VCF Celebrates 14 Years of Community Philanthropy
Release Date:
05/25/2018
... endowment grew to $25 million in assets and over 180 funds. VCF received $2 million in gifts and awarded $1.7 ...
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Tauck Family Foundation Honored with Philanthropy Award
Release Date:
05/24/2018
HARTFORD, CT – The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) has named Tauck ... members for this very special recognition and for all the resources and support that CCP has provided to us over the ... was founded by Arthur C. Tauck, Jr. to foster a legacy of giving and community involvement in Connecticut. The ...
Community Foundation Tops Last Year's Grant Awards with Highest Amount Yet
Release Date:
05/23/2018
$1.99 Million to Eastern Connecticut Nonprofits NEW LONDON, CT – The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut has issued its latest round of charitable grants ... to $3.7 million. The grants are made possible through 144 funds created by donors, including $630,607 from donor ...
CHEFA Awards FY 2018 Grants
Release Date:
05/18/2018
HARTFORD, CT -- CHEFA, The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority is ... met on May 16, 2018 and voted to award $1,048,238 in grant funds to nineteen nonprofit organizations. The award ...
Nonprofits Receive $103,950 in Spring Grants
Release Date:
05/16/2018
TORRINGTON, CT -- The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded grants to 21 ... Foundation awards discretionary grants to Northwest Connecticut charities three times a year: early spring, late ... Its total endowment, comprised of more than 250 funds, has grown from initial assets of $15,000 to more than ...
Foundation’s $30,000 Grant to FoodCorps Will Give Waterbury and Naugatuck Schoolchildren Creative, Hands-On Lessons in Healthy Eating
Release Date:
05/16/2018
WATERBURY, CT -- A $30,000 grant from Connecticut Community Foundation to the Connecticut affiliate of FoodCorps, a national organization ... to establish and steward scholarships and charitable funds. Photo Caption: FoodCorps places AmeriCorps Service ...
Summer Youth Employment Program to Run in Bristol
Release Date:
05/14/2018
... grant has been awarded to the United Way of West Central Connecticut to coordinate this program. A total of 30 Bristol ...
Hartford Foundation Supports Opioid Education for Medical Providers
Release Date:
05/10/2018
HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut has the fifth highest rate of opioid-related ... $80,000 grant funded by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) has been ... in substance abuse and mental health services, and these funds have provided programmatic, operating and ...
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Invests in Economic and Community Development in the North End
Release Date:
05/14/2018
... 44 project, the organization was awarded a grant by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development ... support of this work, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has awarded UAMS a three-year $287,000 grant that will ... oversee the administrative aspects of the project. These funds will also help UAMS expand their Micro Business ...
Hartford Foundation Sponsors Report on K-12 School District Regionalization
Release Date:
05/15/2018
... of deconsolidation of larger districts HARTFORD, CT -- As Connecticut continues to respond to budget challenges and ... regionalization, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has sponsored a comprehensive analysis of the impacts ... and to support informed decision-making.” Conducted by Connecticut-based Rodriguez Data Solutions, LLC, the report ...
New Board Leadership at Council for Philanthropy
Release Date:
05/14/2018
HARTFORD, CT -- At its March board meeting, the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) voted Kathryn ... Judith Meyers , president and CEO of Children’s Fund of Connecticut. New Board Leadership at Council for Philanthropy ...
Webster Bankers Teach JA in a Day in Waterbury
Release Date:
05/11/2018
... the teachers and observing the lesson plans. "At Webster, giving of ourselves in the communities we serve is part of ...
Get to know ... Diane Sierpina
Release Date:
05/11/2018
... of justice initiatives for The Tow Foundation, and new Connecticut Council for Philanthropy Board Member. Get to ...
Luria Named Board Chair of Connecticut Council for Philanthropy
Release Date:
05/07/2018
... has been named chair of the board of directors of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy. The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) is an association ... together for even greater impact.” “The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy is delighted to have ...
Fairfield County’s Advocacy Day Registration Open to All Nonprofits
Release Date:
05/07/2018
... the power of informing our constituents about issues, and giving them the tools for effective civic engagement,” ... a meaningful opportunity for the not-for-profit sector in Connecticut to come together to equip themselves with ... corporations and organizations can establish charitable funds or contribute to existing funds. The Community ...
The Great(est) Give: Over $1.7 Million Raised for Local Nonprofits
Release Date:
05/04/2018
... of The Great Give®. “It far eclipsed all our previous giving events by every measure: donors, gifts, nonprofits ... reached new heights.” With $240,000 in matching funds and 63 prizes at stake, nonprofits rallied donors ... in the Greater New Haven region of South Central Connecticut. Since its beginning, giveGreater.org® has ...
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy Announces New Board Leadership
Release Date:
05/01/2018
HARTFORD, CT—At its March board meeting, the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy voted Kathryn Luria ... vice president of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. Paul Ballasy (Ellington), a partner with CohnReznick ... and corporate giving programs, bank trusts, donor-advised funds, individual philanthropists, and those serving the ...
Andrea Barton Reeves Elected President of the Connecticut Bar Foundation
Release Date:
04/27/2018
HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Bar Foundation (CBF) Board of Directors elected ... Ms. Barton Reeves previously served as Secretary of the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA) and as co-chair of the CBA ... Interest on Trust Accounts (IOTA) programs that provide funds for delivery of legal services for the poor. Also, ...
PERSPECTIVE: Don’t Undermine the 2020 Decennial Census and Jeopardize Federal Funding
Release Date:
04/21/2018
... CT -- Michelle Riordan-Nold, Executive Director of the Connecticut Data Collaborative, comments on the importance of ...
Transit-Oriented Development in Kensington Boosted by Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Grant
Release Date:
04/23/2018
... Awards of 2018 NEW BRITAIN, CT -- A $12,500 grant to the Connecticut Main Street Center to further transit-oriented ... with disabilities. Community and Economic Development Connecticut Main Street Center.