Community Foundation Announces Promotion
Release Date:
09/15/2020
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) has promoted Candice Tabone to Program Manager.
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CFGNB Catalyst Fund Focused on COVID-19 Impact on Arts Organizations
Release Date:
07/15/2020
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain is accepting grant applications with requests of up to $3,000 each from small to mid-sized arts organizations with revenue of $500,000 or less. Proposals must be received by Monday, August 24.
Second Round of 2020 Grants Announced
Release Date:
06/24/2020
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- After a virtual board meeting, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has approved their second round of grants and awarded more than $260,000 to date in grants to a wide variety of community programs serving Berlin, Ne
When counting on each other counts
Release Date:
06/15/2020
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- In his commentary on the COVID-19 pandemic, David J. Obedzinski, president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain, , asks "Who are you counting on to help you, your family, work colleagues, and your community make it through this pandemic?"
Office of Early Childhood launches CTCARES for Family Child Care
Release Date:
05/16/2020
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Office of Early Childhood today announced that it has launched “CTCARES for Family Child Care” to provide support to licensed family child care providers during the COVID-19 public health emergency and beyond.
Over $130K in grants given to local nonprofits by Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
Release Date:
05/06/2020
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- About $131,400 in COVID-19 related grant funding was approved by the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain to provide support for local organizations.
City of Hartford Distrubutes Thousands of PPE Through Partnerships with State of Connecticut, Philanthropic Foundations
Release Date:
04/30/2020
HARTFORD, CT -- Today the City of Hartford conducted two significant distributions of PPE. The first distribution today is in partnership with the State of Connecticut and CBIA-CONNSTEP, which will provide more than 3,500 recently donated surgical masks to more than 100 essential businesses in Hartford that registered online. A partnership between the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, and New Britain medical equipment manufacturer OKAY Industries, Inc., produced 4,000 face shields for more than a dozen regional non-profits.
Community Foundation Announces Funding for COVID-19 Initiatives and Unexpected Operating Expenses of Local Nonprofits
Release Date:
03/25/2020
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) has taken immediate action to aid local nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Catalyst Fund Awards $12500 Grant to Jordan Porco Foundation
Release Date:
03/04/2020
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain awarded the Jordan Porco Foundation (JPF) a $12,500 grant from the Catalyst Fund, a giving circle that offers an opportunity for local citizens to transform a modest gift into major community impact.
Opinion: Census 2020: Connecticut’s avoidable fiscal problem
Release Date:
02/24/2020
HARTFORD, CT -- This op-ed, written and supported by leaders from Connecticut's philanthropic community, urges the state government to invest additional funds in the 2020 Census to ensure an accurate count or risk recieving a full compliment of federal funds.
Connecticut Must Invest in Census or Risk Losing Federal Funds
Release Date:
02/21/2020
HARTFORD, CT -- This op-ed, written and supported by leaders from Connecticut's philanthropic community, urges the state government to invest additional funds in the 2020 Census to ensure an accurate count or risk recieving a full compliment of federal funds.
Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Grants Over $1.3 Million in 2019
Release Date:
01/15/2020
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has wrapped up its 2019 grant-making year, in total authorizing more than $1,314,681 in grant awards including over $430,000 in awards designated as Community Response Grants.
Winsted's American Mural Project Receives Grants
Release Date:
11/20/2019
WINSTED, CT -- The American Mural Project recently received grants from the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain, the Maximilian E. and Marion O. Hoffman Foundation, and the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development/Office of the Arts, for education and renovations at the project in Winsted.
Liberty Bank Foundation Partners with Community Foundation of Greater New Britain to Build Nonprofit Capacity
Release Date:
07/30/2019
NEW BRITAIN, CT – Liberty Bank Foundation is partnering with the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) in a program designed to build the capacity of nonprofits in the Community Foundation’s service area of Berlin, New Britain, Plainville, and Southington.
Community Mental Health Affiliates Recipient of $50K Community Foundation Grant
Release Date:
07/01/2019
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- Community Mental Health Affiliates (CMHA) has received a grant from the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB). The $50,000 grant will benefit CMHA’s capital campaign to help finance renovations at its new service building at 233 Main Street in downtown New Britain.
Community Foundation Welcomes Three New Board Members
Release Date:
04/19/2019
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has elected three new board members to join the Foundation’s already-strong team of volunteers. Elected to serve new multi-year board terms were John Cookley, Dr. Camelia Lawrence, and Dr. Zulma Toro.
New Fund at Community Foundation of Greater New Britain to Honor Long-Time New Britain Dentist Dr. Walter R. Fletcher, Jr. and Family
Release Date:
01/14/2019
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- For nearly 40 years, Dr. Walter Fletcher tended to the oral health needs of countless children and families from New Britain and beyond at his 55 West Main Street dental practice in Downtown New Britain. When the beloved Dr. Fletcher’s life was unexpectedly cut short in 1982 at age 60 following a heart attack, a seed was planted to one day honor the legacy of a man who cared deeply for his hometown and the people who lived here.
Community Foundation Once Again Offers Non-Profit Workshop Series
Release Date:
12/18/2018
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- Following a highly successful first year, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) will offer a second series of in-depth capacity building workshops in 2019 designed to help local non-profit organizations strengthen their boards and achieve greater impact. Application Deadline is January 31.
Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Establishes James G. Williamson Education Assistance Fund in Memory of Former President
Release Date:
11/16/2018
New Fund to Assist College Students Struggling to Complete Degrees During Era of Shrinking Sources of Financial Aid; Foundation Jumpstarts Fund with $10,000 Gift
Community Foundation Awards More than $280,000 in Grants
Release Date:
09/20/2018
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- In its second round of funding of the year, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has awarded more than $280,000 in grants to a wide variety of community programs serving Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington.