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THE COMMON SENSE FUND INC

· GREENWICH, CT · private_foundation · program funder

40recipients FY2016–24
$16Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
NationalNational funder, 8 states and territories

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A national funder — 8 states. It is a candidate for organizations in the 10 cause areas it has funded, wherever they are: A, B, C, H, O, Q, T, U, V, W.

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CORNELIA T BAILEY CHARITABLE TRWEST PALM BCH, FLprogram funder6
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FAIRFIELD COUNTYS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCNORWALK, CTprogram funder5
FORD FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYlarge program funder5
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J WALTON BISSELL FOUNDATION INCWEST HARTFORD, CTprogram funder5
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UNITED STATES ENERGY FOUNDATIONSAN FRANCISCO, CAprogram funder4
AUERBACH SCHIRO FOUNDATIONWEST HARTFORD, CTprogram funder3
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONBROOKLYN, NYprogram funder3
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER NEW HAVENNEW HAVEN, CTprogram funder3
CORNELIA T BAILEY CHARITABLE TRUSTprogram funder3
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SIMMONS FAMILY FOUNDATION INCGREENWICH, CTprogram funder3
SUMMIT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INCWASHINGTON, DCprogram funder3
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WILLIAM AND ALICE MORTENSEN FOUNDATIONWEST HARTFORD, CTprogram funder3
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ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYprogram funder2

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