HARTFORD, CT -- Hartford Foundation for Public Giving's COVID-19 Response Fund third round of grants total $1.12 million and will support community-based organizations that provide basic human needs and other critical supports to residents with the greatest need.
HARTFORD, CT -- Today the City of Hartford, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, HEDCO, Inc., and Capital for Change launched a $1 million Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program to provide at least 100 small Hartford businesses with a grant of up to $10,000 to make lease or mortgage payments, pay salaries, make vendor payments, pay taxes, or pay for other eligible expenses.
TORRINGTON, CT -- The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded $40,350 in Rapid Response Grants to nonprofits providing for basic needs in Northwest Connecticut.
TORRINGTON, CT -- The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded $40,350 in Rapid Response Grants to nonprofits providing for basic needs in Northwest Connecticut.
NORWALK, CT -- One month since its launch, Fairfield County’s Community Foundation has awarded nearly 90 grants totaling $1,359,500 from its Fairfield County COVID-19 Resil
DERBY, CT -- Representatives from Valley Community Foundation, Valley United Way, Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce, and the Valley Council of Health & Human Services are pleased to announce that 19 grants totaling $78,800 have been distributed to 18 organizations from the Valley Community COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund.
HARTFORD, CT -- Companies and organizations are in need of smart, competent leaders more than ever. As the coronavirus pandemic upends the economy and changes the way companies, governments, colleges and nonprofits do business — likely forever — organizations need strong leaders who can guide them through an ever-changing landscape. Amid so much uncertainty, now seemed like as good a time as any for Hartford Business Journal to publish its first Power 50 list, which identifies business and civic leaders whose influence has a significant impact on the Greater Hartford economy and community. Jay Williams, president of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, was identified as #18 on the first Power 50 list.
WATERBURY, CT -- A COVID-19 Response Fund, established by the Connecticut Community Foundation and United Way of Greater Waterbury less than a month ago, is responding to people’s needs. Each non-profit organization added $50,000 to start the fund, so that local organizations could submit and receive grants in a timeframe that is condensed to days instead of weeks or even months.
PLAINVILLE, CT -- The Main Street Community Foundation has proactively awarded $4,000 to the Plainville Community Food Pantry and $1,000 to Plainville Social Services. This money will help with some of the biggest community needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) has taken immediate action to aid local nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Grants to date totaling $2.16 million are supporting community-based organizations that provide basic human needs to local residents
SHEFFIELD, MA -- Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation and its Northwest Corner Fund have launched the Northwest Corner COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund to rapidly deploy flexible resources to nonprofit organizations and social service providers working with residents who are disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
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.
HARTFORD, CT -- Hartford Foundation for Public Giving President and CEO Jay Williams spoke with MetroHartford Alliance Content Manager Nan Price about how the Foundation responds to and meets the community’s needs during challenging times.
TORRINGTON, CT -- The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation has awarded $40,350 in Rapid Response Grants to nonprofits providing for basic needs in Northwest Connecticut.
NEW CANAAN, CT -- The New Canaan Community Foundation recently announced the second round of grants awarded through its COVID-19 Response Fund. Grants this week invest a total of $137,000 and focus on supporting local hospitals and emergency services on the front lines; the emergency needs of local families and workers, including financial assistance and food; and vital funds to support the local small business community.
HARTFORD, CT -- Last week, Congressman John Larson’s campaign announce the creation of a new fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving intended to provide support for local nonprofit organizations to provide meals to health care workers.
MERIDEN-WALLOINGFORD, CT -- The United Way of Meriden and Wallingford and the Meriden-Wallingford Community Foundation are collaborating with nine local major financial backers on the Meriden-Wallingford Community Foundation Coronavirus Response Fund.
NORWALK, CT -- An Op-Ed by Juanita T. James, president and CEO of Fairfield County’s Community Foundation.
DERBY, CT -- Four Valley organizations have joined forces to create a fund to aid nonprofit groups most adversely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The Valley Community COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund, established through the collaborative efforts of the Valley Community Foundation, Valley United Way, Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Valley Health and Human Service Council, has already collected more than $150,000 with plans to provide grants to eligible Valley organizations.
Pages