Common Ground Committee Incorporated
Common Ground Committee is a Connecticut nonprofit that produced public forums and the "Let's Find Common Ground" podcast to reduce political polarization. The official site hosts news, podcasts, leadership pages and a public announcement that the organization wound down operations (podcast production moved to USC in 2025).
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small local organization (often Connecticut-based) with an existing relationship or prior engagement with the foundation’s board or leadership, and a project-sized funding request that matches the foundation’s civic dialogue or community focus.
Good Fit
- • Located in the foundation’s state or previously engaged with the foundation’s leaders.
- • Has a direct relationship or introduction to a board member or officer.
- • Seeks modest, project-specific support rather than large multi-year operating grants.
- • Work aligns with civic dialogue, community forums, or local community institutions.
Geography
In the latest year all recorded giving was confined to a single state; across two years grants were made in only one state each year, indicating a narrow, largely in-state footprint in observed filings.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows a single recipient; over two years the foundation made one grant per year to two different recipients total, so the observed recipient set is very small.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly states it funds only preselected recipients and filings show an invitation-style pattern; direct evidence of an open public application route is absent, so unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to break into the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
