The Connecticut Project Inc
New Haven, CT · EIN 87-2622825. Reported 119 grants totalling $16.7M to 61 organizations across tax years 2022-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For The Connecticut Project Inc, the IRS classifies it under community improvement rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE S99) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 61 distinct organizations, with 11% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 70% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 2 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 57% median for grantmaking charities -- noticeably lower than the 67% private foundations manage. Organizations like this one rotate more of their list each year, which is where an opening for a newcomer tends to be.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $100,000. Half of what it reported fell between $30,000 and $225,000; the smallest was $6,425 and the largest $767,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $1,866,493 | 6 | 2 | 2024 |
| A Better Way Foundation Abwf Inc | New Haven, CT | $1,413,000 | 8 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ctdata Collaborative Inc | Hartford, CT | $908,750 | 5 | 2 | 2024 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | New York, NY | $892,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Network for Children and Youth Inc | Wethersfield, CT | $800,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Social Impact Partners Inc | Westport, CT | $750,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| All Our Kin Inc | New Haven, CT | $720,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Partnership for Strong Communities Inc | Hartford, CT | $670,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Connecticut Project Action Fund Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $666,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Housing Collective Inc | Bridgeport, CT | $570,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Faithacts for Education Inc | Hamden, CT | $525,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Jobs for the Future Inc | Boston, MA | $370,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Connecticut | Rocky Hill, CT | $360,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Young Womens Christian Association New Britain | New Britain, CT | $355,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Voices for Children Inc | New Haven, CT | $350,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater New Haven Inc | New Haven, CT | $335,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| 4-Ct Corp | New Haven, CT | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Connecticut Inc | Hartford, CT | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Regional Data Cooperative for Greater New Haven Inc | New Haven, CT | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Community Foundation Inc | Waterbury, CT | $285,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Conncorp LLC | New Haven, CT | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Modern Classrooms Project Inc | Washington, DC | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $226,995 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Advancing Connecticut Together Inc | Hartford, CT | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Team Inc | Derby, CT | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Council for Philanthropy | Hartford, CT | $188,925 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut Inc | Danbury, CT | $185,000 | 7 | 2 | 2024 |
| Student Loan Fund Inc | New Haven, CT | $167,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Eastconn Regional Educational Service Center Incorporated | Hampton, CT | $165,000 | 3 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends Center for Children Inc | New Haven, CT | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Institute for Municipal Regional Policy (uconn) | Storrs Mansfield, CT | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs Inc | Calabasas, CA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Waterbury Young Mens Christian Association | Waterbury, CT | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Southeastern Conn Inc | Gales Ferry, CT | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Migration Policy Institute | Washington, DC | $145,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Engagement Grants | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Connecticut News Project Inc | Hartford, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Havenly | New Haven, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Health Foundation Inc | Hartford, CT | $90,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Access Agency Inc | Willimantic, CT | $77,500 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Next Level Empowerment Program Inc | New Haven, CT | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Simplifyct Inc | Darien, CT | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Building One Community Corp | Stamford, CT | $65,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Institute | Washington, DC | $65,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Parent Leadership Institute Inc | Wilton, CT | $56,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hispanic Coalition of Greater Waterbury Inc | Waterbury, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| United Way of Western Connecticut | Bridgeport, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Urban Community Alliance Inc | New Haven, CT | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut | New London, CT | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services Inc | New Haven, CT | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United We Dream Network Inc | Washington, DC | $40,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Capitol Region Education Council | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Child and Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut Inc | New London, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Inc | New Britain, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Health Resources Inc | Windsor, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Edadvance | Litchfield, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Madonna Place Inc | Norwich, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Safe Futures Inc | New London, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Bridge Family Center Inc | West Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The United Way of Greater Waterbury Inc | Waterbury, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of West Central Connecticut | Bristol, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
21 of 61 (34%) received money in more than one year over the 3 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Local Initiatives Support Corporation
PREDEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND PROGRAM, INCLUDING INITIAL CAPITAL AND STAFFING CAPACITY - Yale Transitions Clinic
SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CT WAIVER FOR RE-ENTRY MEDICAID ENROLLMENT PROJECT - All Our Kin
EXPANSION OF DIRECT SERVICE SUPPORT TO FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS - Jobs for the Future
SUPPORT FOR OFFICE OF WORKFORCE STRATEGY'S DATA CAPACITY AND QUALITY JOBS FRAMEWORK - Connecticut Data Collaborative
FUNDING FOR DATA STRATEGIC PLANNING CAPACITY BUILDING COHORT AND HARTFORD DATA PROJECT - Informct Inc (dba Connecticut Data Collaborative)
DATA STRATEGIC PLANNING HOUSING-FOCUSED COHORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 43 of 61 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | $626,000 | $85,000 |
| 2023 | 36 | $5,755,988 | $150,000 |
| 2024 | 76 | $10.4M | $100,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
87% of its giving went to organizations in Connecticut. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available 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 grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $100,000 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Connecticut.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Connecticut Project Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 43 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 2 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 139 Orange Street 4, New Haven, CT, 06510.
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