2007 Report on Major and Capital Campaigns
Greater Hartford, Greater New Haven and Fairfield County

Published annually by the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, the 2007 Reports on Major and Capital Campaigns in Greater Hartford, Greater New Haven and Fairfield County serve as a measure of recently completed, current and anticipated campaign activities. The reports are designed to provide timely information to funders, potential funders, and to nonprofit organizations to help them perform their work more efficiently and effectively.

The reports include information on 85 major campaigns in Greater Hartford, Greater New Haven and Fairfield County. Of the 80 campaigns that have set goals, the combined total is over $980 million. Educational organizations comprise the largest number of campaigns with 27 organizations seeking $337 million in funding (34% of the combined goal). There are 23 human services organizations seeking total funding of $124.5 million (13% of the combined goal) and 21 arts and culture organizations seeking $227 million (28% of the combined goal).  Nearly 62% of the combined goal has been raised or pledged to date leaving $377 million yet to be raised.

The summaries do not include several major campaigns that also reach out to a national population: University of Hartford - $175 million; Trinity College - $350 million; Yale-New Haven Hospital - $467 million; and Yale University - $3 billion.

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Fairfield County

• The 2007 survey of major and capital campaigns includes 29 campaigns with 27 reporting goals of $357 million; a 17 increase over the 2006 goal of $305 million.

• Of the total goal, 92% is for capital needs, 6% for endowment and 4% for other.

• Of the 29 campaigns, 4 are in arts and culture, 10 in education, 6 in health care and 9 in human services. 

• 69% of the total goal has been raised or committed to date.

Greater Hartford

• Thirty-nine organizations seek funding in the Greater Hartford area; 37 campaigns report a total goal of $571 million, slightly less than the 2006 goal of $577 million.

• Of the total goal, 65% is for capital needs, 10% for endowment, 4% for other and 21% to be determined.

• Of the 39 active campaigns, 16 are in arts and culture, 8 in education, 10 in human services and 5 in environment. There are no current health care campaigns.

• 55% of the total goal has been raised or committed to date.

Greater New Haven

• The 2007 survey of major and capital campaigns includes 20 active campaigns with 19 reporting goals of $293 million. This is a 7% increase over the 2006 goal of $273 million.

• Of the total goal, 45% is for capital needs, 9% for endowment, 3% for other and 41% to be determined.

• Of the 20 campaigns, 4 are in arts and culture, 9 in education, 3 in health care and 4 in human services.  

• 53% of the total goal has been raised or committed to date.