WATERBURY, CT -- On April 24 and 25, 2018, Connecticut Community Foundation will host its sixth annual online community giving event, Give Local Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills. Nonprofit organizations who serve the region are invited to register now. Ion Bank Foundation is the presenting sponsor.
WESTPORT, CT -- In recognition of reaching the milestone of $500 milliondonated to charity, Newman's Own Foundation has launched a #Newmanitarian campaign, calling for acts of kindness. This can include small gestures of being kind, doing good deeds, and extending generosity towards others. Individuals are asked to visit Newmanitarian.org and take a pledge to give back. Newmanitarians can then share the pledge and their good deeds on social media.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- The number of new accounts at Schwab Charitable rose 91 percent from July to December last year, over the same period in 2016, the philanthropic-services provider announced Tuesday. The bulk of the grant making occurred from July to December, when Schwab donors gave $900 million through 230,000 grants.
SOUTHINGTON, CT -- The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain in 2017 awarded three grants to Southington organizations totaling $42,500 in aid. From 2012 to 2017, CFGNB has provided Southington, either to organizations directly in town or to organizations outside of town with a local impact, with more than $2 million in financial aid. Through a partnership with American Savings Foundation, they will offer a series of six in-depth capacity building workshops to strengthen local non-profits from March to October. Up to 15 non-profit organizations can enroll. A $2,000 grant will be rewarded at the end of the series to those who attended ...
NEW YORK, NY -- Philanthropic organizations have been on edge since Republicans rammed through the monumental tax bill: Will Americans give as generously now that the incentives have completely shifted? Findings suggest that the the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 may deal a particularly devastating blow to charities that make up the private social safety net . . .
WESTPORT, CT -- Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy wrote to Senate leadership Wednesday asking that a provision to protect the Westport-based Newman’s Own Foundation from a costly tax bill be included in ongoing federal budget negotiations. When Paul Newman died in 2008, ownership of the actor's ...