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William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund: 167 grants to organizations, $5.1 million (tax year ended December 2024)
William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, a private foundation in Hamden, CT, paid 167 grants to organizations totaling $5,067,225 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 17, 2025. The largest was $118,125 to Bridgeport Generation Now in Bridgeport, CT for general support.
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- EIN
- 046037391
- Based in
- Hamden, CT
- Assets
- $121,160,570
- Grants paid
- $5,067,225
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 17, 2025, IRS object ID 202543219349102719. It reported $5,067,225 in grants paid; 167 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport Generation Now | Bridgeport, CT | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $118,125 | apps.irs.gov |
| Cercle | New Haven, CT | Cercle strong | $118,125 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Racce Inc | Waterbury, CT | General support | $103,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| All Our Kin | New Haven, CT | Partnering with family child care educators to advocate for equitable early care and education systems in connecticut and beyond | Education | $101,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| CT Black and Brown Students Union | Hartford, CT | General support | $101,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| CT Black and Brown Students Union | Hartford, CT | General support | $101,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Citywide Youth Coalition Inc | New Haven, CT | General support | $101,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Citywide Youth Coalition Inc | New Haven, CT | General support | $101,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Students for A Dream | Bridgeport, CT | General support | $101,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hearing Youth Voices | New London, CT | General supportyouth building power | $101,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hearing Youth Voices | New London, CT | General supportyouth building power | $101,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Make the Road Connecticut | Hartford, CT | Building power for language justice & full participation in local democracy | $101,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Re-Center | Hartford, CT | Re-center: building networks for racial equity impact | $101,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Relay Graduate School of Education | New York, NY | Relay connecticut | Education | $101,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Serc Foundation | Middletown, CT | Conference and supporting districts to build social justice community coalitions | $101,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Serc Foundation | Middletown, CT | Dismantling systemic racism and supporting districts to build social justice community coalitions | $101,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| She Leads Justice | Hartford, CT | General support | $100,625 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Oakland, CA | Movement for black lives | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Common Counsel Foundation | Oakland, CA | Movement for black lives | Community improvement and capacity building | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Connecticut Justice Alliance | Bridgeport, CT | Connecticut justice alliance, justice advisors and #investinmect | $87,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Katal Center for Health Equity and Justice | Hartford, CT | #cutshutinvest campaign and bloc | $87,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Better Way Foundation | Hartford, CT | General support | $86,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Better Way Foundation | Hartford, CT | General support | $86,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Leadership and Justice | Hartford, CT | General support | $86,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| PT Partners | Bridgeport, CT | General support - pt partners | $86,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| PT Partners | Bridgeport, CT | General support | $86,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Faithacts for Education Inc | Bridgeport, CT | General support | $67,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Waterbury Bridge To Success Community Partnership | Waterbury, CT | Waterbury bridge to success cradle to career/p-20 cans general operating | $67,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Haven Legal Assistance Association Inc | New Haven, CT | Building community power in economic justice | $65,625 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Step Up New London | New London, CT | General support | $65,625 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Better Way Foundation | Hartford, CT | End of year surplus grant | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Students for Educational Justice | Hamden, CT | General support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Students for Educational Justice | Hamden, CT | General support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The People's Place | Waterbury, CT | General support | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Health Equity Solutions | Hartford, CT | Community power | Health care | $57,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Congregations Organized for A New Connecticut Inc | Hamden, CT | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Congregations Organized for A New Connecticut Inc | Hamden, CT | General support | Community improvement and capacity building | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Connecticut Council for Philanthropy | Hartford, CT | Immigration pooled fund | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Power | Stamford, CT | Power - parents organized will effect results | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Waterbury Bridge To Success Community Partnership | Waterbury, CT | General support | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unidad Latina En Accion | Bridgeport, CT | General support | $47,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Educators for Excellence | New York, NY | Equitable education for all connecticut students | Education | $42,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Middletown Racial Justice Coalition | Waterbury, CT | General support | $42,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Middletown Racial Justice Coalition | Waterbury, CT | General support | $42,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Power | Stamford, CT | Power parents organized will effect results | $42,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Save Girls On Fyer | Waterbury, CT | Liberation at the center | Youth development | $42,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| 50can Inc Dba Conncan | Washington, DC | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| 50can Inc Dba Conncan | Washington, DC | General support | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Voices for Children | New Haven, CT | Economic justice coalition & school resource officers | Human services | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Connecticut Voices for Children | New Haven, CT | Economic justice coalition & school resource officers | Human services | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| School and State Finance Project | Hamden, CT | Community engagement fellowship cohort | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| School and State Finance Project | Hamden, CT | Community engagement fellowship cohort | $35,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Faithacts for Education Inc | Bridgeport, CT | General support | $33,750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Open Communities Alliance | Hartford, CT | Building skills for change | Education | $32,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Communities Alliance | Hartford, CT | General support | Education | $32,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Save Girls On Fyer | Waterbury, CT | Leadership center general operating request | Youth development | $32,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The People's Place | Waterbury, CT | General support | $32,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The People's Place | Waterbury, CT | General support | $32,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Health Equity Solutions | Hartford, CT | Equitable education advocacy for health equity | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Health Equity Solutions | Hartford, CT | Equitable education advocacy for health equity | Health care | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mothers and Others for Justice | New Haven, CT | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mothers and Others for Justice | New Haven, CT | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| One Fair Wage | Cambridge, MA | Ct restaurant worker power building | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| One Fair Wage | Cambridge, MA | Ct restaurant worker power building | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Supporting Organizational Work Funders Collaborative | Hartford, CT | Membership support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Supporting Organizational Work Funders Collaborative | Hartford, CT | Membership support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Children of Marsha P Johnson | New Haven, CT | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Children of Marsha P Johnson | New Haven, CT | General support | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Schott Foundation for Public Education | Cambridge, MA | Push fund | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Writer's Block Ink | New London, CT | Writer's block ink | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hartford Parent University | Hartford, CT | Full steam ahead | Education | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hartford Parent University | Hartford, CT | Full steam ahead | Education | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Ungroup Society | Waterbury, CT | General support | $22,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Moral Monday Connecticut | Hartford, CT | General support | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mutual Aid Hartford | Hartford, CT | General support | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mutual Aid Hartford | Hartford, CT | General support | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Ungroup Society | Waterbury, CT | General support | $17,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Connecticut Foundation Inc | Farmington, CT | Cultivating underrepresented educators, supporting underserved communities | $16,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Equality Connecticut | Calabasas, CA | General support | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Aclu-Ct | Hartford, CT | Project flashlight | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Arts for Learning Connecticut | Hamden, CT | Ct arts learning collaborative (calc) | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater New Haven Inc | New Haven CT, CT | Middle school program pilot project | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| CT State Community College | New Britain, CT | A roll of the dice experience (rde): community conversations on structural racism and oppression | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Economic Democracy | Boston, MA | Solidarity philanthropy learning circle (splc) | Community improvement and capacity building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Center for Racial Justice in Education | Bronx, NY | Pathways to equity in education! | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Connecticut Association of School Based Health Centers | North Haven, CT | School-based health centers are closing the gap in oral health disparities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Interruptions Disrupting the Silence | New Haven, CT | Interruptions: disrupting the silence | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Haven Symphony Orchestra | New Haven, CT | Arts administrator fellowship | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Re-Center | Hartford, CT | General support | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sankofa Montessori | New Haven, CT | Expansion | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Student Loan Fund Inc | New Haven, CT | Organizing for collective liberation | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut | Bridgeport, CT | Connecticut cradle to career coalition (ct c2c) civic and community engagement | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Youth Business Initiative | Norwalk, CT | General support | Youth development | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| 50can Inc Dba Conncan | Washington, DC | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| A Better Way Foundation | Hartford, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| African Caribbean American Parents of Children With Disabilities Inc | Hartford, CT | Critical funding loss | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| All Our Kin | New Haven, CT | Supplemental grant | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Bridgeport Generation Now | Bridgeport, CT | Supplemental grant | Community improvement and capacity building | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| CT Black and Brown Students Union | Hartford, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Leadership and Justice | Hartford, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cercle | New Haven, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Citywide Youth Coalition Inc | New Haven, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Congregations Organized for A New Connecticut Inc | Hamden, CT | Supplemental grant | Community improvement and capacity building | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Connecticut Justice Alliance | Bridgeport, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Students for A Dream | Bridgeport, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Voices for Children | New Haven, CT | Supplemental grant | Human services | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Educators for Excellence | New York, NY | Supplemental grant | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Faithacts for Education Inc | Bridgeport, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Haitian Hub Resource Center | New London, CT | The haitian hubs annual fundraising gala | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hartford Parent University | Hartford, CT | Supplemental grant | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Health Equity Solutions | Hartford, CT | Supplemental grant | Health care | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hearing Youth Voices | New London, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Katal Center for Health Equity and Justice | Hartford, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Make the Road Connecticut | Hartford, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Middletown Racial Justice Coalition | Waterbury, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Moral Monday Connecticut | Hartford, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mothers and Others for Justice | New Haven, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New Haven Legal Assistance Association Inc | New Haven, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| One Fair Wage | Cambridge, MA | Supplemental grant | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Open Communities Alliance | Hartford, CT | Supplemental grant | Education | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| PT Partners | Bridgeport, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Power | Stamford, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Racce Inc | Waterbury, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Re-Center | Hartford, CT | General support | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Save Girls On Fyer | Waterbury, CT | Supplemental grant | Youth development | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| School and State Finance Project | Hamden, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| She Leads Justice | Hartford, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Step Up New London | New London, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Students for Educational Justice | Hamden, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Supporting Organizational Work Funders Collaborative | Hartford, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Children of Marsha P Johnson | New Haven, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The People's Place | Waterbury, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Ungroup Society | Waterbury, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unidad Latina En Accion | Bridgeport, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Waterbury Bridge To Success Community Partnership | Waterbury, CT | Supplemental grant | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Crackers & Socks Inc | Davenport, FL | General operations | Religion-related | $7,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Building Legacy and Community | Waterbury, CT | Power of black vote | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center for Children's Advocacy | Hartford, CT | Building capacity and responding to bullying and discrimination | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Communities for Generations Inc | New Haven, CT | General support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Domus Kids | Stamford, CT | Invictus | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Edadvance | Litchfield, CT | Cultivating understanding: a deij educational workshop series | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Everyday Democracy | Hartford, CT | Dinner + dialogue @ the museum | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Girl Scouts of Connecticut Inc | Hartford, CT | Creating an inclusive environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Havenly Inc | New Haven, CT | General support | Employment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Imagine College CT Inc | West Simsbury, CT | Imagine college ct | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Trinity Academy of Hartford | Hartford, CT | Empowered families, thriving students: a parent engagement initiative with pto leadership | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Children's Center | New Haven, CT | Additional chromebooks for our students | $2,800 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ballet Theatre Company | West Hartford, CT | Supporting resident choreographer, derek brockington | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children in Placement Connecticut Inc | New Haven, CT | Guardian ad litem program | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Common Good | Ashfield, MA | Nonprofit accountability group | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Connecticut Lyric Opera | New London, CT | Clo's amistad falconn program | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame | New Haven, CT | See it be it stop gap funding | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| International Institute for Restorative Practices | Bethlehem, PA | Whole-school change | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Knox Inc | Hartford, CT | Reducing poverty through community gardens | Recreation and sports | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Nice Inc | Norwalk, CT | 8th annual nice festival | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Rose City Learning Center | Preston, CT | Adult english proficiency/workforce readiness programming technology | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Get in Touch Foundation Inc | Milford, CT | Breast health outreach to young people of color in ct | Health care | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Waterbury Main Street Inc | Waterbury, CT | Brass city jazz festival | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Young Women's Christian Association of Greenwich | Greenwich, CT | Stand against racism event | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Bridgeport Caribe Youth League Inc | Bridgeport, CT | Cheer leaders program or other youth programs | Youth development | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Conard High School Pto | West Hartford, CT | West hartford community block party | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Manchester Community College Foundation | Manchester, CT | The ct state manchester common read gallery show | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Nest | Waterbury, CT | 5th annual juneteenth celebration | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Immigrant Story | Hillsboro, OR | The immigrant story live | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Coalition On Diversity & Equity Inc | Hebron, CT | Juneteenth celebration | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Informct | Glastonbury, CT | Ctdata collective | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vsaa Arts Booster Club | Vancouver, WA | Arts booster club projects | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Community improvement and capacity building | $443,125 |
| Education | $434,500 |
| Health care | $117,500 |
| Youth development | $94,500 |
| Human services | $87,500 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $57,500 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $50,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Connecticut | $4,508,475 |
| California | $212,500 |
| New York | $161,250 |
| Massachusetts | $95,000 |
| District of Columbia | $77,500 |
| Florida | $7,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $2,500 |
| Oregon | $2,000 |
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Updated November 17, 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.