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Avangrid Foundation Inc

Orange, CT · EIN 13-4200689. Reported 385 grants totalling $12.9M to 180 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$17,500median grant
$12.9Mgranted, 2021-2024
180organizations funded
69%of grantees funded again the next year
$8,517,024assets, latest filing

Does this foundation accept applications?

Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Avangrid Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $17,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $30,000; the smallest was $2,010 and the largest $1,200,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

$1,000 - $5,000
1 grant
$5,000 - $10,000
60 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
184 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
67 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
53 grants
$100,000 and Up
20 grants

Every organization it funded

This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
American Online Giving BenevitySafe Harbor, FL$1,255,236442024
University of Southern MainePortland, ME$1,200,000112022
American Red Cross - Oregon WildfiresFarmington, CT$610,000222022
Habitat for Humanity InternationalAmericus, GA$540,000442024
American Red Cross -Farmington, CT$511,921332024
National Fish and Wildlife FoundationWashington, DC$500,000222023
City of Portland Land Bank CommissionPortland, ME$275,000112021
Maine Development FoundationHallowell, ME$225,000442024
District Arts & EducationNew Haven, CT$200,000442024
Gulf of Maine Research InstitutePortland, ME$200,000442024
Henry Ford MuseumDearborn, MI$200,000442024
Monroe Community College FoundationRochester, NY$200,000442024
Trust for Public LandSan Fransisco, CA$200,000442024
Oregon Children's Foundation - Start Making a Reader Today (smart)Portland, OR$191,000442024
Oregon Zoo FoundationPortland, OR$180,000442024
Will Steger Foundation - Climate Change GenerationMinneapolis, MN$180,000442024
Feeding AmericaChicago, IL$160,000222024
Yale Univeristy Institute of Perservation and Cultural HeritageNew Haven, CT$150,000222022
Connecticut Public BroadcastingHartford, CT$125,000442024
NxthvnNew Haven, CT$125,000332023
Ronald Mcdonald Houses Charities of Connecticut & Western MassachusettsNew Haven, CT$125,000442024
Trinity Jubilee CenterLewiston, ME$115,000442024
United Way Broome CountyBinghamton, NY$114,000442024
Jobs for Maine's Graduates IncAugusta, ME$110,000442024
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of New York - RochesterRochester, NY$110,000442024
Ronald Mcdonald House Charities of Portland & BangorPortland, ME$110,000442024
Urban League of RochesterRochester, NY$110,000222024
AmericaresStamford, CT$100,000442024
Broome Community College FoundationBinghamton, NY$100,000112023
Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, NM$100,000222024
Foundation for Maines Community CollegeSouth Portland, ME$100,000222024
New Haven Promise - Bridgeport PromiseNew Haven, CT$100,000112024
Nourish BridgeportBridgeport, CT$100,000222024
Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center - Girls Inc of the BerkshiresPittsfield, MA$90,000442024
Preble StreetPortland, ME$90,000442024
New BeginningsLewiston, ME$85,000442024
Yale University Peabody MuseumNew Haven, CT$80,000222024
Barrington Stage CompanyPittsfield, MA$75,000442024
Peabody Museum of Natural History at YaleNew Haven, CT$70,000222022
Cornell Cooperative ExtensionRochester, NY$65,000222024
Food Bank of the Southern Tier Catholic CharitiesElmira, NY$60,000332023
FoodlinkRochester, NY$60,000332023
Good Shepard Food BankAuburn, ME$60,000332023
Oregon Food BankPortland, OR$60,000332023
Pine Tree SocietyBath, ME$60,000442024
The Center for YouthRochester, NY$60,000222024
National Marine Life CenterBuzzards Bay, MA$57,000222024
Hawks a LoftAlbuquerque, NM$55,000442024
Rochester Regional Hospital FoundationPortland, OR$55,000332023
Binghamton University - Watson SchoolBinghamton, NY$50,000112024
Bridgeport Caribe Youth LeadersBridgeport, CT$50,000112024
Broome County Council of Churches - ChowBinghamton, NY$50,000112024
Catalyst Ct Partk City PathwaysBridgeport, CT$50,000112024
Connecticut FoodshareWallingford, CT$50,000222023
Maine Community FoundationEllsworth, ME$50,000112023
Ocean Foundation theWashington, DC$50,000112021
Operation FuelHartford, CT$50,000222022
Rochester Museum and Science CenterRochester, NY$50,000442024
Santa Fe Community FoundationSanta Fe, NM$50,000112022
Career ResourcesBridgeport, CT$45,000222024
Yale New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT$45,000222022
Liberty WildlifePhoenix, AZ$44,000442024
Sharon Audubon CenterSharon, CT$44,000442024
United Way of the Klamath BasinKlamath Falls, OR$43,264222022
United Way of Kennebec ValleyAugusta, ME$41,272222022
Beadsley ZooBridgeport, CT$40,000112024
Hancock Shaker VillagePittsfield, MA$40,000442024
International Festival of Arts and IdeasNew Haven, CT$40,000222022
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary ArtNorth Adams, MA$40,000442024
Portland Museum of ArtPortland, ME$40,000442024
The Salvation Army Empite State DivisionWest Nyack, NY$40,000222023
University of MaineOrono, ME$40,000442024
Veterans Outreach CenterRochester, NY$40,000222023
Yale University School of ArchitectureNew Haven, CT$40,000222022
United Way Worldwide - Truist - Employee Match (connecticut)Alexandria, VA$39,538112021
Corn Hill Navigation FoundationPittsford, NY$37,010332023
Ojai Raptor CenterOak View, CA$36,500442024
Orange County Birds of PreyLake Forest, CA$35,000112024
Sullivan Catskills Regional Food - a Single BiteLiberty, NY$35,000222024
Whispering Willow Wild CareSchenectady, NY$35,000442024
Yale New Haven Health - Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport, CT$35,000112024
Saving Our Avian ResourcesDedhan, IA$34,000442024
United Way of Greater PortlandPortland, ME$30,365222022
Alpha Community ServicesNew Haven, CT$30,000222024
Caroline HouseBridgeport, CT$30,000222024
Columbia Gorge Community College FoundationThe Dalles, OR$30,000332024
Food Bank of Western MassachusettsHatfield, MA$30,000332023
Friends of Green ChimneysBrewster, NY$30,000332023
Hands on HartfordHartford, CT$30,000222024
Horizons BridgeportBridgeport, CT$30,000222024
Ibero-American Action LeagueRochester, NY$30,000332023
Kalamazoo Community College FoundationKalamazoo, MI$30,000332024
Kennebec Valley Community College FoundationFairfield, ME$30,000442024
Lake Region Community College FoundationDevils Lake, ND$30,000332024
Malta House of CareHartford, CT$30,000222024
One City Fun City of Rochester - Cool SweepRochester, NY$30,000222022
Possumwood Acres Wildlife SanctuaryHubert, NC$30,000222024
Wild WingsHoneoye Falls, NY$30,000112024
Natures NurseryWhitehouse, OH$29,500332023
Blue Mountain WildlifePendleton, OR$27,500332023
Arts Council of Greater New HavenNew Haven, CT$25,000112021
Binghamton PhilharmonicBinghamton, NY$25,000222024
Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport, CT$25,000112023
Community Foundation of Greater BuffaloBuffalo, NY$25,000112022
Connecticut Food BankWallingford, CT$25,000112021
Farfield County's Community FoundationNorwalk, CT$25,000112024
Intefrated Refugee & Immigration ServicesNew Haven, CT$25,000112021
Maine General Medical CenterAugusta, ME$25,000112024
Rape Abuse & Incest National Network - RainnWashington, DC$25,000112021
Red Creek Wildlife CenterSchuylkill Haven, PA$25,000222022
Rochester Community FoundationRochester, NY$25,000112022
Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY$25,000112022
Veterans Adaptive Sports & Training (vast) Pineland FarmsNew Gloucester, ME$25,000442024
Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments - VinesBinghamton, NY$25,000112024
Wildlife Rehabilitators Association of Rhode IslandSaunderstown, RI$25,000112024
Achieve - Nysarc Broome and ChenangoVestal, NY$20,000112023
American Civil Liberties Union FoundationNew York, NY$20,000112021
Camp SunshineCasco, ME$20,000442024
Catholic Charities - Archdiocese of HartfordHartford, CT$20,000222022
Center for Latino ProgressHartford, CT$20,000112024
City of New Haven - Elm City RoboticsNew Haven, CT$20,000442024
Ct Association for the Performing Arts Dba Shubert TheatreNew Haven, CT$20,000222022
Family and Children's Services of IthacaIthaca, NY$20,000222023
Feedmore Wny FoundationBuffalo, NY$20,000112023
Green Chimneys - Paul C Kupckoc Wildlife RehabilitationBrewster, NY$20,000222023
Hangar TheaterOthaca, NY$20,000222024
Heritage Christian ServicesRochester, NY$20,000222022
Iowa Lakes College FoundationEstherville, IA$20,000222023
Ithaca Sciencenter - Discovery MuseumIthaca, NY$20,000222022
Massachusettes AudubonLincoln, MA$20,000112024
Oregon Museum of Science & IndustryPortland, OR$20,000222022
Solar YouthNew Haven, CT$20,000222022
The Saint James FoundationIthaca, NY$20,000222023
United Way of Greater New HavenNew Haven, CT$20,000222022
Wxxi Public Broadcasting CouncilRochester, NY$20,000112021
Youth ContinuumNew Haven, CT$20,000222022
Wildlife WorksYoungwood, PA$19,500222022
Pennsylvania Bat RescueMertztown, PA$18,500222024
Rowena Wildlife ClinicThe Dalles, OR$18,500222024
Center for Wildlife theCape Neddick, ME$17,500222022
Connecticut Invention ConventionHartford, CT$17,500222024
Marine Mammals of MaineBath, ME$17,500222024
Badger Run Wildlife RehabilitationKlamath Falls, OR$15,000112022
Center for WildlifeCape Neddick, CT$15,000112024
Mahaiwee Performing ArtsGreat Barrington, MA$15,000222024
Roaring Brook Nature Center and Children's MuseumWest Hartford, CT$15,000222022
The Cornell Institute for Public AffairsIthaca, NY$15,000112022
Red Creek WildlifeSchuykill Haven, PA$13,000112024
Adirondack Park InstituteNewcomb, NY$10,000112022
Connect US BridgeportBridgeport, CT$10,000112024
Connecticut Women's Hall of FameNew Haven, CT$10,000112021
Maine Womens Lobby Education FundAugusta, ME$10,000222022
Oregon Historical SocietyPortland, OR$10,000112023
Rochester Rotary Cheritable TrustRochester, NY$10,000112022
Sterling House Community CenterStratford, CT$10,000112024
Susan B Anthony House and MuseumRochester, NY$10,000112021
The KleinBridgeport, CT$10,000112024
United Way of Greater RochesterRochester, NY$10,000112021
United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger LakesRochester, NY$10,000112022
United Way of Mid Coast MaineBath, ME$10,000112021
Urban League of Greater HartfordHartford, CT$10,000112023
Ventana Wildlife SocietyMonterey, CA$10,000112021
Chelsea Hicks FoundationTualatin, OR$7,500112023
Austin WildlifeNewcomb, NY$6,500112023
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater RochesterRochester, NY$5,000112021
Booker T Washington Community CenterAuburn, NY$5,000112021
Brown Hope- Black Resilience FundPortland, OR$5,000112021
Center for Family Justice theBridgeport, CT$5,000112021
Connected CommunitiesRochester, NY$5,000112021
Connecticut Womens Hall of FameNew Haven, CT$5,000112022
Ingenuitynene FirstBloomfield, CT$5,000112021
Judicial Process CommissionRochester, NY$5,000112021
Lgbtq Community Center Fund - Q CenterPortland, OR$5,000112021
New Haven Pride CenterNew Haven, CT$5,000112021
New Haven ReadsNew Haven, CT$5,000112021
RiverkeeperOssining, NY$5,000112021
Soul FriendsBinghamton, NY$5,000112021
Spurwink ServicesPortland, ME$5,000112021
University of California Davis UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (ucDavis, CA$5,000112021
Yale University Peabody Museum of Natural HistoryNew Haven, CT$5,000112021

111 of 180 (62%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.

Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 69%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.

What the money was for

Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.

What kind of organizations it funds

By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 188 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Animal Welfare
31 grants
Human Services
29 grants
Arts & Culture
28 grants
Education
24 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
18 grants
Environment
14 grants
Food & Nutrition
12 grants
Health Care
7 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
2021104$2,527,155$10,000
202299$4,077,728$10,000
202395$2,776,744$20,000
202487$3,495,479$25,000

Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.

Where its money goes

Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 26% of this one's giving went to organizations in Connecticut. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.

Connecticut
$3.3M
Maine
$3.0M
New York
$1.8M
Florida
$1.3M
Oregon
$668K
District of Columbia
$575K
Georgia
$540K
Massachusetts
$367K

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Funders that support the same organizations

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How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $17,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Connecticut.
  3. Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
  4. Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from Avangrid Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 180 Marsh Hill Road, Orange, CT, 06477. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.

EIN 13-4200689 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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