HARTFORD, CT -- The Connecticut Early Childhood Funder Collaborative sent a letter to the CT Congressional delegation urging their support for emergency funding to address the impact of the coronavirus on young children, their families, providers and communities.
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HARTFORD, CT -- The Hartford Business Journal quotes individual giving figures from CCP's Connecticut Giving Report.
HARTORD, CT -- During Connecticut Public Radio's "Where We Live" broadcast, Lucy Nalpathanchil interviews CCP President Karla Fortunato, CEP President Phil Buchanan, Gian-Carl Casa President and CEO of the Connecticut Community Nonprofit Alliance, and Andrew Ferguson, Chief Education Officer, Dalio Philanthropies and Senior Advisor, on philanthropy in Connecticut.
HARTFORD, CT -- In response to previous reporting by CT Mirror about nonprofits and state budget cuts, CCP President Karla Fortunato penned an op-ed about the value and roles for philanthropy.
HARTFORD, CT --A federal tax law reducing the incentive for charitable giving and Connecticut’s continual budget woes are putting a squeeze on the state’s nonprofits, according to experts in the field. The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy and the Connecticut Community Nonprofit Alliance surveyed the state’s nonprofits earlier this year and found 43 percent received or expected to receive fewer donations in 2019 as a result of federal tax law changes, according to data published in May. Individual charitable giving nationwide increased 6 percent from 2015 to 2016, but it decreased 4.5 percent in Connecticut, from $3.81 billion to $3.32 billion, according to CCP’s Connecticut Giving Reports from 2018 and 2019.
HARTFORD, CT - Individuals and foundations in Connecticut gave $4.97 billion in charitable contributions during 2016*, according to the Connecticut Giving Report, an annual publication of the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP).