Elizabeth Carse Foundation

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OVERVIEW: The Elizabeth Carse Foundation supports education, child welfare, and human services in Connecticut.

FUNDING AREAS: Education, child welfare, human services

IP TAKE: All Connecticut nonprofits focused on children should get to know this locally focused funder, which can potentially invests in grantees up to three years.

PROFILE: Established in 1970, the Elizabeth Carse Foundation is a grantmaking foundation in Connecticut. The donor maintained a low public profile. The Bank of America’s Connecticut office manages the fund, which supports education, child welfare, and human services.

This funder typically awards grants to groups that have a direct impact on child welfare in the state. It also has steadily supported training for elementary school teachers and the social welfare of all people in the region. Overall, the Carse Foundation wants to help children achieve better standards of living, and training school teachers more thoroughly is one way to accomplish this. Foundation grants are for one-year periods. The funder will not award a grant to an organization for more than three years in a row.  Past local support has gone to the Connecticut Science Center, the Cove Center for Grieving Children, and the Noah Webster House.

Foundation grants are often $10,000 each. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking prioritizes Connecticut-based organizations. Organizations in the following Connecticut towns have received Carse grants recently: Hartford, West Hartford, Meriden, Waterbury, and Bloomfield.

This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. The annual application deadline is August 15, and applicants can expect to hear back with a funding decision within about two to three months after this date. Grantseekers must use the Bank of America online system to apply for a grant. Direct general questions to the Connecticut staff at ct.grantmaking@ustrust.com or 860-244-4870.

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