The Elisabeth C DeLuca Foundation concentrates its giving on postsecondary education and health workforce development, with a strong emphasis on nursing and allied-health training and student scholarships. Grants are geographically focused on Connecticut (notably the University of Connecticut) with some activity tied to Florida workforce programs. The foundation favors programmatic investments that expand career pathways and clinical capacity rather than broad general operating support.
A $9.8 million grant to the University of Connecticut Foundation Inc. for student scholarships, research, and discovery work sets the tone for Elisabeth C Deluca Foundation Inc.'s grantmaking. That award is paired with another major 2025 commitment to the University of Connecticut Foundation Incorporated for the School of Nursing, showing how closely the foundation links higher education funding with health workforce development. Across its recent grants, the foundation backs nursing training, allied-health pipelines, student scholarships, and selected community programs that support clinical capacity and career pathways. The pattern is not limited to universities. Elisabeth C Deluca Foundation Inc. also funds community college scholarship support, nurse residency models, and targeted services for people with disabilities and underserved communities. Grants to organizations such as Yale New Haven Hospital, Lifelong Medical Care, and Special Olympics Florida show that the foundation is willing to support both education and service delivery when the work connects to health, training, or access. Its recent activity suggests a funder that uses relatively large, program-specific grants to strengthen institutions and build workforce capacity in Connecticut, Florida, and other U.S. communities.
Postsecondary education is a central theme. Elisabeth C Deluca Foundation Inc. gave $2 million to Phi Theta Kappa Foundation to support the values, vision, and priorities of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, and also provided a separate $550,000 grant for the DeLuca ADN Nursing Scholarship. It has also funded scholarships for vocational careers through Housatonic Community College Foundation Inc. and support for careers and vocations at Gateway Community College Foundation Inc. Health workforce development is another clear area of emphasis. In 2025, the foundation awarded $1,561,398 to Futuro Health for developing the allied health and nursing workforce in Connecticut and Florida, and $1 million to Wgu Corporation for a Southeast Region nursing lab. It also gave $300,000 to Lifelong Medical Care and $100,000 to Community Health Center Network Inc. for community nurse residency model support. The foundation’s portfolio also includes health access and community support. Examples include $200,000 to Special Olympics Florida Inc. for athletes with IDD and $100,000 to The Connecticut Hospice Inc. for customized services and therapies not fully covered by insurance.
$14.3M
$599.7M
$264.2M
$18.6M
Most grants fall between $60K and $223K, with a median of $125K.
25th Percentile
$60K
Median
$125K
75th Percentile
$223K
About 7% of grants go to recipients in CT.
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Highly concentrated, small-number portfolio: very large, multi-million dollar gifts to a few institutional grantees with repeat, targeted support (notably multiple major grants to UConn); overall emphasis on strategic, program-specific investments rather than numerous small grants.
Notable grantees: University of Connecticut Foundation, Inc., Phi Theta Kappa Foundation, Futuro Health, CareerVillage, Inc.
Typical grant size sits at $60,000 at the 25th percentile, $125,000 at the median, and $222,625 at the 75th percentile, which points to a portfolio built around mid-sized awards with some much larger anchors. The recent record shows repeat support for several organizations across 2023 and 2025, including Housatonic Community College Foundation Inc., Gateway Community College Foundation Inc., Norwalk Community College Foundation, and Phi Theta Kappa Foundation. That repetition suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation makes program-specific grants and scholarship support, and it also funds endowment and sustainability support in at least one case. It funds individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.
Grantmaking is national, but the strongest concentration is in Connecticut, with 4% of grants landing in the foundation’s HQ state of Florida. Recent Connecticut recipients include Storrs, New Haven, Bridgeport, Norwalk, Branford, and Shelton, reflecting a strong in-state education and health network. Outside Connecticut, grants also reached Berkeley and San Leandro in California, Jackson in Mississippi, Salt Lake City in Utah, Austin in Texas, and Clermont in Florida. All recorded grants in the provided data went to U.S. recipients.
Its recent grants center on postsecondary education and health workforce development. The largest awards support the University of Connecticut, while other grants back nursing training, allied-health programs, scholarships, nurse residency models, and selected community health and disability-serving programs.
Yes. The recent grants list includes repeated support across 2023 and 2025 for Housatonic Community College Foundation Inc., Gateway Community College Foundation Inc., Norwalk Community College Foundation, Phi Theta Kappa Foundation, and Yale New Haven Hospital.
The grant-size distribution is $60,000 at the 25th percentile, $125,000 at the median, and $222,625 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards also include several larger commitments in the seven-figure range.
Connecticut is the top state by grant count. Recent recipients there include organizations in Storrs, New Haven, Bridgeport, Norwalk, Branford, Shelton, and Milford.
Yes. The recent record includes scholarship support for Phi Theta Kappa Foundation through the DeLuca ADN Nursing Scholarship, plus grants for student scholarships at the University of Connecticut Foundation Inc. and vocational scholarship support at Housatonic Community College Foundation Inc.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INC | STORRS, CT | $9,800,000 | 2025 | TO TRANSFORM LIVES BY PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, FUNDING THE RESEARCH OF OUR RENOWNED SCHOLARS AND PROFESSORS, FACILITATING THE DISCOVERY OF INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS AND CURES FOR DISEASES, AND DRIVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT MAKES A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INCORPORATED | STORRS, CT | $8,300,000 | 2025 | SCHOOL OF NURSING |
| PHI THETA KAPPA FOUNDATION | JACKSON, MS | $2,000,000 | 2025 | TO SECURE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE VALUES, VISION, AND PRIORITIES OF PHI THETA KAPPA HONOR SOCIETY |
| FUTURO HEALTH | SACRAMENTO, CA | $1,561,398 | 2025 | DEVELOPING THE ALLIED HEALTH AND NURSING WORKFORCE IN CONNECTICUT AND FLORIDA |
| CAREERVILLAGE INC | PALO ALTO, CA | $1,143,646 | 2025 | CAREERVILLAGE NURSING SLATE: AI CAREER COACH |
| WGU CORPORATION | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $1,000,000 | 2025 | SOUTHEAST REGION NURSING LAB |
| STRADA EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $800,000 | 2025 | TO EMPOWER ALL LEARNERS AND THOSE WHO SERVE THEM, AND TO PROVIDE CRITICAL RESOURCES, EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, AND CAREER EXPERIENCES LEADING TO EQUITABLE EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT PATHWAYS. |
| PHI THETA KAPPA FOUNDATION | JACKSON, MS | $550,000 | 2025 | DELUCA ADN NURSING SCHOLARSHIP |
| YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL | NEW HAVEN, CT | $440,500 | 2025 | FOR INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT CARE, TEACHING, RESEARCH AND SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITIES |
| LIFELONG MEDICAL CARE | BERKELEY, CA | $300,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY NURSE RESIDENCY MODEL SUPPORT - PHASE 1 AND 2 |
| STRADA COLLABORATIVE INC | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $295,000 | 2025 | FUTURE OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WORKFORCE STORYTELLING PROJECT |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS FLORIDA INC | CLERMONT, FL | $200,000 | 2025 | HELPING ATHLETES WITH IDD IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES |
| HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $150,000 | 2025 | PROVIDING VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CAREERS |
| NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | NORWALK, CT | $150,000 | 2025 | ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY |
| GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $150,000 | 2025 | EXPANDING SUPPORT FOR CAREERS AND VOCATIONS |
| GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $150,000 | 2025 | EXPANDING SUPPORT FOR CAREERS AND VOCATIONS |
| HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $150,000 | 2025 | PROVIDING VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CAREERS |
| YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL | NEW HAVEN, CT | $145,000 | 2025 | SMILOW ONCOLOGY NURSING FUND SUPPORT FOR EDUCATION |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER NETWORK INC | SAN LEANDRO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY NURSE RESIDENCY MODEL SUPPORT - PHASE 1 AND 2 |
| NURSING LEGACY INSTITUTE | AUSTIN, TX | $100,000 | 2025 | CHIEF NURSING OFFICER INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIPS |
| LIFELONG MEDICAL CARE | BERKELEY, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH, DENTAL, AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED PEOPLE OF ALL AGES; CREATE MODELS OF CARE FOR THE ELDERLY, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND FAMILIES; AND ADVOCATE FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS IN THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES. |
| COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER NETWORK | SAN LEANDRO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT, AFFORDABLE CARE FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES OF THE EAST BAY |
| THE CONNECTICUT HOSPICE INC | BRANFORD, CT | $100,000 | 2025 | TO HELP PROVIDE CUSTOMIZED SERVICES AND THERAPIES THAT AREN'T COMPLETELY COVERED BY MEDICAID, MEDICARE, OR PRIVATE INSURANCE. |
| WAKEMAN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $60,000 | 2025 | SMILOW-BURROUGHS CLUBHOUSE OUT OF SCHOOL PROGRAM |
| WAKEMAN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $60,000 | 2025 | SMILOW-BURROUGHS CLUBHOUSE OUT OF SCHOOL PROGRAM |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER FAIRFIELD COUNTY | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $60,000 | 2025 | DEVELOPING 21ST CENTURY CAREER READINESS SKILLS |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MILFORD INCORPORATED | MILFORD, CT | $60,000 | 2025 | BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MILFORD GENERAL AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER FAIRFIELD COUNTY | SHELTON, CT | $60,000 | 2025 | DEVELOPING 21ST CENTURY CAREER READINESS SKILLS |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MILFORD INCORPORATED | MILFORD, CT | $60,000 | 2025 | BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MILFORD GENERAL AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS CONNECTICUT INC | HAMDEN, CT | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTING SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES AND PARTICIPANTS |
| MERCY SHIPS | LINDALE, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | MERCY SHIPS |
| ART PREVAILS PROJECT | FORT LAUDERDALE, FL | $43,000 | 2025 | EXPANDING ACCESS TO THE LITERARY AND PERFORMING ARTS |
| SAVE THE KID FUND INC | EAST LYME, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES UP TO AGE 22 IN CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND AND FLORIDA |
| MERCY LEARNING CENTER OF BRIDGEPORT INCORPORATED | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $1,000,000 | 2023 | ENDOWMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY |
| FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION INC | BOCA RATON, FL | $1,000,000 | 2023 | TRAINING A NURSING WORKFORCE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF BROWARD POPULATIONS |
| HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $150,000 | 2023 | PROVIDING VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CAREERS |
| NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | NORWALK, CT | $150,000 | 2023 | ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY |
| GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $150,000 | 2023 | EXPANDING SUPPORT FOR CAREERS AND VOCATIONS |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER FAIRFIELD COUNTY | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $60,000 | 2023 | DEVELOPING 21ST CENTURY CAREER READINESS SKILLS |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MILFORD INCORPORATED | MILFORD, CT | $60,000 | 2023 | BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MILFORD GENERAL AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING |
| WAKEMAN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION INC | FAIRFIELD, CT | $60,000 | 2023 | SMILOW-BURROUGHS CLUBHOUSE OUT OF SCHOOL PROGRAM |
| JAMIE A HULLEY ARTS FOUNDATION | ORANGE, CT | $50,000 | 2023 | EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARTS |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS CONNECTICUT INC | HAMDEN, CT | $50,000 | 2023 | SUPPORTING SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES AND PARTICIPANTS |
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INC
$9,800,000TO TRANSFORM LIVES BY PROVIDING RESOURCES FOR STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, FUNDING THE RESEARCH OF OUR RENOWNED SCHOLARS AND PROFESSORS, FACILITATING THE DISCOVERY OF INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS AND CURES FOR DISEASES, AND DRIVING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT MAKES A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT
PHI THETA KAPPA FOUNDATION
$2,000,000TO SECURE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE VALUES, VISION, AND PRIORITIES OF PHI THETA KAPPA HONOR SOCIETY
FUTURO HEALTH
$1,561,398DEVELOPING THE ALLIED HEALTH AND NURSING WORKFORCE IN CONNECTICUT AND FLORIDA
CAREERVILLAGE INC
$1,143,646CAREERVILLAGE NURSING SLATE: AI CAREER COACH
WGU CORPORATION
$1,000,000SOUTHEAST REGION NURSING LAB
STRADA EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
$800,000TO EMPOWER ALL LEARNERS AND THOSE WHO SERVE THEM, AND TO PROVIDE CRITICAL RESOURCES, EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, AND CAREER EXPERIENCES LEADING TO EQUITABLE EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT PATHWAYS.
PHI THETA KAPPA FOUNDATION
$550,000DELUCA ADN NURSING SCHOLARSHIP
FOR INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE IN PATIENT CARE, TEACHING, RESEARCH AND SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY NURSE RESIDENCY MODEL SUPPORT - PHASE 1 AND 2
STRADA COLLABORATIVE INC
$295,000FUTURE OF THE SOUTH FLORIDA WORKFORCE STORYTELLING PROJECT
HELPING ATHLETES WITH IDD IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES
PROVIDING VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CAREERS
NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$150,000ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY
EXPANDING SUPPORT FOR CAREERS AND VOCATIONS
EXPANDING SUPPORT FOR CAREERS AND VOCATIONS
PROVIDING VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CAREERS
COMMUNITY NURSE RESIDENCY MODEL SUPPORT - PHASE 1 AND 2
NURSING LEGACY INSTITUTE
$100,000CHIEF NURSING OFFICER INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIPS
TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH, DENTAL, AND SOCIAL SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED PEOPLE OF ALL AGES; CREATE MODELS OF CARE FOR THE ELDERLY, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND FAMILIES; AND ADVOCATE FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS IN THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES.
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER NETWORK
$100,000TO PROVIDE EXCELLENT, AFFORDABLE CARE FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES OF THE EAST BAY
TO HELP PROVIDE CUSTOMIZED SERVICES AND THERAPIES THAT AREN'T COMPLETELY COVERED BY MEDICAID, MEDICARE, OR PRIVATE INSURANCE.
SMILOW-BURROUGHS CLUBHOUSE OUT OF SCHOOL PROGRAM
SMILOW-BURROUGHS CLUBHOUSE OUT OF SCHOOL PROGRAM
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER FAIRFIELD COUNTY
$60,000DEVELOPING 21ST CENTURY CAREER READINESS SKILLS
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MILFORD INCORPORATED
$60,000BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MILFORD GENERAL AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER FAIRFIELD COUNTY
$60,000DEVELOPING 21ST CENTURY CAREER READINESS SKILLS
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MILFORD INCORPORATED
$60,000BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MILFORD GENERAL AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING
SUPPORTING SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES AND PARTICIPANTS
MERCY SHIPS
$50,000MERCY SHIPS
EXPANDING ACCESS TO THE LITERARY AND PERFORMING ARTS
SAVE THE KID FUND INC
$10,000TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES UP TO AGE 22 IN CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND AND FLORIDA
ENDOWMENT FOR SUSTAINABILITY
TRAINING A NURSING WORKFORCE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF BROWARD POPULATIONS
PROVIDING VOCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CAREERS
NORWALK COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$150,000ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY
EXPANDING SUPPORT FOR CAREERS AND VOCATIONS
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER FAIRFIELD COUNTY
$60,000DEVELOPING 21ST CENTURY CAREER READINESS SKILLS
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MILFORD INCORPORATED
$60,000BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF MILFORD GENERAL AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING
SMILOW-BURROUGHS CLUBHOUSE OUT OF SCHOOL PROGRAM
JAMIE A HULLEY ARTS FOUNDATION
$50,000EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ARTS
SUPPORTING SPECIAL OLYMPICS ATHLETES AND PARTICIPANTS