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The Charitable Deduction in Connecticut
Publication date:
03/2016
Individual Connecticut residents donated $3.66 billion to charities in ... bequests after death ($352 million) or while alive. These Connecticut contributions are about 1.7% of the $209.7 ... Learn about the facts on the charitable deduction in Connecticut. The Charitable Deduction in Connecticut ...
Evaluating Advocacy
... a range of nonprofits—including foundations looking for ways to support their grantees. Benchmarks for Advocacy ...
Advocacy Resources
... for foundations. Talk to Candidates & Elected Officials Toolkit Tools to Educate Candidates and Elected Officials ... in which they can work together. The Nonprofit Sector in Connecticut The Independent Sector's state profile highlights ... for Advocacy Charities This Alliance for Justice (AFJ) resource, is designed to help staff, officers and board ...
CCP Annual Reports
The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy's recent annual ...
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy Elects New Leadership
Release Date:
04/16/2013
(HARTFORD, CT) The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy , Connecticut’s ... foundations, federated funds, corporate foundations and giving programs, the Council is Connecticut’s foremost resource on philanthropy. The organization benefits the ...
Give to or through a community foundation or other public foundation
... in their geographic area. The 19 community foundations in Connecticut cover virtually the entire state. They range from ... of adjusted gross income). As a donor, you have several ways in which you can make a gift to a community foundation: ... the Wilton Education Foundation. Public foundations offer giving opportunities and tax advantages similar to community ...
Make a direct gift to an established charity
... community needs. Many do this through annual workplace giving campaigns, others through direct solicitation. The ... them.
How much to give
Determining how much to give to charity is a personal choice. The only legal requirements for giving levels relate to private foundations, which are ... a minimum of 5 percent of their assets.
Giving Story: Theodate Pope Riddle
... her estate. Today, the Museum is considered an invaluable resource for teachers and students across the state. It is ... of thousands of members and donors from across Connecticut. The Museum is located at 35 Mountain Rd. in Farmington. Giving Story: Theodate Pope Riddle ...
Giving Story: R.J. Julia Booksellers
... involved, filling two school buses with 12,000 books to give out. Inspired by their success, Roxanne was then the ... as a founding sponsor.” “A good way to sell people on giving is to describe it as the opportunity to make a ... R.J. Julia Booksellers are certainly making a difference. Giving Story: R.J. Julia Booksellers ...
Giving Story: Oristano Foundation
... he put his values into action by writing checks and giving his time to causes he cared about. Over the years, his ... way to keep an accounting of what and to whom they give. “The foundation is a good vehicle for organizing our giving,” says Victor. “We had to differentiate our ...
Giving Story: John Door
... line painted down the outside margin of the road would give drivers a guideline to steer them from danger. Through ... his family foundation, he financed an experiment in Connecticut and found that accident rates fell 65 percent ... philanthropy which has become a vital part of public life. Giving Story: John Door ...
Giving Story: Keiller Family Fund
... lawyer brought them to the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, their local community foundation, where they learned ... work so that our charitable dollars have a real impact.” Giving Story: Keiller Family Fund ...
Giving Story: Ethel Donaghue
... that goal with a $2.1 million grant to the University of Connecticut Health Center for Easy Breathing, a comprehensive ... specialists, if needed. They and their families are taught ways to cope with the condition. The program has developed a ... asthma patients across the country breathe more easily. Giving Story: Ethel Donaghue ...
Giving Story: Charles and Lyla Hunter
... the Hartford Hospital, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, and, most importantly, the preservation and ... Park is located at 119 Flag Road in West Hartford. Giving Story: Charles and Lyla Hunter ...
Giving Story: Betty Knox
... for the generosity of one committed and generous woman. Giving Story: Betty Knox ...
Nonprofit Organizations Serving Older Adults - July 20, 2011 Program
Publication date:
07/2011
... population? With 600,000 residents age 60 and older, Connecticut’s 65+ population grew by 3.5%, about ten times ... Children’s Agency; Rhonda R. Evans , Deputy Director, Connecticut Association for Community Action; Brenda Kelley , State Director, AARP Connecticut; Pat Schneider , 2nd Vice President, Connecticut ...
Connecticut Community Foundation's and Town Conversations on Aging
Connecticut Community Foundation serves 21 towns in Greater ... grant funds toward van and driver costs for weekly trips. Connecticut Community Foundation hopes that the Town ... together Their understanding of the communities they serve Connecticut Community Foundation's and Town Conversations on ...
United Way of Connecticut and 2-1-1
In 2011, United Way 2-1-1 , Connecticut’s statewide toll-free information and referral ... service, received more than 50,000 calls from or regarding Connecticut residents aged 55 and over. A review of these ... to their comprehensive, continually updated database of resource listings, the 2-1-1 website, http://www.211ct.org , ...