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Grant Funders in New Haven, CT

Bespoke Grants indexes 50 grant-making foundations headquartered in New Haven, Connecticut — together $946.4M in indexed annual giving. Their giving most often supports higher education, health care, education and arts & culture. Local funders are one of the best starting points for a New Haven nonprofit, because many prioritize organizations in their own community.

50
Foundations in New Haven
$946.4M
Indexed annual giving
40
Listed below
CT
State

Foundations headquartered in New Haven

Ranked by giving in available IRS summaries. Filings may cover different years; these totals are not a current-year funding pool. Each links to a public overview and up to three sample grants. Full grant history and research tools require All access at $19/month.

#FoundationAnnual givingLatest grant
1Yale University$550.9M2024
2Alexion Access Foundation$131.9M2025
3The New Clinical Program$40.0M2022
4The Community Foundation for Greater New$31.3M2024
5Knights of Columbus$29.1M2024
6The Board of Trustees of the Sheffield Scientific School$20.1M2024
7The Fb Heron Foundation$14.8M2024
8Knights of Columbus Charities Inc$11.0M2024
9The Connecticut Project Inc$10.5M2024
10The Melville Charitable Trust Inc$8.1M2024
11Yale New Haven Hospital$7.9M2024
12Community Action Agency of New Haven$7.3M2017
13Leon Lowenstein Foundation Inc$6.4M2024
14United Way of Greater New Haven Inc$6.2M2025
15The Gruber Foundation$5.8M2023
16Workforce Alliance Inc$5.1M2024
17New Haven Promise Inc$4.4M2025
18Achievement First Inc$4.3M2023
19Mw Healthcare Inc$4.2M2024
20Belgian American Educational Fdntn Inc$3.4M2017
21National Diaper Bank Network Inc$3.4M2025
22The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation$3.1M2023
23The Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation Inc$2.9M2024
24Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for$2.9M2025
25Southern Connecticut State University$2.5M2025
26Fair Haven Community Health Clinic Inc$2.4M2023
27Economic Development Corporation of New$2.3M2023
28The Prosperity Foundation Inc$2.2M2024
29The John B Pierce Laboratory Inc$2.1M2024
30Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund Inc$1.9M2024
31Knights of Columbus Charities USA Inc$1.6M2024
32Rbn Foundation$1.5M2024
33The Hayes Foundation$1.3M2024
34Yvette & Arthur Eder Charitable$1.2M2023
35Ichor Research Institute Inc$1.2M2023
36Amour Propre Fund Inc$1.1M2024
37Foundation for the Arts and Trauma Inc$1.1M2024
38Newalliance Foundation Inc$1.0M2024
39John B Pierce Foundation$978K2024
40John Paul II Shrine and Institute Inc$922K2024

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