This fund makes relatively large, unrestricted grants primarily to cultural, educational, and health institutions—especially in the Hartford/Connecticut region—favoring established nonprofits such as colleges, museums, and a hospital-affiliated care program. Grants are typically general operating support, indicating trust in grantee leadership and a preference for sustaining core institutional capacity rather than project-restricted funding.
Concentrated, high-dollar unrestricted grants to a small set of repeat institutional grantees; multiple large gifts to the same organizations rather than many small awards.
Woodward Cg Uw-ttees Trinity-ae gives at a scale that sits well above routine local philanthropy: annual grants totaled $19,019,266, and the typical award is in the mid-six figures. The strongest pattern in the recent record is sustained unrestricted support for Hartford institutions, especially Trustees of Trinity College, Hartford Hospital- Jefferson House, Wadsworth Atheneum, and Connecticut Historical Society. Those awards recur across 2023, 2024, and 2025, showing a steady, institutional style of grantmaking rather than one-off project bets. The foundation’s profile also includes theological education through Hartford Seminary and health-related support through hospital and family-service organizations, along with a small number of civic grants. A 2023 grant to The Larabee Fund (city of Hartford) for the City of Hartford stands out as the clearest municipal example in the recent list. Across the portfolio, the funder appears to prioritize established organizations with operating needs, using unrestricted general support to reinforce core capacity in the Hartford area and related Connecticut institutions.
In higher education, the foundation repeatedly backed Trustees of Trinity College in Hartford with unrestricted general grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Its cultural giving is similarly consistent: Wadsworth Atheneum and Connecticut Historical Society each received multiple unrestricted general awards across those same years. Religious-affiliated education also appears in the record through Htfd Intern'l Univ (hartford Seminary), which received unrestricted general support in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Health and family services are another clear theme. Hartford Hospital- Jefferson House received unrestricted general grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Ccmc - Ct Childrens' Medical Center and Village for Families & Children also appear with repeated support. The funder’s only clearly identified municipal grant in the recent list went to The Larabee Fund (city of Hartford) for support of the City of Hartford.
Typical awards are large: the 25th percentile is $198,737, the median is $264,982, and the 75th percentile is $384,224. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across 2023, 2024, and 2025, indicating a recurring relationship model rather than isolated gifts. Grants in the list are overwhelmingly unrestricted general support, with one civic award described as support for the City of Hartford. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
$6.5M
$126.3M
$10.2M
$7.5M
Most grants fall between $199K and $384K, with a median of $265K.
25th Percentile
$199K
Median
$265K
75th Percentile
$384K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CT.
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Notable grantees: Trustees of Trinity College, Hartford Hospital - Jefferson House, Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford International University (Hartford Seminary)
Giving is tightly concentrated in Connecticut, with the top state by grant count being CT and 100% of the listed grants going to US recipients. Hartford is the central recipient city, appearing across colleges, museums, hospitals, family-service groups, and religious institutions. Other Connecticut locations in the recent list include West Hartford, for The Larabee Fund (city of Hartford), and New London, for Connecticut College. The portfolio is regional rather than national, and the recent grant record shows no non-US recipients.
The recent grants point to established Connecticut institutions: Trustees of Trinity College, Hartford Hospital- Jefferson House, Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford Seminary, and family-service groups such as Village for Families & Children and YWCA of Hartford Region Inc. The pattern favors operating support for colleges, museums, health, and community organizations.
The grant-size distribution is relatively high: the 25th percentile is $198,737, the median is $264,982, and the 75th percentile is $384,224. Many individual awards in the recent list are above $300,000, and several exceed $500,000.
Yes. Trustees of Trinity College appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Hartford Hospital- Jefferson House also appears in all three years; and Wadsworth Atheneum, Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford Seminary, and Village for Families & Children each recur across multiple years. That shows a continuing relationship pattern.
Most grants go to Connecticut, with CT listed as the top state by grant count. The recipient city that appears most often is Hartford, and the recent list also includes West Hartford and New London. All listed grants in the country distribution are to US recipients.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRUSTEES OF TRINITY COLLEGE | HARTFORD, CT | $984,801 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HARTFORD HOSPITAL- JEFFERSON HOUSE | HARTFORD, CT | $590,881 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY | HARTFORD, CT | $525,227 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| WADSWORTH ATHENEUM | HARTFORD, CT | $525,227 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HTFD INTERN'L UNIV (HARTFORD SEMINARY) | HARTFORD, CT | $459,574 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HARTFORD HOSPITAL | HARTFORD, CT | $393,920 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| YWCA OF HARTFORD REGION INC | HARTFORD, CT | $384,359 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| CCMC - CT CHILDRENS' MEDICAL CENTER | HARTFORD, CT | $328,267 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| VILLAGE FOR FAMILIES & CHILDREN | HARTFORD, CT | $328,267 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSN -YMCA HARTFORD YMCA OF GREATER HARTFORD | HARTFORD, CT | $272,175 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| WARDENS & VESTRY OF TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH | HARTFORD, CT | $262,613 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| THE LARABEE FUND (CITY OF HARTFORD) | WEST HARTFORD, CT | $262,613 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT CITY OF HTFD |
| CONNECTICUT COLLEGE | NEW LONDON, CT | $262,613 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS HARTFORD | HARTFORD, CT | $196,961 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| WINDHAM COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL C/O WINDHAM HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | WILLIMANTIC, CT | $196,961 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| CIB -CONNECTICUT INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND | HARTFORD, CT | $196,961 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CTR | HARTFORD, CT | $196,961 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HARTFORD HEALTH CARE AT HOME | WETHERSFIELD, CT | $65,654 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| CAMP COURANT C/O THE HARTFORD COURANT | HARTFORD, CT | $65,654 | 2025 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| TRUSTEES OF TRINITY COLLEGE | HARTFORD, CT | $794,946 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HARTFORD HOSPITAL- JEFFERSON HOUSE | HARTFORD, CT | $476,968 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| WADSWORTH ATHENEUM | HARTFORD, CT | $423,971 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY | HARTFORD, CT | $423,971 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HTFD INTERN'L UNIV (HARTFORD SEMINARY) | HARTFORD, CT | $370,975 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HARTFORD HOSPITAL | HARTFORD, CT | $317,979 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| CCMC - CT CHILDRENS' MEDICAL CENTER | HARTFORD, CT | $264,982 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| VILLAGE FOR FAMILIES & CHILDREN | HARTFORD, CT | $264,982 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| YWCA OF HARTFORD REGION INC | HARTFORD, CT | $264,982 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSN -YMCA HARTFORD YMCA OF GREATER HARTFORD | HARTFORD, CT | $264,982 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| WARDENS & VESTRY OF TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH | HARTFORD, CT | $211,986 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| THE LARABEE FUND (CITY OF HARTFORD) | WEST HARTFORD, CT | $211,986 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT CITY OF HTFD |
| CONNECTICUT COLLEGE | NEW LONDON, CT | $211,986 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CTR | HARTFORD, CT | $158,989 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| WINDHAM COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL C/O WINDHAM HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | WILLIMANTIC, CT | $158,989 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| CIB -CONNECTICUT INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND | HARTFORD, CT | $158,989 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS HARTFORD | HARTFORD, CT | $158,989 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| CAMP COURANT C/O THE HARTFORD COURANT | HARTFORD, CT | $52,996 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HARTFORD HEALTH CARE AT HOME | WETHERSFIELD, CT | $52,996 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| ALAMADA LODGE-TIMES FARM CAMP | ANDOVER, CT | $20,773 | 2024 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| TRUSTEES OF TRINITY COLLEGE | HARTFORD, CT | $1,087,824 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HARTFORD HOSPITAL- JEFFERSON HOUSE | HARTFORD, CT | $652,694 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| WADSWORTH ATHENEUM | HARTFORD, CT | $580,173 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY | HARTFORD, CT | $580,173 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HTFD INTERN'L UNIV (HARTFORD SEMINARY) | HARTFORD, CT | $507,651 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| HARTFORD HOSPITAL | HARTFORD, CT | $435,129 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| CCMC - CT CHILDRENS' MEDICAL CENTER | HARTFORD, CT | $362,608 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSN -YMCA HARTFORD YMCA OF GREATER HARTFORD | HARTFORD, CT | $362,608 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| YWCA OF HARTFORD REGION INC | HARTFORD, CT | $362,608 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| VILLAGE FOR FAMILIES & CHILDREN | HARTFORD, CT | $362,608 | 2023 | UNRESTRICTED GENERAL |
| THE LARABEE FUND (CITY OF HARTFORD) | WEST HARTFORD, CT | $290,086 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT CITY OF HTFD |
TRUSTEES OF TRINITY COLLEGE
$984,801UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
HARTFORD HOSPITAL- JEFFERSON HOUSE
$590,881UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
WADSWORTH ATHENEUM
$525,227UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
HTFD INTERN'L UNIV (HARTFORD SEMINARY)
$459,574UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
HARTFORD HOSPITAL
$393,920UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
CCMC - CT CHILDRENS' MEDICAL CENTER
$328,267UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSN -YMCA HARTFORD YMCA OF GREATER HARTFORD
$272,175UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
WARDENS & VESTRY OF TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$262,613UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
THE LARABEE FUND (CITY OF HARTFORD)
$262,613TO SUPPORT CITY OF HTFD
THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS HARTFORD
$196,961UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
WINDHAM COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL C/O WINDHAM HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$196,961UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
CIB -CONNECTICUT INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND
$196,961UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
HARTFORD HEALTH CARE AT HOME
$65,654UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
CAMP COURANT C/O THE HARTFORD COURANT
$65,654UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
TRUSTEES OF TRINITY COLLEGE
$794,946UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
HARTFORD HOSPITAL- JEFFERSON HOUSE
$476,968UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
WADSWORTH ATHENEUM
$423,971UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
HTFD INTERN'L UNIV (HARTFORD SEMINARY)
$370,975UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
CCMC - CT CHILDRENS' MEDICAL CENTER
$264,982UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
WARDENS & VESTRY OF TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
$211,986UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
THE LARABEE FUND (CITY OF HARTFORD)
$211,986TO SUPPORT CITY OF HTFD
WINDHAM COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL C/O WINDHAM HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
$158,989UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
CIB -CONNECTICUT INSTITUTE FOR THE BLIND
$158,989UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS HARTFORD
$158,989UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
CAMP COURANT C/O THE HARTFORD COURANT
$52,996UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
HARTFORD HEALTH CARE AT HOME
$52,996UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
ALAMADA LODGE-TIMES FARM CAMP
$20,773UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
TRUSTEES OF TRINITY COLLEGE
$1,087,824UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
HARTFORD HOSPITAL- JEFFERSON HOUSE
$652,694UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
WADSWORTH ATHENEUM
$580,173UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
HTFD INTERN'L UNIV (HARTFORD SEMINARY)
$507,651UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
CCMC - CT CHILDRENS' MEDICAL CENTER
$362,608UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
THE LARABEE FUND (CITY OF HARTFORD)
$290,086TO SUPPORT CITY OF HTFD