98 private foundations reported health & medical grants in Connecticut on their IRS Form 990-PF filings for tax years 2022–2025. 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 2022–2025, 98 private foundations reported 227 grants for health & medical totaling $12,973,350 to 171 organizations in Connecticut. The most-funded Connecticut communities were New Haven, Stamford, Hartford. Gates Foundation reported the most health & medical giving — $5,034,020 across 6 grants. The median grant was $7,500.
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| Foundation | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Gates Foundation | 6 | $5,034,020 |
| Margaret a Cargill Foundation | 1 | $1,000,000 |
| Elevance Health Foundation Inc | 2 | $986,667 |
| The Pershing Square Foundation | 3 | $450,000 |
| The TOW Foundation Inc | 2 | $330,000 |
| Carequest Foundation Inc | 2 | $320,000 |
| The Barden Foundation Inc | 28 | $318,000 |
| The Patrick and Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation | 3 | $316,997 |
| The Selander Foundation | 2 | $310,000 |
| The Wild Gifting Project | 5 | $259,139 |
| The Keiser Foundation | 1 | $250,000 |
| Chenevert Family Foundationinc | 1 | $225,000 |
| Recipient | Grants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Save the Children Federation Inc | 5 | $2,734,113 |
| Access Health International Inc | 3 | $1,900,000 |
| Hyperfine Operations Inc | 1 | $1,122,220 |
| Yale University | 8 | $1,101,993 |
| Shatterproof | 4 | $978,259 |
| Apiject Systems Corp | 1 | $425,187 |
| Americares | 3 | $335,000 |
| Quinnipiac University | 1 | $250,000 |
| Stamford Hospital Foundation | 3 | $237,500 |
| Yale NEW Haven Hospital | 1 | $225,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Southern NEW England | 1 | $195,827 |
| Hartford Hospital | 4 | $175,750 |
| The Connecticut Oral Health Initiative Inc | 1 | $175,000 |
| Uconn Health | 1 | $155,004 |
| Center for Medicare Advocacy | 1 | $145,000 |
98 private foundations reported health & medical grants in Connecticut on their IRS Form 990-PF filings, totaling $12,973,350. The largest by reported dollars were Gates Foundation, Margaret a Cargill Foundation, Elevance Health Foundation Inc. These are historical filings, not open application portals — check each foundation's own guidelines before approaching them.
171 distinct organizations appear as recipients in Connecticut, led by Save the Children Federation Inc, Access Health International Inc, Hyperfine Operations Inc. Grants paid directly to named individuals are excluded from these figures.
The median reported health & medical grant in Connecticut was $7,500, and the largest single reported grant was $1,586,613. 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 2022–2025). 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.
