To advance outstanding patient care, health programs, medical education and community health at Norwalk Hospital by raising philanthropic support for priority needs.
Norwalk Hospital Foundation directs its largest recent grants to operational support for Norwalk Hospital Association, with awards of $17,021,548 in 2024 and $9,658,096 in 2025. That pattern points to a funder centered on sustaining hospital operations rather than funding many small project grants. The foundation’s stated purpose is to advance patient care, health programs, medical education, and community health at Norwalk Hospital by raising philanthropic support for priority needs. Recent recipients also include Western Ct Health Network Inc, Danbury Hospital, and Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT Inc, showing that its support reaches beyond a single institution into the broader health network tied to hospital care in Connecticut and nearby New York. The grant list is dominated by operational support, with recurring awards across multiple years to the same health system entities. For a nonprofit researcher, this is a foundation whose grantmaking is closely tied to hospital infrastructure, medical services, and the organizational capacity needed to maintain them.
Operational support is the clearest thread in the grant record. In 2024, Norwalk Hospital Foundation gave $1,655,711 to Western Ct Health Network Inc for operational support, and in 2025 it followed with $494,264 to the same recipient for the same purpose. It also supported Danbury Hospital with $500,600 in 2024 and $319,212 in 2025, again for operational support. The foundation’s health-system backing extends to Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT Inc, which received $971,409 in 2025. This recurring pattern aligns with the foundation’s focus on sustaining hospitals, medical care delivery, and the organizational infrastructure behind those services. Grants also reach related entities in Poughkeepsie, including Nuvance Health and Health Quest Systems Inc, indicating support for connected regional health organizations rather than stand-alone projects.
Typical grant size is substantial: the 25th percentile is $165,300, the median is $319,212, and the 75th percentile is $743,105. The record shows repeated awards to the same recipients across 2023, 2024, and 2025, which suggests an ongoing support pattern rather than one-off grants. The foundation is a hospital foundation, and its recent awards are overwhelmingly operational support. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grant list does not show an application process, so the pattern that can be observed is recurring institutional support to health organizations.
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$181.5M
$26.7M
$12.2M
Most grants fall between $165K and $743K, with a median of $319K.
25th Percentile
$165K
Median
$319K
75th Percentile
$743K
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Grantmaking is regional and heavily centered in Connecticut. Seventy-four percent of grants go to recipients in CT, and the top state by grant count is CT. Recent Connecticut recipients include Norwalk, Danbury, and Western Connecticut locations. The foundation also made several grants to recipients in Poughkeepsie, New York, including Nuvance Health, Health Quest Systems Inc, and Nuvance Health Medical Practice PC. All recorded grants in the recent list go to U.S. recipients.
Its recent grants go to hospital and health-system organizations, including Norwalk Hospital Association, Western Ct Health Network Inc, Danbury Hospital, and Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT Inc. The foundation’s stated focus areas include Health, Hospitals, Medical equipment, Medical education, and Community health.
The typical grant is large for a health-system foundation: the 25th percentile is $165,300, the median is $319,212, and the 75th percentile is $743,105. Recent awards also include multi-million-dollar operational support grants.
The grant record shows recurring operational support to the same organizations across multiple years. Several recipients appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025, which indicates ongoing institutional support rather than isolated project-only funding.
CT is the top state by grant count, and 74% of grants go to recipients in CT. Recent Connecticut cities in the list include Norwalk and Danbury.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | NORWALK, CT | $6,242,829 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| DANBURY HOSPITAL | DANBURY, CT | $700,078 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| WESTERN CT HEALTH NETWORK INC | DANBURY, CT | $400,357 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| NUVANCE HEALTH MEDICAL PRACTICE CT INC | DANBURY, CT | $393,619 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| VASSAR BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $333,333 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| NUVANCE HEALTH | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $278,708 | 2026 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| Norwalk Hospital Association | Norwalk, CT | $9,658,096 | 2025 | Operational Support |
| Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT Inc | Danbury, CT | $971,409 | 2025 | Operational Support |
| Western CT Health Network Inc | Danbury, CT | $494,264 | 2025 | Operational Support |
| Danbury Hospital | Danbury, CT | $319,212 | 2025 | Operational Support |
| Nuvance Health | Poughkeepsie, NY | $71,534 | 2025 | Operational Support |
| Nuvance Health Medical Practice PC | Poughkeepsie, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | Operational Support |
| NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | NORWALK, CT | $17,021,548 | 2024 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| WESTERN CT HEALTH NETWORK INC | DANBURY, CT | $1,655,711 | 2024 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| DANBURY HOSPITAL | DANBURY, CT | $500,600 | 2024 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| NUVANCE HEALTH MEDICAL PRACTICE CT INC | DANBURY, CT | $468,612 | 2024 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| NUVANCE HEALTH | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $446,614 | 2024 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| HEALTH QUEST SYSTEMS INC | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $20,221 | 2024 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| WESTERN CONNECTICUT HEALTH NETWORK AFFILIATES | DANBURY, CT | $19,564 | 2024 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | NORWALK, CT | $2,397,336 | 2023 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| NORWALK HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION | NORWALK, CT | $1,964,700 | 2023 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| NUVANCE HEALTH MEDICAL PRACTICE CT INC | DANBURY, CT | $514,801 | 2023 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| DANBURY HOSPITAL | DANBURY, CT | $302,540 | 2023 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| WESTERN CT HEALTH NETWORK INC | DANBURY, CT | $250,285 | 2023 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| NUVANCE HEALTH MEDICAL PRACTICE CT INC | DANBURY, CT | $219,571 | 2023 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| DANBURY HOSPITAL | DANBURY, CT | $180,883 | 2023 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| WESTERN CT HEALTH NETWORK | DANBURY, CT | $175,593 | 2023 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| NUVANCE HEALTH | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $155,006 | 2023 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| NUVANCE HEALTH | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $23,845 | 2023 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
DANBURY HOSPITAL
$700,078OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
WESTERN CT HEALTH NETWORK INC
$400,357OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
NUVANCE HEALTH MEDICAL PRACTICE CT INC
$393,619OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
Nuvance Health Medical Practice CT Inc
$971,409Operational Support
Western CT Health Network Inc
$494,264Operational Support
Danbury Hospital
$319,212Operational Support
Nuvance Health Medical Practice PC
$20,000Operational Support
WESTERN CT HEALTH NETWORK INC
$1,655,711OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
DANBURY HOSPITAL
$500,600OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
NUVANCE HEALTH MEDICAL PRACTICE CT INC
$468,612OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
HEALTH QUEST SYSTEMS INC
$20,221OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
WESTERN CONNECTICUT HEALTH NETWORK AFFILIATES
$19,564OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
NUVANCE HEALTH MEDICAL PRACTICE CT INC
$514,801OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
DANBURY HOSPITAL
$302,540OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
WESTERN CT HEALTH NETWORK INC
$250,285OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
NUVANCE HEALTH MEDICAL PRACTICE CT INC
$219,571OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
DANBURY HOSPITAL
$180,883OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
WESTERN CT HEALTH NETWORK
$175,593OPERATIONAL SUPPORT