Shanahan Family Foundation

The Orchard Farm Foundation

West Palm Beach, FL

The Orchard Farm Foundation funds preselected charities across health, youth, education, arts, human services, and conservation, with 2024 grants going to organizations in multiple states, especially California, Connecticut, and New York. Its 2024 grants ranged from $2,000 to $766,225, with a median of $10,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests.

Pieter and Yvette Eenkema Van Dijk Foundation

Darien, CT

The foundation supports education, community services, environmental conservation, religious purposes, and people in need, with 2024 grants ranging from $100 to $275,000 and a median of $4,839. Giving went primarily to New York, with additional support in Connecticut and California. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Halvorsen Family Foundation

Stamford, CT

The Halvorsen Family Foundation supports 501(c)(3) organizations in education, health and medical research, arts, athletics, and wildlife conservation, with 2025 grants concentrated in California, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Utah. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $20 million, with a median of $20,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Chuza Foundation

Darien, CT

The Scott Foundation

Saratoga Springs, NY

522 Foundation Inc

Darien, CT

The foundation supports education, youth sports, health and human services, food assistance, and land conservation, with 2024 grants going mainly to organizations in Connecticut and also to groups in Texas, Massachusetts, Maryland, and Vermont. Its 33 grants ranged from $100 to $75,000, with a median of $9,336. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Goodnow Fund

Darien, CT

The Goodnow Fund supports nonprofit operating costs and special projects focused on vulnerable children, education for low-income students, Alzheimer’s research, and the environment, with particular emphasis on Fairfield County, Connecticut. In 2024, grants ranged from $200 to $500,000, with a median of $5,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and contacts organizations it wishes to support directly.

Lawrence P Castellani Family Foundation

Sarasota, FL

The foundation’s stated mission is to preserve Sarasota-area architectural heritage through education, tours, and advocacy, while its 2024 grants also supported cancer care and research, violence prevention, education, arts, and community services. Grants ranged from $265 to $200,000, with a median of $5,000, and went to organizations in Maryland, Florida, New York, Connecticut, and Kansas. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

The Jerrold & Sally Fine Foundation Inc

Darien, CT

The foundation supports a varied mix of education, community, health, and other charitable organizations, with 2025 grants ranging from $200 to $10,000 and a median of $1,500. Recent grants went mainly to organizations in Pennsylvania and Connecticut, with others in Virginia, Tennessee, and New York. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

The Weatherstone Family Foundation Inc

Darien, CT

The Weatherstone Family Foundation supports emergency services and public safety, arts, religion, children and families, veterans, and other charitable causes, with most of its 2025 grant dollars going to Connecticut organizations and additional support in several other states. Its 2025 grants ranged from $10,000 to $100,000, with a median of $17,500. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Americares Foundation Inc

Stamford, CT

Americares funds health care organizations and programs focused on disaster preparedness and recovery, access to medicines and medical supplies, and community health services. In 2025, its grants ranged from $5,073 to $3.86 million, with a median of about $58,700; it works in the United States and internationally, reaching an average of 80 countries each year. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

American Savings Foundation Inc

New Britain, CT

American Savings Foundation supports education, human services, and arts and culture, especially programs serving children, youth, and families in Connecticut, with a focus on New Britain and Waterbury. Its 2024 grants ranged from $234 to $150,000, with a median of $1,750; Community Grants are capped at $5,000. It provides application forms for Program and Community Grants, but the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.