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Connecticut Trust for Historic

Foundation · Grantmaker Hamden, CT EIN: 06-0979808 Website

INTERACTS WITH OTHER GROUPS, INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ENCOURAGE, ADVOCATE AND FACILITATE HISTORICAL PRESERVATION THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT.

Key facts about Connecticut Trust for Historic

EIN
06-0979808
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$95,630
Grants made (2025)
10
Average grant
$9,563
Median grant
$10,000
New grantees (estimate)
80% first-time grantees (8 of 10, 2025)
Total assets
$3,180,021
Primary geography
Connecticut (94% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

Who Connecticut Trust for Historic funds

By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Connecticut Trust for Historic's 10 itemized 2025 grants were Connecticut (94%) and New York (6%). None of its 10 grants with a stated purpose were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Historic Preservatio" (10 grants).

Is Connecticut Trust for Historic open to new grantees?

80%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 8 of 10 grantees (80%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $7K. How we count

Medians: $10K first-time, $7K repeat.

  • 10% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−18%). Method

Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

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Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$3.2M

+14.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$96K

-52.1% YoY

Grant Count

10

-56.5% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$10K

+10.2% YoY

About Connecticut Trust for Historic

Based on IRS filings

Connecticut Trust for Historic is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Hamden, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 10 grants totaling $96K. Net investment income was $101K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of all 10 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

HartfordNew HavenNorwichWoodstockClintonFarmingtonNew MilfordNew YorkWindhamBranfordDarienEast HaddamKentManchesterMiddletownNew BritainOld SaybrookRidgefieldSimsburyStonington

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$4M$8M$12M$16M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$3,180,021$2,772,949$2,627,534
Revenue$3,440,508$6,157,178$5,077,022
Expenses$3,119,672$6,253,368$5,172,195
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$100,644$93,365$68,101
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS December 30, 2019)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 9, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 2, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 16, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 31, 2026)

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$57K$114K$171K$227K22 grants201913 grants202014 grants202114 grants202215 grants202323 grants202410 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Calvary Temple Christian Center IN: $15KCalvary Temple ChristianCenter IN$15KYellow Farmhouse Education Center: $10KYellow Farmhouse EducationCenter$10KSimsbury Historical Society: $10KSimsbury Historical Society$10KMerwinsville Hotel Restoration Inc: $10KMerwinsville Hotel RestorationInc$10KHill Stead Museum: $10KHill Stead Museum$10KConnecticut Daughters of the Americ: $10KConnecticut Daughters of theAmeric$10KManchester Historical Society: $9KManchester Historical Society$9KNorth Stonington Historical Society: $9KNorth Stonington HistoricalSociety$9KFirst Ecclesiastical Society East H: $8KFirst Ecclesiastical SocietyEast H$8KWsa - Modern Ruins: $6KWsa - Modern Ruins$6K

Grant Size Distribution

76 grants across all recorded years

76<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

3 open opportunities from Connecticut Trust for Historic

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

Among its reported 2025 grants, the largest recipients include Calvary Temple Christian Center IN ($15,000), Yellow Farmhouse Education Center ($10,000), Simsbury Historical Society ($10,000).

RecipientPurposeAmount
CALVARY TEMPLE CHRISTIAN CENTER IN Bridgeport, CTHISTORIC PRESERVATIO$15,000
YELLOW FARMHOUSE EDUCATION CENTER Stonington, CTHISTORIC PRESERVATIO$10,000
SIMSBURY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Simsbury, CTHISTORIC PRESERVATIO$10,000
MERWINSVILLE HOTEL RESTORATION INC Gaylordsville, CTHISTORIC PRESERVATIO$10,000
HILL STEAD MUSEUM Farmington, CTHISTORIC PRESERVATIO$10,000
CONNECTICUT DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERIC Lebanon, CTHISTORIC PRESERVATIO$10,000
MANCHESTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY Manchester, CTHISTORIC PRESERVATIO$8,890
NORTH STONINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY North Stonington, CTHISTORIC PRESERVATIO$8,500
FIRST ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETY EAST H East Haddam, CTHISTORIC PRESERVATIO$7,500
WSA - MODERN RUINS New York, NYHISTORIC PRESERVATIO$5,740

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Jane Montanaro — Executive Di: $111KJane MontanaroExecutive Di$111K

From 2025 IRS filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
Jane MontanaroExecutive Di40$110,854
Caroline SloatChair2—
Mary Jean AgostiniVice Chair2—
Garry LeonardTreasurer2—
Ellen GouldSecretary2—
Catherine OstenBoard Member2—
Brian T SmithBoard Member2—
Cristina RossBoard Member2—
Nancy BullisBoard Member2—
Deb CohenBoard Member2—
Nick FabianiBoard Member2—
Edward GerberBoard Member2—
John GoodrichBoard Member2—
Henry GriggsBoard Member2—
John HarringtonBoard Member2—
Jeffrey KaufmanBoard Member2—
Hilary LewisBoard Member2—
Tom NissleyBoard Member2—
Priyanka PanjwaniBoard Member2—
Edith PestanaBoard Member2—
Alan PonanskiBoard Member2—
James QuinnBoard Member2—
Pieter RoosBoard Member2—
Robert TierneyBoard Member2—

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Connecticut Trust for Historic?

Connecticut Trust for Historic is a nonprofit organization focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Hamden, CT. It holds $3.2M in total assets as of 2025.

How large is Connecticut Trust for Historic?

As of 2025, Connecticut Trust for Historic holds $3.2M in total assets with $3.4M in annual revenue. It awarded 10 grants totaling $96K in 2025.

Where does Connecticut Trust for Historic operate?

Connecticut Trust for Historic has awarded grants in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont.

What size grants does Connecticut Trust for Historic award?

In 2025, Connecticut Trust for Historic awarded 10 grants totaling $96K — an average of about $10K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.

What is Connecticut Trust for Historic's EIN?

Connecticut Trust for Historic's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-0979808. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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