Supporters and Contributors

Supporters and Contributors

The Council offers special thanks to its members who have contributed to the Council’s Leadership Fund and/or have provided a special grant or support through sponsorship of initiatives and events for 2010.

Leadership
J. Walton Bissell Foundation
Citizens Bank
Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
Connecticut Health Foundation
Donaghue Foundation
William C. Graustein
The Hampshire Foundation
John M. Horak
Liberty Bank Foundation
Lone Pine Foundation
NewAlliance Foundation
Newman's Own Foundation
The Nutmeg Foundation
H. A. Vance Foundation
Webster Bank

Sponsorships

Connecticut Philanthropy Digest
Citizens Bank

Connecticut Philanthropy Summit
Nellie Mae Education Foundation - Gold Sponsor
Bank of America - Silver Sponsor
Webster Bank - Silver Sponsor
Liberty Bank - Bronze Sponsor

Thanks to the many members who –  through contributions to the Council’s Leadership Fund, through a special grant, or via specific support – provided contributions in 2008 and 2009.

Aetna Foundation and Aetna
ALSTOM
American Savings Foundation
Bank of America
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
The Louis Calder Foundation
Citizens Bank
Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut
Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA)
Connecticut Health Foundation
Connecticut Light & Power Company / Northeast Utilities Foundation
The Fund for Greater Hartford (formerly the Hartford Courant Foundation)
William C. Graustein
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Lawson Valentine Foundation
Lone Pine Foundation
Main Street Community Foundation
Elizabeth Mitchell Family Foundation
Nelllie Mae Education Foundation
NewAlliance Foundation
Newman's Own Foundation
The Nutmeg Foundation
People's United Community Foundation
Perrin Family Foundation
The Travelers Foundation
United Illuminating Company
United Way of Greater New Haven
H. A. Vance Foundation
Webster Bank

Other Thanks
We gratefully acknowledge the support and contributions of the following:

Alison Granger, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Andy Goodman, The Goodman Center
Anita Ford Saunders, Anita Ford Saunders Communication
Annemarie Riemer, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Aurora Women and Girls Foundation
Brenda Kelley, AARP
Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Conference of Churches
Council on Foundations
Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation
Fairfield County Contributions Group
Fairfield County Community Foundation
Faith Brown, Vermont Community Foundation
Health Funders Disparity Collaborative
Helen Hunt, The Sister Fund
Henry B. Schacht, Warburg Pincus LLC
Jeniam Foundation
John Griswold and Nancy Bard, Commonfund
John Long, Connecticut Community Foundation
John Weiser, Opportunities Exchange
Karen Brown, Fairfield County Community Foundation
Kay Snowden, Third Sector New England
Lori Budnick, Blum Shapiro
Luther Ragin, The Heron Foundation
Lyceum Resource and Conference Center
Marcia Sharp, Millennium Communications
Mark Friedman, Results Leadership Group, LLC
Mark Sedway, Philanthropy Awareness Initiative
Nelllie Mae Education Foundation
Norwalk Community College Culinary Arts Program
Partnership for Strong Communities
Paula Gilberto, United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
Richard Toth, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Robert Forrester, Newman's Own Foundation
Ron Cretaro, Connecticut Association of Nonprofits
Stephanie Powers, National Fund for Workforce Solutions
Stephen Roberts
Susan Dunn, United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut
The Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers
The Grantmaking School at the Johnson Center for Philanthropy
Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut

Special Thanks
We offer special thanks to:

The William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund for generously - and frequently - sharing their space for Council meetings and programs.

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving and the H. A. Vance Foundation for their support of the Council's new website.

All those who have contributed their time and energy in service on the Council's board, on committees, with program planning and in consultative roles.