Community foundation scholarships in Connecticut
Community foundations pool local donors' funds, and many run dozens of small scholarships with one shared application for students from their area. The IRS lists 10 community foundations in Connecticut with at least $1 million in assets.
Largest in Connecticut (by assets)
Greater Hartford Gives Foundation
All 10 in Connecticut
Largest first. Most smaller foundations serve one city or county. Look for the one where you live or went to high school, then check its website for "scholarships". Deadlines are often months before the school year, so check early.
| Foundation | City | Assets | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Hartford Gives Foundation | Hartford | $1.2 billion | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation for Greater New Haven | New Haven | $627 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Fairfield Countys Community Foundation Inc. | Norwalk | $291 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Connecticut Community Foundation Inc. | Waterbury | $200 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation Inc. | Torrington | $176 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut | New London | $127 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Community Foundation of Middlesex County Inc. | Middletown | $46 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Main Street Community Foundation | Bristol | $45 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| New Canaan Community Foundation Inc. | New Canaan | $32 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
| Branford Community Foundation | Branford | $3.3 million | IRS filings (ProPublica) ↗ |
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Source & coverage. Foundation list: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File ↗ (file dated Oct 13, 2026). We include active 501(c)(3) public charities the IRS codes as community foundations (NTEE T31) with at least $1 million in assets, and drop names that are clearly faith-based funds, schools, colleges, hospitals or health funds, service clubs or national donor-advised-fund sponsors. That filter can miss a foundation or include one that works a little differently, and local affiliates that file under a larger foundation don’t appear separately, so a small count doesn’t mean your area has no community foundation. Assets are the IRS figure from each group’s latest filing. Scholarship pages were checked Oct 17, 2026 for the largest foundation in each state only. Not affiliated with the IRS or any foundation listed. For the full national directory, see the Council on Foundations locator ↗.