Grossman Family Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Grossman Family Foundation supports children, neighborhoods, literacy, animals, and education in Connecticut.

FUNDING AREAS: Children, neighborhoods, literacy, animals, education

IP TAKE: This Connecticut foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts transparency about grantmaking guidelines and applications; it funds well-established institutions that often have connections with the family.

PROFILE: Established in 2008, the Grossman Family Foundation is a family foundation based in Cos Cob, Connecticut. It is among the top Connecticut foundations with regard to both assets and total giving. Family members serve as trustees for the foundation today. It funds local efforts for children, neighborhoods, literacy, animals, and education.

The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy provides details about recent support that Grossman has provided. For example, Grossman has funded efforts for a community garden, school bus initiative, and bilingual school liaison. It also participated in a collaborative effort that helps children ages birth through eight be healthy and ready for school. Other giving includes a home visiting program for families with new babies, early literacy programs, and the prevention of cruelty towards animals and children.

Grants range between about $1,000 and $800,000.  Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking largely focuses on Connecticut. Past local grantees include the Park Avenue Initiative, Danbury’s Promise for Children Partnership, and Reach Out and Read.

This foundation does not accept unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits and only funds pre-selected organizations. Direct general questions to the staff at 203-340-2020.

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