Connecticut Legal Services Inc

Nonprofit · Grant recipient Also a grantmaker → Middletown, CT EIN 06-0955461

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025

Total received

$57.2M

Foundation funders

27

Grants recorded

90

Years covered

2019–2025

Who funds Connecticut Legal Services Inc?

Connecticut Legal Services Inc is funded by 27 grantmakers, led by Connecticut Bar Foundation ($54.6M), Ossen Family Foundation ($405K), Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc ($356K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $57.2M in grants to Connecticut Legal Services Inc between 2019–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Connecticut Bar Foundation$54,562,51862019–2024
Ossen Family Foundation$405,00042021–2025
Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc$355,54052021–2025
The Tow Foundation Inc$340,00082019–2025
Eastern Connecticut Area Agency on Aging Inc$307,27972019–2025
Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging Inc$297,91672019–2025
Southwestern CT Agency on Aging Inc$273,43462020–2025
The Tudor Foundation Inc$160,00012021
United Way of Southeastern Connecticut Inc$125,33862020–2025
Immigrant Justice Corps Inc$78,12512025
The United Way of Greater Waterbury Inc$76,75052021–2025
United Way Inc United Way of Cent & Ne Connecticut$67,79742019–2022
Equal Justice Works$41,64812020
The Ruth Krauss Foundation Inc$34,50062020–2025
United Way of Meriden & Wallingford Inc$21,50022020–2021
Maurice Goodman Foundation Inc Tr$15,10062020–2025
Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants Inc$12,99622020–2021
Connecticut Health Foundation Inc$12,50012020
National Philanthropic Trust$12,00022024–2025
United Way of West Central Connecticut Inc$10,80032019–2021
Fernwood Foundation$10,00012020
Meriden Foundation$10,00012020
Leon N Lapine Residuary Trust$3,50012024
Cummings & Lockwood Foundation Inc$1,50012024
Hanau Family Foundation$1,00012019
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The Cigna Group Foundation$10012021
The Pfizer Foundation Inc$8012021

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$5M$10M$15M7 grants2019 17 grants2020 18 grants2021 11 grants2022 11 grants2023 14 grants2024 12 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $386K (2025) to $11.7M (2024). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $386K.

What grants has Connecticut Legal Services Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Immigrant Justice Corps IncJUSTICE FELLOW$78,125
2025Fairfield County's Community Foundation IncFOR GENERAL SUPPORT$62,510
2025Ossen Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING PURPOSES$50,000
2025Eastern Connecticut Area Agency on Aging IncSOCIAL SERVICE$43,996
2025The Tow Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$40,000
2025Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging IncLEGAL SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY$40,000
2025Southwestern CT Agency on Aging IncELDERLY NUTRITION / HOME CARE SERVICES$27,609
2025The United Way of Greater Waterbury IncCIVIL LAW$15,000
2025United Way of Southeastern Connecticut IncFinancial Security$14,893
2025National Philanthropic TrustHUMAN SERVICES$6,000
2025The Ruth Krauss Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2025Maurice Goodman Foundation Inc TrGENERAL SUPPORT$2,500
2024Connecticut Bar FoundationTO PROVIDE LEGAL SER$11,341,843
2024Ossen Family FoundationGENERAL PURPOSE$90,000
2024Fairfield County's Community Foundation IncFOR GENERAL SUPPORT$57,510
2024Eastern Connecticut Area Agency on Aging IncSOCIAL SERVICE$49,477
2024Southwestern CT Agency on Aging IncELDERLY NUTRITION / HOME CARE SERVICES$45,825
2024Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging IncLEGAL ASSISTANCE$41,500
2024The Tow Foundation IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$40,000
2024The United Way of Greater Waterbury IncGENERAL USE$15,050
2024United Way of Southeastern Connecticut IncPROMOTING INDEPENDENCE$13,507
2024National Philanthropic TrustEDUCATION$6,000
2024The Ruth Krauss Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$4,000
2024Leon N Lapine Residuary TrustGENERAL FUND$3,500
2024Maurice Goodman Foundation Inc TrCHARITABLE$2,500
2024Cummings & Lockwood Foundation IncSUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S MISSION$1,500
2023Connecticut Bar FoundationTO PROVIDE LEGAL SER$9,618,406
2023Ossen Family FoundationSUPPORT FOR THE RESTRAINING ORDER AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVOR PROJECT$90,000
2023Southwestern CT Agency on Aging IncELDERLY NUTRITION / HOME CARE SERVICES$60,000
2023Eastern Connecticut Area Agency on Aging IncSOCIAL SERVICE$51,376

Showing 30 most recent of 90 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Connecticut Legal Services Inc?

Connecticut Legal Services Inc is funded by 27 grantmakers, led by Connecticut Bar Foundation ($54.6M), Ossen Family Foundation ($405K), Fairfield County's Community Foundation Inc ($356K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $57.2M in grants to Connecticut Legal Services Inc between 2019–2025.

Who is Connecticut Legal Services Inc's largest funder?

Connecticut Bar Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Connecticut Legal Services Inc, with $54.6M across 6 grants (2019–2024).

How much grant funding has Connecticut Legal Services Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $57.2M in grants to Connecticut Legal Services Inc across 90 grants from 27 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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