2015 Annual Report
Connecticut Community Foundation Releases 2015 Annual Report In its newly released 2015 annual report, the Connecticut Community Foundation reported awarding 430 grants totaling $2.3 million to 258 area organizations [...]
Community-wide Giving Campaign Generates Over $1.2 Million for Local Nonprofits
WATR's Tom Chute broadcasts interview with Tina Agati, executive director of Literacy Volunteers of Greater Waterbury, during the Give Local campaign. Fourth Annual Community-wide [...]
What Naugatuck Youth Services Learned From 1,600 Teens
Photo courtesy of Girls on the Run of Greater New Haven When Naugatuck Youth Services (NYS) became an independent nonprofit in 2014, it turned [...]
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute: The Greening of Waterbury
For over 10 years, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at the Waterbury UConn branch has offered quality learning experiences for older adults who want to engage socially [...]
February In Action e-newsletter
An anchor in Cheshire since the 1930s, the Cheshire Community Food Pantry ensures that hundreds of families and individuals can get the food they need. In the face [...]
Chris Brooks Leaves a Legacy for a Better Waterbury
Christopher Brooks As a young accountant in the 1970s, I could see that Waterbury, my hometown, was experiencing seismic changes and that philanthropy would be [...]
Healthy Communities E-Newsletter
"This year the Connecticut Community Foundation reorganized our grant making areas to include a specific focus on Healthy Communities. We recognized the importance of providing targeted funding that can [...]
Education E-Newsletter
"The Connecticut Community Foundation strives to build thriving communities for all ages. The pursuit of this ambitious goal relies on many tools, but the most critical one of [...]
LitLinks: Improving the quality of preschool education
For the past ten years, Connecticut Community Foundation has helped provide young children with a strong educational backbone through its LitLinks grantmaking initiative. Aiming to improve the quality [...]