Katharine Matthies Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Katharine Matthies Foundation supports education, health, and human services in the Lower Naugatuck Valley of Connecticut.
FUNDING AREAS: Education, health, human services
IP TAKE: Various Connecticut towns can get involved with this foundation, but groups that serve people of Seymour have an advantage over the competition.
PROFILE: Established in 1987, the Katharine Matthies Foundation is the legacy of Katharine Matthies, a lifelong resident of Seymour, Connecticut. Her family members were leading industrialists in the region, and Matthies was involved with community and youth programs during her lifetime. She left much of her estate to the foundation following her death in 1987. Managed by Bank of America’s Connecticut office, the foundation’s grantmaking includes education, health, and human services.
The founder had many interests, ranging from collecting books and stamps to painting, trout fishing, and photography. Therefore, her foundation supports a wide variety of interests today. The foundation prioritizes groups that prevent cruelty against children and animals. Organizations that serve local youth also tend to fare well with this foundation. Past local grantees include Ansonia Housing Authority, Birmingham Group Health Services, Easter Seals Connecticut, Long Wharf Theatre, and the Lower Naugatuck Valley Parent Child Resource Center.
Foundation grants are often $2,000 to $40,000 each. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses on the Lower Naugatuck Valley of Connecticut. The foundation gives special consideration to groups that serve the people of Seymour, Connecticut. However, organizations applying for grants must serve resident in Seymour, Ansonia, Derby, Shelton, Oxford, or Beacon Falls. A majority of foundation grants are for one-year periods, although it occasionally considers multi-year support as well.
This foundation accepts unsolicited grant applications from nonprofits. The annual application deadline is May 1, and applicants can expect to hear back with a funding decision within about three to four months after this date. Grantseekers must use the Bank of America online system to apply for a grant. Direct general questions to the staff at ct.grantmaking@ustrust.com or 860-244-4870.
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