Director
- Former: David Izzo (2020) — Director
- Former: David Melilo (2020) — Director
- Former: Dawn Hough (2020) — Director
- Former: Debra Chamberlain (2020) — Director
- Former: Denise Robillard (2020) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Boscaino (2020) — Director
- Former: Felix Duverger (2020) — Director
- Former: Gregory Hanner (2020) — Director
- Former: Harry Neumann (2020) — Director
- Former: James Brown (2020) — Director
- Former: Jeffrey Geddes (2020) — Region Vice President
- Former: John Pellegrino (2020) — Director
- Former: Joseph Cirillo (2020) — Director
- Former: Joyce Epstein (2020) — Director
- Former: Julie Peters (2020) — Director
- Former: Kelly Defrancesco (2020) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Delvecchio (2020) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Fried (2020) — Director
- Former: Kimberly Levinson (2020) — Director
- Former: Kristi Houlse Nadeau (2020) — Director
- Former: Krstine Newell (2020) — Director
- Former: Lisa Governale (2020) — Vice President Communications
- Former: Lisa Hintzen (2020) — Director
- Former: Mala Vaish (2020) — Director
- Former: Maragratet Koellmer (2020) — Region Vice President
- Former: Mark Duclos (2020) — Director
- Former: Marlene Fischer (2020) — Director
- Former: Mary Ann Hebert (2020) — Director
- Former: Maximilian Schilcher (2020) — Director
- Former: Michael Richetelli (2020) — Director
- Former: Norman Krayem (2020) — Director
- Former: Pamela Pagnani (2020) — Director
- Former: Paul Breunich (2020) — Director
- Former: Peter Gray (2020) — Director
- Former: Quincy Clayton (2020) — Director
- Former: Rhonda Ivey-Lentini (2020) — Director
- Former: Richard Naples (2020) — Director
- Former: Robert Levine (2020) — Director
- Former: Ryan Lajoie (2020) — Director
- Former: Ryan Raveis (2020) — Director
- Former: Sam Ratner (2020) — Director
- Former: Sanam Solati Yurczyk (2020) — Director
- Former: Sandra Anderson (2020) — Director
- Former: Sharon Rinaldi (2020) — Director
- Former: Shelby Muraski (2020) — Director
- Former: Sheryl Kupec (2020) — Director
- Former: Stacy Book (2020) — Director
- Former: Thomas Banisch (2020) — Director
- Former: Wayne Chmura (2020) — Director
- Former: Wayne Hugendubel (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
Frequently asked questions about Connecticut Association of
How much does Connecticut Association of give each year?
Connecticut Association of gave $25K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Connecticut Association of?
Connecticut Association of reported $11.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.7M.
Where does Connecticut Association of operate?
Connecticut Association of has awarded grants in Connecticut.
What is Connecticut Association of's EIN?
Connecticut Association of's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-0766926. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
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Stamford, CT
Viking Global Foundation supports educational equity, early childhood education, environmental sustainability, nonprofit capacity building, and emergency relief in communities where its employees live and work, particularly Connecticut, New York City, and San Francisco. In 2024, it awarded 423 grants totaling $3.63 million; grants ranged from $21 to $375,000, with a median of $950. It does not accept unsolicited requests and funds only preselected organizations.
Assets
$7.1M
Grants
423
Total Given
$3.6M
Ion Bank Foundation Inc
Naugatuck, CT
Ion Bank Foundation funds nonprofits and other eligible applicants in health, education, economic development, human and social services, and the arts, including program and capital costs. Its 2025 grants ranged from $100 to $105,000, with a median of $525; its competitive-grant area covers parts of Connecticut and Morris and Passaic Counties in New Jersey. It accepts online applications through its website during published grant rounds.
Assets
$15.3M
Grants
419
Total Given
$1.0M
Synchrony Foundation
Stamford, CT
In 2024, Synchrony Foundation supported charitable organizations across workforce development, education, financial assistance, and giving, with grants ranging from $150 to $2.6 million and a median of $10,000. Its largest shares of grant funding went to Connecticut, New York, and South Carolina, followed by the District of Columbia and New Jersey; it does not accept unsolicited requests and funds preselected organizations only.
Assets
$72.3M
Grants
394
Total Given
$20.5M
Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund Inc
New Haven, CT
The Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund supports Catholic organizations and other nonprofits whose missions align with its goals, with grants including education, religious initiatives, and community programs. In 2024, its median grant was $16,250, with awards ranging from $5,025 to $11.7 million; funding went to organizations across the United States, with the largest shares in Washington, DC, Ohio, Connecticut, Virginia, and California. It does not accept unsolicited requests or grant applications.
Assets
$127.1M
Grants
358
Total Given
$77.1M
Yale University
New Haven, CT
Yale supports education, research, scholarship, preservation, public service, and community organizations, including through sponsored research and fellowships. Its 2025 grants ranged from $3,000 to $14.3 million, with a median of about $136,000; recipients were based mainly in Connecticut, California, Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania. The profile does not state whether Yale accepts unsolicited requests.
Assets
$58.9B
Grants
364
Total Given
$168.2M
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