Raised vegetable beds and benches in a community garden

Grant recipient EIN 26-1412551Community development

Who funds Forge City Works?

27 private foundations gave Forge City Works in Hartford, CT $4.1 million across 87 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

87 grants

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

  1. The Auerbach Schiro FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2025

    General support

    $25,000
  2. The Ilsababy FoundationSullivans Island, SC 2025

    Foodservice training for jobless

    $25,000
  3. Lincoln Financial Foundation IncRadnor, PA 2025

    Financial Wellness Grants

    $20,000
  4. The William and Alice Mortensen FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2025

    Program assistance

    $10,000
  5. Farmington Bank Community Foundation IncNewington, CT 2025

    Culinary & customer service job training

    $9,000
  6. SBM Charitable Foundation IncManchester, CT 2025

    Support

    $5,000
  7. The Shulansky Foundation IncBloomfield, CT 2025

    To fulfill the mission of the org

    $500
  8. The Melville Charitable Trust IncNew Haven, CT 2024

    Sponsorship

    $670,000
  9. Dalio Foundation IncWestport, CT 2024

    Restricted to support data infrastructure development

    $250,000
  10. Lincoln Financial Foundation IncRadnor, PA 2024

    Financial Wellness

    $20,000
  11. Dalio Foundation IncWestport, CT 2024

    Restricted to support annual farm to forge event

    $15,000
  12. The William and Alice Mortensen FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2024

    Program assistance

    $10,000
  13. J Walton Bissell Foundation IncWest Harford, CT 2024

    General operating support

    $10,000
  14. Dalio Foundation IncWestport, CT 2024

    Restricted to support the david hunter tribute fund

    $10,000
  15. Farmington Bank Community Foundation IncNewington, CT 2024

    Culinary & customer service job training

    $10,000
  16. Webster Bank Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    additional year-end grant for Culinary and Customer Service Job Training program

    $5,000
  17. Webster Bank Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    Culinary & Customer Service Job Training

    $5,000
  18. The Hodder Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2024

    General support

    $4,000
  19. Dalio Foundation IncWestport, CT 2024

    Restricted for funding enriching experiences for CT opportunity project target population youth

    $2,600
  20. Connecticut Health Foundation IncHartford, CT 2024

    Charitable operations

    $781
  21. Lincoln Financial Foundation IncRadnor, PA 2024

    Matching gifts

    $50
  22. The Melville Charitable Trust IncNew Haven, CT 2023

    General operating grant

    $550,000
  23. The Melville Charitable Trust IncNew Haven, CT 2023

    Funding for fire by forge restaurant

    $115,000
  24. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $100,000
  25. CVS FoundationWoonsocket, RI 2023

    Small grant

    $25,000
  26. The Ilsababy FoundationSullivans Island, SC 2023

    Culinary training

    $25,000
  27. J Walton Bissell Foundation IncWest Harford, CT 2023

    General operating support

    $20,000
  28. Lincoln Financial Foundation IncRadnor, PA 2023

    Financial Wellness

    $20,000
  29. Farmington Bank Community Foundation IncNewington, CT 2023

    Culinary job training

    $12,000
  30. The Hodder Family FoundationMinneapolis, MN 2023

    General support

    $8,000
  31. The William and Alice Mortensen FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2023

    Program assistance

    $5,000
  32. The Sylvan C Coleman FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2023

    General Operating Purposes

    $5,000
  33. Webster Bank Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    Culinary and Customer Service Job Training program support

    $5,000
  34. The Melville Charitable Trust IncNew Haven, CT 2023

    Sponsorship

    $5,000
  35. Preston E W TR UW Ewp MemorialDallas, TX 2023

    Unrestricted general

    $3,500
  36. Bristle Cone Pine Foundation 009266-000Wilmington, DE 2023

    General and/or educational

    $3,000
  37. Bland Family FoundationSt Louis, MO 2023

    General fund

    $2,500
  38. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $44
  39. The Melville Charitable Trust IncNew Haven, CT 2022

    General operating grant

    $550,000
  40. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $40,000
  41. Travelers FoundationSt Paul, MN 2022

    Project support for Fire by Forge a new equitybased restaurant to host culinary job training

    $25,000
  42. The William and Alice Mortensen FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2022

    Program assistance

    $20,000
  43. J Walton Bissell Foundation IncWest Harford, CT 2022

    General operating support

    $20,000
  44. Lincoln Financial Foundation IncRadnor, PA 2022

    Financial Wellness Programs

    $16,000
  45. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $10,000
  46. Farmington Bank Community Foundation IncNewington, CT 2022

    Culinary job training

    $10,000
  47. The Sylvan C Coleman FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2022

    General Operating Purposes

    $5,000
  48. Webster Bank Charitable FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    Culinary Job Training Program

    $5,000
  49. The Melville Charitable Trust IncNew Haven, CT 2022

    Farm to forge fundraiser sponsorship

    $5,000
  50. The Robert & Margaret Patricelli Family FoundationSimsbury, CT 2022

    To support community development

    $1,500
  51. The Betty Knox Foundation IncHartford, CT 2022

    General Operating

    $1,388
  52. Bristle Cone Pine Foundation 009266-000Wilmington, DE 2022

    General and/or educational

    $1,000
  53. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $67
  54. The Melville Charitable Trust IncNew Haven, CT 2021

    Empowerment, community building in employment opportunities

    $550,000
  55. The William and Alice Mortensen FoundationWest Hartford, CT 2021

    Program assistance

    $24,723
  56. The Christopher W Schlesinger FoundationWestport, MA 2021

    To provide job training, food access, and sustainable social enterprises

    $20,000
  57. Lincoln Financial Foundation IncRadnor, PA 2021

    Financial Wellness Programs

    $16,000
  58. Farmington Bank Community Foundation IncNewington, CT 2021

    Culinary job training at the kitchen

    $10,104
  59. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $10,000
  60. The Sylvan C Coleman FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2021

    General Operating Purposes

    $5,000
  61. The Melville Charitable Trust IncNew Haven, CT 2021

    Sponsorship

    $5,000
  62. Lincoln Financial Foundation IncRadnor, PA 2021

    Matching Gift

    $100
  63. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $67
  64. The Melville Charitable Trust IncNew Haven, CT 2020

    Empowerment, community building in employment opportunities

    $495,000
  65. The Melville Charitable Trust IncNew Haven, CT 2020

    Empowerment, community building in employment opportunities

    $55,000
  66. J Walton Bissell Foundation IncWest Harford, CT 2020

    Exclusively charitable

    $25,000
  67. Lincoln Financial Foundation IncRadnor, PA 2020

    Financial Wellness Programs

    $16,000
  68. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $10,000
  69. Farmington Bank Community Foundation IncNewington, CT 2020

    Culinary job training at the kitchen

    $7,500
  70. The Sylvan C Coleman FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2020

    General Operating Purposes

    $5,000
  71. The Melville Charitable Trust IncNew Haven, CT 2020

    Empowerment, community building in employment opportunities

    $5,000
  72. Newman's Own FoundationWestport, CT 2020

    General operations

    $2,500
  73. Lincoln Financial Foundation IncRadnor, PA 2020

    Matching Gifts Program

    $100
  74. Aetna Foundation IncHartford, CT 2020

    General purpose

    $66
  75. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $46
  76. Newman's Own FoundationWestport, CT 2019

    General operations

    $50,000
  77. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $10,000
  78. Farmington Bank Community Foundation IncNewington, CT 2019

    Culinary job training at the kitchen

    $8,477
  79. The Sylvan C Coleman FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2019

    General Operating Purposes

    $5,000
  80. SBM Charitable Foundation IncManchester, CT 2019

    General use grant

    $3,000
  81. Lydia B Stokes FoundationSouth Burlington, VT 2018

    Development of CulinaryWorkforce Pathway

    $10,000
  82. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $7,500
  83. SBM Charitable Foundation IncManchester, CT 2018

    General use grant

    $5,000
  84. The Sylvan C Coleman FoundationSan Francisco, CA 2018

    General Operating Purposes

    $5,000
  85. Farmington Bank Community Foundation IncNewington, CT 2018

    Culinary job training at the kitchen

    $5,000
  86. Lydia B Stokes FoundationSouth Burlington, VT 2017

    Development of culinaryworkforce pathway.

    $10,000
  87. Lydia B Stokes FoundationSouth Burlington, VT 2017

    Market VenturesStrategic Planning

    $4,650

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other community development organizations in Hartford, CT and are not among Forge City Works’s funders above.

  1. Liberty Bank Foundation IncMiddletown, CT 11 grants Preselected only $187,500 to similar organizations
  2. William Caspar Graustein Memorial FundHamden, CT 9 grants Accepts applications $325,000 to similar organizations
  3. The Prudential FoundationNewark, NJ 5 grants Preselected only $295,000 to similar organizations
  4. TD Charitable FoundationPortland, ME 5 grants Accepts applications $80,000 to similar organizations
  5. Rockville Bank Community Foundation IncVernon, CT 3 grants Accepts applications $61,500 to similar organizations
  6. The Maximilian E and Marion O Hoffman Foundation IncWest Hartford, CT 2 grants Accepts applications $15,000 to similar organizations
  7. Chelsea Groton FoundationGroton, CT 2 grants Accepts applications $11,000 to similar organizations
  8. Ion Bank Foundation IncNaugatuck, CT 2 grants Accepts applications $4,500 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 26-1412551 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.