Every year Main Street Community Foundation gathers together board members, past leadership, and founders for a year-end review and to celebrate another year of successful grantmaking, community partnerships, and building a charitable base for the future. As presented at the Annual Meeting, 2023 saw the distribution of a record $2.4 million in grants and scholarships to benefit the residents of Bristol, Burlington, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington, and Wolcott, bringing the total amount awarded from Main Street Community Foundation since its establishment in 1995 to $28.2 million. Additionally, the Foundation received $2.2 million in contributions last year and six new funds were established at the Foundation by local individuals, families and organizations to support causes they care about to better their communities.