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J Walton Bissell Foundation Inc: 85 grants to organizations, $1.1 million (tax year ended December 2024)
J Walton Bissell Foundation Inc, a private foundation in West Harford, CT, paid 85 grants to organizations totaling $1,057,825 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 13, 2025. The largest was $25,000 to Charter Oak Amateur Boxing Academy in Hartford, CT for general operating support.
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- EIN
- 061245402
- Based in
- West Harford, CT
- Assets
- $26,538,589
- Grants paid
- $1,057,825
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202503179349101945. It reported $1,057,825 in grants paid; 85 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charter Oak Amateur Boxing Academy | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Recreation and sports | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| McEvir Inc Dba Makerspacect | Hartford, CT | Center tech for teens | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Chance Re-Entry Initiative Program | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Underground Ne the | Bloomfield, CT | General operating support | Human services | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of CT | Hartford, CT | General operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bushnell Park Foundation | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Recreation and sports | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Community Partners in Action | Hartford, CT | Prison arts program | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Puerto Rican Forum Inc | Hartford, CT | General operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz | Hartford, CT | The 33rd ghfj musical journey | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe Center | Hartford, CT | General operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hartford Interval House Inc | Hartford, CT | General operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Light Source Center Inc the | West Hartford, CT | Illuminateu: empowering youth to shine from within | Human services | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Re- Center Race & Equity in Education | Hartford, CT | General operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Real Art Ways | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Salvation Army the | Hartford, CT | Bloom initiativce: anti-human trafficking | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Spectrum in Motion Dance Theater Ensemble Inc | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Theaterworks | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Urban League of Greater Hartford the | Hartford, CT | General operating support | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Urise Ventures | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Education | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| One Standard of Justice Inc | New Canaan, CT | Absolute pardons and wellness program | Crime and legal-related | $18,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Connecticut Radio Information System | Windsor, CT | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ebony Horsewomen Inc | Hartford, CT | General operating | Recreation and sports | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Grace Academy | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hartford Performs Inc | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Youth development | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hartford Promise Inc | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Keney Park Sustainability Project | Windsor, CT | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Love146 | New Haven, CT | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Malta House of Care Foundation Inc | Hartford, CT | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National Braille Press | Boston, MA | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Night Fall | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood of Connecticut | New Haven, CT | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Prudence Crandall Center Inc | New Britain, CT | General operating support | Human services | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Riseup Group Inc the | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| She Leads Justice | Hartford, CT | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trinity Academy | Hartford, CT | General operating support | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Better Way Foundation | New Haven, CT | Ct black & brown student union: hartford | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arts for Learning Connecticut Inc | Hamden, CT | Work in hartford region | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Children's Advocacy | Hartford, CT | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Leadership and Justice | Hartford, CT | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Community First School | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Compass Youth Collaborative | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Connecticut Lyric Opera | New London, CT | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Connecticut Network for Children and Youth | Wethersfield, CT | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Disability Rights CT | Hartford, CT | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Forge City Works | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Friendship Service Center | East Hartford, CT | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greystone Foundation Inc | Avon, CT | Hartford basic needs initiative | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hands On Hartford | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hartbeat Ensemble | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hartford Artisans Weaving Center Inc | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hartford Health Initiative | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Health care | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hartford Parent University Inc | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hartford Symphony Orchestra | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hartford's Proud Drill Drum and Dance Corp | Hartford, CT | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Horace Bushnell Memorial Corporation | Hartford, CT | Jazzicians, a unit of partners | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Hartford LTD | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Employment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Music and Poetry Synchronized Inc | North Hampton, MA | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| My Sisters' Place | Hartford, CT | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Northside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Hearth the | Hartford, CT | General operating support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Read To Grow | Branford, CT | Ecl in hartford through bookmobile & storytime | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Saint Martin de Porres Academy | New Haven, CT | Graduate support | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| South Park Inn | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Housing and shelter | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Wadsworth Athenum | Hartford, CT | Second saturdays for families | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Watkinson School for Sphere | Hartford, CT | Sphere summer program | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Access College Consulting Corporation | West Hartford, CT | General operating support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Veterans Legal Center the | West Haven, CT | Legal aid to hartford-based veterans | Crime and legal-related | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hartford Jazz Society Inc | Hartford, CT | General operating support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Out Film CT Inc | Hartford, CT | General operating support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Teach for America | New Haven, CT | Teach for america ct | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Womens Composers Festival of Hartford | Hartford, CT | General operating support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Brain Injury Alliance of Connecticut | Windsor, CT | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Capitol Squash Inc | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Recreation and sports | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cinestudio | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Connecticut Invention Convention | Hartford, CT | Programming for greater htfd students | Science and technology | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Covanent To Care | Hartford, CT | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Feeding Families Foundation | North Haven, CT | Connecticut children's family assistance support program | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Night Hartford | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Fresh Start Pallet Products | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harc Inc | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hockanum Valley Community Council Inc | Vernon, CT | General operating support | Community improvement and capacity building | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Layavinyasa Company | Glastonbury, CT | Intercultural alliance- outreach & enrichment | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of New Britain | New Britain, CT | Financial literacy for marginzalized populations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Read To A Child Inc | Avon, CT | General operating support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Council for Philanthropy | Hartford, CT | General operating support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $4,825 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $190,000 |
| Education | $135,000 |
| Human services | $90,000 |
| Recreation and sports | $65,000 |
| Crime and legal-related | $25,500 |
| Youth development | $25,000 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $25,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $14,825 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | $1,032,825 |
| Massachusetts | $25,000 |
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Updated November 13, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.