Watkinson Prisoners' Aid Society

The Nutmeg Foundation Inc

West Hartford, CT

The Nutmeg Foundation supports community services, violence prevention, food security, libraries, nonprofit training, and arts and cultural organizations, primarily in Connecticut, with some funding in New York. In 2025, grants ranged from $500 to $125,000, with a median of $10,000. It funds only preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Burlingame Foundation

Darien, CT

Burlingame Foundation’s 2023 grants supported humanitarian relief, food access, health, education, and community services, with recipients across multiple states; the largest shares went to New York and Connecticut. It made 24 grants ranging from $5,000 to $210,000, with a median of $50,000. Its 2022 filing says it funded only preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests, but that filing is marked as its final return.

Governor's Partnership to Protect Connecticut's Workforce Inc

East Hartford, CT

It funds youth prevention and mentoring work, including efforts to prevent substance use, underage drinking, and violence and promote young people’s well-being in Connecticut. The profile does not state a typical grant amount or whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

Elizabeth and Ihab Massoud Family Foundation

Wilmington, DE

The foundation supports education, health care, refugee services, food distribution, and community support, with grants concentrated in California, Connecticut, and Massachusetts and some funding elsewhere in the U.S. In 2025, grants ranged from $1,000 to $642,857, with a median of $10,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected charitable organizations.

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.

Elizabeth Raymond Ambler Trust

Wilton, CT

The Elizabeth Raymond Ambler Trust funds college and technical-education scholarships, with preference for students from Wilton and nearby towns, as well as project-based grants to eligible community organizations. In 2025, organizational awards ranged from $1,000 to $12,000, with a median of $4,269; most grant dollars went to Connecticut. The Trust’s website describes an application process for community grants, so unsolicited requests are accepted.

The Tow Foundation Inc

New Canaan, CT

The Tow Foundation funds nonprofits and leaders in arts and culture, higher education, civic engagement, justice, medicine, and public health, with a focus on wellness, opportunity, and equity. Its 2025 grants ranged from $250 to $5 million, with a median of $100,000; giving is concentrated in New York and Connecticut, though grants also go elsewhere. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests; the 2025 youth mental health fund used a separate application process, and its deadline has passed.

Connecticut Renaissance Fund Inc

Shelton, CT

Rental prop. To 501c(3) organization

Ben Cohen Charitable Trust

South Burlington, VT

The trust’s reported giving supports charitable organizations, with its 2025 grant providing $3,000 in general operating support to a group serving grieving children and families in Pennsylvania; its grant history also includes one $350,000 grant in 2023. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

J Walton Bissell Foundation Inc

West Harford, CT

The foundation supports nonprofits working with communities under threat, the arts, and people with disabilities, primarily in Hartford; most 2024 grant dollars went to Connecticut organizations. Its 2024 awards ranged from $4,825 to $25,000, with a median of $10,000. It accepts unsolicited online applications from eligible 501(c)(3) organizations.

The Connecticut Community Foundation

Waterbury, CT

The Connecticut Community Foundation funds arts and culture, equitable opportunity, grassroots leadership, health and environmental justice, older adults, and nonprofit strengthening in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills, Connecticut. Its 2025 grants had a median of $15,000, with awards ranging from $5,022 to $993,281; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Co Tuw Anne J Caudal-Charitable

Dallas, TX