United Way Inc
Hartford, CT · EIN 06-0646653. Reported 176 grants totalling $11.8M to 74 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, 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 United Way Inc, the IRS classifies it as a federated giving programme -- a United Way, Jewish federation, Community Chest or similar (NTEE T700).
- How spread out its giving is. 74 distinct organizations, with 10% 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. 61% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is about the 56% median for grantmaking charities -- lower than the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $47,750. Half of what it reported fell between $25,000 and $90,000; the smallest was $7,000 and the largest $360,000. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Village for Families & Children Inc | Hartford, CT | $1,145,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way of Connecticut | Rocky Hill, CT | $669,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Womens League Inc | Hartford, CT | $650,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Human Resources Agency of New Britain Inc | New Britain, CT | $641,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | West Nyack, NY | $536,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Our Piece of the Pie Inc | Hartford, CT | $493,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Young Womens Christian Association New Britain | New Britain, CT | $417,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities Inc Archdiocese of Hartford | Hartford, CT | $414,750 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| South Park Inn Inc | Hartford, CT | $333,998 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hartford Interval House Inc | Hartford, CT | $293,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness Inc | Hartford, CT | $259,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| YWCA Hartford Region Inc | Hartford, CT | $254,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| United Way Inc Dba United Way of Central & Northeastern Ct | Hartford, CT | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hispanic Health Council Inc | Hartford, CT | $249,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| East Hartford Public Schools | East Hartford, CT | $244,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Journey Home Incorporated | West Hartford, CT | $243,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Network Against Domestic Abuse Inc | Enfield, CT | $227,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Foodshare Inc | Wallingford, CT | $210,248 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Harc Inc | Hartford, CT | $206,300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Prudence Crandall Center Inc | New Britain, CT | $195,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Urban League of Greater Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $190,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $187,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Compass Youth Collaborative Inc | Hartford, CT | $182,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Greater Hartford Legal Aid Inc | Hartford, CT | $172,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Consolidated School District of New Britain | New Britain, CT | $165,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of Hartford Inc | Hartford Ct, CT | $144,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Childrens Advocacy Inc | Hartford, CT | $143,400 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Educational Resources for Children Inc | Enfield, CT | $137,502 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Young Mens Christian Association of Metropolitan Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $136,600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Connectikids Inc | Hartford, CT | $130,498 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Opportunities Industrialization Center of New Britain Inc | New Britain, CT | $129,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hartford Healthcare at Home Inc | Wethersfield, CT | $122,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Meriden-New Britain-Berlin Young Mens Christian Association Inc | Meriden, CT | $103,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Waim Windham Area Interfaith Ministry | Willimantic, CT | $101,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Connecticut Foundation Incorporated | Storrs, CT | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Courant Incorporated | Farmington, CT | $95,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford | Hartford, CT | $93,752 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Urban League of Greater Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $92,502 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Hartford Public Schools | East Hartford, CT | $87,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community First School Inc | Hartford, CT | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Local Initiatives Support Corporation | New York, NY | $83,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Foodshare Inc | Wallingford, CT | $81,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut Inc | Hartford, CT | $74,502 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| H O P E Partners of Farmington | Unionville, CT | $66,002 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Arc of the Farmington Valley Inc | Canton, CT | $65,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Greater New Britain Teen Pregnancy Prevention Inc | New Britain, CT | $62,498 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Town of Windham - Board of Education | Willimantic, CT | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Central Connecticut Inc | New Britain, CT | $50,502 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities Diocese of Norwich Inc | Norwich, CT | $45,502 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Covenant Preparatory School Inc | Hartford, CT | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Manchester Public Schools | Manchester, CT | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Urise Ventures Inc | Hartford, CT | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Ccarc Inc | New Britain, CT | $39,002 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| John J Driscoll United Labor Agency | Rocky Hill, CT | $37,498 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Knox Inc | Hartford, CT | $33,800 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hockanum Valley Community Council Inc | Vernon, CT | $31,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Prudence Crandall Center Inc | New Britain, CT | $30,498 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Eastern Connecticut Inc | Willimantic, CT | $29,502 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Advocacy to Legacy | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| End Hunger Connecticut Inc | East Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Forge City Works | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friendship Service Center Inc | New Britain, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hands on Hartford Inc | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hartford Health Initiative Inc | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Keney Park Sustainability Project Inc | Windsor, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Levo International Inc | Bloomfield, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Malta House of Care Inc | Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Urban Alliance Inc | East Hartford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Windham Public Schools | Willimantic, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Our Companions Domestic Animal Sanctuary Inc | Manchester, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connecticut Legal Services Inc | Middletown, CT | $14,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American College of the Building Arts | Charleston, SC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Olympics Connecticut Inc | Hamden, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Watkinson School | Hartford, CT | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
49 of 74 (66%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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.
- The Village for Families & Children Inc
K-3 LITERACY ENRICHMENT/EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT, READY TO READ: EARLY CHILDHOOD/PRESCHOOL, FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER/VITA - Catholic Charities Inc - Archdiocese of Hartford
COMMUNITY IMPACT; ALICE; UNITED WE READ; BASIC NEEDS - Human Resources Agency of New Britain Inc
BASIC NEEDS; ALICE; UNITED WE READ - Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford
WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS COLLABORATIVE OF METRO HARTFORD - YWCA of New Britain Inc
BASIC NEEDS; COMMUNITY IMPACT; ALICE - The Salvation Army Southern New England Division
BASIC NEEDS; UNITED WE READ
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 50 of 74 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51 | $3,937,006 | $50,002 |
| 2022 | 39 | $2,422,250 | $47,000 |
| 2023 | 51 | $2,754,600 | $45,800 |
| 2024 | 35 | $2,670,500 | $55,000 |
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
93% 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.
Down to the city
Foundations that fund only organizations they pick gave to this one
16 private foundations that told the IRS they contribute only to organizations they select themselves reported 50 grants totalling $4,197,656 to United Way Inc. That is 22% of the 74 funders we can see giving to it. Those 16 foundations do not take unsolicited requests -- their own returns say so. The IRS classifies this organization as a federated giving programme.
12 of them gave in more than one tax year, which is the only durability signal the filings carry.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application here reaches that money. A grant from a closed foundation is often a designated gift or a donor-advised fund earmarked by whoever gave it, and has nothing to do with any open programme this organization runs. Neither tax return says which, so neither do we. The list below is who put money in. It is not a route to it.
| Foundation | State | Reported | Grants | Years | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travelers Foundation | Minnesota | $1,490,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Roraback Lewis P Trust | Texas | $657,570 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Prudential Foundation | New Jersey | $590,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Stone Georgia S Trust Ua | Texas | $501,878 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Jpmorgan Chase Foundation | New York | $500,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Elizabeth M Burt Trust U Art 16 | Texas | $234,351 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Annie E Casey Foundation Inc | Maryland | $130,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Stocker Foundation | Ohio | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Dornam Foundation | Massachusetts | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Grampy's Charities | Connecticut | $10,200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
The 10 largest by reported dollars, of 16.
A linked name has a page of its own. We publish one for a foundation that takes no unsolicited requests only when a real share of its giving goes to organizations that make grants themselves, and that page opens by saying it does not take requests.
Both the count and the total are floors. A foundation appears here only where its return named this organization clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows. There are more; we cannot name them.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
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 $47,750 -- 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 United Way Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 35 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 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: One State Street 1710, Hartford, CT, 06103.
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