The Paul & Mary Cancellarini Charitable Trust is a small, health-focused private foundation that directs most of its support to medical and community health service organizations, primarily in Connecticut. Its giving is targeted and recurring — several large grants are concentrated on a few institutions rather than spread widely — and emphasizes direct service organizations (pediatric hospital care, public health nursing, and eye/vision services).
Concentrated, small-foundation giving: a handful of moderately large grants with repeat support to the same organizations (three grants to a pediatric hospital, two to a public health nursing service), indicating long-term, relationship-based funding rather than many one-off grants.
Paul &Mary Cancellarini Charitable Trust’s recent giving is anchored by Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford, which received $15,040 in 2025 after $11,790 in 2024 and $16,105 in 2023. That repeated support points to a trust that concentrates on a small set of organizations rather than spreading gifts broadly. Its pattern also includes recurring grants to Berlin Public Health Nursing Service and Connecticut Eye Bank, suggesting an emphasis on medical care, public health, and vision-related services. The trust’s grants are generally modest in size, but the same recipients can appear across multiple years, indicating continuity in support. Alongside its health-related funding, the trust has also backed community institutions such as Berlin Peck Memorial Library, Berlin Land Trust, Northwest Catholic High School, and St Paul Roman Catholic Church. The mix of recipients shows a grantmaker that combines health, community, and local-serving organizations within a regional Connecticut footprint. Across the most recent grants list, every recipient was a U.S. organization, and the foundation’s giving is clearly centered on Connecticut institutions.
In pediatric healthcare, the trust gave $15,040 to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in 2025 for tax-exempt purpose support, following similar awards in prior years. For public health nursing, Berlin Public Health Nursing Service received $9,025 in 2025 and $7,075 in 2024, again marked for tax-exempt purpose support. Vision services also appear in the recent record: Connecticut Eye Bank received $10,735 in 2025 and $6,445 in 2023. Beyond health care, the trust supported local civic and community organizations, including $6,015 to Berlin Peck Memorial Library in 2025 and $6,015 to Berlin Land Trust in 2025. The same tax-exempt purpose language appears across these awards, showing a general charitable-purpose approach rather than a narrowly defined program grant structure.
Typical grants cluster tightly around the mid-$6,000 range, with p25 at $6,015, a median of $6,445, and p75 at $8,050. The recent record also shows some larger awards to a few recurring recipients, which suggests a concentrated pattern rather than many one-off gifts. The trust appears to make general charitable-purpose grants, commonly described as support to carry out tax-exempt purpose. It is a private foundation, not a fund for individuals, and it does not make program-related investments.
$172K
$573K
$135K
$82K
Most grants fall between $6K and $8K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$8K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CT.
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Notable grantees: Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Berlin Public Health Nursing Service, Connecticut Eye Bank
The trust’s giving is regionally focused and lands almost entirely in Connecticut. Hartford appears repeatedly through grants to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center and the American Cancer Society, while Berlin is another frequent recipient city through Berlin Public Health Nursing Service, Berlin Peck Memorial Library, and Berlin Land Trust. New Britain appears through Connecticut Eye Bank, and Kensington through St Paul Roman Catholic Church. In the recent grants list, all 23 grants went to U.S. recipients, and 0% of grants went to recipients in the foundation’s Colorado headquarters state.
The trust most often supports health-related and community-serving organizations in Connecticut. Recent grants include Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Berlin Public Health Nursing Service, and Connecticut Eye Bank, along with local institutions such as Berlin Peck Memorial Library, Berlin Land Trust, Northwest Catholic High School, and St Paul Roman Catholic Church.
Its grants are usually in the mid-$6,000 range. The distribution shows p25 at $6,015, a median of $6,445, and p75 at $8,050. Some recipients receive larger awards across multiple years, but most grants sit near that central band.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Berlin Public Health Nursing Service, Connecticut Eye Bank, Berlin Peck Memorial Library, Berlin Land Trust, American Cancer Society, Northwest Catholic High School, and St Paul Roman Catholic Church.
Its giving is concentrated in Connecticut. Hartford, Berlin, New Britain, and Kensington all appear in the recent grants list, and the top state by grant count is CT. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Children's Medical Center | Hartford, CT | $15,040 | 2025 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
| Connecticut Eye Bank | New Britain, CT | $10,735 | 2025 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
| Berlin Public Health Nursing Service | Berlin, CT | $9,025 | 2025 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
| Northwest Catholic High School | Bristoll, CT | $6,015 | 2025 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
| Berlin Land Trust | Berlin, CT | $6,015 | 2025 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
| St Paul Roman Catholic Church | Kensington, CT | $6,015 | 2025 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
| American Cancer Society | Hartford, CT | $6,015 | 2025 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
| Berlin Peck Memorial Library | Berlin, CT | $6,015 | 2025 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
| Connecticut Children's Medical Center | Hartford, CT | $11,790 | 2024 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
| Berlin Public Health Nursing Service | Berlin, CT | $7,075 | 2024 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
| American Cancer Society | Hartford, CT | $4,720 | 2024 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
| St Paul Roman Catholic Church | Kensington, CT | $4,720 | 2024 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
| Northwest Catholic High School | Bristoll, CT | $4,720 | 2024 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
| Berlin Land Trust | Berlin, CT | $4,720 | 2024 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
| Berlin Peck Memorial Library | Berlin, CT | $4,720 | 2024 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
| Connecticut Children's Medical Center | Hartford, CT | $16,105 | 2023 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
| Berlin Public Health Nursing Service | Berlin, CT | $9,665 | 2023 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
| Connecticut Eye Bank | New Britain, CT | $6,445 | 2023 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
| American Cancer Society | Hartford, CT | $6,445 | 2023 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
| St Paul Roman Catholic Church | Kensington, CT | $6,445 | 2023 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
| Berlin Land Trust | Berlin, CT | $6,445 | 2023 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
| Northwest Catholic High School | Bristoll, CT | $6,445 | 2023 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
| Berlin Peck Memorial Library | Berlin, CT | $6,445 | 2023 | To carry out tax exempt purpose |
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
$15,040To carry out tax exempt purpose
Connecticut Eye Bank
$10,735To carry out tax exempt purpose
Berlin Public Health Nursing Service
$9,025To carry out tax exempt purpose
Northwest Catholic High School
$6,015To carry out tax exempt purpose
Berlin Land Trust
$6,015To carry out tax exempt purpose
St Paul Roman Catholic Church
$6,015To carry out tax exempt purpose
American Cancer Society
$6,015To carry out tax exempt purpose
Berlin Peck Memorial Library
$6,015To carry out tax exempt purpose
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
$11,790To carry out tax exempt purpose
Berlin Public Health Nursing Service
$7,075To carry out tax exempt purpose
American Cancer Society
$4,720To carry out tax exempt purpose
St Paul Roman Catholic Church
$4,720To carry out tax exempt purpose
Northwest Catholic High School
$4,720To carry out tax exempt purpose
Berlin Land Trust
$4,720To carry out tax exempt purpose
Berlin Peck Memorial Library
$4,720To carry out tax exempt purpose
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
$16,105To carry out tax exempt purpose
Berlin Public Health Nursing Service
$9,665To carry out tax exempt purpose
Connecticut Eye Bank
$6,445To carry out tax exempt purpose
American Cancer Society
$6,445To carry out tax exempt purpose
St Paul Roman Catholic Church
$6,445To carry out tax exempt purpose
Berlin Land Trust
$6,445To carry out tax exempt purpose
Northwest Catholic High School
$6,445To carry out tax exempt purpose
Berlin Peck Memorial Library
$6,445To carry out tax exempt purpose