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CORNELIA AND MICHAEL BESSIE FOUNDATION

· WEST HARTFORD, CT · private_foundation · program funder

46recipients FY2016–24
$1Mgiving on file
2024latest grant year
noaccepts unsolicited
NationalNational funder, 12 states and territories

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A national funder — 12 states. It is a candidate for organizations in the 11 cause areas it has funded, wherever they are: A, B, C, D, E, G, K, N, P, Q, T.

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CORNELIA BESSIE MEMORIAL FOUNDATIONWEST HARTFORD, CTprogram funder14
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DOMINION ENERGY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONRICHMOND, VAlarge program funder3
MEMTON FUND INCWILMINGTON, DEprogram funder3
PEACH PIT FOUNDATIONDURHAM, CTprogram funder3
ROUND ROOM GIVES INCFISHERS, INprogram funder3
WILLIAM CASPAR GRAUSTEIN MEMORIAL FUNDHAMDEN, CTprogram funder3
ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS INCORPORATEDNEW YORK, NYprogram funder2
ADITI FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS C/O PRAGER METISprogram funder2
AMERICAN SAVINGS FOUNDATION INCNEW BRITAIN, CTprogram funder2
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COUNCIL OF LITERARY MAGAZINES AND PRESSESNEW YORK, NYprogram funder2
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FAIRFIELD COUNTYS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INCNORWALK, CTprogram funder2
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GETZ CHARITABLE TRUST DTD 050782JOHNSTON, RIprogram funder2
GILBERT VERNEY FOUNDATIONBENNINGTON, NHprogram funder2

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