The Northwest CT Community Foundation is awarding scholarships for the 2023-2024 academic year. Scholarship applications are now available for the more than $250,000 available to area students. Scholarship guidelines, requirements and applications...
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January 12th, 2023
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January 5th, 2023
The Roberts—a Legacy of Love, Tall (but truthful) Tales, and Better Tomorrows As the town historian, Douglas Roberts seemed to hold the memories of an entire community in his heart. A resident of Riverton for more than 80 years, he...
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December 20th, 2022
The trustees of the John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation, a supporting organization of the Northwest CT Community Foundation, recently awarded grants in support of land conservation and wildlife habitat preservation in Northwest CT and beyond...
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December 19th, 2022
The Northwest CT Community Foundation has awarded grants to 21 area nonprofit organizations, totaling $126,825 during its third grant cycle of 2022. NCCF awards discretionary grants to Northwest Connecticut charities three times a year: early spring...
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December 15th, 2022
The Northwest Regional Early Childhood Alliance (NW RECA) recently awarded $16,500 in grants to 18 nonprofit that serve parents and primary caregivers who are either pregnant or raising children ages 0-5 years of age. Grants were made possible by...
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December 1st, 2022
The Northwest CT Community Foundation Draper Foundation Fund, Marion Wm. and Alice Edwards Fund, Karen M. O'Connor Fund and Douglas and Janet Roberts Fund have awarded grants totaling $64,100 to 36 organizations serving some of the area’s...
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November 16th, 2022
The Northwest CT Community Foundation Draper Foundation Fund recently awarded area nonprofits $827,325. The Fund awarded $637,875 to 19 designated nonprofits and $189,450 in donor-advised grants to nonprofits that provide essential programs and...
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November 8th, 2022
#GivingTuesday! was November 29th! #Giving Tuesday is a global day of local giving, held annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. This year, we celebrated in the Northwest Corner by supporting local nonprofits through...
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August 12th, 2022
Nonprofits raised $435,820 through the Northwest CT Community Foundation’s (NCCF) Northwest Corner Gives program. In July, 33 nonprofits posted campaigns to www.northwestcornergives.org, NCCF’s crowdfunding program created to help build...
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July 21st, 2022
The Northwest CT Community Foundation has awarded more than $291,000 in scholarships and awards to local students for the 2022-2023 academic year. Scholarships and awards are made possible by Northwest CT Community Foundation Funds, established...
Contact your Community Foundation staff at: (860) 626-1245 to discuss your charitable giving options and goals.