Connecticut Health Foundation Inc
Connecticut Health Foundation Inc is a private foundation based in Hartford, Connecticut. It works to improve health outcomes for people of color and ensure that Connecticut residents have access to affordable, high-quality care, using grantmaking, public policy, and leadership development to pursue lasting change.
Connecticut Health Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Connecticut Health Foundation Inc gave $2.6M across 95 grants in 2024 (avg $27K), mostly in Connecticut. 35% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $2,589,916
- -12.0% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 95
- -18.8% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $27,262
- +8.4% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $122,460,712
- -0.1% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 35% first-time grantees (31 of 88, 2024)
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (94% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Connecticut Health Foundation Inc
- How to Apply
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For program grants and President’s discretionary grants, the foundation asks prospective applicants to discuss their idea with its grantmaking team before submitting a concept paper or application. The filing lists a grant application or proposal and budget for electronic submission. Awards are restricted to Connecticut, and grantees must be exempt under section 501(c)(3). The foundation does not fund legislative lobbying or political campaigns. The foundation states that giving is not restricted to preselected organizations.
- Review Cycle
- The filing lists concept papers as due 18 weeks before the end of a quarter and proposals and budgets as due 14 weeks before quarter end. Program grants are awarded quarterly; President’s discretionary grants are awarded on a rolling basis.
- Deadline
- The filing lists concept papers as due 18 weeks before the end of a quarter and proposals and budgets as due 14 weeks…
- Next open deadline
- November 1, 2026 (Connecticut Health Foundation Program Grants)
- Contact
Application contact: Grants Manager Co Connecticut Healt
Mailing address: 100 Pearl Street, Hartford, CT 06103
Phone: (860) 724-1580
Website: https://cthealth.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
3 open opportunities from Connecticut Health Foundation Inc
Connecticut Health Foundation President’s Discretionary Grant
Connecticut Health Foundation Inc
Amount
Up to US $25,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Connecticut Health Foundation Program Grants
Connecticut Health Foundation Inc
Amount
US $25,000 - US $150,000
Deadline
November 1, 2026
Listed date — confirm with the funder
Connecticut Health Foundation: Event Sponsorship Grant
Connecticut Health Foundation Inc
Amount
US $200 - US $1,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Connecticut Health Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Health Equity Solutions Inc ($335K). Together the top 10 received $1.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
485 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 409 grants of 485 (84%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s grantmaking is directed to projects benefiting Connecticut residents. In 2024, 94% of grant dollars went to recipients in Connecticut; smaller shares went to recipients in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 95 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Connecticut Health Foundation Inc open to new grantees?
35%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 31 of 88 grantees (35%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $12K; repeat grants $39K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $30K repeat.
- 55% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving grew 24% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 114% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2.1M (2021) to $3.6M (2020). In 2024 it made 95 grants totaling $2.6M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Health Equity Solutions Inc Hartford, CT | To raise awareness about its advocacy priorities through targeted events and training programs that engage healthcare providers, grassroots advocates, legislators, and the general public. | $335,000 |
| Charter Oak Health Center Inc Hartford, CT | To demonstrate the return on investment and value that community health workers can provide to enhance patient experience, improve clinical outcomes, and contain health care costs. | $150,000 |
| Connecticut News Project Inc Hartford, CT | To support ct news project's health policy coverage which will deepen audience understanding of the complex, interrelated issues of health access, affordability, delivery, and equity issues in Connecticut. | $150,000 |
| Ledge Light Health District New London, CT | To support grassroots advocacy organizations led by and serving people of color with building the capacity to prioritize racial equity, and address the factors that influence health and well-being, and contribute to inequitable health outcomes. | $100,000 |
| Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut Inc Middletown, CT | Funding will support rand's research on the cost of expanding husky to state residents under age 25, regardless of immigration status. | $100,000 |
| Husky 4 Immigrants New Haven, CT | To help base building by strengthening existing organizations and bringing new partners. | $97,500 |
| Make the Road CT Hartford, CT | Make the road Connecticut will continue to advocate for husky expansion to all income-eligible immigrant families in Connecticut regardless of their immigration status. | $95,000 |
| Hartford Hospital Hartford, CT | The project team will provide professional training to hartford hospitals staff to inform them of any necessary shifts in policies and protocols to better integrate doulas into the care team. | $63,000 |
| CT Students for a Dream Washington, DC | To continue the husky 4 immigrants campaign, which aims to expand access to cts medicaid program to all immigrants. | $62,500 |
| Community Health Center Association of Connecticut Inc Cheshire, CT | To support the efforts of two community health workers who will promote awareness of and enrollment into health insurance for low-income individuals across Connecticut. | $57,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $122,460,712 | $6,888,141 | $8,443,269 | $2,589,916 | 95 | $6,648,831 | $4,456,566 | $5,844,287 |
| 2023 | $122,596,033 | $4,491,184 | $7,453,254 | $2,942,231 | 117 | $6,193,435 | $1,098,150 | $5,669,051 |
| 2022 | $117,321,539 | $1,544,054 | $6,354,614 | $2,773,686 | 116 | $5,752,469 | $551,413 | $5,935,899 |
| 2021 | $139,059,363 | $12,051,645 | $6,595,206 | $2,086,043 | 70 | $6,229,414 | $9,342,195 | $6,305,630 |
| 2020 | $126,182,243 | $6,959,619 | $6,051,129 | $3,594,500 | 87 | — | $7,192,629 | $5,414,859 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Connecticut Health Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $5.8M for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s mission is to improve the health of Connecticut residents, with a focus on improving health outcomes for people of color and ensuring access to affordable health care. Its 2024–2028 strategic plan emphasizes changing systems through grantmaking, policy advocacy, strategic communications, research, and convening, with a racial-equity lens.
The foundation prioritizes projects that address structures, policies, and practices contributing to racial and ethnic health disparities. Examples it identifies include piloting new care-delivery approaches, researching sustainable funding, elevating community voices in policy discussions, and evaluating programs or policies. It generally does not fund direct services alone, though it considers projects that test different ways of delivering services or evaluate their effectiveness.
The foundation’s 2025 guidelines include work to expand health care coverage and support sustainable funding for community health workers. For example, its 2024 grant to Make the Road CT supported advocacy for HUSKY expansion to income-eligible immigrant families, while a grant to Charter Oak Health Center supported demonstrating the value of community health workers.
Its eligibility information includes 501(c)(3) organizations, public entities, and eligible coalitions or collaboratives with a fiscal sponsor. The foundation’s website also lists state and municipal public agencies, universities, health departments, and social service programs among eligible applicants. It does not fund grants to individuals, clinical research, capital projects, political campaigns or legislative lobbying, or projects that do not benefit Connecticut residents.
Grantees’ stated missions illustrate the range of organizations supported. Health Equity Solutions says its mission is to advance health equity through anti-racist policies and practices. The Connecticut News Project says it works to increase civic engagement through independent, nonpartisan news coverage. Charter Oak Health Center describes its mission as providing comprehensive preventive and primary health care in Greater Hartford.
Grantmaking
In 2024, the foundation awarded 95 grants totaling $2,589,916. Grant amounts ranged from $750 to $335,000, with a median award of $15,000.
Among its largest 2024 grants were $335,000 to Health Equity Solutions for advocacy-related events and training; $150,000 to Charter Oak Health Center for work demonstrating the value of community health workers; and $150,000 to the Connecticut News Project for health policy coverage. Other notable awards included $100,000 to Ledge Light Health District for capacity-building with grassroots advocacy organizations led by and serving people of color, and $100,000 to Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut for research on the cost of expanding HUSKY to residents under age 25 regardless of immigration status.
The foundation lists program grants of $25,000 to $150,000, generally awarded quarterly, and President’s discretionary grants of up to $25,000, awarded on a rolling basis. It also offers event sponsorships for health-related events aligned with its mission.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Tiffany Donelson as President & CEO; Todd Thomas as Vice President of Finance and Operatio; and Ellen Carter as Vice President Programs. Directors listed include Michael Getty Atienza, Tanya Barrett, Patrick Charmel, John Crawford, Mehul Dalal, Hector Glynn, and Chekesha Kidd.
Connecticut Health Foundation Inc is led by Tiffany Donelson, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 14 of 18 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Tiffany Donelson
President & CEO
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$189K (2020) → $321K (2024)
Barbara Pearce
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$4K (2020) → $5K (2024)
Chekesha Kidd
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$6K (2020) → $9K (2024)
Cynthia Tseng
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$5K (2022) → $0 (2024)
Dennis Torres
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$2K (2020) → $4K (2024)
Hector Glynn
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$1K (2020) → $5K (2024)
John Crawford
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$6K (2020) → $4K (2024)
Maryann Perez-Brescia
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$6K (2020) → $4K (2024)
Mikki Meadows-Oliver
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$5K (2020) → $4K (2024)
Tanya Barrett
Director
Secretary → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$4K (2020) → $2K (2024)
Yvette Melendez
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$5K (2020) → $5K (2024)
Mehul Dalal
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
$3K (2022) → $0 (2024)
Kristie Kuhl
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
$3K (2023) → $5K (2024)
Michael Getty Atienza
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
$3K (2023) → $5K (2024)
Alvin Thompson
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Charmel
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellen Carter
Vice President Programs
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$54K (2021) → $198K (2024)
Todd Thomas
Vice President of Finance & Operations
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$128K (2021) → $226K (2024)
Former officers (10)
- Former: Kenneth Alleyne (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Elaine O'Keefe (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Carol Pollack (2020–2021) — Vice President Finance & Operations
- Former: Felicia De Dominicis (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Arielle Harrison (2020) — Director of Communications
- Former: David Newton (2020) — Chair
- Former: Garrick Wong (2020) — Director of Grantmaking
- Former: Geralynn Sylver-McGee (2020) — Director of Policy
- Former: Patricia Baker (2020) — President & CEO
- Former: Sanford Cloud Jr. (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $321K, to Tiffany Donelson (President & CEO). 14 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Connecticut Health Foundation Inc
How much does Connecticut Health Foundation Inc give each year?
Connecticut Health Foundation Inc gave $2.6M across 95 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $2.9M across 117 grants.
What is Connecticut Health Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Connecticut Health Foundation Inc's median grant in 2024 was $15,000, and its average grant was $27,262, across 95 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Connecticut Health Foundation Inc that year got $12K on average.
Where does Connecticut Health Foundation Inc give grants?
Connecticut Health Foundation Inc gives mostly in Connecticut: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Hartford, CT (21 grants), New Haven, CT (8 grants), Middletown, CT (5 grants) and Bridgeport, CT (5 grants).
Does Connecticut Health Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Occasionally: 2% of Connecticut Health Foundation Inc's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (2 of 95) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Operations" (40 grants).
Who are Connecticut Health Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
Connecticut Health Foundation Inc's largest 2024 grantees include Health Equity Solutions Inc ($335,000), Charter Oak Health Center Inc ($150,000) and Connecticut News Project Inc ($150,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 25% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Connecticut Health Foundation Inc?
Connecticut Health Foundation Inc reported $122.5M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6.6M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5.8M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Connecticut Health Foundation Inc fund?
The foundation’s mission is to improve the health of Connecticut residents, with a focus on improving health outcomes for people of color and ensuring access to affordable health care. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Connecticut Health Foundation Inc?
For program grants and President’s discretionary grants, the foundation asks prospective applicants to discuss their idea with its grantmaking team before submitting a concept paper or application. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Connecticut Health Foundation Inc's EIN?
Connecticut Health Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-1057387. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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