Anna Fitch Ardenghi Trust
/OVERVIEW: The Anna Fitch Ardenghi Trust supports the arts, culture, humanities, education, health, and human services in Connecticut.
FUNDING AREAS: Arts, culture, humanities, education, health, human services
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PROFILE: Established in 1981, the Anna Fitch Ardenghi Trust is a private foundation that focuses on Connecticut. Anna Fitch Ardenghi’s first husband, William W. Farnam, was the former treasurer of Yale University. Vincenzo Ardenghi was her second husband and an Italian chauffeur. This trust is managed by Bank of America’s Connecticut office. Grantmaking includes arts, culture, humanities, education, health and human services.
The trust prioritizes charitable groups that focus on youth and arts-related programming. It has supported the New Haven Ballet, for example, to train grade school students in the art of ballet in underserved city public schools. The trust mostly supports programs and projects, but it does not typically provide support for start-up organizations. Also, it does not consider requests for capital projects.
Foundation grants range between $1,000 and $5,000. According to Foundation Center data, the trust has awarded at least 103 grants totaling $266,000 to at least 41 organizations. The foundation’s giving prioritizes New Haven, Connecticut, and the underserved populations living there. In fact, grant applicants are required to have a principal office located in the city of New Haven. The funder’s support has benefited people in the Connecticut cities of Hartford and Bridgeport, as well. All Ardenghi Trust grants are for one-year periods, and the funder does not award grants to groups for more than three consecutive years.
The Ardenghi Trust accepts unsolicited grant applications from local nonprofits. The annual application deadline is June 15, and the funder notifies applicants about grant decisions by letter within two to three months of that deadline. Direct general questions to the Connecticut Bank of America office at ct.grantmaking@ustrust.com or 860-244-4870.
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