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Connecticut Community Foundation Grants $42,000 to Benefit Southbury Residents
Through its Southbury Community Trust Fund, Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded $42,000 in grants to six organizations—all to improve the quality of life for Southbury residents. Goals of [...]
Governor Malloy Honors Connecticut’s Community Foundations
The Governor's Patron of the Arts Awards honor companies individuals, companies and organizations for their generosity and support of the arts and reaffirms the value of philanthropy for [...]
Giving to Women’s and Girls’ Causes is Growing (and is a Rising Force for Good)
Connecticut Community Foundation's blog post, "Move over Oprah – Giving to Women’s and Girls’ Causes is Growing (and is a Rising Force for Good)," was featured in CT By [...]
Foundation Awards Over $100,000 in Grants to Benefit Young Children’s Education and Development
Connecticut Community Foundation, in its latest round of cradle to career grants, has awarded $104,178 to 15 organizations in the Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills region to support [...]
2016 Trustee Fund Awardees Recognized for Leading Collaborations that Benefit Local Residents
The Trustee Fund of Connecticut Community Foundation, established through contributions by current and former Board members, has granted its second annual awards to the Bridge to Success Community [...]
Eight Bridgewater Students Receive Persbacker Family Fund Scholarships
Through Connecticut Community Foundation, The Persbacker Family Scholarship Fund has awarded college scholarships of $3,500 each to eight Bridgewater residents for the 2016-17 academic year: John Ascenzi, Rachel [...]
Foundation Awards Scholarships to Over 400 Students for 2016-17 Academic Year
A college education is more affordable for more than 400 students in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills, thanks to scholarships awarded for the 2016-17 academic year by [...]
New Trustees 2016
Connecticut Community Foundation Welcomes Five to Board of Trustees Reginald Beamon of Waterbury, Kathy Bower of Southbury, Valerie Friedman and Kathryn Kehoe of Washington, and Joyce Petteway of Waterbury [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Our Year in Pictures
Check out our Year in Pictures 2015!
Women’s Video
Connecticut Community Foundation has been struck both by the breadth of issues affecting girls in our region and by the broadly shared sense that certain key issues and [...]