Robert And Judith Sturgis
Official website for The Robert and Judith Sturgis Family Foundation (Simsbury, CT). The site lists trustees and mission, describes focus areas and recent grants, and provides grant application instructions with a downloadable application and contact email.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small or mid-sized community nonprofits (especially Connecticut-based) working in community services, food security, homeless services, health, arts, or local environment programs that request modest to mid-size grants and can use the foundation's written application.
Good Fit
- • Program or operating needs aligned with community services, food banks, homelessness, health, arts, or local environment work.
- • Organization serves Connecticut communities or has a clear Connecticut connection.
- • Request size fits the foundation's typical award range (a few thousand to tens of thousands).
- • Ability to complete the foundation's downloadable application and submit by email or mail.
- • Clear, demonstrable local impact and concise budget for one-year support.
Geography
In the latest year grants were distributed across 14 states; although Connecticut received 51% of dollars, nearly half of funding went out of state, indicating a multi-state footprint.
Recipient Variety
Thirty-seven distinct recipients were funded in the latest year with many small awards across different mission areas, suggesting a broadly distributed recipient portfolio for the foundation's size; multi-year repetition cannot be assessed from one year of data.
New Applicants
Direct evidence of recipient turnover is unavailable because only one year is observed, but the foundation publishes a downloadable application, provides a named email and mailing contact, and uses a rolling deadline — all of which make it plausible that unfamiliar applicants can submit and be considered.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
