Carol L Sirot Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 06-1600346
Foundation Overview
Based in Guilford, CT, Carol L Sirot Foundation has awarded 168 grants totaling $876,370 to organizations in Connecticut, Utah and 4 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $50 to $50,000, with a median award of $1,250.
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New Applicant Friendliness
2 of 9 recipients (22%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
82% of all grants are concentrated in Connecticut, demonstrating highly focused geographic giving. This foundation prioritizes deep community impact in its primary service area. Within Connecticut, funding concentrates in New Haven (39%), Hartford (15%), Woodbridge (10%).
Funding Trajectory
Moderate 48% growth trend over 7 years suggests stable and gradually increasing funding capacity. This positive trajectory indicates reliable grant-making resources and sustainable philanthropic commitment.
Program Areas
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (65%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Carol L Sirot Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti Defamation League | $20,000 | Hamden, CT, US | Safety In Synagogues & N/profits | 2023 |
| Bateman Horne Center | $10,000 | Salt Lake City, UT, US | Clinical Treatment Trials | 2023 |
| Goodspeed Musical Inc | $5,000 | East Haddam, CT, US | Marguee Sponsorship | 2023 |
| Jewish Federation | $1,800 | Woodbridge, CT, US | Lion Of Judah | 2023 |
| Shoreline Village | $1,000 | Branford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Theatre Works | $1,000 | Hartford, CT, US | Rob Ruggiero Innovation Fund | 2023 |
| Project Mosaics | $1,000 | Norwell, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2023 |
| Yale Repertory Theatre | $10,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Sponsor Play "Wish You Were Here" | 2023 |
| Yale School Of Medicine | $50,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Research For Me/cfs | 2023 |
| Anti Defamation League | $5,000 | Hamden, CT, US | No Place For Hate Program | 2022 |
| Bateman Horne Center | $20,000 | Salt Lake City, UT, US | Clinical Treatment Trials | 2022 |
| Ct Children's Medical Center Founda | $10,000 | Hartford, CT, US | Emotional Health Patients/families | 2022 |
| Goodspeed Musical Inc | $5,000 | East Haddam, CT, US | Endowment Disability Services | 2022 |
| Hartford Stage | $5,000 | Hartford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Jewish Federation | $5,000 | Woodbridge, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Leap | $15,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Feb 2023 Event Sponsor | 2022 |
| Shoreline Village | $1,000 | Branford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Theatre Works | $1,000 | Hartford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Women & Family Life Center | $1,000 | Guilford, CT, US | Guided Assistance Program | 2022 |
| Yale University | $10,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Yale Sch Of Drama Emotional Health | 2022 |
| Arts & Business Council - Gr Boston | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | Project Mosaics | 2022 |
| Jewish Cemetary Assoc Gr Nh | $1,000 | Woodbridge, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Temple Beth Tikvah | $30,000 | Madison, CT, US | C Sirot Fund Combat Anti Semitism | 2022 |
| Anti Defamation League | $5,000 | Hamden, CT, US | No Place For Hate Program | 2022 |
| Bateman Horne Center | $20,000 | Salt Lake City, UT, US | Clinical Treatment Trials | 2022 |
| Ct Children's Medical Center Founda | $10,000 | Hartford, CT, US | Emotional Health Patients/families | 2022 |
| Goodspeed Musical Inc | $5,000 | East Haddam, CT, US | Endowment Disability Services | 2022 |
| Hartford Stage | $5,000 | Hartford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Jewish Federation | $5,000 | Woodbridge, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Leap | $15,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Feb 2023 Event Sponsor | 2022 |
| Shoreline Village | $1,000 | Branford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Theatre Works | $1,000 | Hartford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Women & Family Life Center | $1,000 | Guilford, CT, US | Guided Assistance Program | 2022 |
| Yale University | $10,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Yale Sch Of Drama Emotional Health | 2022 |
| Arts & Business Council - Gr Boston | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | Project Mosaics | 2022 |
| Jewish Cemetary Assoc Gr Nh | $1,000 | Woodbridge, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Temple Beth Tikvah | $30,000 | Madison, CT, US | C Sirot Fund Combat Anti Semitism | 2022 |
| Anti Defamation League | $5,000 | Hamden, CT, US | No Place For Hate Program | 2022 |
| Bateman Horne Center | $20,000 | Salt Lake City, UT, US | Clinical Treatment Trials | 2022 |
| Ct Children's Medical Center Founda | $10,000 | Hartford, CT, US | Emotional Health Patients/families | 2022 |
| Goodspeed Musical Inc | $5,000 | East Haddam, CT, US | Endowment Disability Services | 2022 |
| Hartford Stage | $5,000 | Hartford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Jewish Federation | $5,000 | Woodbridge, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Leap | $15,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Feb 2023 Event Sponsor | 2022 |
| Shoreline Village | $1,000 | Branford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Theatre Works | $1,000 | Hartford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Women & Family Life Center | $1,000 | Guilford, CT, US | Guided Assistance Program | 2022 |
| Yale University | $10,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Yale Sch Of Drama Emotional Health | 2022 |
| Arts & Business Council - Gr Boston | $1,000 | Boston, MA, US | Project Mosaics | 2022 |
| Jewish Cemetary Assoc Gr Nh | $1,000 | Woodbridge, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2022 |
| Temple Beth Tikvah | $30,000 | Madison, CT, US | C Sirot Fund Combat Anti Semitism | 2022 |
| Ame & Cfs Society | $500 | Whately, MA, US | Unbrestricted | 2021 |
| Anti Defamation League | $20,000 | Hamden, CT, US | No Place For Hate Program | 2021 |
| Bateman Horne Center | $20,000 | Salt Lake City, UT, US | Clinical Treatment Trials | 2021 |
| Ct Children's Medical Center Founda | $10,000 | Hartford, CT, US | Emotional Health Patients/families | 2021 |
| Goodspeed Musical Inc | $6,000 | East Haddam, CT, US | Endowment Disability Services | 2021 |
| Hartford Stage | $5,000 | Hartford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Hearing Loss Association Of America | $100 | Rockville, MD, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation | $5,000 | Woodbridge, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Jewish Federation | $500 | Woodbridge, CT, US | 2021 Maimonides Response Fund | 2021 |
| Leap | $1,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Leap | $10,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Feb 2022 Event Sponsor | 2021 |
| Long Wharf Theatre | $200 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Open Medicine Foundation | $20,000 | Agoura Hills, CA, US | Medical Education | 2021 |
| Sarcoma Foundation Of America | $100 | Damascus, MD, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Shoreline Village | $750 | Branford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Site Projects New Haven | $100 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Smith College Museum Of Art | $250 | North Hampton, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Theatre Works | $1,000 | Hartford, CT, US | Rod Ruggiero Innovaion Fund | 2021 |
| Women & Family Life Center | $1,000 | Guilford, CT, US | Guided Assistance Program | 2021 |
| Yale Art Gallery | $500 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Yale University | $10,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Yale Sch Of Drama Emotional Health | 2021 |
| Ame & Cfs Society | $500 | Whately, MA, US | Unbrestricted | 2020 |
| Anti Defamation League | $10,000 | Hamden, CT, US | No Place For Hate Program | 2020 |
| Bateman Horne Center | $18,000 | Salt Lake City, UT, US | Medicalk Education | 2020 |
| Goodspeed Musical Inc | $5,000 | East Haddam, CT, US | Endowment Disability Services | 2020 |
| Guilford Performing Arts Festival I | $2,500 | Guilford, CT, US | Sponsor Artist Award | 2020 |
| Hartford Stage | $5,000 | Hartford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Jewish Federation | $5,000 | Woodbridge, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Leap | $1,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Live Arts Performing Arts Center | $100 | Charlottesville, VA, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Long Wharf Theatre | $5,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Long Wharf Theatre | $5,000 | New Hven, CT, US | Computer/website Development | 2020 |
| New City Art Inniiative | $100 | Charlottesville, VA, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Open Medicine Foundation | $18,000 | Agoura Hills, CA, US | Medical Education | 2020 |
| Shoreline Village | $500 | Branford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Site Projects New Haven | $100 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Smith College Botanic Garden | $100 | North Hampton, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Smith College Museum Of Art | $1,500 | North Hampton, MA, US | Contemporary Associates Fund | 2020 |
| Theatre Works | $1,000 | Hartford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| United Way Charlottesville Va | $200 | Charlottesville, VA, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Women & Family Life Center | $300 | Guilford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Yale Art Gallery | $1,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2020 |
| Yale University | $10,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Yale Sch Of Drama Emotional Health | 2020 |
| Anti Defamation League | $1,000 | Hamden, CT, US | Education | 2018 |
| Anti Defamation League | $4,000 | Hamden, CT, US | Fight Hate In Ct | 2018 |
| Bateman Horne Center | $20,000 | Salt Lake City, UT, US | Echo Program | 2018 |
| Goodspeed Musical Inc | $5,000 | East Haddam, CT, US | Endowment Disability Services | 2018 |
| Goodspeed Musical Inc | $4,000 | East Haddam, CT, US | Support For Women Directors | 2018 |
| Goodspeed Musical Inc | $8,000 | East Haddam, CT, US | Closed Caption Equipment | 2018 |
| Guilford Free Library | $100 | Guilford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| International Festival Of Arts & Id | $6,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Jewish Federation | $5,000 | Woodbridge, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Joseph Slifka Center | $54 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Leap | $1,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Summer Camp Program | 2018 |
| Long Wharf Theatre | $10,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Managing Director Discretionary Fund | 2018 |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Cen | $100 | Hagerstown, MD, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| New Haven Symphony Orchestra | $5,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Wm Boughton's Final Performance | 2018 |
| Shoreline Village Ct | $1,000 | Branford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Shubert Theatre | $100 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Site Projects New Haven | $100 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Smilow Cancer Center | $1,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Smith College | $1,500 | North Hampton, MA, US | Contemporary Associates Fund | 2018 |
| Theater Works | $1,000 | Hartford, CT, US | Capital Improvement Nucleus Fund | 2018 |
| Women & Family Life Center | $300 | Guilford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Women's Health At Yale | $500 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Yale Repertory Theatre | $10,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Production Sponsorship Of Cadillac C | 2018 |
| Yale University Art Museums | $1,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2018 |
| Yuwo Scholarship Fund | $246 | New Haven, CT, US | Gustave & Carol Lynn Sirot Fund | 2018 |
| Anti Defamation League | $3,000 | Hamden, CT, US | Holocaust Education | 2017 |
| Cfids | $500 | Wilton, CT, US | Research | 2017 |
| Goodspeed Musicals | $16,000 | East Haddam, CT, US | Support For Women Directors | 2017 |
| Hartford Stage | $750 | Hartford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Institute Of Contemporary Art | $135 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Intl Festival Of Arts & Ideas | $5,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Jewish Federation | $5,000 | Woodbridge, CT, US | Lion Of Judah-2018 Annual Campaign | 2017 |
| Joseph Slifka Center | $54 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Leap | $1,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Long Wharf Theatre | $10,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Endowment For Facilities & Accessibi | 2017 |
| Shubert New Haven | $100 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Site Projects New Haven | $1,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Smith College Museum Of Art | $1,500 | North Hampton, MA, US | Contemporary Associate Fund | 2017 |
| The Hollycroft Foundation | $3,000 | Ivoryton, CT, US | Lecture Series | 2017 |
| Women & Family Life Center | $400 | Guilford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Women's Health At Yale | $500 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Yale Repertory Theatre | $10,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Production Sponsorship Of Native Son | 2017 |
| Yale Univ Art Gallery | $1,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Annual Fund | 2017 |
| Marc Community Resources Ltd | $500 | Middletown, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Theater Works | $5,000 | Hartford, CT, US | Capital Improvement Nucleus Fund | 2017 |
| Ct Children's Medical Center Founda | $25,000 | Hartford, CT, US | In Support Of The Fusion Center | 2017 |
| Yuwo Component Fund | $214 | New Haven, CT, US | Scholarship Fund | 2017 |
| Shoreline Theatrical Arts | $100 | Guilford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| Smith College | $50 | North Hampton, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2017 |
| New Haven Pride Center | $1,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Annual Fund | 2017 |
| Connecticut Hospice | $250 | Branford, CT, US | Legacy Program | 2017 |
| Anti Defamation League | $3,000 | Hamden, CT, US | Holocaust Education | 2016 |
| Cfids | $1,000 | Wilton, CT, US | Research | 2016 |
| Goodspeed Musicals | $10,000 | East Haddam, CT, US | Support For Women Directors | 2016 |
| Hartford Stage | $750 | Hartford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Institute Of Contemporary Art | $113 | Boston, MA, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Intl Festival Of Arts & Ideas | $5,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Intl Festival Of Arts & Ideas | $15,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Infrastructure Update Plan | 2016 |
| Jewish Federation | $10,000 | Woodbridge, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Jewish Federation | $1,000 | Woodbridge, CT, US | S Perry Fund For Jewish Learning | 2016 |
| Joseph Slifka Center | $54 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Kids 4 Public Service | $2,000 | Weston, CT, US | Urestricted | 2016 |
| Leap | $250 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Long Wharf Theatre | $1,500 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Long Wharf Theatre | $1,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Shubert New Haven | $100 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Site Projects New Haven | $1,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Smith College Museum Of Art | $1,500 | Boston, MA, US | Contemporary Associate Fund | 2016 |
| Solve Mecfs Initiative | $2,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Support Targeted Initiatives | 2016 |
| The Hollycroft Foundation | $100 | Madison, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Women & Family Life Center | $1,000 | Guilford, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Women's Health At Yale | $250 | New Haven, CT, US | Unrestricted | 2016 |
| Yale Repertory Theatre | $10,000 | New Haven, CT, US | 50th Anniversary Season Sponsor | 2016 |
| Yale Univ Art Galleries | $1,000 | New Haven, CT, US | Annual Fund | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 06-1600346 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 7 WINGATE RD Guilford, CT 06437-3726 |
Key People (10)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Carol L Sirot Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Pres/mgr | Carol L Sirot |
|---|---|
| Treasurer | Joseph A Miranda |
| Secretary | Michael Seeley |
| Director | Greg Pepe |
| Director | John W O'brien Md |
Forms 990-PF
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