The John G Martin Foundation
West Hartford, CT · EIN 06-6042495. Reported 211 grants totalling $1,946,260 to 107 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. The John G Martin Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $7,500; the smallest was $100 and the largest $120,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Cheshire Parks & Rec Dept | Cheshire, CT | $160,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Avon Old Farms School | Avon, CT | $149,600 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Healing Meals Foundation Corp | Simsbury, CT | $121,750 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Otis Preservation Trust Inc | Otis, MA | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| University of Saint Joseph | West Hartford, CT | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ct Radio Information System | Windsor, CT | $92,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Bridge Family Center | West Hartford, CT | $88,850 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Hill-Stead Museum | Farmington, CT | $75,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Town of West Hartford | West Hartford, CT | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New England Air Museum | Windsor Locks, CT | $62,785 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| In a Heartbeat | Wallingford, CT | $49,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Elizabeth Park Conservancy | West Hartford, CT | $43,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Connecticut Science Center | Hartford, CT | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Goodspeed Opera House | East Haddam, CT | $33,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Riverfront Recapture | Hartford, CT | $32,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| South Park Inn Inc | Hartford, CT | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stonehill College | No Easton, MA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist | Meriden, CT | $27,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tunnels to Towers | Staten Island, NY | $26,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hartford County Bar Foundation | Hartford, CT | $26,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American School for the Deaf | West Hartford, CT | $26,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Gaylord Specialty Healthcare | Wallingford, CT | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Franciscan Life Center | Meriden, CT | $23,686 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Bridget School | Cheshire, CT | $21,275 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gifts of Love | Avon, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| New Britain Museum of American Art | New Britain, CT | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Otis Food Pantry | Otis, MA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| College of the Holy Cross | Worcester, MA | $18,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Town of Cheshire | Cheshire, CT | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Town That Cares Co Town of West Hartford | West Hartford, CT | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Georgetown University | Washington, DC | $16,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cheshire Police Department | Cheshire, CT | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Town of Otis Fire Department | Otis, MA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Grace Academy | Hartford, CT | $14,511 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Bridget of Sweden Parish | Cheshire, CT | $14,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Church of St Peter Claver | West Hartford, CT | $13,200 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $13,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beat the Street Community Center Inc | Meriden, CT | $12,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Colgate University | Hamilton, NY | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Friends of the Meriden Public Library | Meriden, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Town of Blandford | Blandford, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Town of Otis | Otis, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Seniors Job Bank | West Hartford, CT | $8,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pace | Boston, MA | $8,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Don Bosco Prep School | Ramsey, NJ | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hamilton College | Clinton, NY | $7,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Vox Church | Branford, CT | $6,520 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Barnard College | New York, NY | $6,250 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Bushnell Center for Performing Arts | Hartford, CT | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kids Central Inc | Wildwood, FL | $5,250 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Association | Long Wood, FL | $5,100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Amvets Post 77 (toys for Tots) | Otis, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Columbia University | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hands on Hartford | Hartford, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Meriden Farmer's Market Co Midstate Arc | Meriden, CT | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Otis Library | Otis, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sandisfield Fire Department | Sandisfield, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Spirit of Giving Inc | Meriden, CT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Cove Center for Grieving Children | Meriden, CT | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Your Humane Society | Lake Pansoffkee, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| First Tee of Connecticut | Cromwell, CT | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Virginia Athletics Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dickinson College | Carlisle, PA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Seton Hall Law School | South Orange, NJ | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Old Saybrook High School | Old Saybrook, CT | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| St Peter Claver Church | West Hartford, CT | $3,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Valley Community Baptist Church | Avon, CT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Loomis Chaffee School | Windsor, CT | $2,550 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Civics First | Southington, CT | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Foundation for the Adv of Catholic Schools | Bloomfield, CT | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Meriden Historical Society | Meriden, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Meriden Soup Kitchen | Meriden, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Restore With the Arts Inc | Meriden, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of California Irvine Mind | Irvine, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Veterans Helping Veterans | Ocala, FL | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Yale University Alumni Fund | New Haven, CT | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Csp K9 Foundation Inc | Meriden, CT | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Be Thoughtful Movement | West Hartford, CT | $1,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foodshare Inc | Bloomfield, CT | $1,650 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cheshire Public Safety Commission | Cheshire, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Connecticut College | New London, CT | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| St Francis Foundation | Hartford, CT | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wadsworth Atheneum | Hartford, CT | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cheshire Lights of Hope | Cheshire, CT | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics | Hamden, CT | $1,103 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ball and Socket Arts | Cheshire, CT | $1,030 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hartford Hospital | Hartford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Inner City Scholarship Fund | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kingswood Oxford | West Hartford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Gianna Beretta Molla Parish | West Hartford, CT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trinity Women's Squash | Hartford, CT | $900 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Capital Squash | Hartford, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Archbishop's Annual Appeal | Hartford, CT | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tpiu Foundation | Essex, CT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Virginia Student Aid Foundation | Charlottesville, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ct Bar Foundation | Hartford, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Sacred Heart Academy | Hamden, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Bridget School Hsa | Cheshire, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Timothy Church | West Hartford, CT | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hopkins School | New Haven, CT | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| House of Bread Inc | Hartford, CT | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Xavier High School | Middletown, CT | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lewis Educational Agricultural Farm | Southington, CT | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Gallery 53 | Meriden, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hartford Symphony Orchestra | Hartford, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Thomas the Apostle School | West Hartford, CT | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
53 of 107 (50%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 60%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 95 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58 | $452,703 | $2,000 |
| 2022 | 56 | $539,226 | $2,500 |
| 2023 | 45 | $472,560 | $2,750 |
| 2024 | 52 | $481,771 | $2,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 81% of this one's giving went to organizations in Connecticut. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $2,500. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Connecticut.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The John G Martin Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 643 Prospect Avenue, West Hartford, CT, 06105. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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