Criteria, Eligibility and Nomination Forms for the Newman Award
The Martha S. Newman Award honors an individual who has demonstrated outstanding staff performance in serving the philanthropic community.
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The Martha S. Newman Award honors an individual who has demonstrated outstanding staff performance in serving the philanthropic community.
The John H. Filer Award honors an individual or individuals who have demonstrated leadership in encouraging private action for the public good in Connecticut.
Find information on the CCP's three philanthropy awards: the John H. Filer Award which honors individual(s) who have demonstrated leadership in encouraging private action for the public good in Connecticut; the Martha S. Newman Award which honors an individual who has demonstrated outstanding staff performance in serving the philanthropic community; and the Nancy P. Roberts Award for innovation in philanthropy.
In her Last Will and Testament, Emma P. Pelton of Cheshire, Connecticut established the John P. and Cora E. Phelps Fund at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven in memory of her grandfather and mother to “benefit … elderly people who are residents of the Town of Hamden.” Since the fund was established over forty years ago, more than 65 grants have been made to eight organizations serving Hamden’s older adults.
This report presents a measure of income that older adults require to maintain their independence in the community and meet their daily costs of living, including affordable and appropriate housing and health care.
Connecticut and national information available on charitable bequests made through estates over $2,000,000 (FYE 2010).