The Lawrence A. Bossidy Foundation concentrates its giving on a small number of relatively large awards to local, often Catholic or faith-based institutions and community service providers in Connecticut. Major support goes to parochial education and parish operations, along with selective investments in regional health care and elderly services. Grants are mission-driven and targeted rather than broadly distributed, indicating a preference for sustaining established local organizations.
Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small set of mostly local grantees; repeat funding to faith-based institutions; primarily one-time or large multi-year style gifts rather than many small awards.
A $1,050,000 grant to Catholic Academy of Bridgeport stands out in The Lawrence a Bossidy Foundation’s recent giving and points to the funder’s emphasis on Catholic parochial education. Across its recent grants, the foundation pairs large awards with mission support for faith-based institutions, parish operations, and community services rooted in Connecticut and nearby states. That mix includes repeated support for St Mary Parish in Ridgefield and several six-figure gifts to local education, health, and family-serving organizations. The pattern is not broad or diffuse. The foundation’s grants are typically targeted to established organizations, often with a clear local or regional role. In Connecticut, that has meant support for Ridgefield institutions such as the Boys and Girls Club of Ridgefield, Ridgefield Library, Vna of Ridgefield, and Founders Hall Foundation Inc, alongside Bridgeport and Danbury recipients. It also extends beyond the state to selected nonprofits in New York, New Hampshire, Florida, and Massachusetts. The foundation’s giving shows a preference for direct operating support tied to charitable missions rather than restricted project funding.
Catholic education is a central theme. The foundation gave $1,050,000 to Catholic Academy of Bridgeport to support the organization’s charitable mission, and also awarded $50,000 to Diocese of Bridgeport for the same purpose. Faith-based community support appears elsewhere in the portfolio through grants to St Mary Parish in Ridgefield and Cardinal Dolan Annual Stewardship Appeal in New York. Health and senior services are another clear area. The foundation gave $250,000 to Meals on Wheels of Ridgefield, $103,502 to Vna of Ridgefield, and $200,000 to Nuvance Health in Danbury. Community resilience and youth programs also appear in grants to Radical Hope in Concord, Massachusetts, and the Boys and Girls Club of Ridgefield, which received awards in both 2024 and 2025. Local food support shows up in Town of Ridgefield- Warm & Food.
Typical grants cluster around a $5,000 p25, $10,000 median, and $50,000 p75, which shows a small number of much larger awards relative to the middle of the distribution. Recent giving also includes repeated support for the same recipients across multiple years, including St Mary Parish, Boys and Girls Club of Ridgefield, Covenant House, Cardinal Dolan Annual Stewardship Appeal, and Town of Ridgefield- Warm & Food. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF and does not fund individuals. The grant language in the record consistently reads as support for the organization’s charitable mission, indicating general operating or mission support rather than project-specific funding.
$3.2M
$7.8M
$5.3M
$3.2M
Most grants fall between $5K and $50K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$50K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Lawrence A Bossidy Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 92 | $7.2M | 97.9% |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
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Notable grantees: Catholic Academy of Bridgeport, St. Mary Parish, Radical Hope, Meals on Wheels of Ridgefield, Nuvance Health
Most grants go to Connecticut recipients, and 49% of grants in the recent data are in the HQ state. Ridgefield appears frequently, with grants to Meals on Wheels of Ridgefield, St Mary Parish, Boys and Girls Club of Ridgefield, Ridgefield Library, Vna of Ridgefield, Rvna Health, and Founders Hall Foundation Inc. Other Connecticut recipients include Bridgeport and Danbury. Outside the state, the foundation gives in New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Florida, with one grant in the United Kingdom.
Its recent grants center on Catholic education and parish support, along with health care, senior services, and local community organizations. Examples in the record include Catholic Academy of Bridgeport, St Mary Parish, Nuvance Health, Meals on Wheels of Ridgefield, and the Boys and Girls Club of Ridgefield.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including St Mary Parish, Boys and Girls Club of Ridgefield, Covenant House, Cardinal Dolan Annual Stewardship Appeal, and Town of Ridgefield- Warm & Food. That suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards only.
The distribution shows a p25 of $5,000, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $50,000. At the same time, the foundation also makes much larger grants, including six-figure awards and a $1,050,000 grant to Catholic Academy of Bridgeport.
Connecticut receives 49% of the grants in the recent data, and Ridgefield is especially prominent. The top state by grant count is Massachusetts, reflecting some giving outside Connecticut as well.
The grant records consistently say the awards are to support the organization’s charitable mission. That wording appears across grants to education, parish, health, and community-service recipients.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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| $10K |
2.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VNA OF RIDGEFIELD | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $1,254,600 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| RADICAL HOPE | CONCCORD, MA | $1,200,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| RIDGE BOYSGIRLS CLUB | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $400,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| FOUNDATIONS OF NUVANCE HEALTH | DANBURY, CT | $100,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| COVENANT HOUSE | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| NANTUCKET PERFORMING ARTS CENTER | NANTUCKET, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| CARDINAL DOLAN ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP APPEAL | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| RIDGEFIELD SOCIAL SERVICES | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $25,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| SANKATY HEAD FOUNDATION | SIASCONSET, MA | $20,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| OUR LADY OF FL SPIRITUAL CENTER | NORTH PALM BEACH, FL | $10,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| LOUNSBURY HOUSE | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $10,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| DAMON RUNYON CANCER RESEARCH | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| RIDGEFIELD LIBRARY | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $10,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| ST PAUL OF THE CROSS | NORTH PALM BEACH, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH OF SPRINGFIELD | SPRINGFIELD, MA | $1,500 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| CARDINAL SHEEHAN CENTER | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $1,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| RIDES FOR RIDGEFIELD | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $1,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $1,000 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| RIDGEFIELD POLICE UNION | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $500 | 2026 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF BRIDGEPORT | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $1,050,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| RADICAL HOPE | CONCCORD, MA | $350,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF RIDGEFIELD | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $150,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| RIDGEFIELD LIBRARY | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $110,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| VNA OF RIDGEFIELD | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $103,502 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| FOUNDERS HALL FOUNDATION INC | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $60,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| DIOCESE OF BRIDGEPORT | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $50,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| COVENANT HOUSE | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| ST MARYOUR LADY OF THE ISLE | SHELTER ISLAND HEIGHTS, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| CARDINAL DOLAN ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP APPEAL | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| TOWN OF RIDGEFIELD- WARM & FOOD | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| HANDS TOGETHER PALM BEACH | LAKE WORTH BEACH, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| SANKATY HEAD FOUNDATION | SIASCONSET, MA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| NANTUCKET CHILDREN CHARITY CLASSIC | SIASCONSET, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| NANTUCKET COTTAGE HOSPITAL FOUN | NANTUCKET, MA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| DANBURY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | DANBURY, CT | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| ALFRED E SMITH MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| PROJECT RENEWAL | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| AMERICAN-ISRAEL DEMOCRACY COALITION | BRYN MAWR, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| UNDERSTOOD FOR ALL | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| DAMON RUNYON CANCER RESEARCH | NEW YORK, NY | $9,890 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| RIDGEFIELD-COMMISSION ON AGING | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| MEALS ON WHEELS OF RIDGEFIELD | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| LOUNSBURY HOUSE | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| RIDGEFIELD ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION INC | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $4,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH | HARTFORD, CT | $1,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| COLGATE UNIVERSITY | HAMILTON, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| ST MARY PARISH | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $200,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF RIDGEFIELD | RIDGEFIELD, CT | $175,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| DANBURY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | DANBURY, CT | $100,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
| COVENANT HOUSE | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION |
VNA OF RIDGEFIELD
$1,254,600TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
RIDGE BOYSGIRLS CLUB
$400,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
FOUNDATIONS OF NUVANCE HEALTH
$100,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
NANTUCKET PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
CARDINAL DOLAN ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP APPEAL
$25,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
RIDGEFIELD SOCIAL SERVICES
$25,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
OUR LADY OF FL SPIRITUAL CENTER
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
LOUNSBURY HOUSE
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
DAMON RUNYON CANCER RESEARCH
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
RIDGEFIELD LIBRARY
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
ST PAUL OF THE CROSS
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
SISTERS OF ST JOSEPH OF SPRINGFIELD
$1,500TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
CARDINAL SHEEHAN CENTER
$1,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
RIDES FOR RIDGEFIELD
$1,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
$1,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
RIDGEFIELD POLICE UNION
$500TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF BRIDGEPORT
$1,050,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
RIDGEFIELD LIBRARY
$110,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
VNA OF RIDGEFIELD
$103,502TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
FOUNDERS HALL FOUNDATION INC
$60,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
DIOCESE OF BRIDGEPORT
$50,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
ST MARYOUR LADY OF THE ISLE
$25,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
CARDINAL DOLAN ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP APPEAL
$25,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
TOWN OF RIDGEFIELD- WARM & FOOD
$25,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
HANDS TOGETHER PALM BEACH
$25,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
NANTUCKET CHILDREN CHARITY CLASSIC
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
NANTUCKET COTTAGE HOSPITAL FOUN
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
DANBURY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
ALFRED E SMITH MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
AMERICAN-ISRAEL DEMOCRACY COALITION
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
UNDERSTOOD FOR ALL
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
DAMON RUNYON CANCER RESEARCH
$9,890TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
RIDGEFIELD-COMMISSION ON AGING
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
MEALS ON WHEELS OF RIDGEFIELD
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
LOUNSBURY HOUSE
$5,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
RIDGEFIELD ROTARY CLUB FOUNDATION INC
$4,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
SISTERS OF SAINT JOSEPH
$1,500TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
COLGATE UNIVERSITY
$1,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
ST MARY PARISH
$200,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION
DANBURY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$100,000TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE MISSION