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Grant recipient EIN 06-6026029Education

Who funds Hartford Public Library?

42 private foundations gave Hartford Public Library in Hartford, CT $2.7 million across 147 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

147 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. The Nutmeg Foundation IncWest Hartford, CT 2025

    The American Place Program Support

    $100,000
  2. Travelers FoundationSt Paul, MN 2025

    Operating Support for Hartford Public Librarys Teen Services Educational Initiatives

    $90,000
  3. Johnson Fe Trust UW Article 3rdDallas, TX 2025

    Unrestricted general

    $76,703
  4. Andrew J & Joyce D Mandell Family Foundation IncNewington, CT 2025

    2025 beyond words sponsorship and fund the mission

    $50,000
  5. The William and Alice Mortensen FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2025

    Program assistance

    $26,020
  6. Bingham Edwin H Est TR UWDallas, TX 2025

    Unrestricted general

    $11,997
  7. Cornelia T Bailey Charitable TrustWest Palm Beach, FL 2025

    Hartford arts community cultivator - a collaboration between the hartford public library and eco 2024

    $10,000
  8. Preston E W TR UW Ewp MemorialDallas, TX 2025

    Unrestricted general

    $8,000
  9. Case Eh Est TR New Brit InstDallas, TX 2025

    Unrestricted general

    $4,286
  10. Marion & Walter Minton FoundationPonte Vedra Beach, FL 2025

    Charitable

    $1,500
  11. Weinerman Foundation IncClinton, CT 2025

    Charitable contribution

    $200
  12. The Robert & Margaret Patricelli Family FoundationSimsbury, CT 2024

    To support community development

    $206,255
  13. Johnson Fe Trust UW Article 3rdDallas, TX 2024

    Unrestricted general

    $56,720
  14. Andrew J & Joyce D Mandell Family Foundation IncNewington, CT 2024

    Support

    $50,000
  15. The Kaman Foundation IncHartford, CT 2024

    General support

    $44,778
  16. Liberty Bank Foundation IncMiddletown, CT 2024

    To support the hartford public library building community capital: financial integration at library branch locations

    $15,000
  17. Bingham Edwin H Est TR UWDallas, TX 2024

    Unrestricted general

    $11,302
  18. The HW Wilson Foundation IncSeaford, NY 2024

    General support

    $10,000
  19. Polacek K Leonora TR UWDallas, TX 2024

    Unrestricted general

    $9,188
  20. Preston E W TR UW Ewp MemorialDallas, TX 2024

    Unrestricted general

    $9,000
  21. Bland Family FoundationSt Louis, MO 2024

    General fund

    $5,000
  22. Marion & Walter Minton FoundationPonte Vedra Beach, FL 2024

    Charitable

    $5,000
  23. Case Eh Est TR New Brit InstDallas, TX 2024

    Unrestricted general

    $3,682
  24. Peoplesbank Charitable Foundation IncHolyoke, MA 2024

    Exempt purpose

    $2,500
  25. The Zachs Family Foundation IncHartford, CT 2024

    General use

    $2,000
  26. The Saunders Foundation Co Shipman & GoodwinHartford, CT 2024

    Annual gift

    $1,250
  27. Amica Companies FoundationLincoln, RI 2024

    General purpose

    $500
  28. The Ensign-Bickford Foundation IncDenver, CO 2024

    Community assistance

    $500
  29. Johnson Fe Trust UW Article 3rdDallas, TX 2023

    Unrestricted general

    $56,850
  30. The Kaman Foundation IncHartford, CT 2023

    General support

    $43,050
  31. J Walton Bissell Foundation IncWest Harford, CT 2023

    General operating support

    $25,000
  32. Andrew J & Joyce D Mandell Family Foundation IncNewington, CT 2023

    Support

    $25,000
  33. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $20,000
  34. The Robert & Margaret Patricelli Family FoundationSimsbury, CT 2023

    To support community development

    $10,750
  35. Preston E W TR UW Ewp MemorialDallas, TX 2023

    Unrestricted general

    $8,400
  36. Bingham Edwin H Est TR UWDallas, TX 2023

    Unrestricted general

    $8,192
  37. Polacek K Leonora TR UWDallas, TX 2023

    Unrestricted general

    $7,219
  38. Case Eh Est TR New Brit InstDallas, TX 2023

    Unrestrcited general

    $2,927
  39. Bland Family FoundationSt Louis, MO 2023

    General fund

    $2,000
  40. The Saunders Foundation Co Shipman & GoodwinHartford, CT 2023

    Annual gift

    $1,000
  41. Marion & Walter Minton FoundationPonte Vedra Beach, FL 2023

    Charitable

    $1,000
  42. The Zachs Family Foundation IncHartford, CT 2023

    General use

    $500
  43. Amica Companies FoundationLincoln, RI 2023

    General purpose

    $438
  44. The Ensign-Bickford Foundation IncDenver, CO 2023

    Community assistance

    $300
  45. The Ensign-Bickford Foundation IncDenver, CO 2023

    Community assistance

    $250
  46. Farmington Bank Community Foundation IncNewington, CT 2023

    Matching gift

    $155
  47. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $74
  48. Johnson Fe Trust UW Article 3rdDallas, TX 2022

    Unrestricted general

    $85,679
  49. The Kaman Foundation IncHartford, CT 2022

    General support

    $41,322
  50. The Nutmeg Foundation IncWest Hartford, CT 2022

    $25,000 allocated granted for a in-person summar program for approximately 25 high school English learners for the Summer of 2022.$10,000 being granted for partnering with the school district for on-the-job-training in various culinary skills to assist for skills for industries like hotels, senior centers, corporate cafeterias etc.)

    $35,000
  51. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $30,000
  52. Andrew J & Joyce D Mandell Family Foundation IncNewington, CT 2022

    Support

    $25,000
  53. Cornelia T Bailey Charitable TrustWest Palm Beach, FL 2022

    "our narratives, our power"

    $25,000
  54. The Robert & Margaret Patricelli Family FoundationSimsbury, CT 2022

    To support community development

    $20,000
  55. Edward C & Ann T Roberts FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2022

    Funding to support three artwalk exhibitions

    $14,000
  56. The William and Alice Mortensen FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2022

    Program assistance

    $13,000
  57. Bingham Edwin H Est TR UWDallas, TX 2022

    Unrestricted general

    $12,692
  58. J Walton Bissell Foundation IncWest Harford, CT 2022

    Celebrating our indigenous heritage

    $10,000
  59. The Saunders Foundation Co Shipman & GoodwinHartford, CT 2022

    Annual gift

    $6,500
  60. Polacek K Leonora TR UWDallas, TX 2022

    Unrestricted general

    $5,388
  61. Case Eh Est TR New Brit InstDallas, TX 2022

    Unrestrcited general

    $4,585
  62. The Robert & Margaret Patricelli Family FoundationSimsbury, CT 2022

    To support the arts

    $2,750
  63. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $1,000
  64. Marion & Walter Minton FoundationPonte Vedra Beach, FL 2022

    Charitable

    $1,000
  65. The Zachs Family Foundation IncHartford, CT 2022

    General use

    $500
  66. Amica Companies FoundationLincoln, RI 2022

    General purpose

    $175
  67. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $168
  68. E Clayton and Edith P Gengras Jr Foundation IncEast Hartford, CT 2022

    General support

    $100
  69. Fromson Foundation IncStonington, CT 2021

    General support

    $150,000
  70. Travelers FoundationSt Paul, MN 2021

    Operating support for Hartford Public Educational Initiatives

    $100,000
  71. Johnson Fe Trust UW Article 3rdDallas, TX 2021

    Unrestricted general

    $74,362
  72. The Kaman Foundation IncHartford, CT 2021

    General support

    $29,000
  73. Andrew J & Joyce D Mandell Family Foundation IncNewington, CT 2021

    Support

    $25,000
  74. Edward C & Ann T Roberts FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2021

    Funding to commission a sculpture by marilyn parkinson thall

    $20,000
  75. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $15,000
  76. Bingham Edwin H Est TR UWDallas, TX 2021

    Unrestricted general

    $11,101
  77. The William and Alice Mortensen FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2021

    Program assistance

    $10,000
  78. Tu Clause 3rd Wo Ellis GimbelMadison, CT 2021

    General fund

    $10,000
  79. Canino Family Charitable FoundationHartford, CT 2021

    General support

    $10,000
  80. Polacek K Leonora TR UWDallas, TX 2021

    Unrestricted general

    $9,470
  81. The Robert & Margaret Patricelli Family FoundationSimsbury, CT 2021

    To support the arts

    $7,654
  82. Case Eh Est TR New Brit InstDallas, TX 2021

    Unrestrcited general

    $4,091
  83. The Zachs Family Foundation IncHartford, CT 2021

    General use

    $1,500
  84. The Saunders Foundation Co Shipman & GoodwinHartford, CT 2021

    Annual gift

    $1,250
  85. Marion & Walter Minton FoundationPonte Vedra Beach, FL 2021

    Charitable

    $1,000
  86. The Ensign-Bickford Foundation IncDenver, CO 2021

    Community assistance

    $250
  87. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $192
  88. Amica Companies FoundationLincoln, RI 2021

    General purpose

    $175
  89. Amica Companies FoundationLincoln, RI 2021

    General purpose

    $175
  90. Lincoln Financial Foundation IncRadnor, PA 2021

    Matching Gift

    $150
  91. E Clayton and Edith P Gengras Jr Foundation IncEast Hartford, CT 2021

    Support of the beyond words program

    $100
  92. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $100,000
  93. Johnson Fe Trust UW Article 3rdDallas, TX 2020

    Unrestricted general

    $74,674
  94. The Imagineers Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  95. The Kaman Foundation IncHartford, CT 2020

    General support

    $30,000
  96. The Robert & Margaret Patricelli Family FoundationSimsbury, CT 2020

    To support the arts

    $26,000
  97. J Walton Bissell Foundation IncWest Harford, CT 2020

    Exclusively charitable

    $25,000
  98. Andrew J & Joyce D Mandell Family Foundation IncNewington, CT 2020

    Support

    $25,000
  99. The Nutmeg Foundation IncWest Hartford, CT 2020

    $19,500. English Language Learning Program for Immigrant Youth.

    $19,500
  100. Bingham Edwin H Est TR UWDallas, TX 2020

    Unrestricted general

    $11,092
  101. Canino Family Charitable FoundationHartford, CT 2020

    General support

    $10,000
  102. Fromson Foundation IncStonington, CT 2020

    General Support

    $8,000
  103. Polacek K Leonora TR UWDallas, TX 2020

    Unrestricted general

    $7,198
  104. The Stocker FoundationElyria, OH 2020

    Pre-kindergarten technology needs

    $6,800
  105. The William and Alice Mortensen FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2020

    Program assistance

    $5,200
  106. The Saunders Foundation Co Shipman & GoodwinHartford, CT 2020

    Operating support

    $5,000
  107. Case Eh Est TR New Brit InstDallas, TX 2020

    Unrestrcited general

    $3,837
  108. The Zachs Family Foundation IncHartford, CT 2020

    General use

    $1,500
  109. The Saunders Foundation Co Shipman & GoodwinHartford, CT 2020

    Annual gift

    $1,000
  110. Marion & Walter Minton FoundationPonte Vedra Beach, FL 2020

    Charitable

    $1,000
  111. Aetna Foundation IncHartford, CT 2020

    General purpose

    $813
  112. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $350
  113. The Foxboro Foundation IncEssex, CT 2020

    Support educational programs

    $250
  114. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $147
  115. E Clayton and Edith P Gengras Jr Foundation IncEast Hartford, CT 2020

    Support of the beyond words program

    $100
  116. The Ensign-Bickford Foundation IncDenver, CO 2020

    Community assistance

    $100
  117. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $100,000
  118. The William and Alice Mortensen FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2019

    Program assistance

    $54,758
  119. The Kaman Foundation IncHartford, CT 2019

    General support

    $30,000
  120. Bingham Edwin H Est TR UWDallas, TX 2019

    Unrestricted general

    $8,889
  121. Fromson Foundation IncStonington, CT 2019

    General Support

    $8,500
  122. Polacek K Leonora TR UWDallas, TX 2019

    Unrestricted general

    $6,204
  123. Edward C & Ann T Roberts FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2019

    Arts

    $6,000
  124. TS Kim Architectural Fellowship FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2019

    Educational fund

    $5,000
  125. Case Eh Est TR New Brit InstDallas, TX 2019

    Unrestrcited general

    $3,258
  126. The Zachs Family Foundation IncHartford, CT 2019

    General use

    $1,500
  127. Marion & Walter Minton FoundationPonte Vedra Beach, FL 2019

    Charitable

    $1,000
  128. The Ensign-Bickford Foundation IncDenver, CO 2019

    Community assistance

    $235
  129. E Clayton and Edith P Gengras Jr Foundation IncEast Hartford, CT 2019

    General support

    $100
  130. Rhoda & David Chase Family Foundation IncHartford, CT 2019

    Annual fund

    $100
  131. The William and Alice Mortensen FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2018

    Program assistance

    $61,359
  132. The Nutmeg Foundation IncWest Hartford, CT 2018

    Hartford Public Library's Albany Branch RFID Project.

    $30,028
  133. Fromson Foundation IncStonington, CT 2018

    General support

    $29,350
  134. The Fish Family FoundationBoston, MA 2018

    Educational

    $15,450
  135. Bingham Edwin H Est TR UWDallas, TX 2018

    Unrestricted general

    $12,400
  136. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $10,000
  137. Edward C & Ann T Roberts FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2018

    Arts

    $6,000
  138. Case Eh Est TR New Brit InstDallas, TX 2018

    Unrestrcited general

    $3,896
  139. Sandra & Arnold Chase Family Foundation IncHartford, CT 2018

    Beyond words 2019

    $2,000
  140. The Zachs Family Foundation IncHartford, CT 2018

    General use

    $1,000
  141. Marion & Walter Minton FoundationPonte Vedra Beach, FL 2018

    Charitable

    $1,000
  142. The Betty Knox Foundation IncHartford, CT 2018

    Operational support

    $500
  143. The Ensign-Bickford Foundation IncDenver, CO 2018

    Community assistance

    $250
  144. The Foxboro Foundation IncEssex, CT 2018

    Support educational programs

    $200
  145. William Caspar Graustein Memorial FundHamden, CT 2018

    General support

    $175
  146. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $100
  147. The Zachs Family Foundation IncHartford, CT 2017

    General use

    $1,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Hartford, CT and are not among Hartford Public Library’s funders above.

  1. Rockville Bank Community Foundation IncVernon, CT 11 grants Accepts applications $50,875 to similar organizations
  2. H A Vance Foundation IncWest Hartford, CT 26 grants Preselected only $917,000 to similar organizations
  3. The Maximilian E and Marion O Hoffman Foundation IncWest Hartford, CT 7 grants Accepts applications $130,000 to similar organizations
  4. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 6 grants Accepts applications $33,090 to similar organizations
  5. John and Kelly Hartman FoundationWest Hartford, CT 13 grants Accepts applications $19,070 to similar organizations
  6. John S and James L Knight FoundationMiami, FL 6 grants Accepts applications $665,000 to similar organizations
  7. Digel Family FoundationWest Hartford, CT 15 grants Preselected only $613,266 to similar organizations
  8. SBM Charitable Foundation IncManchester, CT 10 grants Accepts applications $19,800 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 06-6026029 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.