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 ... in grants to nonprofits serving VCF’s five towns.
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Tauck Family Foundation Honored with Philanthropy Award
Release Date:
05/24/2018
... members for this very special recognition and for all the resources and support that CCP has provided to us over the ... and corporate giving programs, bank trusts, donor-advised funds, individual philanthropists, and those serving the ...
Community Foundation Tops Last Year's Grant Awards with Highest Amount Yet
Release Date:
05/23/2018
... to $3.7 million. The grants are made possible through 144 funds created by donors, including $630,607 from donor advised funds who chose to partner on this year’s grants. The ... Serving 42 towns and comprised of 503 charitable funds, the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut puts ...
CHEFA Awards FY 2018 Grants
Release Date:
05/18/2018
... met on May 16, 2018 and voted to award $1,048,238 in grant funds to nineteen nonprofit organizations. The award ... capital expenditures. The Authority receives no state funds.
Nonprofits Receive $103,950 in Spring Grants
Release Date:
05/16/2018
... 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
... 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
... Bristol Hospital, Bristol Board of Education, Boys and Girls Club of Bristol Family Center, Hand to Hand Thrift ...
Hartford Foundation Supports Opioid Education for Medical Providers
Release Date:
05/10/2018
... them, through office-based education sessions, about women of childbearing age who are at risk. To date NASCENT ... in substance abuse and mental health services, and these funds have provided programmatic, operating and ... have focused on prevention, treatment and recovery. Funds for prevention have supported online education about ...
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Invests in Economic and Community Development in the North End
Release Date:
05/14/2018
... oversee the administrative aspects of the project. These funds will also help UAMS expand their Micro Business ...
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 Luria of Woodbury, senior vice president of community affairs and director of philanthropy for Webster Bank, as the new board chair to replace outgoing Chair Judith Meyers, president and CEO of Children’s Fund of Connecticut.
Fairfield County’s Advocacy Day Registration Open to All Nonprofits
Release Date:
05/07/2018
... Badurina of Building One Community, Maddie Granato of CT Women’s Education and Legal Fund, Laura McCargar of Perrin ... corporations and organizations can establish charitable funds or contribute to existing funds. The Community Foundation is in compliance with the ...
The Great(est) Give: Over $1.7 Million Raised for Local Nonprofits
Release Date:
05/04/2018
... reached new heights.” With $240,000 in matching funds and 63 prizes at stake, nonprofits rallied donors ... by the Valley Community Foundation. Prorated matching funds and prizes were provided by The Community ... Matching Pool this year, providing $10,000 in matching funds for local nonprofit animal shelters. VIEW 2018 PRIZE ...
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy Announces New Board Leadership
Release Date:
05/01/2018
... and corporate giving programs, bank trusts, donor-advised funds, individual philanthropists, and those serving the ... she served as Director of Programs at Washington Area Women’s Foundation where she led the foundation’s ... which focused on the economic security of women and girls. Previously, Patterson managed grantmaking and donor ...
Andrea Barton Reeves Elected President of the Connecticut Bar Foundation
Release Date:
04/27/2018
... Bar Association (CBA) and as co-chair of the CBA Women in the Law Committee. She spent the early part of her ... 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
HARTFORD, CT -- Michelle Riordan-Nold, Executive Director of the Connecticut Data Collaborative, comments on the importance of an accurate Census 2020 count, and challenges the Census Bureau has faced in maintaining their federal funding and finding new leadership, a recent ruling has put the accuracy of the Census 2020 count in jeopardy.
Transit-Oriented Development in Kensington Boosted by Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Grant
Release Date:
04/23/2018
Berlin Programs Among Beneficiaries of More than $250,000 in Grants as Community Foundation Makes First Awards of 2018
Women & Girls Fund Supports Financial Literacy, Job Skills
Release Date:
04/23/2018
TORRINGTON, CT -- The Women & Girls Fund, a fund of the Northwest Connecticut Community ... Smart modules provide participants with the knowledge and resources they need to use the services and products of ...
Animal Haven Unveils Remodeled Facility and Breaks Ground for New Cat Wing
Release Date:
04/19/2018
... is hoping to launch a capital campaign this year to raise funds for all of these renovations.” The shelter is ...
First Tee of Connecticut Is First Statewide Champion of Brackets For Good CT - Participating Nonprofits Raise $157,785 in 5 Weeks
Release Date:
04/06/2018
... Among the other Connecticut nonprofits raising the most funds are Hartford City Mission, $15,001; Cove Center for ...
Renowned Board Governance Expert Coming to Northwest Corner
Release Date:
04/17/2018
... Its total endowment, comprised of more than 250 funds, has grown from initial assets of $15,000 to more than ...