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40 Years On, Community Foundation Continues Its Giving Mission
NEW CANAAN, CT -- Over the past 40 years, the foundation has given to local nonprofits in a range of areas, including youth programs, human services, elderly and special needs, health care and arts and culture. In 1987, its grants topped $100,000 and it distributed $1 million in grants in 2013. The foundation also awards over $100,000 worth of scholarships to students, many from the Sapienza Scholarship Fund established in 2007.
Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation Adds New Leaders
RIDGEFIELD, CT -- The Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation (BI Cares), today announced the addition of new leaders to oversee the Foundation’s direction and programs, including Karen Iannella as president.
Liberty Bank Foundation, Community Foundation of Middlesex County Mark 20 Years
MIDDLETOWN, CT -- This year marks the 20th anniversary of both the Liberty Bank Foundation and the Community Foundation of Middlesex County, and Middlesex United Way recounts their accomplishments and highlights some of their successful collaborations, including the Middlesex County Coalition on Housing and Homelessness, and the Middletown Thanksgiving Community Project.
Conversations with New President to Bring Local Non-Profits, Community Foundation Leadership Together
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- David Obedzinski, who assumed his new post in mid-August following the retirement of long-time President Jim Williamson, has scheduled a series of community meetings with non-profit organizations in Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington during the month of October, a “Fall Listening Tour.”
Danbury Collaborative Awards Application Period Extended
United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut 2017 Community Campaign Chairs Announced
Newman's Own Foundation Teams Up with CrowdRise for Holiday Challenge Announcing Half a Million in Grant Giveaways to Charities
Only Five Days Left to Nominate Hometown Heroes and Emerging Heroes
Newman’s Own Celebrates 35 Years of Giving
WESTPORT, CT – It was on August 25, 1982, that Newman’s Own shipped its first bottles of salad dressing. The late actor and philanthropist, Paul Newman, launched the company with his homemade recipe salad dressing, declaring that all profits would go to charity. Now, 35 years later, the company has more than 300 products with 100% of the profits continuing to help charities around the world.
Community Foundation Report Focuses on Education, Women and Girls, Arts, Environment
NEW LONDON, CT -- The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut has released its 2016 annual report, a summary that president and CEO Maryam Elahi feels is all about saying, "Look at what great nonprofits we have in the region."
United Way Opens Nomination Process for Hometown Heroes and Emerging Hero Awards
Area Nonprofits Adapt to the Millennial Way of Charitable Giving
Danbury Senior Volunteers Contribute Service Valued At More Than $200,000 to City
With New Name & Vision, United Philanthropy Forum Leads a New Network to Advance Philanthropy
Points of Light Names Comcast NBCUniversal One of America’s Most Community-Minded Companies
Moraima Gutierrez Named Chair of Latino Endowment Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
HARTFORD, CT -- Moraima Gutierrez of Hartford has been named chair of the steering committee for the Latino Endowment Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the community foundation serving the 29-town Greater Hartford region. She succeeds former Latino Endowment Fund steering committee chair Nelly Rojas Schwan who will continue serving as a member of the committee.
Giving Back: New Fund Embodies Love of New Britain Children
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- To help enrich lives of New Britain school children, Fran Wolski, a former school district employee and school board member, has established a family fund at the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain.
Newman’s Own Foundation Welcomes Incoming Class of Fellows
WESTPORT, CT -- Newman’s Own Foundation announced the third year of its Fellowship Program, as a new class of 17 Fellows is welcomed into the program. The new Fellows come from a wide swath of geography, from Alaska to New Zealand, and they will work at organizations covering six states and Washington, DC.
Making a Difference from Manchester to Maine
WELLESLEY, MA -- Armed with gardening gloves, shovels, paint brushes and bug spray, Harvard Pilgrim volunteers in Manchester, New Hampshire weeded, and in Portland, Maine gave two full days of service.