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United Way of Western Connecticut Seeks Nominations for Emerging Hero Awards
Over 160 Students to Share $200,000 in Scholarships
Newman's Own Foundation Announces New Class of Fellows
Harvard Pilgrim Awards Quality Grant Funding to 11 Providers for 2018
Bank of America, Employees Deliver More Than $2.8 Million in Hurricane Harvey Relief
CHARLOTTE, NC -- Bank of America today announced that more than $2.8 million has been delivered to Gulf Coast nonprofits collectively supporting short- and long-term Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. In addition to the previously announced $1 million in Hurricane Harvey relief funding the Bank of America Charitable Foundation committed to nonprofit organizations in the days following the hurricane, an outpouring of support from bank employee donations totaling more than $900,000 was also matched dollar-for-dollar through the company’s Employee Matching Gifts program.
Latino Endowment Fund Hosts Event on Puerto Rico Hurricanes and Impact on Greater Hartford
Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Gaining New Fans through Wide Variety of New Initiatives
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- For more than 75 years, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has known that to fulfill its role as a community leader, partner and funder of vital programs and services in Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington, it needs a strong base of support in the way of engaged donors, partners and supporters. Thanks to a variety of well-received new initiatives, the Foundation is making major inroads in boosting community engagement and support, inroads that bode well for the Foundation’s future.
Valley Community Foundation Celebrates 14 Years of Community Philanthropy
Women & Girls Fund Executive Committee Welcomes New Members
Liberty Bank Foundation Awards $6K for Mentoring
WINDHAM, CT -- The Liberty Bank Foundation awarded $6,000 to Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters for the site-based mentoring programs Nutmeg operates at five schools in the Windham School District.
Latina Leader Named Head of JPMorgan Chase Foundation
New Connecticut Community Foundation Grants Open Doors to 23 Community Events
Charitable Giving in Connecticut Hits New High of $5B
NEW HAVEN, CT -- Charitable giving rose by 11 percent to reach $5 billion in 2015, the most recent year for which data is available, according to the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy. In a report released Tuesday, the council said giving increased across three tracked sources: individuals, bequests and foundations. The majority of Connecticut’s charitable giving in 2015 came from individual donations —both traditional giving and bequests — which rose 76 percent to $3.81 billion.
United Way of Western Connecticut Announces Nearly $500,000 in Grant Funding
$5 Billion Marks a High Point in Connecticut Giving By Individuals and Foundations in 2015, an Increase of 11% Over 2014
Online Event Features Participatory Budgeting for Towns and Cities
HARTFORD, CT -- Everyday Democracy and Connecticut Civic Embassadors are hosting an online event, Participatory Budgeting Works!, on Tuesday, June 19 at 12:00 noon, to educate the community on paticipatory budgeting as a way of civic engagement.
Giving in Connecticut - 2016
Giving in Connecticut 2016 looks at charitable giving in Connecticut for calendar year 2014 and includes individual giving through reported contributions, bequests made through estate giving, and foundation giving. Giving in Connecticut 2016 uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the IRS Statistics of income Division, the Foundation Center, and self-reported data gathered by CCP.
Foundation Maps for Connecticut Council for Philanthropy
This dashboard provides an at-a-glance overview of institutional philanthropy for the State of Connecticut. This effort is part of the campaign to “Get on the Map,” which is a national partnership between Foundation Center, United Philanthropy Forum, and the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy to improve the quality and availability of public data about Connecticut philanthropy.
CCP's 2018 Strategic Vision
CCP's 2018 Strategic Vision describes its comitments and five strategies for moving forward.