Private foundation · EIN 06-1501914 · West Hartford, Connecticut · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Walter and Julianne Sullivan Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in Connecticut. The foundation accepts applications (No deadlines) and its median grant is $6,000.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 20 grants paid, $2.5M total, median $6,000. 80% of grants stayed in Connecticut. Stated restrictions: No restrictions

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
20
$2.5M
Median grant
$6,000
Stays in CT
80%
of grants
Deadline
No deadlines
Assets
$8.6M

How to apply

No special form Contact: Julie Coscarelli, 6 Ironwood Lane, West Hartford, Ct, 8608388160 Deadlines: No deadlines Restrictions: No restrictions

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

20 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Joseph UniversityWest Hartford, CTGeneral support$1.3M
Connecticut Children Foundation IncHartford, CTGeneral support$506K
Fordham UniversityBronx, NYGeneral support$250K
Renbrook SchoolWest Hartford, CTGeneral support$242K
The Cove Center for Grieving ChildrenCheshire, CTGeneral support$100K
Hartford County Bar AssociationHartford, CTGeneral support$50K
Kingswood OxfordWest Hartford, CTGeneral support$30K
Bridge Family CenterWest Hartford, CTGeneral support$19K
New Britain Museum of American ArtNew Britain, CTGeneral support$10K
St Gerards Center for LifeHartford, CTGeneral support$7,000
Northwest Ct YMCATorrington, CTGeneral support$5,000
The Chick MissionNew York, NYGeneral support$5,000
Max Cares FoundationHartford, CTGeneral support$4,300
Foundation for Connecticut SchoolsOrange, CTGeneral support$3,000
Capitol SquashHartford, CTGeneral support$2,500
Hgc Scholarship FoundationNewton, MAGeneral support$2,500
Blood Cancer UnitedWashington, DCGeneral support$2,500
Farmington UnicoFarmington, CTGeneral support$1,200
Bristol Adult Resources CenterBristol, CTGeneral support$1,000
Cahill Black Point Education FundNew London, CTGeneral support$1,000

By state: Connecticut 16 · New York 2 · Massachusetts 1 · District of Columbia 1

About this foundation

Walter and Julianne Sullivan Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in West Hartford, Connecticut, administered in care of Cummings & Lockwood, tax-exempt since 1999. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

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Does Walter and Julianne Sullivan Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. No special form Deadlines: No deadlines.

How much does Walter and Julianne Sullivan Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $2.5M across 20 grants, a median of $6,000.

Where does Walter and Julianne Sullivan Foundation give?

Connecticut (16 grants), New York (2 grants), Massachusetts (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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