Universal centers community and works in solidarity with those most directly impacted by systemic injustice to achieve equitable and healthy outcomes for all. We leverage our influence and resources, advocate with partners on their priorities, and work to increase investment in grassroots organizing.
Universal Health Care Fndtn of Ct Inc has built a long-term grantmaking model around health justice and organizing infrastructure in Connecticut, with five-year partnerships designed to strengthen leadership, capacity, and community power. Its recent awards show a steady preference for general operating support, including repeated funding for groups working on health justice, housing justice, food security, and immigrant health access. The foundation centers organizations that are BIPOC-led, grassroots, and engaged in advocacy on the social determinants of health. Recent grants show that this is not a one-off project-based funder. A Better Way Foundation Inc received three general-operations grants across 2023, 2024, and 2025, including the largest recent award at $114,300 in 2024 and $107,200 in 2025. Bridgeport Generation Now also appeared more than once, alongside multiple-year support for Dwight Hall at Yale, Christian Community Action, and United Way of Greater New Haven. The pattern points to sustained relationships with Connecticut organizations rather than short grant cycles. The foundation’s stated priorities connect health justice to racial justice, community organizing, policy advocacy, housing justice, and economic inequality. Its active programs emphasize multi-year partnerships and strategic support for organizations building sustained power in Connecticut.
The clearest theme in Universal Health Care Fndtn of Ct Inc’s grantmaking is health justice tied to organizing capacity. For example, it gave $25,000 in 2025 to CSTAC-Ministerial Health Fell for general operations, and its active programs center long-term partnerships for health justice organizing. Housing and economic stability also appear as part of the same framework. Bridgeport Generation Now received $35,700 in 2025 for general operations, and the foundation’s active Power Building Partners program names housing justice, food security, and economic inequality as focus areas. Community-based service and advocacy groups are another consistent part of the portfolio. Christian Community Action received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while United Way of Greater New Hav also appeared in multiple years. The foundation’s broader stated focus includes community organizing, policy advocacy, immigrant health access, capacity building, communications, and evaluation.
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Most grants fall between $20K and $21K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$21K
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Typical grant size is tightly grouped: p25 $20,000, median $20,000, and p75 $21,200. That concentration, along with repeated awards to the same recipients across 2023 through 2025, suggests a relationship-based model with ongoing support rather than isolated one-time grants. The foundation funds organizations, not individuals, and the listed grant purposes are overwhelmingly general operations or general support. Active programs also show a preference for multi-year partnerships and strategic support, including five-year partnerships for health justice. Open Grant Opportunities is listed as accepting unsolicited requests.
Grantmaking is local and heavily centered in Connecticut: 84% of grants went to recipients in the HQ state. New Haven appears repeatedly, including grants to Dwight Hall at Yale, United Way of Greater New Hav, and Christian Community Action. Hartford and Bridgeport also show up often through A Better Way Foundation Inc and Bridgeport Generation Now. Outside Connecticut, California appears in the recent-grants list through Social & Enviromental Entrepr, but all listed recipient country distribution is in the US.
It supports organizations working on health justice, racial justice, community organizing, policy advocacy, housing justice, food insecurity, economic inequality, immigrant health access, capacity building, communications, and evaluation. Its active programs also emphasize BIPOC-led and grassroots organizations building sustained power in Connecticut.
Yes. The recent grants list is dominated by general operations and general support awards, and its philosophy tags include general operating support, unrestricted support, organizational capacity, and core/overhead funding.
Yes, one of the listed programs, Open Grant Opportunities (General Grantmaking / Submittable), accepts unsolicited requests. Several other active programs are marked as not accepting unsolicited applications.
Recurring support is common. A Better Way Foundation Inc received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Christian Community Action, Dwight Hall at Yale, United Way of Greater New Hav, Bridgeport Generation Now, and CT Council for Philanthropy also appear in multiple years.
Typical awards cluster around $20,000. The distribution provided shows p25 at $20,000, median at $20,000, and p75 at $21,200.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Universal Health Care Fndtn of Ct that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Groups working at the intersection of health justice; organizations identified by Universal as partners or applicants through the discussion/funding request process.
Deadline: Open until the fund is expended; encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Who can apply: The foundation prioritizes organizations committed to addressing racial, economic, and social justice; communities most affected by oppression; and BIPOC-led organizations. It seeks partners engaged in organizing for justice and building sustained power.
Deadline: No deadline information was provided in the scraped content.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Better Way Foundation Inc | Hartford, CT | $107,200 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Bridgeport Generation Now | Bridgeport, CT | $35,700 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Dwight Hall at Yale | New Haven, CT | $31,900 | 2025 | General Operations |
| CSTAC-Ministerial Health Fell | Middletown, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| United Way of Greater New Hav | New Haven, CT | $21,200 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Social & Enviromental Entrepr | Calabasas, CA | $21,200 | 2025 | General Operations |
| More Than Walking Inc | Stratford, CT | $20,700 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Christian Community Action | New Haven, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| CT Council for Philanthropy | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| A Better Way Foundation Inc | Hartford, CT | $114,300 | 2024 | General Operations |
| Dwight Hall at Yale | New Haven, CT | $25,000 | 2024 | General Operations |
| Social & Enviromental Entrepr | Calabasas, CA | $21,200 | 2024 | General Operations |
| United Way of Greater New Hav | New Haven, CT | $21,200 | 2024 | General Operations |
| Christian Community Action | New Haven, CT | $20,000 | 2024 | General Operations |
| Cross Street Training & Acade | Middletown, CT | $20,000 | 2024 | General Operations |
| Bridgeport Generation Now | Bridgeport, CT | $20,000 | 2024 | General Operations |
| CT Council for Philanthropy | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 2024 | General Operations |
| Youth Business Initiative | Norwalk, CT | $15,000 | 2024 | General Operations |
| A Better Way Foundation Inc | New Haven, CT | $40,000 | 2023 | General Operations |
| Center for Leadership & Justi | HARTFORD, CT | $25,000 | 2023 | General Operations |
| Dwight Hall at Yale | New Haven, CT | $20,000 | 2023 | General Operations |
| United We Dream Network Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2023 | General Operations |
| Christian Community Action | New Haven, CT | $20,000 | 2023 | General Operations |
| United Way of Greater New Hav | New Haven, CT | $20,000 | 2023 | General Operations |
| Bridgeport Generation Now | Bridgeport, CT | $20,000 | 2023 | General Operations |
| Social & Enviromental Entrepr | Calabasas, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | General Operations |
| Cross Street Training & Acade | Middletown, CT | $20,000 | 2023 | General Operations |
| CT Council for Philanthropy | Hartford, CT | $15,000 | 2023 | General Operations |
Bridgeport Generation Now
$35,700General Operations
Dwight Hall at Yale
$31,900General Operations
CSTAC-Ministerial Health Fell
$25,000General Operations
General Operations
More Than Walking Inc
$20,700General Operations
Christian Community Action
$20,000General Operations
Dwight Hall at Yale
$25,000General Operations
Christian Community Action
$20,000General Operations
Cross Street Training & Acade
$20,000General Operations
Bridgeport Generation Now
$20,000General Operations
Youth Business Initiative
$15,000General Operations
Center for Leadership & Justi
$25,000General Operations
Dwight Hall at Yale
$20,000General Operations
Christian Community Action
$20,000General Operations
Bridgeport Generation Now
$20,000General Operations
Cross Street Training & Acade
$20,000General Operations
