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An Obscure Tax Law Might Force Newman's Own to Put Itself Up for Sale
WESTPORT, CT -- Newman's Own, the popular purveyor of philanthropic pasta sauce, will be forced to put itself up for sale or pay crushing fines this year due to an obscure provision in the tax code. "It's not a possibility — it's an absolute certainty that we would have to divest," Bob Forrester, chief executive of the Newman's Own Foundation, told CNBC. On Wednesday, Forrester is slated to meet with lawmakers in hopes of a securing a last-minute legislative fix, potentially as part of any deal to fund ...
Workshops Offered to Strengthen Local Non-Profits
Chelsea Groton Foundation Gives Over $170K to Area Organizations
United Way of New Britain and Berlin to Invest $14,400 in Community
CT Audubon Society Receives Two New Grants
MANCHESTER, CT -- The SBM Charitable Foundation of Manchester awarded CT Audubon Society a $61,000 grant to bring its award-winning Science in Nature program to elementary school kids in 79 classes in East Hartford, Manchester, Killingly and Putnam.
Nonprofits Receive $135,965 in Late Fall Grants
Member eBrief - January 2018
Bank of America Names Joe Gianni Market President for Hartford
Webster Bank Hands Out Bonuses, Boosts Philanthropy After Tax Overhaul
Newman's Own Threatened With Punitive Tax After Exemption Nixed From Tax Overhaul
Three Rivers Increases Resources For Homeless Students
Comcast Employees Participate in Operation Gratitude
BERLIN, CT -- For 10 years now, Comcast employees based in the Western New England headquarters in Connecticut, along with their friends and family, have knitted and crocheted for a cause. This year the group handmade over 260 hats and scarves, most of which were donated to Operation Gratitude, a non-profit organization that distributes care packages to active-duty troops, as well as veterans, wounded heroes and emergency first-responders. Over 2,000 pieces have been made and donated since the campaign began.
Greater New Haven and Fairfield Area Launch Sustainable CT
GREATER NEW HAVEN and FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CT -- Sustainable CT, a new statewide initiative to support Connecticut’s cities and towns, will have its regional launch at two events in the Fairfield and New Haven areas on January 9th, one at the Comstock Community Center, in collaboration with the Western Council of Governments, at 1:00 p.m., and the other in Bowers Auditorium at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at 6:30 p.m. The initiative was developed under the leadership of the Institute for Sustainable Energy at Eastern Connecticut State University in partnership with the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities. Three Connecticut philanthropies – the New Haven-based Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, the Hampshire Foundation, and the Common Sense Fund – have supported the program's development and launch.
Hartford Foundation Names Elysa Gordon Vice President and Senior Advisor to the President
HARTFORD, CT -- Elysa Gordon has been appointed to serve as vice president and senior advisor to the President of the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the community foundation for Hartford and 28 surrounding communities.
American Savings Foundation Awards $85K to Children's Law Center
$200K in New Grants End Community Foundation's Grantmaking Year
Valley Community Foundation Receives $1.4 Million Bequest
Bank of America Student Leaders® program
HARTFORD, CT -- The Bank of America’s Student Leaders® application period is open through February 1, 2019 for high school juniors and seniors living in or attending school in Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven, and Stamford.