Odyssey Group Foundation appears to be a highly mission-driven, health-centered funder with a strong emphasis on major medical infrastructure and direct patient support. Its largest gifts are concentrated in Stamford-area healthcare, especially the emergency and trauma center at Stamford Hospital/Health System, while additional recurring grants support free clinics, medical research, and humanitarian relief. It also backs a small set of youth and family-serving organizations, suggesting a preference for practical, high-impact nonprofits where unrestricted or operating support can strengthen core services.
A $3,955,000 grant to “See Statement 3” anchors Odyssey Group Foundation’s recent record and points to a funder that makes a small number of very large awards. The foundation’s giving combines capital support for health infrastructure, direct service funding for uninsured patients, and emergency relief. In Stamford, it backed a hospital construction project and a free-clinic provider, while also sending six-figure support to crisis response and research partners. The pattern is corporate and targeted rather than broad-based. Odyssey Group Foundation sets aside roughly 2% of Odyssey Group’s pre-tax earnings each year for charitable purposes, and its grants in the recent file range from modest operating awards to multi-year commitments in the hundreds of thousands. The foundation also funds individuals through scholarship-linked programs, including support tied to low-income students and workforce pipelines. Its portfolio reaches beyond Connecticut. New York organizations appear repeatedly, and the grantee list also includes a Geneva-based humanitarian relief organization and a broad mix of hospitals, clinics, schools, and research institutions. That mix suggests a funder comfortable with both local community needs and specialized institutional projects.
Health and medical giving is a core theme. Odyssey Group Foundation gave $1,000,000 to Stamford Hospital Healthcare Inc for construction of an emergency and trauma center, and $100,000 to Americares Inc for emergency response to natural disasters. Those awards show a focus on urgent care capacity and crisis response. The foundation also supports access to care for uninsured people. It awarded $300,000 to Americares Free Clinics Inc for free medical clinics for uninsured patients, pairing capital-heavy health funding with direct-service support. On the research side, it backed biomedical work with $100,000 to Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai for artificial pancreas research. Education-related grants also appear, including $100,000 to Future 5 Inc for unrestricted operating costs and $25,000 to The Actuarial Foundation for unrestricted operating costs.
Odyssey Group Foundation’s recent grants cluster around a relatively high dollar range: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $37,500, and the 75th percentile is $118,750. That distribution sits alongside a few much larger awards, including a multimillion-dollar discretionary grant and multiple six-figure commitments. The foundation behaves like a corporate funder with targeted institutional support. It is classified as a regular funder, and its active programs indicate short- and long-term grants rather than open applications. The grant file also shows repeat support for some organizations and program areas across the recent record, especially in health, education, and humanitarian relief. A scholarship and pipeline component also appears in its activity, alongside grants to nonprofits and research institutions. The structure is broader than a single program but still tightly directed.
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Most grants fall between $10K and $30K, with a median of $15K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$15K
75th Percentile
$30K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Odyssey Group Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 150 | $8.7M | 99.3% |
| 2 | Switzerland |
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Highly concentrated giving with a few very large anchor grants, especially to repeat health-related grantees and selected operating-support recipients. The foundation favors unrestricted support when possible, but also makes major project-specific capital gifts and occasional humanitarian response grants.
Notable grantees: Stamford Health System Inc, University of Washington Foundation, AmeriCares Free Clinics Inc, Ronald McDonald House New York Inc, Futures 5 Inc
Most grants go to U.S. recipients, with 17 of 18 recent grants in the United States and one in Switzerland. New York is the top state by grant count, and Connecticut recipients make up 29% of grants. Stamford appears often in the recent file, including grants to Stamford Hospital Healthcare Inc, Americares Free Clinics Inc, Americares Inc, Future 5 Inc, and the unnamed Stamford-based discretionary award. Outside Connecticut, New York City institutions also stand out, with grants to Ronald Mcdonald House New York Inc, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Covenant House. The only non-U.S. recipient in the recent list is International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva.
The recent grant record shows a 25th percentile of $10,000, a median grant of $37,500, and a 75th percentile of $118,750. The file also includes much larger awards, including a $3,955,000 grant and several six-figure grants.
Recent grants and program descriptions point to health and medical care, emergency response, humanitarian relief, cancer and biomedical research, food and shelter, community services, and education. The named grants include hospital construction, free clinics for uninsured patients, disaster response, and research support.
Yes. In the recent grant list, 17 grants went to U.S. recipients and one went to a recipient in Switzerland: International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva for Ukraine support.
Some organizations do recur in the recent record. Americares appears in two separate grants, and the foundation’s broader program descriptions also point to ongoing work in health, education, and humanitarian relief rather than one-off giving only.
No. The active program descriptions say the foundation does not accept unsolicited applications. Its grantmaking is handled through corporate grantmaking, employee nomination campaigns, and targeted programs and partnerships.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAMFORD HEALTH SYSTEM INC | STAMFORD, CT | $1,000,000 | 2025 | CONSTRUCTION OF EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CENTER |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUNDATION | SEATTLE, WA | $500,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS |
| AMERICARES FREE CLINICS INC | STAMFORD, CT | $300,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE NEW YORK INC | NEW YORK, NY | $225,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS |
| AMERICARES FOUNDATION INC | STAMFORD, CT | $200,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS |
| MT SINAI ICAHN SCHOOL | NEW YORK, NY | $187,333 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE OCEAN CLEANUP FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS |
| FUTURES 5 INC | STAMFORD, CT | $100,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS |
| LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY | RYE BROOK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS |
| ST BALDRICK'S FOUNDATION INC | MONROVIA, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS |
| THE ACTUARIAL FOUNDATION | SCHAUMBURG, IL | $25,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED OPERATING COSTS |
| THE ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | NORMAL, IL | $25,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS |
| THE FOUCUS FOUNDATION | DAVIDSONVILLE, MD | $25,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS |
| ASSITING YOUR INDEPENDENT LIVING INC | AMBLER, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS |
| BARTLETT ARBORETUM ASSOCIATION INC | STAMFORD, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS |
| CHILDREN'S CRANIOFACIAL ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $15,000 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS |
| Stamford Health System, Inc. | Stamford, CT | $1,000,000 | 2024 | Construction of Emergency and Trauma Center |
| University of Washington Foundation | Seatle, WA | $500,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| AmeriCares Free Clinics, Inc. | Stamford, CT | $300,000 | 2024 | Free Medical Clinics for Uninsured |
| Ronald McDonald House New York | New York, NY | $125,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| Futures 5 Inc | Stamford, CT | $125,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| AmeriCares , Inc. | Stamford, CT | $100,000 | 2024 | Emergency response to natural disasters |
| American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation | New York, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| Crossroads Community Services, Inc. | New York, NY | $55,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| K9s for Warriors Inc. | Ponte Vedra, FL | $55,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| Working Ranch Cowboys Foundation | Armarillo, TX | $50,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, TN | $40,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| Caring Hand for Children | West Hills, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| The Children's Mercy Hospital | Kansas City, MO | $40,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| St. Baldrick's Foundation Inc | Monrovia, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| The Barth Syndrome Foundation | Larchmont, NY | $35,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| Throgs Neck Little League Inc | The Bronx, NY | $35,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| RHI Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $35,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research | New York, NY | $35,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| Lutheran Pastoral Counseling Ministry Inc | Mineola, NY | $30,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| Building One Community Corp | Stamford, CT | $30,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| Wreaths Across America | Columbia Falls, ME | $30,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc. | Westport, CT | $30,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| Fund for the City of New York | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| The Actuarial Foundation | Schaumburg, IL | $25,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| The Golden Scoop LLC | Overland Park, KS | $25,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| Covenant House | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| Interfaith Food Pantry Inc | Morris Plains, NJ | $25,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| Friedreichs Ataxia Research Alliance | Springfield, VA | $25,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| JDRF International | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| Synapse House | Tampa, FL | $25,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| Second Helpings Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $20,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| Community Action of Napa Valley | Napa, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless Inc. | Long Island City, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
| National MPS Society Inc | Durham, NC | $20,000 | 2024 | Unrestricted grants for operating costs |
STAMFORD HEALTH SYSTEM INC
$1,000,000CONSTRUCTION OF EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CENTER
UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS
MT SINAI ICAHN SCHOOL
$187,333UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS
UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS
FUTURES 5 INC
$100,000UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS
UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS
THE FOUCUS FOUNDATION
$25,000UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS
ASSITING YOUR INDEPENDENT LIVING INC
$25,000UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS
BARTLETT ARBORETUM ASSOCIATION INC
$25,000UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS
CHILDREN'S CRANIOFACIAL ASSOCIATION
$15,000UNRESTRICTED GRANTS FOR OPERATING COSTS
Stamford Health System, Inc.
$1,000,000Construction of Emergency and Trauma Center
AmeriCares Free Clinics, Inc.
$300,000Free Medical Clinics for Uninsured
Futures 5 Inc
$125,000Unrestricted grants for operating costs
AmeriCares , Inc.
$100,000Emergency response to natural disasters
Unrestricted grants for operating costs
Working Ranch Cowboys Foundation
$50,000Unrestricted grants for operating costs
Unrestricted grants for operating costs
Caring Hand for Children
$40,000Unrestricted grants for operating costs
The Barth Syndrome Foundation
$35,000Unrestricted grants for operating costs
Throgs Neck Little League Inc
$35,000Unrestricted grants for operating costs
RHI Foundation Inc
$35,000Unrestricted grants for operating costs
Unrestricted grants for operating costs
Lutheran Pastoral Counseling Ministry Inc
$30,000Unrestricted grants for operating costs
Horizons National Student Enrichment Program Inc.
$30,000Unrestricted grants for operating costs
The Golden Scoop LLC
$25,000Unrestricted grants for operating costs
Friedreichs Ataxia Research Alliance
$25,000Unrestricted grants for operating costs
JDRF International
$25,000Unrestricted grants for operating costs
Synapse House
$25,000Unrestricted grants for operating costs
Unrestricted grants for operating costs
National MPS Society Inc
$20,000Unrestricted grants for operating costs