William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund
Hamden, CT · EIN 04-6037391. Reported 562 grants totalling $18.9M to 233 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$17,500median grant
$18.9Mgranted, 2021-2024
233organizations funded
41%of grantees funded again the next year
$121.2Massets, 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. William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund 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 $5,000 and $50,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $200,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serc Foundation | Middletown, CT | $812,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| A Better Way Foundation Abwf Inc | Hartford, CT | $808,000 | 16 | 2 | 2022 |
| A Better Way Foundation | Hartford, CT | $740,625 | 14 | 2 | 2024 |
| Faithacts for Education Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $657,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Oakland, CA | $600,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Citywide Youth Coalition Inc | New Haven, CT | $540,500 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hope for New Haven Inc | New Haven, CT | $481,125 | 8 | 3 | 2023 |
| Relay Graduate School of Education | New York, NY | $476,250 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Center for Leadership and Justice | Hartford, CT | $462,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| United We Dream Network | Washington, DC | $448,250 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| The United Way of Greater Waterbury Inc | Waterbury, CT | $440,000 | 8 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Mediation Inc | Hamden, CT | $420,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Save Girls on Fyer | Waterbury, CT | $415,000 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| All Our Kin | New Haven, CT | $407,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut Inc | Hamden, CT | $387,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bridgeport Generation Now Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $376,250 | 9 | 4 | 2024 |
| Open Communities Alliance | Hartford, CT | $349,000 | 12 | 4 | 2024 |
| Achieve Hartford Inc | Waterbury, CT | $312,750 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Re-Center | Hartford, CT | $305,000 | 6 | 2 | 2024 |
| Recenter Race & Equity in Education Inc | Hartford, CT | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Katal Center for Health Equity and Justice | Hartford, CT | $296,500 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Haven Legal Assistance Association Inc | New Haven, CT | $288,750 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| Urban Concepts Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $280,500 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| Building One Community | Stamford, CT | $275,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| She Leads Justice | Hartford, CT | $256,250 | 5 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Coastal Fairfield County Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $255,000 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hartford Parent University | Hartford, CT | $247,500 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Relay Graduate School of Education | New Haven, CT | $241,250 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make the Road States Inc | Hartford, CT | $236,250 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Middlesex United Way Inc | Middletown, CT | $225,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Make the Road States Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $212,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ct Black and Brown Students Union | Hartford, CT | $210,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hearing Youth Voices | New London, CT | $210,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Common Council Foundation | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Educators for Excellence | New York, NY | $187,500 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pt Partners | Bridgeport, CT | $180,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Higher Heights Youth Empowerment Programs Inc | New Haven, CT | $177,750 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Council for Philanthropy | Hartford, CT | $170,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Prosperity Foundation Inc | New Haven, CT | $164,500 | 9 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Connecticut Foundation Inc | Farmington, CT | $159,600 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Arts Council of Greater New Haven Inc | New Haven, CT | $151,750 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| Amistad United Church of Christ Inc | Hartford, CT | $137,500 | 7 | 3 | 2023 |
| The People's Place | Waterbury, CT | $132,500 | 4 | 1 | 2024 |
| Health Equity Solutions | Hartford, CT | $128,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Students for Educational Justice | Hamden, CT | $127,500 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cercle | New Haven, CT | $125,625 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Waterbury Bridge to Success Community Partnership | Waterbury, CT | $125,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Bonds | New Haven, CT | $120,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs | Calabasas, CA | $120,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $119,500 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Citizen Research Group Inc | Hartford, CT | $112,500 | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Racce Inc | Waterbury, CT | $110,750 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Writer's Block Ink | New London, CT | $110,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Students for a Dream | Bridgeport, CT | $108,750 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Make the Road Connecticut | Hartford, CT | $108,750 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of Waterbury Inc | Waterbury, CT | $108,500 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| Power | Stamford, CT | $100,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Christian Activities Council | Hartford, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connecticut Justice Alliance | Bridgeport, CT | $95,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Middletown Racial Justice Coalition | Waterbury, CT | $92,500 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hartford Food System Inc | Hartford, CT | $90,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Womens Educational and Legal Fund Inc | Hartford, CT | $88,000 | 4 | 2 | 2022 |
| Black Infinity Collective | Hamden, CT | $82,500 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| 50CAN Inc Dba Conncan | Washington, DC | $77,500 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Voices for Children | New Haven, CT | $77,500 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| School and State Finance Project | Hamden, CT | $77,500 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Katal Center for Equity Health and Justice Inc | Hartford, CT | $76,500 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alliance for Self-Directed Education | Sharon, MA | $75,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Elm City Montessori School | New Haven, CT | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Step Up New London | New London, CT | $73,125 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Christian Community Action Inc | New Haven, CT | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mothers and Others for Justice | New Haven, CT | $57,500 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Fair Wage | Cambridge, MA | $57,500 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Supporting Organizational Work Funders Collaborative | Hartford, CT | $57,500 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Children of Marsha P Johnson | New Haven, CT | $57,500 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unidad Latina En Accion | Bridgeport, CT | $55,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nest | Waterbury, CT | $52,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Ungroup Society | Waterbury, CT | $47,500 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut | New London, CT | $45,000 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| United Parents and Students | Stamford, CT | $42,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Cong Church of Bloomfield | Bloomfiels, CT | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mutual Aid Hartford | Hartford, CT | $35,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater New Haven Inc | New Haven, CT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Life in My Days Inc | Worcester, MA | $25,000 | 3 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moral Monday Connecticut | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Schott Foundation for Public Education | Cambridge, MA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Writers Block Ink Incorporated | New London, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connecticut Public Broadcasting Inc | Hartford, CT | $21,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Neighbor Fund Inc | Willimantic, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Student Loan Fund Inc | New Haven, CT | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| New Haven Symphony Orchestra | New Haven, CT | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Girl Scouts of Connecticut Inc | Hartford, CT | $17,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Norwalk Mutual Aid | Norwalk, CT | $15,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Immigrant History Initiative Incorporated | Jersey City, NJ | $13,700 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Clifford Beers Clinic | New Haven, CT | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Educators for Excellence | New Haven, CT | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Equality Connecticut | Calabasas, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Minority Inclusion Project Incorporated | Manchester, CT | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Anti-Racism in Action Inc | New Haven, CT | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| ACLU-Ct | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arts for Learning Connecticut | Hamden, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater New Haven Inc | New Haven Ct, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Economic Democracy | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Racial Justice in Education | Bronx, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut Inc | New London, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of Central Connecticut Inc | Meriden, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Association of School Based Health Centers | North Haven, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ct State Community College | New Britain, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Discovering Amistad | New Haven, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Equity in the Center | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Five Frogs Inc | Fairfield, CT | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Health Education Center Inc | Norwich, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Interruptions Disrupting the Silence | New Haven, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Knox Inc | Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Montessori for Social Justice | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mutual Housing Association of Southwestern Connecticut Inc Dba Connecticut | Trumbull, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Black Child Development Institute Inc | Silver Spring, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven Inc | New Haven, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sankofa Montessori | New Haven, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Connecticut Association of Boards of Education Incorporated | Wethersfield, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Towers Foundation | New Haven, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Third Sector New England Inc | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut | Bridgeport, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Connecticut | Rocky Hill, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| West End Civic Association Inc | West Hartford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Mens Institute Library | New Haven, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth Business Initiative | Norwalk, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| African Caribbean American Parents of Children With Disabilities Inc | Hartford, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Haitian Hub Resource Center | New London, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Progresso Latino | New Haven, CT | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Crackers & Socks Inc | Davenport, FL | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Informct | Hartford, CT | $7,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| East Hartford School Business Partnerships Inc | East Hartford, CT | $5,357 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 4WARD Inclusion Consulting Inc | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Abfe a Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Actup Theater Inc | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Advancing Connecticut Together Inc | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Anchor Health Initiative Corporation | Hamden, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Building Legacy and Community | Waterbury, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Caroline House Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Center for Children's Advocacy | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colectivo Bmbula | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Collab Incorporated | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Communities for Generations Inc | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Conard High School PTO | West Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Copper Beech Institute Inc | West Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Domus Kids | Stamford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dreamkit Inc | Branford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Edadvance | Litchfield, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Everyday Democracy | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Leadership Center | Watertown, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Filling in the Blanks Inc | Norwalk, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gbapp Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Greater Hartford Arts Council | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Inc | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Havenly Inc | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Igl Christiana Estrella Resplandeciente De Jacob | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Imagine College Ct Inc | West Simsbury, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Family Service of Greater Hartford Inc | West Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Keney Park Sustainability Project Inc | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leadership Education and Athletics in Partnership (leap) | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leadership Education and Athletics in Partnership Inc | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Local Media Foundation | Lake City, MI | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Manhattan Country School | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Haven Promise Inc | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Norwalk Grassroots Tennis & Education Inc | Norwalk, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pacific House Inc | Stamford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Playhouse Theatre Group Inc | West Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pro-Choice Connecticut | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Quinnipiac University | Hamden, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Saint Thomas More Corporation | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation | Newtown, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Vincent Depaul Place Middletown Inc | Middletown, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Traveler on a Mission | Ansonia, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Trinity Academy of Hartford | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unitarian Universalist Society East | Manchester, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Witness Stones Project Inc | Guilford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Womens Mentoring Network Inc | Stamford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yale School of Management | New Haven, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YWCA of New Britain | New Britain, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cause Effective | New York, NY | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ballet Theatre Company | West Hartford, CT | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| City Seed Inc | New Haven, CT | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Inspired Girls Club Inc | Hartford, CT | $3,480 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| YWCA Hartford Region Inc | Hartford, CT | $3,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Peter's Episcopal Church | Hebron, CT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tides Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Connecticut Immigrant and Refugee Coalition Inc | Hartford, CT | $2,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Children's Center | New Haven, CT | $2,800 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Central Harlem Senior Citizen Center | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children in Placement Connecticut Inc | New Haven, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Common Good | Ashfield, MA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Lyric Opera | New London, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame | New Haven, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Institute for Restorative Practices | Bethlehem, PA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nice Inc | Norwalk, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Person to Person Inc | Darien, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rose City Learning Center | Preston, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Get in Touch Foundation Inc | Milford, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Waterbury Main Street Inc | Waterbury, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Young Women's Christian Association of Greenwich | Greenwich, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bridgeport Caribe Youth League Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Manchester Community College Foundation | Manchester, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| R Kids Inc | New Haven, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Real Food Share Inc | Newtown, CT | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Immigrant Story | Hillsboro, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mark Twain Library Assn Inc | Redding, CT | $1,700 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Apostle Immigrant Services Corporation | New Haven, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Beulah Heights Church | New Haven, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Bridgeport Rescue Mission Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Capitol Region Education Council Foundation | Hartford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Coalition on Diversity & Equity Inc | Hebron, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Forest and Park Association Incorporated | Rockfall, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ferguson Library | Stamford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fish of Greater New Haven | New Haven, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of Wood Memorial Library and Museum Inc | South Windsor, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Fairfield County Foundation Incorporated | Stamford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Horizons Inc | South Windham, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Liberty Community Services Inc | New Haven, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Haven Children's Ideal Learning District (nh Child) Inc | New Haven, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Haven International Festival of Arts & Ideas Inc | New Haven, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Horizons Inc | Farmington, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Turn 2 Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ulysess S Grant Scholarship Foundation | New Haven, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vsaa Arts Booster Club | Vancouver, WA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| World Trust Educational Services Inc | Oakland, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sunrise Cafe New Haven Inc | New Haven, CT | $900 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hartbeat Ensemble | Hartford, CT | $888 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Connecticut Zoological Society Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Madre Latina Organization Inc | Waterbury, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Berkeley, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
62 of 233 (27%) 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 41%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. 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.
- Common Counsel Foundation
MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES (M4BL) - Relay Graduate School of Education
LIBERATED: AN ANTI-RACIST APPROACH TO SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING - Recenter Race & Equity in Education Inc
OPERATIONALIZING RACIAL EQUITY ACROSS SYSTEMS - A Better Way Foundation Abwf Inc
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR HEARING YOUTH VOICES - Serc Foundation
COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP-COHERENCE & SUSTAINABILITY - United We Dream Network Inc
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR CT STUDENTS FOR A DREAM
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 351 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 153 | $4,189,787 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 98 | $4,329,050 | $36,250 |
| 2023 | 144 | $5,352,713 | $32,500 |
| 2024 | 167 | $5,067,225 | $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. William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund has 154 of them, worth $11.5M. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Citywide Youth Coalition Inc | New Haven, CT | $202,500 |
| A Better Way Foundation | Hartford, CT | $202,500 |
| A Better Way Foundation | Hartford, CT | $202,500 |
| Serc Foundation | Middletown, CT | $202,500 |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Oakland, CA | $200,000 |
| Movement 4 Black Lives | Lawrenceville, GA | $200,000 |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Oakland, CA | $200,000 |
| Common Council Foundation | Oakland, CA | $200,000 |
| A Better Way Foundation | Hartford, CT | $172,500 |
| United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut | Danbury, CT | $172,500 |
| Recenter Race & Equity in Education Inc | Hartford, CT | $150,000 |
| United We Dream Network Inc | Washington, DC | $135,000 |
| Serc Foundation | Middletown, CT | $135,000 |
| Relay Graduate School of Education | New York, NY | $135,000 |
| Make the Road States Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $135,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 86% 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
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How to approach this foundation
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- 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 William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund'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: 2319 Whitney Avenue 2B, Hamden, CT, 06518. 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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