The Community Foundation has allocated a minimum of $55,000 to distribute to public charities and faith-based organizations in its 20-town service area* for year-end critical-needs grants. More may be available based on need. Grants are made...
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August 31st, 2018
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August 24th, 2018
Join the Women & Girls Fund for an evening full of laughs with Velya Jancz-Urban. Velya lives her life by the adage, “There is no growth without change.” She is a teacher, author, former Brazilian dairy...
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August 20th, 2018
2017 Community Report Contents Community Leadership Fund with gifts and grants The collective gifts provided through the Community Foundation Annual Appeal are vital to support the work of the Community...
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August 9th, 2018
Area students have been awarded $158,500 in scholarships and awards for the 2018-2019 academic year through funds held at the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation. The following students have been awarded scholarships: ANTHONY "FRANK...
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August 7th, 2018
The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded grants to 21 area nonprofit organizations, totaling $86,525 during its second grant cycle of 2018. The Community Foundation awards discretionary grants to Northwest Connecticut charities...
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June 21st, 2018
The Draper Foundation Fund, a fund of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, recently awarded area nonprofits $664,800. The Fund awarded $535,500 to 19 designated nonprofits and $129,300 in donor-advised grants to nonprofits that provide...
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June 19th, 2018
There is a lot at stake this election. Candidates need to hear from nonprofit staff, Board members, family advocates, patrons, volunteers, funders and other supporters of your mission. Register for the The Alliance's Torrington regional...
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June 6th, 2018
Cynthia Conklin: A Legacy of Nurturing, Nourishment and Boundless Care of Others A longtime nurse, Cynthia Conklin was well known as a caretaker for the elderly and a nurturer to all who crossed her path. Driven at a young age to care for the...
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May 16th, 2018
The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded grants to 21 area nonprofit organizations, totaling $103,950 during its first grant cycle of 2018. The Community Foundation awards discretionary grants to Northwest Connecticut charities...
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May 16th, 2018
Susan (Susie) Payne of Washington and Frances Stoffer of New Hartford have been named to the executive committee of the Women & Girls Fund of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation. The Fund awards grants annually for programs and...
Contact your Community Foundation staff at: (860) 626-1245 to discuss your charitable giving options and goals.