Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
70 Audubon Street, New Haven, CT · IRS data through FY2024
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $55,709,123 | $43,280,021 | $465,534,888 |
| FY2023 | $55,299,428 | $44,909,487 | $438,436,902 |
| FY2022 | $73,644,314 | $95,774,412 | $630,326,728 |
| FY2021 | $102,254,142 | $49,393,503 | $797,081,776 |
| FY2020 | $58,670,540 | $44,436,868 | $720,714,168 |
| FY2019 | $61,621,081 | $40,146,375 | $632,017,786 |
| FY2018 | $54,146,772 | $39,464,330 | $539,203,666 |
| FY2017 | $63,853,017 | $33,765,360 | $592,650,959 |
| FY2016 | $44,707,656 | $35,877,125 | $484,925,997 |
| FY2015 | $145,093,566 | $37,448,570 | $479,374,329 |
| FY2014 | $51,684,416 | $27,510,642 | $441,666,983 |
| FY2013 | $49,800,638 | $27,279,866 | $412,849,795 |
| FY2012 | $36,121,021 | $26,320,880 | $359,969,568 |
| FY2011 | $55,633,157 | $22,219,021 | $323,580,816 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (EIN 06-6032106), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $31,869,899 | 57% |
| Program service revenue | $0 | 0% |
| Other revenue | $23,839,224 | 43% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $32,815,338 | 76% |
| Management & general | $9,101,810 | 21% |
| Fundraising | $1,362,873 | 3% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 57% of total revenue in FY2024.
- Program services accounted for 76% of functional expenses, management & general 21%, and fundraising 3%.
- 76% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2024. That is higher than 11.1% of 1000 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations nationwide (too few in CT for a state comparison).
- Net assets covered about 129.1 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 58th percentile among 1001 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in CT.
- Total revenue was higher than 99.5% of 1031 Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations organizations in CT.
- Total revenue rose from $55,633,157 in FY2011 to $55,709,123 in FY2024. Revenue increased in 7 and decreased in 6 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 1 of 14 reported years (FY2022).
- The highest revenue on record here is $145,093,566 in FY2015.
- Net assets grew from $323,580,816 to $465,534,888 between FY2011 and FY2024.
- Contributions and grants made up 66% of revenue in FY2011 and 57% in FY2024.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
THE MISSION OF THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION IS TO CREATE POSITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE CHANGE IN GREATER NEW HAVEN BY INCREASING THE AMOUNT AND ENHANCING THE IMPACT OF COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1941 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | T310 — Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (in CT) |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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