Sullivan Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Sullivan Foundation of West Hartford, Connecticut gives general support across education, community services, animal welfare, food support, legal aid, health and religious organisations, and most of its grant dollars go to Connecticut, so a small charity working in one of those fields in the state has a reasonable fit.
- About 8 in 10 of its 81 grants to organisations fall between $1,000 and $8,150, with a median of $3,000, so a modest request is a sensible starting point, though its largest grant was $30,000 and that band describes typical grants rather than a ceiling.
- The filing specifies no special form and gives no deadlines, though it does say the foundation accepts applications, so a short, clear request is the sensible route, and the filing sets no date by which to send it.
- Repeat recipients received 44% of its grant dollars to organisations in its latest filing, so it is worth checking whether your organisation has been funded before and making any earlier connection clear in your request.
Overview
Sullivan Foundation is a US private foundation based in West Hartford, CT.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
Across its recorded grants, the foundation provided general support to a varied group of charitable organisations, with most of its grant dollars going to Connecticut. Recipients include schools and a university; YMCAs and other community organisations; animal-rescue groups; social-service and food-assistance organisations; legal and health-related charities; and churches and other religious bodies. Its recorded giving spans education, community services, animal welfare, food support, legal aid, health and religious organisations rather than a single named field. The grant records describe these payments as general support.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Connecticut.
How to apply
The filing specifies no special form for submissions.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 44% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 81 grants to organisations were $3,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
1 other state: <1%
- The largest single recipient received 10% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 44% of grant dollars went to organisations Sullivan Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 28 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $5,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- New Britain YMCA · General support$30,0002024 tax year
- Dog Star Rescue · General support$16,0002024 tax year
- Horizons · General support$10,0002024 tax year
- Collaborative Center for Justice · General support$10,0002024 tax year
- Renbrook School · General support$10,0002024 tax year
- May Cares Foundation · General support$7,8002024 tax year
- Connecticut Bar Foundation · General support$6,0002024 tax year
- Hospital for Special Care · General support$5,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Julie Coscarelli — Trustee
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $105,319 | $90,600 | $1,685,293 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $108,706 | $88,721 | $1,843,227 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $177,244 | $157,390 | $10,249,713 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (860) 838-8160
- West Hartford, CT