J Walton Bissell Foundation Inc
West Harford, CT · EIN 06-1245402. Reported 300 grants totalling $4,118,825 to 157 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. J Walton Bissell 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.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $11,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $20,000; the smallest was $3,000 and the largest $50,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
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.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artists Collective Incorporated | Hartford, CT | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Second Chance Re-Entry Initiative Program | Hartford, CT | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bushnell Park Foundation Inc | Hartford, CT | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Charter Oak Temple Restoration Association Inc | Hartford, CT | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Puerto Rican Forum Inc | Hartford, CT | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Camp Courant Incorporated | Hartford, CT | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Iquilt Partnership Inc | Hartford, CT | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Riseup Group Inc the | Hartford, CT | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Children's Law Center of Connecticut Inc | Hartford, CT | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Partners in Action | Hartford, CT | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz | Hartford, CT | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hartford Interval House Inc | Hartford, CT | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hartford Performs Inc | Hartford, CT | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services | New Haven, CT | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| LOVE146 | New Haven, CT | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Real Art Ways Inc | Hartford, CT | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Connecticut News Project | Hartford, CT | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Connectikids Inc | Hartford, CT | $55,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Charter Oak Amateur Boxing Academy and Youth Development Program | Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Compass Youth Collaborative Inc | Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Forge City Works | Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Grace Academy | Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hands on Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Knox Inc | Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut | Hartford, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ebony Horsewomen Inc | Hartford, CT | $45,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Keney Park Sustainability Project Inc | Windsor, CT | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Malta House of Care Foundation Inc | Hartford, CT | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Braille Press Inc | Boston, MA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Playhouse Theatre Group Inc | West Hartford, CT | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Prudence Crandall Center Inc | New Britain, CT | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ct | Hartford, CT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hartford City Mission Inc | Hartford, CT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Hartford Health Initiative | Hartford, CT | $40,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Our Piece of the Pie Inc | Hartford, CT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Recenter Race & Equity in Education Inc | Hartford, CT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army the | Hartford, CT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Village for Families and Children Inc | Hartford, CT | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hartford Stage Company | Hartford, CT | $37,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hartford Public Library | Hartford, CT | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Immacare Inc | Hartford, CT | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Connecticut Immigrant and Refugee Coalition Inc | Hartford, CT | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Spectrum in Motion Dance Theater Ensemble Inc | Hartford, CT | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Radio Information System Inc | Windsor, CT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Inc | Hartford, CT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hartbeat Ensemble Inc | Hartford, CT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hartford Artisans Weaving Center Inc | Hartford, CT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hartford Parent University Inc | Hartford, CT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hartford Promise Inc | Hartford, CT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hartford Seminary | Hartford, CT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hartford Youth Scholars Foundation Inc | Hartford, CT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| House of Bread Inc | Hartford, CT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| International Hartford Ltd | Hartford, CT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Justice Dance Performance Project Inc | Hartford, CT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Lawyers for Children America Inc | Manchester, CT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Make the Road States Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Music and Poetry Synchronized Inc | North Hampton, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Network Against Domestic Abuse of North Central Connecticut Inc | Enfield, CT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of Connecticut | New Haven, CT | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| South Park Inn Inc | Hartford, CT | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Leadership and Justice | Hartford, CT | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| One Standard of Justice Inc | New Canaan, CT | $25,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Capitol Squash Inc | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Charter Oak Amateur Boxing Academy | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Knox Parks Foundation | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Light Source Center Inc the | West Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mcevir Inc Dba Makerspacect | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| My Sisters' Place Inc | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Open Hearth Association | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood of Southern New England | New Haven, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trinity Academy | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Trinity Episcopal Day School on Asylum Hill Inc | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Underground Ne the | Bloomfield, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way Incunited Way of Cent & Ne Connecticut | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Queen Ann Nzinga Center Inc | Plainville, CT | $24,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hartford Jazz Society Inc | Hartford, CT | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Loaves and Fishes Ministries Inc | Hartford, CT | $22,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Children's Advocacy Inc | Hartford, CT | $22,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Community First School Inc | Hartford, CT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra Inc | New Britain, CT | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| First Night Hartford | Hartford, CT | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hartford Symphony Orchestra | Hartford, CT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hockanum Valley Community Council Inc | Vernon, CT | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Northside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance | Hartford, CT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Nutmeg Big Brothers-Big Sisters Inc | Hartford, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Organized Parents Make a Difference Inc | Hartford, CT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Re- Center Race & Equity in Education | Hartford, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Theaterworks | Hartford, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban League of Greater Hartford the | Hartford, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urise Ventures | Hartford, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Village for Families & Children Inc | Hartford, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Achieve Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Veterans Legal Center Inc | West Haven, CT | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | Hartford, CT | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Haven Diaper Bank Inc the | North Haven, CT | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Foodshare Inc | Wallingford, CT | $16,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Arts for Learning Connecticut Inc | Hamden, CT | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ballet Theatre Company | West Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Women's Educational and Legal Fund Inc | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Hartford Consortium for Higher Education Inc | East Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greystone Foundation Inc | Avon, CT | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Harc Inc | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hispanic Health Council Inc | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Judy Dworin Performance Project Inc | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Night Fall | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Operation Fuel Inc | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Read to a Child Inc | Avon, CT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| She Leads Justice | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wadsworth Athenum | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Watkinson School for Sphere | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Young Womens Christian Association of the Hartford Region Inc | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Access College Consulting Corporation | West Hartford, CT | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Out Film Ct Inc | Hartford, CT | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bridge Family Center Inc | West Hartford, CT | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Womens Educational and Legal Fund Inc | Hartford, CT | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| A Better Way Foundation | New Haven, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Childrens Advocacy Inc | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Chrysalis Center Inc | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Lyric Opera | New London, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Network for Children and Youth | Wethersfield, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cuatro Puntos Inc | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Disability Rights Ct | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Life Education Inc | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friendship Service Center | East Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hartford Equity in Academics Team | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hartford Knights Corp | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hartford's Proud Drill Drum and Dance Corp | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Horace Bushnell Memorial Corporation | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement USA | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Conference for Community & Justice of Ct & Western Ma Inc | Windsor, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Open Hearth the | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Read to Grow | Branford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Saint Martin De Porres Academy | New Haven, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Social Enterprises Trust | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tourette Association of America Inc | Bayside, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Association for Human Services | Hartford, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Teach for America | New Haven, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Womens Composers Festival of Hartford | Hartford, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brain Injury Alliance of Connecticut | Windsor, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cinestudio | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Ballet Inc | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Invention Convention | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Covanent to Care | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Covenant to Care Inc | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Feeding Families Foundation | North Haven, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fresh Start Pallet Products | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Gifts of Love Inc | Avon, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Imagine College Ct | West Simsbury, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Association for Community Living | Bloomfield, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Klingberg Family Centers Inc | New Britain, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Layavinyasa Company | Glastonbury, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of New Britain | New Britain, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Outside Perspectives | New Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban Alliance Inc | East Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Council for Philanthropy | Hartford, CT | $4,825 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dreambig | Hartford, CT | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
90 of 157 (57%) 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 55%, 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.
- Hartford Seminary
HOWARD THURMAN CENTER'S HEALING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM - Artists Collective Incorporated
ENSEMBLES; LESSONS; AND RITE OF PASSAGE PROGRAMMING - Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz
THE 33RD GHFJ MUSICAL JOURNEY - Light Source Center Inc the
ILLUMINATEU: EMPOWERING YOUTH TO SHINE FROM WITHIN - Salvation Army the
BLOOM INITIATIVCE: ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING - Hartford City Mission Inc
HARTFORD CITY MISSION AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 201 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 60 | $1,036,500 | $15,000 |
| 2022 | 71 | $1,052,000 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 84 | $972,500 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 85 | $1,057,825 | $10,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. J Walton Bissell Foundation Inc has 46 of them, worth $760,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Artists Collective Incorporated | Hartford, CT | $25,000 |
| Knox Inc | Hartford, CT | $25,000 |
| Second Chance Re-Entry Initiative Program | Hartford, CT | $25,000 |
| Artists Collective Incorporated | Hartford, CT | $25,000 |
| Artists Collective Incorporated | Hartford, CT | $25,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ct | Hartford, CT | $20,000 |
| Community Partners in Action | Hartford, CT | $20,000 |
| Connecticut Puerto Rican Forum Inc | Hartford, CT | $20,000 |
| Hartford Interval House Inc | Hartford, CT | $20,000 |
| Camp Courant Incorporated | Hartford, CT | $20,000 |
| Children's Law Center of Connecticut Inc | Hartford, CT | $20,000 |
| Community Partners in Action | Hartford, CT | $20,000 |
| Community Partners in Action | Hartford, CT | $20,000 |
| Connecticut News Project | Hartford, CT | $20,000 |
| Connecticut Puerto Rican Forum Inc | Hartford, CT | $20,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 97% 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.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $11,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Connecticut.
- 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.
- 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 J Walton Bissell 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: Po Box 370067, West Harford, CT, 06137. 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.
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