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The Community Foundation’s goal is to enhance the quality of life of the residents living and working in eastern and northeastern Connecticut. We support nonprofit organizations that provide:

• Basic human services and health programs for those considered at risk or in need
• Educational projects that enhance or increase learning opportunities, especially for youth and underserved
• Artistic programs that increase access to the arts
• Cultural Heritage projects that preserve eastern and northeastern Connecticut’s rich history and educate the public
Grants are generally awarded in the $1,000 to $10,000 range, with the majority of the larger grants awarded to human services and basic needs programs for those in need or at-risk, especially the poor.

Guiding Principals for Discretionary Grantmaking

• Strength of Project: The Community Foundation supports projects that have clearly defined objectives, demonstrate strong community ties, and promote values such as compassion, inclusiveness, and tolerance
• Significant Impact: The Community Foundation seeks projects where the grant award, regardless of size, will make a notable contribution toward improving lives
• Long-term Benefits: The Community Foundation is especially favorable to projects that have benefits lasting beyond the term of the grant

CF two young womenEligibility

Federally-recognized organizations, under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and most charitable educational and civic institutions serving the following eastern and northeastern Connecticut towns are eligible for grant awards: Ashford, Bozrah, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Eastford, Franklin, Griswold, Hampton, Killingly, Lebanon, Lisbon, Mansfield, Norwich, Plainfield, Pomfret, Preston, Putnam, Scotland, Sprague, Stafford, Sterling, Thompson, Union, Voluntown, Willington, Windham, and Woodstock.

Download the Grant Guidelines (rich text format)
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Download a Report Form (rich text format)

Sample Discretionary Grants Awarded in 2007: $36,834 to 12 organizations

• Arc of Quinebaug Valley, “Greenhouse, Horticulture & Creative Paper Designs”: $1,519
• Books to Dreams, Books for Children: $1,000
• Camp Horizons, Be Extraordinary Project—Junior Camp Counselors: $3,000
• McSweeney Regional Senior Center, Senior Linkages: $3,000
• Norwich Safety Net Team, Safety Net Programs: $3,500
• Otis Library, Children’s Room: $5,000
• Quiet Corner SHHH, Hearing Aids: $1,500
• Thames River Family Program, Children’s Mental Health Wellness Program: $3,000
• Windham Area Interfaith Ministry, Human Needs Program: $4,000
• Windham Region No Freeze Hospitality Center, Homeless Shelter: $2,000
• Windham Regional Community Council (WRCC), Teen Center Summer Program: $8,000
• Windham Parent Network, WRCC: Network Expansion: $1,315

Sample Discretionary Grants Awarded in 2006

• Camp Horizons for the Keep On Riding Project, $3,200.
• McSweeney Regional Senior Center for the Geriatric Dental Clinic, $4,500.
• Windham Area Interfaith Ministry (WAIM) for the Human Needs Program, $7,500

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