Bevan Daddino Foundation Incorporated
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of charitable causes. Its mission appears to focus on education, health, environmental conservation, and women's empowerment, as evidenced by its funding to educational institutions, health-related organizations, and initiatives aimed at promoting women's leadership. The foundation serves diverse populations through grants to nonprofits and educational programs, particularly in areas such as cancer research and youth development. While it has made contributions to organizations across multiple states, it does not have a specific geographic focus.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small-to-midsize nonprofit with program work in education, environmental conservation, health/cancer research, youth development, or women’s leadership, ideally with a regional connection (especially Connecticut) and a relationship or referral into the foundation’s network.
Good Fit
- • Requests in the foundation’s typical grant size range (small to mid five-figure or under).
- • Program areas matching recent grants: education, conservation, cancer/health, youth development, or women’s leadership.
- • Local or regional ties to Connecticut (or presence in other states the foundation has funded).
- • Existing relationship, board connection, or endorsement from an organization already funded.
- • Opportunities framed as general operating support, event sponsorship, or program gifts.
Geography
Grants in the latest year reached organizations in eight states, but nearly half of grant dollars went to Connecticut, indicating multi-state reach with a strong Connecticut concentration.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded 30 distinct recipients in the latest year (37 grants total), with a mix of event support, unrestricted gifts, universities, and local nonprofits, showing a broad recipient set for a small private foundation.
New Applicants
Although many new grantees appeared in the latest year, the foundation’s filing and application notes state it funds only preselected organizations and there is no visible public application or contact route, so an unfamiliar applicant is unlikely to enter the portfolio without a direct introduction.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
