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Libraries & Literacy Grant Funders in Connecticut
113 foundations with a documented libraries & literacy focus have made grants to Connecticut nonprofits in recent years, together directing $51.2M to organizations across the state. Below are the most active — every funder links to a full giving profile, and Bespoke Grants will match all 113 against your nonprofit's specific mission, for free.
113
Libraries & literacy funders
$51.2M
Given to Connecticut nonprofits
822
Grants on record
2025
Most recent giving
Most active libraries & literacy funders in Connecticut
| # | Funder | Based in | Total Connecticut giving | Grants | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Andrew W Mellon Foundation | New York | $10.5M | 3 | 2024 |
| 2 | Dollar General Literacy Foundation | Tennessee | $5.7M | 36 | 2025 |
| 3 | Clementine Lockwood Peterson Foundation | Connecticut | $4.9M | 4 | 2025 |
| 4 | S & L Marx Foundation | Delaware | $4.1M | 10 | 2024 |
| 5 | New Haven Free Public Library | Connecticut | $3.2M | 5 | 2024 |
| 6 | Hartford Foundation for Public Giving | Connecticut | $1.9M | 37 | 2019 |
| 7 | North American Catholic Educational | Rhode Island | $1.7M | 2 | 2023 |
| 8 | Charles a Coffin Memorial Fund | Connecticut | $1.5M | 5 | 2023 |
| 9 | United Way of Greater New Haven Inc | Connecticut | $1.3M | 13 | 2025 |
| 10 | Cornelia Cogswell Rossi Foundation Inc | Delaware | $1.3M | 10 | 2024 |
| 11 | Newalliance Foundation Inc | Connecticut | $1.2M | 96 | 2024 |
| 12 | Erwin S Fairchild and Edythe C Fairchild | Connecticut | $1.1M | 7 | 2024 |
| 13 | The Chicago Community Trust | Illinois | $928K | 3 | 2023 |
| 14 | Fairchild Nichols Memorial Library | Connecticut | $900K | 6 | 2025 |
| 15 | The Pitney Bowes Foundation | Connecticut | $799K | 59 | 2023 |
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How this list is built. Bespoke Grants indexes 13M+ grants from public IRS Form 990 filings. This page shows foundations whose giving carries a documented libraries & literacy focus and that have funded Connecticut nonprofits. Giving figures reflect each funder's total recent grants to Connecticut recipients. IRS data publishes on a 1–2 year lag; figures are current through the most recent available filings.