Grant Applications and Deadlines
See below for the schedule of funding opportunities. To start an application, click on the “apply” link, which will bring you to the Foundation’s online grant portal. The Foundation will open up the grant round approximately two months before a deadline.
| Grant Area | Application | Deadline(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Apply |
February 15, 2021 |
|
| Health and Environmental Justice | Apply | February 15, 2021 October 15, 2021 |
|
Apply | February 15, 2021 October 15, 2021 |
| Strengthening Nonprofits Grants | Apply |
February 15, 2021 |
| Grassroots Leadership | Apply | Rolling |
| Arts and Culture |
Available December |
February 2022 |
Special grant opportunities:
| Grant Area | Application | Deadline(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Apply | October 15, 2021 | |
| Saunders Fund for the Sick and Infirm of Naugatuck | Available December 2021 |
February 2022 |
| Southbury Community Trust Fund | Apply | February 15, 2021 October 15, 2021 |
| Whittemore Travel Scholarship Fund for Youth | Apply | Rolling |
|
Available December 2021 |
February 2022 |
| Women’s Giving Circle | Available Spring 2022 |
May 2021 |
|
Apply |
October 15, 2021 |
| Grant Area | Application | Deadline(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Apply | October 15, 2021 | |
| Saunders Fund for the Sick and Infirm of Naugatuck | Available December 2021 |
February 2022 |
| Southbury Community Trust Fund | Apply | February 15, 2021 October 15, 2021 |
| Whittemore Travel Scholarship Fund for Youth | Apply | Rolling |
|
Available December 2021 |
February 2022 |
| Women’s Giving Circle | Available Spring 2022 |
May 2021 |
|
Apply |
October 15, 2021 |
Please contact us with questions about your grant proposal or our grant application process.
- Josh Carey, Director of Grants Management: arts and culture, building equitable opportunity, Pride in the Hills Fund, Southbury Community Trust Fund, scholarships
- Francesca Evangelista, Program Officer: older adults (Pathways and BRASS), health and environmental justice (including Herbst Eye Research Fund), Saunders Fund for the Sick and Infirm of Naugatuck
- Patrick McKenna, Program Officer: organizational capacity building and technology, grassroots leadership, Ion Bank Foundation, Women’s Fund / Women’s Giving Circle, Catchafire support
- Tallitha Richardson, Senior Program and Scholarship Associate: Senior Program and Scholarship Associate: scholarships, general grant information, and reporting, technical support
- Derek Santiago, Program Assistant: COVID-19 Recovery & Resiliency, Whittemore Travel Scholarship Fund, general grant information and reporting, technical support