Foundations that fund legal aid and crime prevention in Connecticut
These 25 foundations made grants to legal aid and crime prevention in Connecticut in the most recent IRS filing I have for each. None of them ticked the box for giving only to preselected organizations, and each filing gives application instructions or a website. That doesn't prove a foundation takes applications, and some on this list may not. The text below is copied from the filings, most of them for tax year 2024, so check a foundation's website or call before you apply.
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Ion Bank Foundation Inc
- $5,000 to Family Intervention Center, Waterbury: "funding for food and packaging for soup"
- $5,000 to Jane Doe No More Inc, Naugatuck: "annual support and 5k"
- $1,000 to Childrens Law Center, Hartford: "annual employee compaign contributions"
How to apply: See attached grant application (available on web-site)
Deadlines: See attached grant guidelines (available on web-site)
Restrictions: See attached grant guidelines (available on web-site)
Chelsea Groton Foundation
- $10,000 to The Housing Collective, Bridgeport: Payment 3 of 3
- $5,000 to Community of Hope Inc, Gales Ferry: Driveway project
How to apply: All applications must be made online and must include 501 (c) (3) status, mission statement, complete budget for project described, operating budget, audited financial statements and form 990.
Deadlines: Grant applications may be submitted from february 1st through april 30th.
Restrictions: Public charities exempt under irc section 501(c) (3) and governmental units referred to under irc section 170 (c) (1). Programs benefiting communities served by the chelsea groton bank are given special consideration.
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
- $2,500 to Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Glastonbury: First 100 awards breakfast
- $1,000 to Community of Hope Inc, Gales Ferry: Hope house daily living needs
How to apply: For grants: grant requests should be submitted online www.dominionenergy.com/foundation. The application includes the following: information about the organization including a copy of most recent financial statements; the purpose and amount of the grant request; and anticipated...
Deadlines: Grant applications will be accepted online during two annual grant cycles, spring and fall.
Restrictions: For grants: grants are limited to organizations that are: defined as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code; within the dominion operating area; focused on health and human services, education, culture and...
Westly Foundation
- $25,000 to Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, Newtown: Expansion of "See Something, Say Something" in Central CA
How to apply: Westly.org
Deadlines: Westly.org
Restrictions: Westly.org
Hillman Family Foundations
- $25,000 to Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, Newtown: Bronx district 9 community partnership
How to apply: Requests should be sumbitted via the hillman family foundation online portal. The application process begins with the submission of a brief letter of intent (loi) through the fluxx grant portal summarizing the project for which the organization is seeking funding. Included as...
Deadlines: No deadline.
Restrictions: Each applicant must present evidence of a charitable, tax-exempt status. Further, each applicant must provide information clearly indicating that any contribution made to it by the hillman family foundations, will be considered a...
The Sudarsky Family Foundation Inc
- $23,000 to Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, Newtown: To support charitable purpose
How to apply: Letter form
Restrictions: No restrictions on awards: no restrictions; approval by board of directors
New York Life Foundation
- $10,000 to Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, Newtown: Cca general
How to apply: Please refer to the foundation's website for full grant criteria: www.newyorklife.com/foundation.
Deadlines: Please refer to the foundation's website for full grant criteria: www.newyorklife.com/foundation.
Restrictions: Please refer to the foundation's website for full grant criteria: www.newyorklife.com/foundation.
Webster Bank Charitable Foundation
- $10,000 to The Housing Collective Inc, Bridgeport: Center for Housing Opportunity program support
How to apply: Https://www.websterbank.com/about/corporate-responsibility/philanthrop y/
Deadlines: Https://www.websterbank.com/about/corporate-responsibility/philanthrop y/
Restrictions: Https://www.websterbank.com/about/corporate-responsibility/philanthrop y/
Sullivan Foundation Julie Coscarelli Trustee
- $6,000 to Connecticut Bar Foundation, Hartford: General support
How to apply: No special form
Deadlines: No deadlines
Restrictions: No restrictions
Wheless Foundation
- $5,000 to Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, Newtown: Charitable
How to apply: No specific form
Deadlines: No deadlines
Restrictions: No restrictions or limitations
Seattle-Sonoran Foundation
- $5,000 to Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, Newtown: General program support
How to apply: No formal application forms. Submit inquiry by mail.
Smith Richardson Foundation Inc
- $5,000 to Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, Neewtown: General operating support
How to apply: Written proposal along with a copy of irs exemption letter
Restrictions: Although the mission of the foundation is to support public policy research, it makes small grants to organizations in north carolina and connecticut that provide innovative services for disadvantaged children and families. However, such...
Fthree Foundation
- $5,000 to Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, Newtown: General support
How to apply: For guidelines and more information about this foundation, see www.thirdplateau.com
Deadlines: For guidelines and more information about this foundation, see www.thirdplateau.com
Restrictions: For guidelines and more information about this foundation, see www.thirdplateau.com
Draydor Foundation
- $4,500 to Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, Newtown: Charitable assistance
How to apply: Letter application with specific purpose and money requests
Leaw Family Foundation Inc
- $4,000 to Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, Newtown: General purpose of donee
How to apply: Informal letter with budget
Restrictions: No grants are given to individuals.
Willliam H & Mattie Wattis Harris F
- $3,500 to Sosa - Safe From Online Sex Abuse, New Haven: Charitable
How to apply: Four copies of foundation forms, narrative with purpose, program, other funding sources, and institution report.
Deadlines: May 1
Restrictions: Generally none, although grants are not awarded to individuals.
Denike Family Foundation
- $2,500 to Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, Newtown: Protect kids in their homes, schools and communities.
How to apply: Description of the charitable, scientific, literary or education purpose, including the prevention of cruelty to children and animals.
Deadlines: 12/31
Restrictions: No private individuals or used for carrying out propaganda or otherwise utilized to attempt to influence legislation or any political campaign or election.
Savings Bank of Danbury Foundation Inc
- $2,500 to House of Grace Ministries Inc, Danbury: Exempt purpose
How to apply: By specific application available at the above address upon request
Deadlines: As outlined on the application
Restrictions: Generally, grant sizes will range from $1,000 to $10,000. Qualifying irs section 501(c) (3) organizations serving the following connecticut cities & towns: danbury, bethel, brookfield, newtown, new milford, new fairfield, sherman, redding,...
The Jean and Alvin Sternlieb Foundation Inc
- $2,000 to Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, Newtown: For the use by the donee organization
How to apply: Letter on organization letterhead, indicating purpose of request
Restrictions: Charitable organizations
Eqt Foundation
- $2,000 to Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, Newtown: 2023 matching gift
How to apply: Grant applications can be found on the foundation's website at https://www.eqt.com/community/eqt-foundation
Deadlines: All applications must be received by the 1st of the month prior to the quarterly board meetings.
Restrictions: Nonprofit organizations and institutions whose mission is in keeping with eqt foundation's community relations goals and priorities are invited to apply for monetary, volunteer and in-kind contributions. Eqt corporation has endowed a...
Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation Inc
- $1,500 to Connecticut Bar Foundation, Hartford: To provide a sponsorship for the Connecticut Bar Foundation's 2024 Annual Reception...
How to apply: Written one page budget; 501C3 Determination Letter; how funds will be used
Deadlines: June 30
Restrictions: No
Cummings & Lockwood Foundation Inc
- $1,500 to Connecticut Legal Services, Middletown: Support organization's mission
How to apply: The foundation does not have an application form but requires details of the purpose of the grant and verification of the tax-exempt status of the donees
Deadlines: There are no submission deadlines
Restrictions: There are no restrictions or limitations on awards such as by geographical areas, charitable fields, kinds of institutions or other factors but grants are limited to 501(c)(3) public charities
Caldwell Preload Spirit Foundation Inc
- $1,000 to Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, Newtown: Operations and charity/mission support
How to apply: Solicitations should be addressed to the contact above-application in development
Deadlines: Applications must be completed and submitted to the spirit foundation within ninety days of hardship
Restrictions: The spirit foundation may provide grants to teammates in need due to unforeseen financial hardships as described below: natural disaster or state of emergency, illness or injury of teammate or immediate family member, death of teammate or...
Irving May and Edith H May Foundation
- $1,000 to Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, Newtown: Operations
How to apply: By letter
Restrictions: Must be tax exempt charitable organizations
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- $1,000 to Sandy Hook Promise Foundation, Newtown: Matching gifts
How to apply: Most of rwjf's grants are made through targeted grant programs and funding partnerships. Rwjf's funding priorities and calls for proposals are described on www.rwjf.org.
Deadlines: No deadlines, except when foundation issues a call for proposal (cfp) or request for proposal (rfp).
Restrictions: Rwjf is dedicated to taking bold leaps to transform health in our lifetime and pave the way, together, to a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a right. We are a national philanthropy that advances transformative systems...
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