2021 Grants & Initiatives

Through December 31, 2021 the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has awarded $1,205,180 in grants and scholarships. Thank you for your support!

Community Initiatives

The CFGNB is proactive with a portion of its grant making in order to seek out, create and support projects and initiatives that focus on the broader community as well as the non-profits that serve the community. By being strategic and investing resources in this manner, the foundation fulfills its community leadership goal of defining challenges and investing in solutions.

The Catalyst Program

Catalyst is a “giving circle” of local citizens who seek to learn about community issues in Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington. Anyone can become a part of this group by making a contribution of $250 to the Catalyst Fund and completing a membership form. “Discovery” memberships are available to first-time members (and their families) for a gift of $50 for the first year, and a “Business” membership offers local businesses the opportunity to engage their employees in local philanthropy. Members gather three times per year to learn about a member-chosen issue facing their community, and to consider funding requests from charitable organizations addressing the issue. The year concludes with a grant of up to $12,500.

  • $12,500 for New Britain Roots to launch the Community Seed Library in Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington.

Capacity Building Initiative

The Foundation’s Capacity Building Initiative supports the non-profit organizations in our service area which in turn, strengthens our communities. The Initiative has several components, one of which offers hands-on workshops and training for local organizations. Topics covered by the workshops include strategic planning, fundraising, marketing, board development and more.

  • $10,000 for Bread for Life, Southington to partner on year one of a new and innovative social enterprise that will diversify the organization’s funding stream and provide transitional training and employment to BFL clients. The first venture is a micro-enterprise of bee keeping and honey production.

First Years First

We believe that preparing the children of Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington for success in school and in life by enhancing their early childhood development education experience is fundamental to any meaningful expression of the Foundation’s mission.

  • $7,500 to CT Council for Philanthropy, Early Childhood Funders Collaborative to continue the work of the Collaborative which aims to support creation of a coordinated system of early care, education and child development in Connecticut
  • $7,500 to the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance to provide early childhood provider, parents and advocates in our four towns with information, training and connections so they can more effectively advocate to support young children.
  • $25,000 to the Consolidated School District of New Britain to implement the Pyramid Model, a conceptual framework of evidence-based practices for promoting young children’s healthy social and emotional development, for children birth to five in New Britain’s School Readiness Programs.
  • $27,500 to the Early Childhood Collaborative of Southington to support staffing and infrastructure needs during FY 2021-22.
  • $25,000 to Literacy Volunteers of Central Connecticut to support programming for parents and their young children at the Central Connecticut Family Literacy Center.
  • $35,000 matching grant to the Southington Public Schools to support the Southington Family Resource Network for programming from September 2021 through summer 2022.

Sub-Total, Community Initiatives Grants: $150,000

Arts, Culture and Heritage

We believe that when the Foundation supports arts, culture and heritage programs, we not only enhance the quality of life for all residents in those communities, but also invest in the long-term economic vitality and well-being of the Greater New Britain area.

  • CONCORA, $5,000.00 from the A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund to support Concora’s 2021 Spring Concerts
  • Connecticut Arts Alliance, Inc., $5,000.00 from the A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund and Robert A. and Phyllis T. Mugford Fund for Raise Your Voice Greater New Britain, a program to provide memberships to Greater New Britain arts organizations
  • Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, $7,500.00 from the Justus S. and Lillian F. Beach Fund, Charles L. Munford, Jr., Memorial Fund, Frances P. Parker Fund, and Anonymous Fund to support the Public Relations & Marketing Coordinator and Grants & Development Coordinator
  • Hill-Stead Museum, $25,000.00 from the Johnstone Vance Memorial Fund and A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund to support the Museum’s capital campaign
  • Hole in the Wall Theater, $9,000.00 from the Alix W. Stanley Charitable Fund and A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund to support the theater’s 2021-2022 season
  • New Britain Museum of American Art, $50,000.00 from the A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund, Talcott Stanley Fund, Catharine McHenry Rogers Fund, and Ted and Nancy Johnson Fund to support the Education and Outreach program
  • Queen Ann Nzinga Center for Cultural Education & Social Change, $10,000.00 from the Ted and Nancy Howe Fund, William T. Livingston Memorial Fund, and Spencer P. Torell Fund to support the development of after-school programming
  • Southington Community Cultural Arts, $5,000.00 from the A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund to support the Martin Luther King Jr. Mural project

Community & Economic Development

We believe that supporting community and economic development efforts adds to the strength and stability of neighborhoods and the citizens that live within them.

  • City of New Britain Community Services, $15,000.00 from the A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund to support the New Britain Homelessness Prevention Program
  • Neighborhood Housing Services of N.B. Inc., $10,000.00 from the A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund to support the the new Neighborhood Change Builders program in the North Oak neighborhood
  • New Britain ROOTS, Inc., $20,000.00 from the A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund, Donald W. and Virginia C. Davis Fund, and Ronald and Alice Gilrain Fund to increase organizational capacity by adding a fulltime Development Assistant
  • Senior Transportation Services, $10,000.00 from the Ev and Ethel Herre Memorial Fund, Margaret (Rau) and Rudolph Kloiber Memorial Fund, Elizabeth J. Berry Fund, and A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund to increase capacity for the organization’s Free Rides program and volunteer recruitment
  • Sustainable Connecticut, $5,400.00 from the Vic and Jane Darnell Fund, Walter H. Dickman Fund, Joseph A. Mlynarski, MD, Memorial Fund, and Elizabeth J. Berry Fund to support the Fellowship Program in Greater New Britain
  • Town of Southington, $10,000.00 from the A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund to light the Southington portion of the Farmington Canal Linear Trail

Education

We believe in the saying that “knowledge is power.” When the Foundation invests in education, it is helping to provide citizens with a key that can help open many doors.

  • Boys & Girls Club of New Britain, Inc., $10,000.00 from the Vicenta Alverio Memorial Fund, Junior League of Greater New Britain Funds, and Anna T. Deutsch Fund to support the Club’s Youth Development programs
  • Connecticut Invention Convention, $20,000.00 from the Georgia Knapp Thomson Fund and A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund for New Britain Invention Convention Initiative, a program to support the CIC’s programming in New Britain schools
  • Connecticut Students for a Dream (United We Dream Network), $10,000.00 from the William E. Attwood Jr. Fund, Andrews-Hicks Memorial Fund, William H. Judd, Jr. Fund, and Anna T. Deutsch Fund to support the UndocuPwer program in New Britain
  • Consolidated School District of New Britain, $40,000.00 from the A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund, Anonymous Fund, J. Edward and Justine B. Melson Family Fund, and Jeannette Elizabeth Westlake Memorial Fund to support the SEE, XTREME, and CREATE programs
  • Consolidated School District of New Britain, $50,000.00 from the A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund for the New Britain High School Academy of Manufacturing, Engineering, & Technology expansion and Middle School Component
  • Greater New Britain Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Inc., $10,000.00 from the Marshall A. Pease Memorial Fund and Howland Rogers Family Fund to support the Pathways to Education Program
  • New Britain Youth Museum at Hungerford Park, $15,000.00 from the A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund, Howland Rogers Family Fund, Spencer P. Torell Fund, and  for Environmental Education and Recreational Programs to support environmental education and recreational programs for children and families

Health and Human Services

We believe that having access to services that help maintain or improve health, or which help citizens gain access to basic human services, is fundamental to quality of life.

  • Bread for Life, $5,000.00 from the Helen M. Lynch Fund for Development Enhancement Efforts
  • Bread for Life, $15,000.00 from the A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund for an operating grant to address food insecurity
  • CCARC, $3,000.00 from the A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund to support Strategic Planning
  • Children’s Law Center of Connecticut, $10,000.00 from the Johnstone Vance Memorial Fund, and Louis G. and Ada C. Amodio Fund for Children for Legal Representation and Families in Transition programs in Greater New Britain
  • Chrysalis Center, $10,000.00 from the Johnstone Vance Memorial Fund, Carolyn’s Healthy Environment Fund, and Bernard McAvay Fund to support the Community Supportive Housing services in Greater New Britain
  • Down Syndrome Association of Connecticut, Inc., $7,600.00 from the Johnstone Vance Memorial Fund to hire Danosky & Associates to assist with Strategic Planning
  • Giving Back Food Pantry, $10,000.00 from the Helen M. Lynch Fund, Grove Hill Medical Center Fund, Anna Thornton Fund, and A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund for an operating grant to address food insecurity
  • The Hospital of Central Connecticut, $10,000.00 from the A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund, Stanley and Bernice Shepard Fund, and Lasher Fund in Memory of Douglas S. Lasher for the Breast Cancer Early Detection Program to provide appropriate clothing & information to patients
  • Human Resource Agency of New Britain Division of Heath and Wellness, $15,000.00 from the A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund, Johnstone Vance Memorial Fund, and Con Fed Charitable Fund for the New Britain Food and Resource Center to address food insecurity
  • Klingberg Family Centers, Inc., $10,000.00 from the A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund, Anonymous Fund, and Marjorie Wright Tomlinson Fund for the Klingberg Food Pantry to address food insecurity
  • PARC-Family Centered Services for People with Developmental Disabilities, $3,500.00 from the A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund to support recruitment and retention efforts through the PARC bowling program
  • Plainville Community Food Pantry, Inc., $15,000.00 from the A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund, Anna T. Deutsch Fund, and Edmund G. Noyes Fund for an operating grant to address food insecurity
  • Prudence Crandall Center, Inc., $20,000.00 from the Johnstone Vance Memorial Fund for the organization’s Emergency Shelter Program during COVID-19
  • Salvation Army, $20,000.00 from the William and Bette Batchelor Fund and Helen M. Lynch Fund to support the Pathway to Hope program in New Britain
  • *Local Food Pantry Support, $2,500.00 from the A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund to purchase reusable bags for local food pantries
  • *CFGNB Capacity Building Support, $2,500.00 from the A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund to the Community Initiatives Capacity Building Program to provide individualized Danosky & Associates consulting

Sub-total, Community Response Grants: $501,000

Donor Advised Grants

  • Bombaci Family Fund
    $10,000.00 to the YPI, Inc. for YPI Summer Camp
    $5,000 to the New Orleans Musicuans Assistance Fund for the Hurricane Ida Relief Fund
  • Keith and Ann Bova Family Fund
    $180.00 to the Boys & Girls Club of New Britain for general operating
  • Kevin and Christine (Malachowski) Bruemmer Fund
    $500.00 to the Boys & Girls Club of New Britain, Inc. for general operating
    $150 to the Bova Family Fund
    $250.00 to the Eddy House for general operating
    $250.00 to the Good Luck MacBeth Theatre for general operating
    $150.00 to the Siena Learning Center for general operating
    $250.00 to the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts for general operating
    $250.00 to the The Discovery for general operating
    $500.00 to First Congregational Church of Southington for general operating
    $250.00 to the Nevada Art Museum for general operating
  • Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Set Aside Funds
    $20,000 to the YWCA of New Britain to support a program that will offer DEI training to up to 20 organizations over a 12-month period. $10,000 will come from funds set aside in 2021 for such work with the balance to come from funds set aside in 2022.
    Karen A. Ellsworth Fund
    $500.00 to the Our Companions Domestic Animal Sancutary INC for general operating
  • Kindelan Family Fund
    $2,500.00 to Prudence Crandall for general operating
    $2,500.00 to New Britain ROOTs for general operating
  • Joan and Charles Leach Fund
    $8,240.00 to the New Britain Museum of American Art for general operating
  • Mayor’s Trophy Charitable Fund
    $1,000.00 to the Connecticut Breast Health Initiative for Virtual Race in the Park
    $1,020.00 to the New Britain Parks & Recreation Dept. for court fees for the Children’s Charities Tennis Classic
    $1,000.00 to the Opportunities Industrialization Center of New Britain, Inc. for the 2021 Annual Awards Gala
    $2,000.00 to the New Britain Downtown District for Art in Our Hearts
    $1,000.00 to the Klingberg Family Centers, Inc. for the Motor Car Series
    $1,200.00 to the V.I.B.E Athletics for Youth Basketball League costs (referees and park)
    $150.00 to Capital Workforce Partners for its Golf Tournament
    $2,000.00 to the New Britain High School Boys Basketball Team for Dish Shooting Machine Program
    $1,500.00 to the Festa Italiana Scholarship Fund to support the scholarship
    $1,000.00 to the New Britain Downtown District for the Free Concert for the 150th Celebration
    $400.00 to the CT Recreation and Parks Association for the Golf Tournament
    $1,500.00 to the Greater New Britain Chamber of Commerce for its 108th annual dinner
    $500.00 to the City of New Britain for the Arts Commission at the 150th Celebration
    $500.00 to the New Britain Little League for the Halloween Trunk or Treat
    $1,500.00 to Disabled American Veterans Inc. for Wreaths Across America
    $1,000.00 to Coram Deo Recovery for recovery housing for women & children
  • The Naples Family Fund
    $600.00 to the New Britain ROOTS, Inc. for general operating
    $600.00 to the New Britain Youth Leads Fund to support the work of the New Britain Youth Council
  • New Britain Saturday Night Club Fund
    $1,000.00 to the New Britain Industrial Museum for the Anvil Place exhibit
  • Rathgeber Family Fund
    $740.00 to the Prudence Crandall Center, Inc. for general operating
    $740.00 to the New Britain Museum of American Art for the Juneteenth Celebration and the Museum’s annual fund
  • The Round Table Fund
    $500.00 to the Boys & Girls Club of New Britain for general operating
    $500.00 to Prudence Crandall for general operating
    $500.00 to the NBHS Hurricane Spirit Fund at CFGNB
  • The Perra Family Fund
    $5,000.00 to the Prudence Crandall Center, Inc. for general operating
    $5,000.00 to the Connecticut Food Bank for general operating
    $5,000.00 to the Hill-Stead Museum for general operating
    $1,000.00 to the Open Door Soup Kitchen for general operating
    $500.00 to the Farmington Food Pantry Inc. for general operating
    $500.00 to the Highland Lake Watershed Association Inc for general operating
  • Schaller Auto World Fund
    $1,000.00 to Rebuilding Together Greater Hartford for general operating support
    $2,000.00 to Gifts of Love for the golf tournament
    $750.00 to the Connecticut Childrens Medical Center Foundation, Inc. for Concorso Ferrari & Friends Car Dealerships for the Kids Sponsorship
    $500.00 to the Berlin High School All Night Graduation Inc. for the All Night Graduation Party
    $500.00 to the Farmington Public Schools for the All Night Graduation Party
    $500.00 to the New Britain High School PTO for the All Night Graduation Party
    $500.00 to the Plainville Community Schools for the All Night Graduation Party
    $500.00 to the Newington High School Project Graduation for the All Night Graduation Party
    $500.00 to the Southington High School All Knight Graduation Party Committee for the All Night Graduation Party

Sub-Total, Donor Advised Grants: $128,823.48

Designated Grants

  • Anonymous Fund
    Foundation of Special Care, Pulmonary Support Group/Special Care Breath-Takers
  • The Bialkowski Family Fund
    Sacred Heart School, financial aid for students
  • The Bialkowski Family Religious Fund
    Divine Word Missionaries, for training of young persons for priesthood or as missionaries
    Salesian Missions, training young persons for priesthood or as missionaries
    The Marist Brothers, Inc., for training young persons for priesthood or as missionaries
    Saint Lawrence Seminary, training young persons for priesthood or as missionaries
    Oblate Missions of Mary Immaculate, training young persons for priesthood or as missionaries
    Scared Heart Church, for its general purposes
  • Carlson Family Fund
    Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
    The Hospital of Central Connecticut
  • Community Chest of New Britain and Berlin, Inc. Fund
    Community Chest of New Britain and Berlin
  • CFGNB Administrative Endowment Fund
    Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
  • Greta Rogers Cook Fund
    Klingberg Family Centers New Britain
    New Britain Public Library
  • Fred A. Damiani and Jeannette C. Varkal Fund
    The Hospital of Central Connecticut
  • John Noxon “Nox” and Cherry Howard Fund
    Boys and Girls Club of New Britain, Inc.
    Wheeler Clinic, Inc.
  • Iaia Fund in Memory of Antonio, Ignazia, Joseph and Paul
    St. Ann Church
  • Curtis and Degi Jennings Fund
    Jefferson Elementary School, for enrichment and extracurricular activities
  • Edith Johnson Fund
    First Lutheran Church of the Reformation, advance the causes of music and young people
    New Britain Area Interfaith Conference, Inc., public education efforts
  • Henry and Christa Juengst Fund
    American Cancer Society, Inc.
    American Diabetes Association, Inc.
    American Heart Association, Inc.
    Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Foundation
    Kensington Congregational Church
    Salvation Army
  • Stanley and Anelia Kustra Fund
    Foundation of Special Care, pediatric programs
    Hartford Hospital, cardiac programs
    The Hospital of Central Connecticut, George Bray Cancer Center
    Salvation Army of New Britain
  • Robert J. Loughery Fund
    Sisters of Mercy, Northeast Community
  • Stanley J. Markiewicz Fund
    Archdiocese of Hartford, Archbishop’s Annual Appeal
  • New Britain High School Foundation Fund
    New Britain High School Foundation
  • Myrna M. Pauloz Senior Center Fund
    Berlin Senior Center, to support the physical needs and activities of the organization
  • Myrna M. Pauloz Hospital of Central Connecticut New Britain Campus Fund
    The Hospital of Central Connecticut, to support medical research relating to inpatient care and to directly benefit inpatient in  other ways
  • Hugh and Lois Penney Fund
    CCARC
    Community Foundation of Greater New Britain, Administrative Endowment
    Connecticut Conference of United Church of Christ
    Friendship Service Center
    Klingberg Family Centers, New Britain
    Literacy Volunteers of Central Connecticut
    New Britain Museum of American Art
    South Congregational-First Baptist Church
    YMCA of New Britain-Berlin
  • Penneys for the Foundation Fund
    Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Administrative Endowment
  • Herbert M. and Edyth Woodruff Peterson Fund
    Friendship Service Center
    Salvation Army of New Britain
    South Congregational-First Baptist Church, New Britain
    YMCA of New Britain-Berlin
    YWCA of New Britain
  • Joanne Michelini Pigott Fund
    Berlin Peck Memorial Library, for book acquisition
  • Father John J. Reilley Fund
    Archdiocese of Hartford, Educational Fund
  • Sacred Heart School Fund
    Sacred Heart School, New Britain
  • Joseph and Christine J. Schribert Designated Fund
    American Red Cross Connecticut Chapter
    Arthritis Foundation- Connecticut
    Church of St. Mary
    Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Foundation
    Foundation for Special Care
    Hartford Hospital, to add to the Endowment for Cardiac Programs and research
    The Hospital of Central Connecticut, to benefit the George Bray Cancer Center
    VNA Healthcare, Inc., to provide hospice care to the people of New Britain
  • Southington Library Endowment Fund
    Southington Library Endowment
  • Southington Library Donor Endowment Fund
    Southington Library Endowment Donor Fund
  • Stanley Memorial Church Fund
    Stanley Memorial-Fountain of Life Church
  • The Tanner Family Fund
    The Hospital of Central Connecticut
  • Helen P.G. and John C. Vibberts Fund
    New Britain Museum of American Art, for conservation and maintenance of the Sanford B.D. Low Collection
  • John C. and Helen P.G. Vibberts Fund
    Foundation of Special Care, to support Hospital for Special Care
  • The Weld Fund
    American Legion Eddy Glover Post #6
    Art League of New Britain
    Boy Scouts of America, Connecticut River Council, to benefit New Britain Scouts
    Boys and Girls Club of New Britain
    Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
    CONCORA
    Connecticut Theatre Company
    Foundation of Special Care
    The Hospital of Central Connecticut
    Klingberg Family Centers, New Britain
    ount Holyoke College
    New Britain Garden Club
    New Britain Industrial Museum
    New Britain Museum of American Art
    New Britain Public Library
    New Britain Symphony Society
    New Britain Youth Museum
    Repertory Theater of New Britain
    St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, New Britain
    United Way of New Britain & Berlin, Inc.
    YWCA of New Britain

Sub-Total, Designated Grants: $521,406.68

Scholarships Awarded

The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain awarded a total of $323,265 in scholarships to students from Berlin, New Britain, Plainville, Southington and other towns.

Sub-total, Scholarships:$323,265

Community Chest of New Britain & Berlin

Total CCNBB Grants Approved: $157,000

Community Sponsorship Awards From the A. W. Stanley Discretionary Fund

  • $250.00 to the Alzheimer’s Association to support the Central CT Walk to End Alzheimer’s
  • $500.00 to the Arc of Southington to support the Annual Variety Show (Virtual)
  • $250.00 to Autism Families CT to support their Golf Tournament
  • $500.00 to the Berlin High School Band Parent’s Association to support their annual events
  • $100.00 to the Boys and Girls Club of New Britain to support the 2021 Golf Tournament
  • $500.00 CCARC for Every Dream Begins With a Wish
  • $500.00 to the City of New Britain Commission on Persons with Disabilities to support the Annual Walk and Roll
  • $200.00 to CT Breast Health Initiative to support the Howard H. Belkin Golf Tournament
  • $100 to DAV Chapter 8 to support the Golden Kielbasa Veterans Open
  • $500.00 to the Diaspora Multicultural Society, Inc. to support Diaspora Multicultural Festival
  • $500.00 to the Down Syndrome Association of CT for the Step Up for Down Syndrome Walk
  • $250.00 to Festa Italiana, Inc. to support the 2021 Italian Festival
  • $500.00 to the Foundation for Special Care for the 2021 Children’s Charity Tennis Classis
  • $300.00 to Futures, Inc to support the 7th Annual Gala and Fashion Show
  • $500.00 to the Greater New Britain Chamber of Commerce to support the 2021 Golf Tournament
  • $500.00 to Greater New Britain Pregnancy Prevention for the 22nd Annual Pathways Walkathon
  • $500.00 to Hartford Men in Harmony to support Second-to-Last Annual Mock Novice Quartet Contest
  • $500.00 to the Hospital for Special Care to support the Derby Hybrid
  • $800.00 the Hospital of Central Connecticut to support the 2021 Golf Tournament
  • $500.00 to the Judy Dworin Performance Project to support ColorFields Outdoors, performances at NBMAA
  • $250.00 to Klingberg Family Centers to support the Vintage Motor Car Show
  • $250.00 to Main Street Community Foundation to support Moving Forward Together
  • $1,000.00 to the New Britain Mayor’s Office to support the 150th Anniversary of New Britain
  • $250.00 to the New Britain Fire Department to support Fire Safety Day
  • $650.00 to New Britain Little League to support the 2021 Season
  • $500.00 to New Britain ROOTS to support the 2021 Garden Crawl
  • $500.00 to New Britain Youth Museum to support their Summer Solstice event
  • $500.00 OIC New Britain to support Unsung Heroes Matter
  • $500.00 to PARC Inc. to support the Robinson Bowling Classic
  • $500.00 to Southington Community Cultural Arts (SoCCA) to support the Southington Reindeer Games Parade
  • $750.00 to the Southington Chamber of Commerce to support the Golf Tournament
  • $475.00 to the Southington-Cheshire YMCA to support the Apple Harvest Road Rave
  • $100.00 to St. Paul School to support Golf Tournament
  • $500.00 to Trinity-On-Main to support the 2021 Tuba Christmas Concert
  • $500.00 to the Town of Southington in support of the Apple Harvest Festival
  • $500.00 to the United Way of Southington to support the Annual Jingle and Mingle
  • $500.00 to Wheeler YMCA to support the O’Mazing Race
  • $300.00 to Wreaths Across America to support the Annual Fundraising Pasta Dinner

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Related Sponsorships

  • $2,000.00 to the YWCA of New Britain to support the Banner Project, honoring women in New Britain for the city’s 150th Anniversary
  • $1,000 to New Britain Museum of American Art to support the Juneteenth Celebration
  • $500 to the People’s Coalition of Central Connecticut to support the Juneteenth Celebration

Total Community Sponsorship Awards Approved: $20,025

COVID-19 Grants

In response to the COVID-19 health emergency, the Foundation is allocating funds to support local organizations serving the residents of Berlin, New Britain, Plainville, and Southington and also to respond to community needs for the most vulnerable during this crisis. To date, the following grants have been made:

• $1,250.00 to the Art League of New Britain to pilot a new series of free, innovative online offerings to keep members engaged during the pandemic
• $1,750.00 to Boys and Girls Club for technology upgrades that will improve the learning environment for youth participants
• $1,000 to Bread for Life to purchase an additional picnic table for safe outdoor seating and dining of guests
• $1,000.00 to Claws and Paws for technology needed to interview future rehabber candidates through Google or Zoom during COVID-19
• $1,750.00 to Early Childhood Collaborative of Southington for marketing and professional services needed to maintain visibility during the pandemic
• $1,500 to the Friendship Service Center to add a sneeze guard to the dining room serving area
• $1,750.00 to the Friendship Service Center for website upgrades that will facilitate better communication with funders, donors and volunteers during the pandemic
• $1,000.00 to Girls With Voices to incorporate a marketing/social media platform to broaden program awareness and increase participation
• $750 to Girls With Voices for custodial and maintenance services needed to maintain a safe environment for programming
• $1,000.00 to Giving Back Food Pantry for equipment needed to facilitate drive through food distribution during the pandemic
• $2,000.00 to the Greater New Britain Chamber of Commerce to support the continuation of monthly webinars on topics of interest to the Greater New Britain business community through June
• $1,500.00 to Literacy Volunteers of Central Connecticut to purchase virtual vocabulary books for tutors and their adult students to use during remote instruction
• $1,250 to Meriden-New Britain-Berlin YMCA to create an office next to Men in Residence entrance in New Britain for better monitoring and less traffic through the building
• $1,500 to Neighborhood Housing Services of New Britain to support the cost of HVAC needs to comfortably accommodate clients and staff during COVID
• $1,500.00 to New Britain Youth Museum to develop virtual environmental and recreational programs to be presented to area senior citizens
• $1,700 to the New Britain Youth Museum Hungerford Nature Center to support the purchase of an AV system for a new outdoor courtyard to improve outdoor events
• $1,750.00 to OIC of New Britain for technology upgrades needed during the pandemic
• $750 to Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) for custodial and maintenance services needed to maintain a safe environment for programming
• $1,000.00 to PARC for facility upgrades in order to address COVID protection and safety issues
• $1,750.00 to Pathways/Senderos to increase internet and virtual learning capabilities for remote learners at Pathways
• $1,500.00 to Prudence Crandall Center to purchase Tracfones to facilitate safe text or phone communication between clients and staff
• $1,600 to Prudence Crandall Center to purchase picnic tables for use outdoors for socially distant service related programming
• $1,250 to Queen Ann Nzinga Center for post-COVID marketing and social media assistance that will help maintain service delivery
• $1,500.00 to Queen Ann Nzinga Center for equipment and technology upgrades needed to shift programming to an online platform
• $2,000.00 to the Southington Chamber of Commerce to purchase Chamber industry specific software to conduct higher quality remote programs to members and the community more efficiently
• $1,750.00to Southington Community Cultural Arts for professional services needed to feature virtual classes on the SoCCA website to reach a larger audience and increase online registrations
• $1,250 to Southington Community Services to purchase items needed to facilitate the work done by fewer volunteers at the food pantry
• $1,250 to Southington Education Fund for post-COVID marketing efforts that will continue to get the SEF name out into the community

Sub-total, COVID-19 Grants:$39,550