Open Foundations · Connecticut

Walter and Julianne Sullivan Foundation

West Hartford, Connecticut · EIN 061501914. Its Form 990-PF says giving is not restricted to organizations picked in advance, which is how a private foundation files that it accepts unsolicited requests. It paid $2.5M across 20 grants in 2025, a median of $6K each.

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$2.5M
paid in 2025
20
grants paid
$6K
median grant
23%
to first-time recipients
$8.6M
assets on file

How to apply, as filed

Straight off Part XV of the return. Where the foundation left a line blank, this says so rather than guessing.

Send requests to
JULIE COSCARELLI
Address
6 IRONWOOD LANE, WEST HARTFORD, CT, 061171110
Phone
8608388160
Email
Not stated in the filing
Form the request should take
NO SPECIAL FORM
Submission deadline
NO DEADLINES
Restrictions on awards
NO RESTRICTIONS

As filed on the Form 990-PF for tax year 2025, IRS filing object id 202621359349102687. Printed word for word, including the entries that only say to see a website or an attachment.

What it funds, in its own words

The filing states only a general purpose, with nothing specific enough to pull out as recurring language.

Biggest grants in 2025

The 15 largest of the 20 grants paid in 2025, with the purpose the foundation wrote for each.

#RecipientStateAmountPurpose as filed
1St Joseph UniversityCT$1,252,750GENERAL SUPPORT
2Connecticut Children Foundation IncCT$506,000GENERAL SUPPORT
3Fordham UniversityNY$250,000GENERAL SUPPORT
4Renbrook SchoolCT$242,000GENERAL SUPPORT
5The Cove Center for Grieving ChildrenCT$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT
6Hartford County Bar AssociationCT$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
7Kingswood OxfordCT$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
8Bridge Family CenterCT$19,000GENERAL SUPPORT
9New Britain Museum of American ArtCT$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
10St Gerards Center for LifeCT$7,000GENERAL SUPPORT
11Northwest Ct YmcaCT$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
12The Chick MissionNY$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
13Max Cares FoundationCT$4,300GENERAL SUPPORT
14Foundation for Connecticut SchoolsCT$3,000GENERAL SUPPORT
15Blood Cancer UnitedDC$2,500GENERAL SUPPORT

Giving by year, and who received it

Grants paid by year

Every year of this foundation's grants that Civly holds
Tax yearGrantsPaid
202031$62K
202126$64K
202232$91K
202321$89K
202428$157K
2025 (partial year)20$2.5M

Where the money went

Share of 2025 grant dollars by recipient state
Connecticut80%
New York10%
District of Columbia5%
Massachusetts5%

Who decides

Officers, directors and trustees as filed, with the year of the return they appeared on.

Julie CoscarelliTRUSTEE · 2025

Every figure on this page is that foundation's own latest filed year, which is 2022 or later. This foundation is listed because its Form 990-PF says it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and it paid at least 5 grants totaling $100K or more that year. Latest-year grants and terms per foundation from IRS 990-PF e-file returns; the newest tax year is partial until the IRS finishes releasing it. Grants are de-duplicated on funder, year, recipient and amount, so identical repeat grants collapse into one and totals can run low. Full method.

Source: IRS Form 990-PF e-file releases (public domain). Analysis: Civly.

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