How to apply
Information available on foundations web site, edwannroberts@att.net Contact: Lisa M Curran, Po Box 271588, West Hartford, Ct, 8602330228 Deadlines: 1st day of february, may, august and november Restrictions: Grants are limited geographically to the greater hartford area in the fields of visual & performing arts
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
37 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hartford StageHartford, CT | Funding to support christmas with hartford chorale concert | $25K |
| Hartford Symphony OrchestraHartford, CT | Funding to support the 2025 paul brown monday night jazz series | $25K |
| Stowe Center for Literary ActivismHartford, CT | Funding to support the 2025 ct lgbtq film festival | $25K |
| TheaterworksHartford, CT | Funding to support the david jackson exhibit | $25K |
| TheaterworksHartford, CT | Funding to support the production of the cannibals of mcgower county | $25K |
| Greater Hartford Festival of JazzHartford, CT | Funding to support the 2025 choreographers' showcase | $20K |
| New Britain Museum of American ArtNew Britain, CT | Funding to support book dances production | $20K |
| Capital Classics Theatre CompanyWest Hartford, CT | Funding to support the yunie mojica concert | $12K |
| Ballet HartfordHartford, CT | Funding to support the 2025 festival concert | $10K |
| Connecticut BalletHartford, CT | Funding to support john violin local art stage digital production | $10K |
| FIRST NightHartford, CT | Funding to support the 2025/2026 performance season | $10K |
| Hartford ChoraleHartford, CT | Funding to support the 2025 summer concert series | $10K |
| Hartford PerformsHartford, CT | Funding to support the 2025 jazz festival | $10K |
| Hill-Stead MuseumFarmington, CT | Funding to support 2025/2026 education residencies/artists of color | $10K |
| Justice Dance Performance ProjectHartford, CT | Funding to support the production of native gardens | $10K |
| Kingswood Oxford SchoolWest Hartford, CT | Funding to support the 2025/2026 masterworks season | $10K |
| Women Composers Festival of HartfordWest Hartford, CT | Funding to support 2026 women composers festival of hartford | $10K |
| Artists CollectiveHartford, CT | Funding to support artistic residencies | $8,000 |
| Connecticut Chopin CompetitionNew Britain, CT | Funding to support the 2025 greater hartford shakespeare festival | $8,000 |
| Connecticut Choral ArtistsNew Britain, CT | Funding to support the tides of time concert | $7,500 |
| Connecticut Museum of Culture & HistoryHartford, CT | Funding to support the nutcracker with hso live performance | $7,500 |
| Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber OrchestraNew Britain, CT | Funding to support words & music concert | $7,500 |
| Crecgreater Hartford Academy of the ArtsHartford, CT | Funding to support the 2025 dia de muertos community celebration and 2026 lunar new year celebration | $7,500 |
| Hartford Jazz SocietyBloomfield, CT | Funding to support hartford bonanza 2025 and first night 2026 | $7,500 |
| Riverfront RecaptureHartford, CT | Funding to support the john hitchcock exhibition | $7,500 |
| The Bushnell Performing Arts CenterHartford, CT | Funding to support the 2025 hartbeat festival | $7,500 |
| Times Fool CompanyWethersfield, CT | Funding to support the production of hamlet | $7,500 |
| Revisionist Content FundHartford, CT | Funding to support two 2025the 2026 concert series | $6,500 |
| Elizabeth Park ConservatoryWest Hartford, CT | Funding to support the 2025 connecticut summerfest festival | $6,000 |
| Actup Theater GroupHartford, CT | Funding to support the paloma nozicka residency and a workshop of both | $5,000 |
| Albert Schweitzer Organ FestivalWest Hartford, CT | Funding to commission an exhibit by joe young celebrating america250 | $5,000 |
| Connecticut SummerfestFarmington, CT | Funding to support the 16th annual chopin international piano competition | $5,000 |
| Music at the Red DoorWest Hartford, CT | Funding to support the great wave: japonisme at hill-stead exhibition | $5,000 |
| Out Film FestivalHartford, CT | Funding to support a new sound board for the roberts theatre | $5,000 |
| Stowe Center for Literary ActivismHartford, CT | Funding to support the film, mary when you follow her | $5,000 |
| Citysingers of HartfordEast Hartford, CT | Funding to support the production, giselle | $4,000 |
| Windsor Art CenterWindsor, CT | Funding to support the luminosity exhibition | $4,000 |
About this foundation
Edward C and Ann T Roberts Foundation Inc is a private grantmaking foundation in West Hartford, Connecticut, administered in care of Lisa Corran, tax-exempt since 1964. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.
Does Edward C and Ann T Roberts Foundation Inc accept grant applications?
No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.
How much does Edward C and Ann T Roberts Foundation Inc give each year?
In tax year 2025 it paid $394K across 37 grants, a median of $8,000.
Where does Edward C and Ann T Roberts Foundation Inc give?
Connecticut (37 grants), per its latest filing.
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