Quick Summary
Name: The Wild Gifting Project Inc Status: Active Grant Maker
Key Facts
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Annual Giving | $3,105,797 (2024) |
| Grant Range | $1,500 - $361,125 |
| Average Grant | $65,000 |
| Application Method | Invitation Only |
Contact Details
- Website: https://wildgiftingproject.org
- Phone: 646-334-3081
- Address: 900 Washington St # 1025, Middletown, CT 06457-2932
Geographic Focus
Primary focus on:
- Connecticut (33% of grants)
- District of Columbia
- New York
- Southern United States
- Midwest United States
Geographic diversity across 12 states total, with Connecticut concentration in Hartford (20%), New Haven (10%), and West Hartford (10%).
Funding Priorities
The foundation has a deliberately broad mission seeking "unseen acts of grace and generosity that need encouragement." They are especially interested in projects that are:
- Experimental: Helping find new ways to tackle hard problems
- Hard To Measure: Where "good" and "effective" results aren't always obvious or immediate
- Neglected: Benefiting people who are overlooked, under-served, or dehumanized
- Misfit: Needs that live in-between standard charities or don't fit into normal giving categories
Key focus areas include:
- Education
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
- Human Services
- Grassroots organizations
- Mutual aid work
- Social justice (particularly for Black and Indigenous people through the Healing Justice Fund)
What They Don't Fund
Information not publicly available.
Application Method
Invitation Only: The foundation does not accept unsolicited grant applications. According to their IRS Form 990, they "only make contributions to preselected charitable organizations and don't accept unsolicited applications for funds."
The foundation shows a pattern of funding new organizations (95% of recipients were new grantees in recent filing periods), but selection is made at the trustees' discretion without a public application process.
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