Welcome Megan Brown!
Release Date:
02/07/2024
Megan Brown recently joined the staff at the Community Foundation as Vice President.
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The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut Announces A Record $758,507 In Scholarship Awards
Release Date:
09/02/2020
NEW LONDON, CT -- The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut awarded more than $758,000 in scholarships to 309 students from across the region this year, an increase of 26 individual scholarships and over $33,000 in total awards from 2019.
Norwich Foundation Creates Fund to Help Arts, Cultural Organizations
Release Date:
08/04/2020
NORWICH, CT -- The Lord Foundation has created a new Special Fund for Arts & Culture, with $100,000 dedicated to assisting nonprofit arts and cultural organizations in New London County that have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Southeastern Connecticut Cultural Coalition is promoting the new grant fund and has suggested possible uses for the funds. Lord said at the outset of the pandemic, the foundation donated $100,000 to the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut’s Neighbors to Neighbors Fund to help human services nonprofits provide basic needs to people in the region. The Cultural Coalition also has established the Culture SECT Economic Recovery Fund through the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut.
Coalition Asks Connecticut Legislature to Act on Land Use Reforms
Release Date:
07/14/2020
Initiatives will increase housing supply, generate housing diversity, and improve the process for approving new residential development
Cultural Coalition Launches Economic Recovery Fund With Community Foundation
Release Date:
06/23/2020
NEW LONDON, CT -- The Southeastern Connecticut Cultural Coalition announced Tuesday that in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has established the CultureSECT Economic Recovery Fund at the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut. The initiative will support local arts and culture institutions, and individual artists. The Cultural Coalition will recommend awards to be made through the Community Foundation.
Community Foundation Continues Equity Focus Through Grants in Four Priority Areas
Release Date:
06/12/2020
NEW LONDON, CT -- The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut announced today grants of $1,034,525 in support of four strategic priorities: youth empowerment, basic needs and rights, environmental conservation and education, and animal welfare.
Community Foundation announces $473,517 in COVID-19 grants
Release Date:
05/29/2020
NEW LONDON, CT -- The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut on Friday announced its first round of grants from the Neighbors for Neighbors Fund, which was established in mid-March to help those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and has received contributions from hundreds of donors. The grants total $473,517 to 61 recipients.
Nature Center programs go online thanks to sponsors
Release Date:
05/17/2020
MYSTIC, CT -- The Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center has been able to continue offering its educational programs online in part due to the generosity of organizations that had previously agreed to sponsor now-canceled events.
The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut Announces RFP for Neighbors for Neighbors Fund
Release Date:
04/24/2020
NEW LONDON, CT -- The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut announces that the “Request for Proposal” (RFP) for the Neighbors for Neighbors Fund will be open on Monday, April 27, 2020. Grants from this fund are available to organizations serving the basic needs of residents of the Foundation’s 42-town region. The application deadline is 5 pm on Friday, May 8, 2020.
Community Foundation announces $748,500 for nonprofits, hospitals for COVID-19 response
Release Date:
04/05/2020
NEW LONDON, CT -- The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut announced on Friday that to address the impact of COVID-19, it has given $403,500 to 24 nonprofits.
The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut Addresses Impact of COVID-19
Release Date:
04/03/2020
NEW LONDON, CT -- The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut (CFECT) announces today the following three actions to address the impact of COVID-19 on residents of Eastern Connecticut.
New London Enacts Collaborative Response To Virus Outbreak
Release Date:
03/22/2020
NEW LONDON, CT -- The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut has also set up the Neighbors for Neighbors Fund, which will support non-profit programs and community partners throughout Eastern Connecticut working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic to provide assistance for the most vulnerable members of the community.
Opinion: Census 2020: Connecticut’s avoidable fiscal problem
Release Date:
02/24/2020
HARTFORD, CT -- This op-ed, written and supported by leaders from Connecticut's philanthropic community, urges the state government to invest additional funds in the 2020 Census to ensure an accurate count or risk recieving a full compliment of federal funds.
Connecticut Must Invest in Census or Risk Losing Federal Funds
Release Date:
02/21/2020
HARTFORD, CT -- This op-ed, written and supported by leaders from Connecticut's philanthropic community, urges the state government to invest additional funds in the 2020 Census to ensure an accurate count or risk recieving a full compliment of federal funds.
Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut Announces Recent Grants to Remove Barriers for Women & Girls
Release Date:
12/20/2019
NEW LONDON, CT -- The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut announces $210,554 in 2019 grants to 53 nonprofits aimed at providing greater equity for women and girls throughout Eastern Connecticut from its four Women & Girls Funds.
Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut Announces Grants
Release Date:
10/31/2019
PRESTON, CT -- The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut recently announced the 2019 Community Fund grant awards, which supports the arts, and cultural and social needs of the residents and organizations of the town of Preston.
In The Thick, a politics podcast, travels to Three Rivers Community College and Eastern Connecticut State University
Release Date:
10/11/2019
NEW YORK, NY -- Futuro Media’s politics podcast, In The Thick, travels to Connecticut this month for two live shows. Live tapings of In The Thick and podcast workshops are made possible through support from the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut and the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund.
Connecticut Service Providers Connect 397 Young People to Housing in 100 Days
Release Date:
09/04/2019
HARTFORD, CT -- A group of service providers from across Connecticut announced Thursday that they have housed 397 youth and young adults in 100 days. The 100-Day Challenge was supported by funding from HUD, with an outpouring of philanthropic support from more than 20 funders across Connecticut.
CFECT Grants More Than $750K in Scholarships
Release Date:
08/26/2019
NEW LONDON, CT -- The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut has awarded $725,489 in scholarships to 283 students throughout eastern Connecticut.
100 Day Challenge Works to End Youth Homelessness in Bristol Region
Release Date:
06/16/2019
BRISTOL - The City of Bristol will be participating the 100 Day Challenge, sponsored by the Central Coordinated Access Network. The 100 Day Challenge is backed by the Partnership for Strong Communities, a statewide nonprofit policy and advocacy organization dedicated to ending homelessness, expanding affordable housing, and building strong communities in Connecticut. Led by the Melville Charitable Trust, philanthropic support for the 100 Day Challenges is coming from funders across Connecticut, including: American Savings Foundation, Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, Connecticut Community Foundation, Dalio Philanthropies, Fairfield County's Community Foundation, Farmington Bank Community Foundation, Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, Ion Bank Foundation, Liberty Bank Foundation, Main Street Community Foundation, Manchester Interfaith Social Action Committee, Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, United Way of Greater New Haven, United Way Greater Waterbury, United Way Northwest Connecticut, United Way of West Central Connecticut, and Webster Bank.