Foundations that fund organizations in Washington, Connecticut
Worked out from where the grants went, not where the foundations sit.
Funding landscape for Washington nonprofits
78 private foundations gave $954K to Washington organizations in their latest filings; 20 of the 78 that say either way accept applications.
119 grants in total, with a typical foundation's median grant to Washington around $2,500. 19 of these funders are based in Connecticut; the rest give here from elsewhere.
- Foundations giving here
- 78
- Accept applications
- 20
- of 78 that state a policy
- Dollars to Washington
- $954K
- latest filings
- Grants
- 119
- Typical median grant
- $2,500
- Based in CT
- 24%
- of funders listed
Funders, by dollars given to Washington organizations
| Foundation | Based in | Grants here | Dollars here | Median | Accepts applications | Typical purposes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Alvin and Fanny B Thalheimer Foundation Inc | Towson, MD | 1 | $250K | $250K | Preselected only | Program grant |
| The Steven & Kathy Guttman Family Foundation Inc | Miami Beach, FL | 1 | $72K | $72K | Preselected only | To further the foundation's mission |
| The Stairway Fund | Chicago, IL | 8 | $54K | $5,000 | Preselected only | General operating support/annual gift |
| The Leni & Peter May Family Foundation | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | Exempt activities |
| Lufkin Family Foundation C/O Dan W Lufkin | New York, NY | 1 | $50K | $50K | Preselected only | General support |
| Katherine Lilly Conroy Charitable Trust Fbo | Litchfield, CT | 1 | $38K | $38K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| Murray & Susan Haber Charitable Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | 4 | $35K | $8,910 | Preselected only | General |
| Darling Family Foundation Inc | Fort Wayne, IN | 1 | $35K | $35K | Preselected only | General operating activities |
| Smilow Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $20K | $20K | Yes | Program support |
| The Kestrel Foundation | Washington, CT | 4 | $20K | $4,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| UW William H Ellsworth Fnd | Dallas, TX | 1 | $20K | $20K | Preselected only | Unrestricted general |
| The Wenden Foundation | Washington Depot, CT | 5 | $19K | $2,500 | Preselected only | Unrestricted charitable grant |
| Soros Fund Charitable Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | General Support |
| Seedlings Foundation | Branford, CT | 1 | $15K | $15K | Preselected only | Humanitarian/educational/community |
| The Michele & Agnese Cestone Foundation Inc - C/O Bank of America Private Bank | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $14K | $14K | Yes | Hay and grain expenses |
| Cranshaw Corporation | Pennington, NJ | 2 | $13K | $6,500 | Preselected only | General operating support |
| Bitar Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $12K | $4,600 | Yes | To further the exempt purpose of the organization |
| Arnhold Foundation Inc C/O Joel E Sammet & Co Llp | New York, NY | 3 | $11K | $1,000 | Preselected only | General fund |
| The Robert & Mary Lou Morgado Charitable Trust | New York, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Charitable |
| Elisha Leavenworth Foundation Inc | Middlebury, CT | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Operating support |
| Scaife Family Foundation | West Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Capital support |
| Robins Family Foundation | Wilton, CT | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Civic community |
| Woodshouse Foundation | Greenwich, CT | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | To support the organizations mission |
| Martha Washington Straus-Harry H Straus Foundation Inc | Stamford, CT | 1 | $10K | $10K | Preselected only | Education |
| Franklin P and Arthur W Perdue Foundation Inc | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | General & Unrestricted |
| Fred L Emerson Foundation Inc | Auburn, NY | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Unrestricted |
| The Ellen Knowles Harcourt Foundation C/O Roger Chace Treasurer | New Milford, CT | 1 | $10K | $10K | Yes | Program support |
| Open Society Institute | New York, NY | 3 | $9,750 | $4,500 | Yes | Matching gift program |
| The Perlman Family Foundation Inc | Sarasota, FL | 1 | $8,050 | $8,050 | Preselected only | To provide free public library services, cultural and curre… |
| Mangen Family Charitable Foundation C/O Marc Mangen | Cave Creek, AZ | 1 | $8,000 | $8,000 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Grant and Jacqui Smith Foundation | New Milford, CT | 1 | $7,500 | $7,500 | Preselected only | General |
| Rene Bloch Foundation | Eagan, MN | 3 | $6,500 | $2,000 | Yes | General operating |
| Ac Israel Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $6,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Jaffe Family Foundation | Valley Cottage, NY | 5 | $5,061 | $511 | Preselected only | Support charitable purpose |
| The Goodnow Fund | Darien, CT | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Yes | General support |
| The Edward Marthann Samek Foundation | Newtown Square, PA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Tungare Manohar Family Foundation | Morristown, NJ | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | To provide support for arts and education |
| The Leever Foundation C/O Sterling Foundation Management LLC | Reston, VA | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | Program support |
| The Buchanan Family Foundation | Lake Forest, IL | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General, operating, endowment or capital. |
| Rohit & Katharine Desai Family Foundation | Bethpage, NY | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Preselected only | General/ education/ religious |
| Hillman Family Foundations | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $3,000 | $3,000 | Yes | Annual fund |
| The Non Nobis Solum Foundation Inc | Canaan, NY | 2 | $3,000 | $1,500 | Preselected only | Educational; Charitable |
| E Newbold & Margaret Dupont Smith F Foundation (dba Thornedge Fdn) | Wayne, PA | 1 | $2,950 | $2,950 | Yes | Further charitable purposes |
| Coleman Family Charitable Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 2 | $2,750 | $1,375 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Jack and Dorothy Kupferberg Family Foundation | East Norwich, NY | 1 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Preselected only | General support |
| H & L Family Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 3 | $2,500 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General use |
| The Block Grausman Fund C/O Richard Grausman | New York, NY | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Preselected only | General Charitable Purpose |
| Syd & Jan M Silverman Foundation Inc | Pennington, NJ | 1 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Yes | Unrestricted general |
| The Pfizer Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 2 | $1,778 | $889 | Preselected only | Matching gifts; Volunteer program |
| Appleman Foundation Inc | New York, NY | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Preselected only | General charitable & educational purposes |
| Chase Collegiate School Foundation | Waterbury, CT | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Preselected only | Operating support |
| Northwest Community Bank Foundation Inc | Winsted, CT | 1 | $1,500 | $1,500 | Yes | Career Club : Individual Career Mapping |
| The Lipman-Sherman Family Foundation | New York, NY | 1 | $1,236 | $1,236 | Yes | To maintain the endeavors of the org |
| S & L Marx Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| Thanksgiving Foundation Bessemer Trust Company Na | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | General exempt purpose |
| Rk Mellon Family Foundation | Ligonier, PA | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | Operations |
| Greenburg May Foundation Inc | Palm Beach, FL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | Aid donee in carrying out exempt purpose |
| The Apple Lane Foundation Inc 14101830 | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | For organization's exempt purposes |
| Harken Foundation | Highland Park, IL | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Yes | General |
| Persbacker Foundation Inc C/O Arthur Weinshank | New Milford, CT | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Preselected only | To foster creative learning through the arts |
| The Santomero Family Foundation Inc Co Denise C R Santomero | Bedford, NY | 1 | $900 | $900 | Preselected only | Enviromental |
| Plymouth Hill Foundation | Millbrook, NY | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | General charitable purposes |
| Nelsons Family Foundation | Redding, CT | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | General support |
| The Jayne and Leonard Abess Foundation Inc C/O Thinklab Ventures | Miami, FL | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | Community benefit |
| Mabee Family Foundation Inc | Saratoga Springs, NY | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | Education |
| Jean Widmark and Richard Widmark Foundation Inc | New Milford, CT | 1 | $500 | $500 | Preselected only | Arts education |
| Bokom Foundation Inc | Sharon Center, OH | 1 | $400 | $400 | Preselected only | Donation |
| The Littman Family Foundation Inc | Bethlehem, CT | 3 | $305 | $80 | Preselected only | General support |
| Baxter International Foundation | Deerfield, IL | 2 | $300 | $150 | Preselected only | Matching gifts |
| Citizens Charitable Foundation | Johnston, RI | 2 | $300 | $150 | Preselected only | Matching gifts |
| Konstantin Family Foundation | Wilmington, DE | 1 | $250 | $250 | Preselected only | General & Unrestricted |
| The Rabin Foundation Inc C/O Peter Kane | Deerfield, IL | 1 | $200 | $200 | Preselected only | General purpose |
| Thomas &esther Flanagan Charitable Trust | Norwich, NY | 1 | $150 | $150 | Yes | General |
| The Yelp Foundation | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $116 | $116 | Preselected only | Matching contribution made by employee of yelp, in |
| Bridgewood Fieldwater Foundation | Bridgewater, CT | 1 | $100 | $100 | Preselected only | General |
| Chelsea Groton Foundation | Groton, CT | 1 | $100 | $100 | Yes | Acts of kindness |
| Earle I Mack Foundation Inc | New Hyde Park, NY | 1 | $50 | $50 | Preselected only | Exempt purpose |
| Easton Family Fund | New York, NY | 1 | $35 | $35 | Preselected only | General support |
Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV, latest electronic return per foundation (2026-10-28). "Accepts applications" reflects the foundation's own checkbox on Part XV line 2. Grants to individuals excluded.
Common questions
Which foundations give to nonprofits in Washington, Connecticut?
The Alvin and Fanny B Thalheimer Foundation Inc, The Steven & Kathy Guttman Family Foundation Inc, The Stairway Fund, The Leni & Peter May Family Foundation, Lufkin Family Foundation C/O Dan W Lufkin and 73 others reported grants to Washington organizations on their latest Form 990-PF.
How do I approach a foundation that doesn't accept applications?
A foundation that checks "contributes only to preselected organizations" on its 990-PF won't review a cold proposal. Look at who it funds, find a shared board member, grantee or advisor, and ask for an introduction. Foundations that accept applications usually list a contact and deadlines in Part XV; we show that text on each foundation's page.
Is this list complete?
No. It covers private foundations (Form 990-PF filers) whose latest electronic return lists at least one grant to an organization in Washington. Community foundations and corporate giving programs file different forms and are not included yet.