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SASSAFRAS FOUNDATION INC

· BRANFORD, CT · private_foundation · program funder

26recipients FY2016–24
$6Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
LocalLocal funder, 90% of giving in Connecticut

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A local funder — 90% of its dollars go to CT. It is a candidate for organizations in the 3 states it has funded, whatever their cause: CA, CT, NY.

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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR GREATER NEW HAVENNEW HAVEN, CTprogram funder13
NEW ALLIANCE FOUNDATION INCNEW HAVEN, CTprogram funder11
SEEDLINGS FOUNDATIONBRANFORD, CTprogram funder10
WILLIAM CASPAR GRAUSTEIN MEMORIAL FUNDHAMDEN, CTprogram funder10
YALE UNIVERSITYNEW HAVEN, CTprogram funder9
ROSLYN MILSTEIN MEYER AND JEROME MEYER FOUNDATIONNEW YORK, NYprogram funder8
MFUND INCGUILFORD, CTprogram funder7
THE EDER FAMILY FOUNDATION INCWEST HAVEN, CTprogram funder7
JANE AND WILLIAM CURRAN FOUNDATION INCPALM COAST, FLprogram funder6
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF EASTERN CONNECTICUTNEW LONDON, CTprogram funder5
CONNECTICUT HEALTH FOUNDATION INCHARTFORD, CTprogram funder5
ETHEL & ABE LAPIDES FOUNDATION INCNEW HAVEN, CTprogram funder5
FAIRFIELD COUNTYS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCNORWALK, CTprogram funder5
THE KOCH ELLIS FUNDNEW HAVEN, CTprogram funder5
UNITED WAY OF GREATER NEW HAVEN INCNEW HAVEN, CTprogram funder5
CONNECTICUT BAR FOUNDATION INCHARTFORD, CTprogram funder4
LIBERTY BANK FOUNDATIONMIDDLETOWN, CTprogram funder4
MELVILLE CHARITABLE TRUST INCNEW HAVEN, CTprogram funder4
THE RISC FOUNDATION INCNEW HAVEN, CTprogram funder4
YALE LAW JOURNAL COMPANY INCNEW HAVEN, CTprogram funder4
YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATIONNEW HAVEN, CTprogram funder4
AVANGRID FOUNDATION INCORANGE, CTprogram funder3
CONNECTICUT HUMANITIES COUNCILMIDDLETOWN, CTprogram funder3
CONNECTICUT LEGAL SERVICES INCMIDDLETOWN, CTprogram funder3
CONNECTICUT PROJECT INCRIDGEFIELD, CTprogram funder3

Recent recipients

OrganizationStateYearsLatestTotal
LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AND ATHLETICS IN PARTNERSHIP INCCT72024$875,000
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY ACTION INCCT72024$670,000
NEW HAVEN LEGAL ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION INCCT72024$485,000
DWIGHT HALL AT YALECT72024$395,000
OPEN COMMUNITIES ALLIANCECT72024$353,000
NEW HAVEN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS & IDEAS INCCT32024$130,000
CENTER FOR CHILDRENS ADVOCACY INCCT72024$122,500
CLIMATEHAVEN INCCT12024$50,000
FOOTE SCHOOL ASSOCIATION INCCT32024$35,000
LA COMPAGNIA DE COLOMBARI INCNY32024$22,000
NEW HAVEN PRESERVATION TRUST INCCT12024$4,000
UNITED WAY OF GREATER NEW HAVEN INCCT62023$165,000
INTEGRATED REFUGEE & IMMIGRANT SERVICES INCCT62023$155,000
FAIR HAVEN COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC INCCT42023$130,000
SAVE THE SOUND INCCT22023$100,000
BROOKLYN LEGAL SERVICES INCNY62023$90,000
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL INCNY62023$30,000
THE CAMPAIGN SCHOOL INCCT22023$20,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND INCCT12023$15,000
CONNECTICUT VOICES FOR CHILDREN INCCT52022$375,000
FUND FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCNY32022$219,500
FAIR HOUSING JUSTICE CENTER INCNY52022$75,000
BRANFORD MICROFUNDCT12020$10,000
LEGACY THEATRECT12020$10,000
CONNECTICUT HEALTH ADVANCEMENT AND RESEARCH TRUST INCCT22019$10,000
COMMUNITY INITIATIVESCA12018$10,000