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WASHINGTON, DC -- Financial site WalletHub ranked all 50 states by how much they donate and volunteer. Criteria includes volunteer hours per capita, share of population raising funds, share of income donated and public charities per capita among other indicators. Connecticut ranks number eleven overall withe specially high marks in "percent of population that donated" and "charities per capita."
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HARTFORD, CT -- Three Connecticut foundations, the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Hampshire Foundation and Common Sense Fund, are helping to make Connecticut more sustatainable. More than 200 municipal, business and nonprofit leaders partnered with Eastern Connecticut State University, the Connecticut Economic Resource Center and CCM over the last year to create Sustainable CT.
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PROVIDENCE, RI -- The Citizens Charitable Foundation today announced the recipients for nearly $250,000 in grants to non-profit organizations serving those in need across the communities served by the bank.
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HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut by the Numbers comments on CCP's November Giving Voice blog, Grantmaker Response to State Fiscal Crisis.
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HARTFORD, CT -- The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation has awarded eight Connecticut nonprofits a total of $4,000 through its Community Spirit 9/11 Mini-Grant fund.
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HARTFORD, CT -- In preparation for Giving Tuesday, The Hour relates the status of nonprofits in the state, using quotes and information from Juanita James, President & CEO of Fairfield County's Community Foundation; and CCP President Karla Fortunato.
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NORWALK, CT -- Juanita T. James, president and CEO of Fairfield County’s Community Foundation, comments on how nonprofits in contribute to the well being of Fairfield County, and how to give back to the community.
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NEW BRITAIN -The American Savings Foundation recently elected two new directors: Michael Carrier and Caitlyn Prescott
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DARIEN and NEW CANAAN — The rivalry between New Canaan and Darien is legendary. However, the rivalry was mostly limited to sports — until now. Carrie Bernier, the executive director the Community Fund of Darien, and Lauren Patterson, president and CEO of the New Canaan Community Foundation, decided to harness this competitive spirit to the benefit of their organizations. On Nov. 28, the two charitable organizations are holding a competition for “most generous town” to see who can get the most donations.
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WASHINGTON, DC -- The Newman’s Own Foundation isn’t mentioned in the Senate or House tax bills by name, but appears to be the target of a specific carveout—among the many highly targeted breaks and exemptions in the new GOP tax plans. The unusual structure of the Newman’s Own Foundation, a nonprofit charity that wholly owns a for-profit food company, leaves it vulnerable to a punitive 200 percent tax that would break up the arrangement, and for the past nine years it has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars lobbying Congress to change U.S. law so it can be exempt.