NEW HAVEN, CT -- The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven’s 2020 responsive grant program has awarded $2.98 million to local nonprofit organizations working for the benefit of the community. The 36 local organizations receiving the awards provide a broad range of services to Greater New Haven residents including emergency food and shelter, mental and physical health care, early childhood and youth programs, education and the arts. (See full list in attachment. Link to online version here).
The Community Foundation’s annual responsive grant program is a competitive process open to nonprofits serving Greater New Haven. As part of its larger response to the unprecedented hardships resulting from COVID-19 and the economic shutdown, The Foundation changed its timeline to make the responsive grant awards this spring. The awards in past years were made in the fall.
“The Foundation has, in all aspects of its work, sought to accelerate and deepen its support for the community during this unprecedented time. The nonprofits selected this year deliver essential services that improve lives, create opportunity and profoundly contribute to who we are as a Greater New Haven community,“ said William W. Ginsberg, President and Chief Executive Officer at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven.
The grant awards all provide general operating support, giving the organizations flexibility in how to best use the resources in support of their missions. Both single-year and multiyear grants were awarded. A total of $1.28 million will be distributed in the first year.
The responsive grant awards are in addition to the $2 million that was distributed in April and May from the Greater New Haven COVID-19 Community Fund, a joint philanthropic effort with United Way of Greater New Haven. Responsive grants at The Community Foundation are funded by unrestricted funds and preference funds.
Two of the grants, to Literacy Volunteers of Greater New Haven and Massaro Farm, are partnership grants with support from both The Community Foundation and the Valley Community Foundation.
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Contact:
Matthew Higbee
Content and Engagement Manager
The COMMUNITY Foundation for Greater New Haven
203-777-7093
mhigbee@cfgnh.org