TORRINGTON, CT -- From June 15-July 31, more than 50 Northwest Connecticut nonprofits posted giving campaigns to www.northwestcornergives.org, a crowdfunding program of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, to raise funds to meet the challenges of operating amid social distancing and remote work requirements created by COVID-19.
Local nonprofits received $635,280 in COVID-19 Relief. The Community Foundation guaranteed each participating nonprofit a grant for 50 percent of their fundraising goal, then matched dollar-for-dollar every gift until each goal was reached.
“Your support helped us obtain additional funds for our Chromebook/Distance Learning Project and will assist us in serving some of Northwest Connecticut’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged young people as we strive to ensure equitable education for our students,” said Daniel W. Rezende, Connecticut Junior Republic.
“With many of our programs transitioning for the time being to online formats, your support is so valuable. Thank you for believing in the power of the arts and assuring that classical ballet continues to thrive against all odds,” said Victoria Mazzarelli, The Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory.
All 53 Northwest Corner Gives campaigns met their fundraising goals and received their full dollar-for-dollar matches.
Northwest Corner Gives Campaign Totals:
- AHA (After School Program) - $2,750
- American Mural Project - $10,100
- Licia and Mason Beekley Library - $10,945
- CAFTA - $17,270
- Canaan Child Care Center - $9,100
- The Cancer Care Fund of the Litchfield Hills - $12,182
- Caring For Bethlehem - $6,550
- Civic Life Project - $15,440
- Community Mental Health Affiliates - $6,917
- CT Junior Republic - $4,000
- David M. Hunt Library - $3,500
- ECAD - $11,090
- EdAdvance - $20,175
- Family & Children’s Aid - $12,000
- FISH - $49,337
- Fishes and Loaves - $5,000
- Five Points Gallery - $10,615
- Food Rescue - $8,917
- Geer Memorial Hospital - $9,350
- Greenwoods Counseling Referrals - $9,150
- Grumbling Gryphons - $4,060
- Harwinton Westside Fire - $3,000
- Healing Hoofbeats - $4,690
- Housatonic Child Care Center - $24,550
- Housatonic Valley Association - $12,500
- Housatonic Youth Service Bureau - $20,000
- Joyful Noise - $4,180
- Junior Achievement - $7,655
- Kent Memorial Library - $6,300
- KidsPlay Children’s Museum - $22,167
- Litchfield County Fire Chiefs Emergency Plan - $15,000
- Litchfield Montessori School - $15,025
- Litchfield Performing Arts - $10,275
- Little Britches Therapeutic Riding - $4,850
- Maria Seymour Brooker Memorial - $27,892
- Music Mountain - $12,595
- New Beginnings (Gathering Place) - $15,833
- New England Paralyzed Veterans of America - $10,000
- New Opportunities - $22,942
- Northwest Connecticut Arts Council - $4,525
- Northwestern CT Community College - $15,000
- Nutmeg Ballet - $6,000
- Prime Time House - $11,957
- School on the Green - $10,000
- Sharon Playhouse (Tri-State Center For the Arts) - $10,000
- Soar Enrichment - $6,700
- Spirithorse Therapeutic Riding Center of Canton - $2,850
- Supportive Housing Works - $32,457
- Susan B. Anthony Project - $11,512
- United Church of Christ - $2,500
- Valley Thrift Shop - $5,185
- Weantinoge Heritage Land Trust - $6,715
- Winsted Area Child Care Center - $31,977
Northwest Corner Gives gift matches are made possible by generous gifts to the Northwest Corner Gives: Covid-19 Rapid Response Fund from community members, and anonymous, and discretionary Community Foundation funds along with campaign support from the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.
Established in 1969, the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation serves 20 towns in Northwest Connecticut. Its total endowment, comprised of more than 280 funds, has grown from initial assets of $15,000 to almost $102 million. Last year, combined grants and scholarships totaled $4 million.
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Contacts:
Nicole Carlson Easley
Communications Director
Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation
860-626-1245
neasley@northwestcf.org
Christina Tranquillo
Program and Communications Associate
Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation
860-626-1245
ctranquillo@northwestcf.org
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