Gerald and Claire Gerath Foundation

The Sara and David Carson Family

West Hartford, CT

The Sara and David Carson Family supports charities working in food security, community services, education, and mental health, with 2025 grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 and a median of $3,000. Its grants went to organizations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Illinois. It gives only to preselected charities and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Marks Family Foundation

West Hartford, CT

The Marks Family Foundation supports youth development, animal welfare, hunger relief, health, and other charitable causes, with most 2025 funding going to Connecticut organizations. Its 12 grants in 2025 totaled $19,130 and ranged from $750 to $2,416, with a median of $1,500. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

American Eagle Financial Credit Union

East Hartford, CT

American Eagle Financial Credit Union supports Connecticut community organizations through charitable contributions and sponsorships, including youth programs, education, basic needs, animal rescue, and local activities; its 2024 filing lists amounts typically around $9,443, with contributions ranging from $8,931 to $67,000. The listed 2024 recipients were all in Connecticut, and the filing does not state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Stich Charitable Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The Stich Charitable Foundation funds mission-driven and Christian values-based programs with budgets of $500,000 to $3 million that are based in and serve the U.S.; its 2025 grants went to Connecticut organizations. In 2025, grants ranged from $1,000 to $255,000, with a median of $40,000. It accepts applications year-round and does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

Sullivan Foundation

West Hartford, CT

The foundation supported universities, schools, arts and cultural groups, and community and service organizations, with most 2025 funding going to Connecticut and some to New York. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $1,252,750, with a median of $6,000. It accepts no special application form and has no deadlines; its filing says it does not limit giving to preselected organizations.

The Sky Bight Foundation Inc

Bristol, CT

The Hometown Foundation Inc

Cheshire, CT

The Hometown Foundation supports animal welfare, emergency responders, people with disabilities or other needs, people facing major illness, and military communities; its grants are concentrated in Florida and Connecticut. In 2025, grants ranged from $5,417 to $665,000, with a median of $15,779. It accepts unsolicited online requests during application periods in February, May, August, and November; emergency requests are considered case by case.

Henry Safford Peacock Foundation

Lincoln, IL

The Henry Safford Peacock Foundation funds a range of charitable causes, including education, housing, conservation, health, and community services, with 2025 grants ranging from $1,000 to $21,000 and a median of $1,000. It supports organizations in multiple states, with the largest shares going to Maine, Arizona, and Illinois. It accepts unsolicited requests by letter describing the organization, its charitable purpose and goals, and the requested use of funds.

Wadsworth Family Foundation

Wallingford, CT

The Wadsworth Family Foundation supports housing, community services, youth, arts, and animal welfare organizations. Its 2024 grants ranged from $75 to $100,000, with a median of $5,000, and mainly went to organizations in Florida and Connecticut; it also funded recipients in Vermont, Indiana, and New York. The foundation says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and lists application materials, but no deadline.

The Robert M Schiffman Foundation Inc

Wilmington, DE

The Robert M Schiffman Foundation supports charitable organizations working in areas including humanitarian aid, education, civil liberties, libraries, and environmental conservation, with most 2025 funding going to organizations in New York, Washington, D.C., Connecticut, California, and Maryland. Its 2025 grants ranged from $1,000 to $50,000, with a median of $3,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Aetna Foundation Inc

Hartford, CT

Aetna Foundation supported health and wellness, access to health care, and related community needs; its 2021 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $40,000, and went to organizations across multiple states, especially in D.C. and Connecticut. Its 2021 filing was marked final, so it appears to have ended or be winding down grantmaking; that filing said there were no restrictions on who could apply and pointed applicants to its website for application materials.

Union Savings Bank Foundation Inc

Danbury, CT

Union Savings Bank Foundation supports nonprofits serving the communities served by the bank, with grants for education and literacy, youth programs, arts, health and wellness, mentorship, and food assistance. Its 2025 grants ranged from $25 to $25,400, with a median of $4,000, and primarily supported Connecticut organizations. Applications are available through the bank and may be emailed or mailed; the 2025 application period was June 1–August 31.