Private foundation · EIN 85-4180796 · New York, New York · Philanthropy & grantmaking

Ct Charitable Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 35 grants paid, $1.9M total, median $25K. 77% of grants stayed in New York.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
35
$1.9M
Median grant
$25K
Stays in NY
77%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$18M

Grants paid in 2025

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Bank of America Charitable Gift FdBoston, MACharitable gift fund$503K
Hetrick-Martin Institute IncNew York, NYRevolving loan fund$150K
Ali Forney Center IncNew York, NYRevolving loan fund$125K
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center IncNew York, NYGeneral support for callen lorde$100K
The Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender Community Services CenterNew York, NYGeneral operating$100K
Services & Advocacy for Gay Lesbian Bisexual & Transgender Elders IncNew York, NYGeneral support for sage nyc$75K
World Wildlife Fund IncWashington, DC30hills sumatra orangutan conservation project$75K
Safe Horizon IncNew York, NYStreetwork project$50K
The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden FoundationsNew York, NYTeens 360 program$50K
Urban Justice Center - Mental Health ProjectNew York, NYSupport for the mental health project; providing reserves for staffing for the next three years$50K
Urban Justice Center - Street Vendors ProjectNew York, NYSupport for the street vendors project, general operating$50K
Gods Love We Deliver IncNew York, NYGeneral operating$40K
Harlem Grown IncNew York, NYGeneral operating$35K
Snarr Animal Rescue Northeast IncWhite Plains, NYGeneral operating$35K
Best Friends Animal SocietyKanab, UTSoho and oyster bay centers$30K
Catskill Animal Sanctuary IncSaugerties, NYGeneral operating$30K
Farm Sanctuary IncWatkins Glen, NYGeneral operating$30K
Avenues for Justice IncNew York, NYGeneral operating$25K
Best Friends Animal SocietyKanab, UTLa wildfire relief$25K
Christian Herald Association Inc (the Bowery Mission)New York, NYGeneral operating$25K
Council on Environment Dba Grow NYCNew York, NYGreen space program$25K
Earth Matter Ny IncNew York, NYGeneral operating$25K
Friends of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology IncStamford, CTGeneral operating$25K
Henry Street SettlementNew York, NYMental health services$25K
Hour Children IncLong Island City, NYGeneral operating$25K
Mouse IncNew York, NYGeneral operating$25K
Natural Resources Defense Council IncNew York, NYRenewable rikers and nyc environmental justice initiative, nycha$25K
Outstanding Renewal Enterprises IncNew York, NYGeneral operating$25K
Pasadena Humane SocietyPasadena, CALa wildfire relief$25K
Pets Are Wonderful Support IncNew York, NYGeneral operating$25K
Southside United Housing Development Fund CorporationBrooklyn, NYGeneral operating$25K
West Side Center for Community Life IncNew York, NYGeneral operating$25K
Asheville Humane Society IncAsheville, NCHurricane helene relief$10K
Brother Wolf Animal Rescue IncAsheville, NCHurricane helene relief$10K
United Jewish Council of the East Side IncNew York, NYLillian wald food pantry, general operating$5,000

By state: New York 27 · Massachusetts 1 · District of Columbia 1 · Utah 2 · Connecticut 1 · California 1

About this foundation

Ct Charitable Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in New York, New York, administered in care of Co Appaloosa Management Lp, tax-exempt since 2021. 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 Ct Charitable Foundation 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 Ct Charitable Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $1.9M across 35 grants, a median of $25K.

Where does Ct Charitable Foundation give?

New York (27 grants), Massachusetts (1 grants), District of Columbia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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