PROSPECT, CT -- Lynn Ward, president and CEO of the Waterbury Regional Chamber presents Jim Smith, non-executive chairman and former CEO of Webster Bank, with a solid brass whale in recognition of his many years of dedication to Webster, the city of Waterbury and the Waterbury Regional Chamber.
CONNECTICUT -- Next month, 59 nonprofits in Connecticut will have the opportunity to win $10,000 on top of the money they raise through Brackets for Good – Connecticut, a month-long competitive fundraising tournament that inspires community members to learn about and rally behind charitable nonprofits.
TORRINGTON, CT -- Barbara Spiegel of Norfolk, Larry Power of Lakeville and Vincent Inconiglios of Falls Village have been named to the board of directors of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, which provides philanthropic support to 20 towns in Litchfield County.
FAIRFIELD, CT -- Through a company-wide employee pledge program and corporate donations, Fairfield County Bank raised nearly $40,000 for four local United Way organizations; United Way of Western Connecticut, United Way of Coastal Fairfield County, United Way of Greater Waterbury, and United Way of ...
NORWALK, CT -- Newman’s Own Foundation has reached the milestone of $500 million in donations since 1982, when the late actor Paul Newman began selling salad dressing and devoting profits to charities. But the foundation is inching closer to a self-proclaimed April deadline at which point it has indicated it could begin the process of soliciting buyers for the operating company that has been the engine that generates its funds. That would happen if Congress does not create an exemption for huge excise taxes it faces under the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
WESTPORT, CT -- Newman's Own Foundation, founded by the late actor and philanthropist Paul Newman, today announced that it reached the milestone of donating a total of $500 million to charity since Newman's Own started in 1982.