Aurora Foundation College Success Program Grants
Funding Amount
$18K – $30K
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- September 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Organizations
Geography
- Connecticut
Overview
The Aurora Foundation for Women & Girls makes grants to Greater Hartford nonprofits/institutions running women's college-success/retention programs; 2025 grantees (Charter Oak State College, Hartford Public Library, University of Hartford, YWCA Hartford Region) received awards of $18,000-$30,000; grantees receive guidance through an application and reporting process. FLAG: recurring institutional-partner grantees; appears relationship-based, no open-call deadline captured.
How to Apply
Contact the Aurora Foundation about the College Success grantmaking program (Sarah Monson, sarah@aurorafoundation.org).
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Aurora Women and Girls Foundation Inc's IRS filings)
Hartford, CT · 2024
$195K
Charter Oak State College Foundation
New Britain, CT · 2024
$100K
Hartford, CT · 2024
$20K
Manchester Community College Foundation
Hartford, CT · 2024
$20K
The Women's Advancement Initiative at the University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT · 2024
$15K
8 grants in Aurora Women and Girls Foundation Inc's 2023–2024 filings reference “Aurora Foundation College Success Program Grants” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Aurora Women and Girls Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 12
- Total given
- $488K
- Median grant
- $18K
- Range
- $10K–$188K
- 95% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Connecticut, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: Connecticut 95%, Florida 5%. Top recipient cities: Hartford, CT; West Hartford, CT; New Britain, CT.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
YWCA Hartford Region Inc · Hartford, CT
College success grant
$188K
YWCA New Britain · New Britain, CT
Young women's initiative
$51K
Hartford Public Library · Hartford, CT
College success grant
$30K
Its My Money of FL · Jacksonville, FL
Young women's initiative financial literacy
$26K
The Women's Advancement Initiative at the University of Hartford · West Hartford, CT
College success grant
$21K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Women
- Education
- College prep
Project Locations
- CT
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