31 private foundations reported environment & conservation grants in Connecticut on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2023–2025. Historical giving records — not an open application portal.
Themes are derived from the free-text purpose each foundation wrote on its own Part XV filing, so a grant is classified by what the funder said it was for. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from recipient counts and tables.
Across tax years 2023–2025, 31 private foundations reported 53 grants for environment & conservation totaling $4,097,867 to 42 organizations in Connecticut. The most-funded Connecticut communities were New Haven, Hartford, Greenwich. Freedom Together Foundation reported the most environment & conservation giving — $1,650,000 across 1 grant. The median grant was $13,000.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Freedom Together Foundation | 1 | $1,650,000 |
| The Chase and Stephanie Coleman Foundation | 1 | $525,000 |
| Endeavor Foundation Inc | 3 | $344,000 |
| The Jensen Project Inc | 1 | $241,439 |
| The Rockefeller Foundation | 1 | $225,000 |
| The William Penn Foundation | 2 | $162,500 |
| BAND Foundation | 1 | $150,000 |
| Patagoniaorg | 5 | $140,000 |
| Avangrid Foundation Inc | 4 | $125,000 |
| Brothers Brook Foundation | 1 | $66,000 |
| Lockhart Vaughan Foundation | 3 | $60,000 |
| The Edward and Mary Lord Foundation | 1 | $54,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Yale University | 4 | $2,075,000 |
| Greenwave Organization Corp | 2 | $575,000 |
| Center for International Management Education Inc | 2 | $294,000 |
| Global Peht Corp | 1 | $241,439 |
| Yale University - School of Forestry and Environmental Studies | 2 | $162,500 |
| Americares | 1 | $100,000 |
| Mianus Chapter Trout Unlimited | 1 | $66,000 |
| Avalonia Land Conservancy Inc | 2 | $61,000 |
| Save the Sound | 5 | $60,150 |
| Connecticut Public Broadcasting | 1 | $50,000 |
| Land Trust Alliance | 1 | $50,000 |
| The Taft School | 1 | $50,000 |
| Gideon Mendel Photography Ltd | 1 | $41,878 |
| Beadsley ZOO | 1 | $40,000 |
| Sierra Club Foundation (connecticut Chapter) | 1 | $35,000 |
31 private foundations reported environment & conservation grants in Connecticut on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $4,097,867. The largest by reported dollars were Freedom Together Foundation, The Chase and Stephanie Coleman Foundation, Endeavor Foundation Inc. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
42 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Connecticut, led by Yale University, Greenwave Organization Corp, Center for International Management Education Inc. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported environment & conservation grant in Connecticut was $13,000, and the largest single reported grant was $1,650,000. Amounts are as reported by the filing foundation for a historical tax year.
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Source: public IRS Form 990-PF Part XV filings (tax years 2023–2025). Theme classification is derived from the funder’s own purpose text and is a summary, not a legal categorization. UseGrants is an independent aggregator, not affiliated with any foundation listed.
