How to Join the Council

Membership in the Council is open to organizations and individuals whose principal function is the making of grants for charitable purposes, including:

• Community foundations or public foundations

• Corporate foundations or corporate giving programs

• Private foundations, including family and independent foundations

• Public foundations

• Bank trust departments or trust companies that administer charitable funds, trusts or foundations making grants for charitable purposes

• Donor-advised funds with multiple beneficiaries at commercial institutions or community foundations

• Individual donors* with multiple charitable beneficiary organizations

*Eligible individuals must make $25,000 or more in charitable donations a year.

A vital role of the Council is to provide regular opportunities for grantmakers to meet in a comfortable and collegial atmosphere. It is Council policy that no solicitation occur at any Council-sponsored program or meeting.

Membership support starts at $300 and is based on the three-year average of grants made in Connecticut. To apply for membership in the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, click here for an application. For any questions about membership, please contact the office.