CHEFA Announces 2017 Nonprofit Grant Awards
Release Date:
12/11/2017
A total of 12 awards were made by the CHEFA Board of Directors at the November 15, 2017 meeting.
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$60,000 Awarded for Northwest Corner Critical Needs
Release Date:
12/08/2017
... – food, warm clothing and shelter. The following nonprofits received critical needs grants: Barkhamsted Senior ...
Bank of America Student Leaders Application Open Until Feb 2
Release Date:
11/01/2017
... They’re awarded paid summer internships with local nonprofits such as Boys and Girls Clubs of America and ...
Draper Foundation Fund Provides $763,978 in Support of Area Nonprofits
Release Date:
12/07/2017
... Connecticut Community Foundation, recently awarded area nonprofits $757,978. The Fund awarded $546,750 to 19 designated nonprofits and $217,228 in donor-advised grants to nonprofits that provide essential programs and services for ...
Hartford Neighborhood Development Support Collaborative Receives $440,000 Hartford Foundation Grant to Support Community Development Efforts
Release Date:
12/07/2017
HARTFORD, CT -- Erin Fletcher had been renting nearby and was employed at a local nonprofit when she saw a house being renovated by Northside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance in the Asylum Hill neighborhood.
Holiday Program Brings Hope Home to Lung Cancer Patients
Release Date:
12/07/2017
RIDGEFIELD, CT -- The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (ALCF) and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., have joined forces to make the season brighter for lung cancer patients through the Bring Hope Home for the Holidays partnership. This program is helping lung cancer patients make holiday memories across the nation through December 20, 2017.
Funding Opportunities to Benefit Women & Girls and the Environment in Greater New Haven
Release Date:
12/07/2017
... permanent endowment and largest grantmaker to local nonprofits, announces two grant opportunities with ...
Central Connecticut State University to Offer Innovative Course in Philanthropy
Release Date:
12/05/2017
... a philanthropic strategy. They will meet with New Britain nonprofits and evaluate impact, just like any foundation. We ... these young people may go on to work at or volunteer with nonprofits. They may be fortunate enough to become donors ...
Newman's Own Foundation Donates Equipment To Westport EMS
Release Date:
12/05/2017
WESTPORT, CT -- The local non-profit, Westport Volunteer Emergency Medical Service (WVEMS), purchased the mechanical CPR devices after being awarded a $35,000 grant from Newman's Own Foundation in September.
Danbury Collaborative Awards Winners Announced
Release Date:
12/04/2017
DANBURY, CT -- The City of Danbury and United Way of Western CT announced the winners of the 2017-18 Danbury Collaborative Awards. The winners were recommended to the mayor by a review team of Danbury citizens, convened by United Way of Western Connecticut (UWWC). Funding is provided by the City and United Way, and this is the first year for the competition.
CT Philanthropy Digest - December 2017
Release Date:
12/20/2017
... these young people may go on to work at or volunteer with nonprofits. They may be fortunate enough to become donors ... Journal (12/15/17) - Proposal to Let Churches and Other Nonprofits Get Political Blocked from Tax Bill >> “It’s ... the Tax Bill provisions that will affect charities and nonprofits: The estate tax is maintained, but the exemption ...
It's Going To Be Huge! Town Women Found Group To Help Acquire New Playground Structures
Release Date:
12/03/2017
NEW CANAAN, CT -- With a nonprofit fund housed at the New Canaan Community Foundation, the Friends of Mead Park Playground is working toward a $200,000 fundraising goal to more than match the $190,000 that the town already has set aside for the current year’s capital budget to replace the existing main play structure at Mead.
Cox Charities Northeast 2018 Community Grant Application for STEAM Programs
Release Date:
12/01/2017
Cox Charities Northeast, a charitable giving initiative of Cox Communications, is currently accepting applications for its 2018 Cox Charities Community Grant program for summer enrichment and after-school programming focusing on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) learning. Applications will be accepted electronically until January 17, 2018.
Nonprofits and Grantmakers Bear the Weight of CT's Enduring Budget Crisis
Release Date:
12/01/2017
... politics and public policy, reports on how community-based nonprofits are adjusting to recent state budget cuts, ... organizations adjust to Connecticut state budget cuts. Nonprofits and Grantmakers Bear the Weight of CT's Enduring ...
Community Foundation’s New Trustees Bring a Range of Experiences and Deep Commitment to Eastern Connecticut
Release Date:
11/30/2017
... more than $48 million in grants and scholarships to area nonprofits and students since its founding in 1983. To learn ...
Men & Boys’ Fund Supports Bristol Youth Services
Release Date:
11/30/2017
BRISTOL, CT -- On Tuesday, November 28th Bristol Youth Services was awarded a $2,000 grant to support the Skills to Pay the Bills program. The grant from the Men & Boys’ Fund at Main Street Community Foundation will expand the program, which has been offered to young women for the past 10 years, to include young men attending Bristol Public Schools.
Local Nonprofits Worried About Tax Reform Bill
Release Date:
11/29/2017
HARTFORD, CT -- Local nonprofits are calling on Congress to reject aspects of the ... time when many are losing state and federal funding. Local Nonprofits Worried About Tax Reform Bill ...
YMCA of Greater Hartford Receives Grant from Black Giving Circle at Hartford Foundation to Support Youth Financial Literacy
Release Date:
11/29/2017
HARTFORD, CT -- In an effort to promote financial literacy learning for black youth in Hartford, the YMCA of Metropolitan Hartford has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Black Giving Circle at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving to support financial literacy programming offered to over 200 youth participating in YMCA programs.
New Program to Help Towns Become More Sustainable
Release Date:
11/28/2017
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.
Amid State Funding Cuts, Nonprofits Rethink Their Operations
Release Date:
11/28/2017
... than a decade of underfunding of Connecticut’s community nonprofits and repeated budget reductions in recent years,” ... Response to State Fiscal Crisis." Amid State Funding Cuts, Nonprofits Rethink Their Operations ...