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Local Watershed Monitored, Thanks to Grant
NEW HAVEN, CT -- Community Foundation for Greater New Haven's Quinnipiac River Fund Advisory Committee recommended seven organizations to receive a total of $120,600 in competitive grants in 2018.
Hartford Foundation President Jay Williams to Serve on Panel on “Climate Game Changers”
Animal Haven Unveils Remodeled Facility and Breaks Ground for New Cat Wing
Wessel Fund Gives Unsung Hero Awards to Immigrant Bail Fund, Newhallville’s Doreen Abubakar
NEW HAVEN, CT -- The Morris and Irmgard Wessel Fund announced that the latest winners of its Unsung Heroes Award are the Immigrant Bail Fund for standing up for our immigrant neighbors and Doreen Abubakar, a social entrepreneur and environmental educator in New Haven’s Newhallville neighborhood.
Study Looks at State of Naugatuck River
NAUGATUCK, CT -- Quinnipiac Professor Courtney McGinnis spent the summer studying the river quality thanks to a $7,876 grant from the Connecticut Community Foundation. She and two research assistants specifically looked for the presence of phthalates, a group of chemicals used to make plastics more flexible.
Eastern Connecticut Land Trusts to Benefit from Conservation Grant
NEW LONDON, CT -- A group of land trusts throughout New London County and the state's Eastern region will receive additional services for conservation with a new three-year grant from the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut.
Community Foundation Of Eastern Connecticut Holds Smart Growth Conversation
POMFRET, CT -- The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut held a community conversation on open space, at the Audubon Center in Pomfret on Oct. 24. The CFECT is a philanthropic organization with a history of serving eastern Connecticut for 33 years.
Preserving Our Environment: It Benefits Our Health, Economy and Communities
NEW LONDON, CT -- Maryam Elahi, president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, contributed an opinion editorial about the how preserving and investing in natural spaces improves our mental and physical well-being and provides tremendous economic benefits as well.
Conservancy Marks Progress; Envisions Next Improvements for Waveny Park Grounds
NEW CANAAN, CT -- The Waveny Park Conservancy, with a $18,000 grant from New Canaan Community Foundation and a $2,500 contribution from New Canaan Rotary Club, has contructed two new bridges on the grounds and made other grounds and trails improvements.
CT’s Beardsley Zoo Receives $30K Grant
BRIDGEPORT, CT -- Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo has received a $30,000 grant from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation, including a $15,000 award from the foundation’s Fund for Women and Girls. The funds will be used to support the Zoo’s teen program, Conservation Discovery Corps (CDC).
The Community Foundation Now Offering Funding Opportunities to Nonprofit Animal Shelters
NEW HAVEN, CT -- The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (TCF), the region’s charitable endowment and largest grantmaker, has created a new competitive grant process to benefit nonprofit animal shelters in Greater New Haven. Nonprofit shelters are eligible to apply year-round for up to $7,500 in funding from The Lillian and Henry A. Konopacke Fund.