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Healthbridge Foundation of Greater Waterbury Announces New Grants
Healthbridge Foundation of Greater Waterbury Announces New Grants to Strengthen Health and Well-Being in Naugatuck: Grant Applications are due Monday, September 21 at 11:59 PM Naugatuck, CT (August 5,2026) [...]
Welcome Hedy Ayers to the Foundation!
(Left to Right) Hedy Ayers, incoming Director of Development and Advancement with Kathy Taylor, President and CEO, and Cynthia Merrick, Director of Development. A Message from Kathy [...]
We Mutually Pledge: What the Declaration of Independence Still Demands of Us
A Message from Our President & CEO | July 4, 2026 As a bicentennial baby and proud daughter of Philadelphia who has made her home in Connecticut, the [...]
We Are Geared-Up for Giving, Gratitude, and Game-Changing Generosity!
2026 Give Local Gear Up Party Kathy Taylor, President & CEO of Connecticut Community Foundation (center) with presenting sponsors Terrence Floyd, Vice President and Senior Social Impact Specialist [...]
Young Voices Speak of Equality, Resilience, and Freedom
Local Students Awarded at the Waterbury Black Giving Circle's Inaugural Juneteenth Oratorical Contest Waterbury Black Giving Circle Juneteenth Oratorical Contest finalists from Chase Elementary School, Children's Community School, [...]
Special Thanks to Ion Bank Foundation for their $30k Match to the Impact NOW Fund
Volunteers at St. Vincent DePaul Mission Soup Kitchen in Waterbury cook, prepare and serve 'grab-and-go' meals and provide pantry items for hundreds of people each week. Just [...]
Scholarship Winner Thriving at Harvard
Nadina Bhadrasain, Harvard University, Class of 2029 In August, Nadina Bhadrasain stepped onto Harvard’s Cambridge campus, ready for the next chapter: Class of 2029. The 2025 Waterbury [...]
Forum in Litchfield Explores Responsive Change and Action
On October 28, we at the Foundation were inspired and gratified by the overwhelming turnout and the wonderful community response at our forum titled "This Is The Moment: Shaping [...]
Women’s Giving Circle Kickoff Celebrates Women of Philanthropy
In October, the Women’s Giving Circle kicked off their 2025 season with a warm and energized group that included friends from the Waterbury Black Giving Circle and the Pride [...]
At Our Annual Meeting, We Challenged Our Community: Dare To Thrive!
At the Foundation, we’re Daring to Thrive! At our Annual Meeting in September, we came together as a community to reflect, celebrate, and look ahead. With the theme Dare [...]
End Child Poverty Now. Watch The Full Program.
End Child Poverty Now - A Community Forum Originally published in the CT Mirror, August, 2025: While Connecticut, one of the wealthiest states in our country, may [...]
We’re Streamlining Our Grantmaking Cycle – Mark Your Calendars!
Beginning August 1, 2025, we are making important changes to our grantmaking process to streamline the application and reporting, and to open up new opportunities for our nonprofit partners [...]
Giving Circles Award Grants and Celebrate Together
This June, the Women’s Giving Circle and the Waterbury Black Giving Circle rounded out their annual grantmaking cycles by awarding funds to several deserving, change-making groups who work to [...]
Is Connecticut A Great Place To Be A Child?
Thank you to our speakers: (Left to right) Mark Abraham of DataHaven, our moderator Ginny Monk of the Connecticut Mirror, Kathy Taylor, President and CEO of the Connecticut [...]
Our Community is Geared Up for Give Local!
The amazing Rivera Memorial Dance/Cheer Squad got us geared up for GIVING! “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” – William James “Celebrate! [...]