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William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund

Grantmaking foundation in Hamden, Connecticut · EIN 04-6037391

Grants itemized on the 990
$6.2MTax year 2024
Grants made
103Tax year 2024
Total assets
$120MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2024Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

PROGRAMS TO:BUILD ASSETS WITHIN CHILDREN'S HOMES, SCHOOLS, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND SOCIETY TO REVERSE THE EFFECTS OF STRUCTURAL RACISM AND POVERTY.INVEST IN A SMALL NUMBER OF HIGHLY DISTRESSED NEIGHBORHOODS AS THE CENTER OF OUR WORK AGAINST POVERTY AND RACISM.SUPPORT PEOPLE MOST AFFECTED, ESPECIALLY PARENTS, TO NAVIGATE AND CHANGE THE BARRIERS THEY SEE.PROMOTE GREATER AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE DISPARITIES RESULTING FROM STRUCTURAL RACISM, THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY AND THE INTERSECTION OF THE TWO.ENCOURAGE HEALING IN OUR SOCIETY BY SUPPORTING DIALOGUE, ACTION, POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT ADVANCE RACIAL AND ECONOMIC EQUITY.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$2.9M2018
$2.6M2019
$6.3M2020
$4.2M2021
$4.3M2022
$5.3M2023
$6.2M2024

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
A Better Way Foundation$240K2024
Health Equity Solutions$230K2024
Citywide Youth Coalition Inc$210K2024
Ct Black and Brown Students Union$210K2024
Hearing Youth Voices$210K2024

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list (103 grants in 2024) is available with a free account.

Website: www.wcgmf.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2024. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.