Details below provide information about other ways to partner with the Foundation all year to support your community outside of Give Local contributions.

Support Your Community

You can change lives in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills. We can help! Donate to make a difference on the issues you care most about, right in the communities you love. Read more about how your gifts are making a difference in our community.

The choice is yours:

Give to a specific fund: Simply select the fund of your choice from the dropdown menu on the next screen and provide any special instructions.
Give to support work in a particular issue area below or explore other ways to give.

AREA OF GREATEST NEED

For urgent needs in the community

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SECOND CENTURY FUND

Ensure that the Foundation has the unrestricted resources it will need to meet community challenges in the next 100 years. The first $200,000 in gifts to the fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar.

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ARTS AND CULTURE

Help build a vibrant community filled with color, life and movement.

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COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY

Support the Foundation’s advocacy and community development efforts to catalyze change.

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BUILDING EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITY

Help build pathways out of poverty and to economic mobility, focusing on education, livable wage jobs, and increasing families’ financial assets.

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LGBTQ+

Support programs benefiting the LGBTQ community.

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GRASSROOTS LEADERSHIP

Support efforts to revitalize communities, improve local systems and foster youth leadership.

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HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Support efforts to ensure equitable access to health care, safe and affordable housing, healthy and affordable food, and a healthy environment.

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STRENGTHENING NONPROFITS

Support nonprofits with resources and knowledge to deliver results and meet their missions to serve the community.

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OLDER ADULTS

Support efforts that help older adults remain healthy, informed and engaged.

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SCHOLARSHIPS

Help students achieve their dreams of college education.

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WOMEN’S FUND

Support programs that strengthen self-esteem and resilience in young women and girls.

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WOMEN’S GIVING CIRCLE

Join this group of community-minded women who pool their donations and decide on grants to improve and enrich the lives of women and girls in our area.

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