Tuesday, December 15, 2015
HARTFORD, CT -- Individuals and foundations in Connecticut made $4.66 billion in charitable contributions in 2013, a report from the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy finds.
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Saturday, December 12, 2015
STAMFORD, CT -- In a startling reminder of the financial muscle in Fairfield County as donors ready any final donations in advance of the end of the 2015 tax year, a new report found that local foundations accounted for nearly $3 of every $4 granted in 2013 to nonprofit organizations by all Connecticut foundations, or $738 million of just under $1 billion statewide.
Thursday, December 10, 2015
HARTFORD, CT -- On December 10, 2015 the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) released Giving in Connecticut 2015. The new report looks at charitable giving in Connecticut by grantmakers and residents. Beyond the data, analysis about cross-sector collaboration, stories about funders making a difference, and quick facts about CCP members are also included.
Thursday, June 25, 2015
WELLESLEY, MA -- On June 24, 2015 the executive directors and staff of Associated Grant Makers, Connecticut Council for Philanthropy and Maine Philanthropy Center came together for a staff retreat held on a beautiful sunny day at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation in Wellesley, MA.
Friday, May 1, 2015
HARTFORD, CT – The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy named BARBARA NETTER the recipient of the 2015 John H. Filer Award for her leadership in promoting private action for the public good.
Friday, May 1, 2015
HARTFORD, CT – The Connecticut Council for Philanthropy named KIM HEALEY, executive director of the NewAlliance Foundation, the recipient of the 2015 Martha S. Newman Award. Kim, a resident of New Canaan, was honored for her demonstrated, sustained and exemplary service to one or more organizations and the philanthropic sector in the state.