Prospect Hill Foundation concentrates its giving in large, multi‑hundred‑thousand dollar gifts to institutional recipients, with a clear preference for faith‑based and independent educational institutions as well as community grantmaking vehicles. Grants are often designated for general or capital purposes, suggesting flexible support for organizational sustainability and growth rather than narrow program grants. The foundation appears regionally oriented to New England/New Jersey institutions and gives repeatedly to a small set of beneficiaries.
Prospect Hill Foundation Inc C/o Meghan W Cioffi makes one of its largest recent grants to a community foundation, pairing that with substantial gifts to faith-based building campaigns and independent schools. In 2025, it awarded $950,000 to the Community Foundation of New Jersey for general purpose support and $500,000 to the St Aloysius Building Campaign for general purpose support. Those awards fit a broader pattern of flexible funding for institutions rather than restricted project grants. The foundation’s recent grants also show repeated support for a small set of organizations over multiple years. St Luke's School received $250,000 in 2024, another $250,000 in 2025, and a $25,000 grant in 2023. Stars Above was funded in both 2023 and 2024 at $200,000 each time, while Star Inc received $50,000 in 2024 and $8,900 in 2023. Alongside education and faith-based giving, the foundation has backed hospitals, scholarship funds, and community-serving nonprofits, indicating a regional institutional grantmaking pattern built around general-purpose support.
Faith-based capital and general support are central to the foundation’s giving. It awarded $500,000 to the St Aloysius Building Campaign in 2025 and $500,000 to We Stand With Christ Inc in 2024, both for general purpose support. Independent education is another clear area. St Luke's School received $250,000 in both 2024 and 2025, plus $25,000 in 2023, all marked general purpose. Higher education appears as well, with $250,000 to Lesley University in 2025 and $100,000 to the University of Notre Dame in 2025. The foundation also supports community and health organizations. It gave $50,000 to Norwalk Hospital in 2023 and $50,000 to the Foundation for Nuvance Health in 2024, both for general purpose support. In community grantmaking, it awarded $950,000 to the Community Foundation of New Jersey in 2025.
Typical grant sizes cluster in the middle: the 25th percentile is $5,000, the median is $25,000, and the 75th percentile is $50,000. Recent activity also includes several much larger gifts, which lifts the overall average above the median. The pattern suggests repeated support to a limited set of recipients rather than one-off awards. St Luke's School, Stars Above, Star Inc, Duke University, and New Canaan Chamber Charitable Foundation each appear in more than one year. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Nearly all listed grants are general purpose, pointing to flexible support.
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Most grants fall between $5K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
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Concentrated, high‑value grants to a small number of institutional recipients; repeated gifts to select organizations and large general-purpose or capital commitments rather than many small program grants.
Notable grantees: Community Foundation of New Jersey, St Aloysius Building Campaign, We Stand With Christ Inc, St Luke's School, Lesley University
Grantmaking is concentrated in Connecticut, which accounts for 65% of grants and is the top state by grant count. Recent Connecticut recipients include New Canaan, Norwalk, Bridgeport, Darien, and New Haven-area institutions such as St Luke's School, Stars Above, and Norwalk Hospital. Outside Connecticut, the foundation’s recent grants reach New Jersey, Massachusetts, Indiana, North Carolina, New York, Illinois, and Pennsylvania. The only non-US recipient country in the dataset is the United States, with 27 grants recorded. Morristown, Cambridge, Durham, Newark, and Chicago all appear among recipient locations.
Its recent grants concentrate on faith-based organizations, independent schools, higher education institutions, hospitals, scholarship funds, and community foundations. Examples include the Community Foundation of New Jersey, St Aloysius Building Campaign, St Luke's School, Lesley University, and Norwalk Hospital.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $5,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $50,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent giving also includes larger gifts such as $950,000 to the Community Foundation of New Jersey and $500,000 to St Aloysius Building Campaign.
Yes. St Luke's School appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Stars Above appears in 2023 and 2024; Star Inc appears in 2023 and 2024; Duke University appears in 2024 and 2025; and New Canaan Chamber Charitable Foundation appears in 2023 and 2024.
Connecticut is the top state by grant count, and 65% of grants go to recipients in Connecticut. Recent Connecticut recipients include organizations in New Canaan, Norwalk, Bridgeport, and Darien.
The recent grants are almost entirely marked general purpose, including major awards to community, faith-based, and education institutions. That pattern points to flexible support for organizational needs rather than narrow project-only funding.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NEW JERSEY | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $950,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ST ALOYSIUS BUILDING CAMPAIGN | NEW CANAAN, CT | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ST LUKE'S SCHOOL | NEW CANAAN, CT | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| LESLEY UNIVERSITY | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME | NOTRE DAME, IN | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL | CHAPEL HILL, NC | $39,900 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| THE MATHER HOMESTEAD | DARIEN, CT | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NORWALK EDUCATION FOUNDATION | NORWALK, CT | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ST JOSEPH'S CENTER | SCRANTON, PA | $250 | 2025 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| WE STAND WITH CHRIST INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $500,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ST LUKE'S SCHOOL | NEW CANAAN, CT | $250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| STARS ABOVE | NORWALK, CT | $200,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| STAR INC | NORWALK, CT | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY | DURHAM, NC | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| FOUNDATION FOR NUVANCE HEALTH | POUGHKEEPSIE, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR INNER CITY | NEWARK, NJ | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION | CHICAGO, IL | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NEW CANAAN CHAMBER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | NEW CANAAN, CT | $1,000 | 2024 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| STARS ABOVE | NORWALK, CT | $200,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NORWALK HOSPITAL | NORWALK, CT | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ST LUKE'S SCHOOL | NEW CANAAN, CT | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| PROJECT MAIN STREET | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NCHS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | NEW CANAAN, CT | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| STAR INC | NORWALK, CT | $8,900 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| ONE WORLD SURGERY | DEERFIELD, IL | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
| NEW CANAAN CHAMBER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | NEW CANAAN, CT | $1,000 | 2023 | GENERAL PURPOSE |
ST ALOYSIUS BUILDING CAMPAIGN
$500,000GENERAL PURPOSE
ST LUKE'S SCHOOL
$250,000GENERAL PURPOSE
LESLEY UNIVERSITY
$250,000GENERAL PURPOSE
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
$100,000GENERAL PURPOSE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
$39,900GENERAL PURPOSE
THE MATHER HOMESTEAD
$1,000GENERAL PURPOSE
NORWALK EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$1,000GENERAL PURPOSE
ST JOSEPH'S CENTER
$250GENERAL PURPOSE
WE STAND WITH CHRIST INC
$500,000GENERAL PURPOSE
STARS ABOVE
$200,000GENERAL PURPOSE
STAR INC
$50,000GENERAL PURPOSE
FOUNDATION FOR NUVANCE HEALTH
$50,000GENERAL PURPOSE
SCHOLARSHIP FUND FOR INNER CITY
$5,000GENERAL PURPOSE
NEW CANAAN CHAMBER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$1,000GENERAL PURPOSE
STARS ABOVE
$200,000GENERAL PURPOSE
NCHS SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$25,000GENERAL PURPOSE
STAR INC
$8,900GENERAL PURPOSE
NEW CANAAN CHAMBER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$1,000GENERAL PURPOSE