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Grant Funders in Hartford, CT

Bespoke Grants indexes 39 grant-making foundations headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut — together $182.5M in recent annual giving. Their giving most often supports health care, higher education, education and arts & culture. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a Hartford nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

39
Foundations in Hartford
$182.5M
Combined annual giving
39
Listed below
CT
State

Foundations headquartered in Hartford

Ranked by annual giving. Each links to a full profile — giving history, grant recipients, focus areas, and how to apply.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Hartford Foundation for Public Giving$52.8M2024
2Connecticut Bar Foundation$14.9M2024
3Capital Workforce Partners Inc$14.1M2025
4Connecticut Children's Medical Center$12.7M2024
5Aetna Foundation Inc$12.3M2020
6United Way Inc$10.3M2025
7Say Yes to Education Inc$7.3M2023
8Eversource Energy Foundation Inc$5.9M2024
9Northeast Neighborhood Partners Inc$5.7M2020
10Saint Francis Hospital and Medical$5.4M2024
11The Oak Hill Foundation Inc$4.8M2023
12Blue Hills Civic Association$4.2M2024
13North Central Area Agency on Aging Inc$4.1M2024
14Connecticut Health Foundation Inc$3.6M2024
15Metrohartford Alliance Inc$2.0M2024
16The Zachs Family Foundation Inc$1.8M2025
17The Orphan Disease Pathway Project$1.7M2022
18Hartford Promise Inc$1.5M2017
19Gawlicki Family Foundation$1.4M2024
20Hartford Hospital$1.3M2024
21The Fund for Greater Hartford$1.1M2023
22Connecticut Network for Children and$1.1M2024
23The William and Alice Mortensen$1.1M2023
24Laz Parking Charitable$1.0M2024
25Connecticut State Building Trades$937K2024
26The Connecticut Institute for the$882K2023
27Trinity Health of New England$878K2024
28Greater Hartford Arts Council Inc$877K2024
29Capitol Region Education Councilfoundation Inc$763K2025
30Prea Foundation Inc$725K2024
31The Kaman Foundation Inc$679K2025
32Greater Hartford Community$656K2024
33Sina Corporation$641K2020
34Elizabeth M Landon and Harriette M$620K2024
35Weiss Family Foundation$611K2024
36Farmington Bank Community$557K2024
37Hartford Hospital Auxiliary Co Hartford$516K2025
38Advancing Connecticut Together Inc$503K2024
39Connecticut Student Loan Foundation$500K2025

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What Hartford funders support

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About this page. Lists foundations whose IRS Form 990 filings give a Hartford, CT address, drawn from Bespoke Grants' index of 225,000+ U.S. foundations and 13M+ grants. Foundations based elsewhere may also fund Hartford nonprofits; the free funder match accounts for both.