Berlin Land Trust Establishes Fund to Protect Environment, Preserve Open Space in Berlin and Surrounding Towns After 25 Years of Successful Land Preservation, Group Looks to Expand Impact New Britain, Conn. (March 11, 2014) – The Berlin Land Trust, Inc. has established a new fund at the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB), affording existing [...]

Community Foundation Earns Gold Participant Status from GuideStar First Connecticut Community Foundation to Achieve Highest Level of Transparency from Nation’s Leading Source of Nonprofit Information New Britain, Conn. (March 7, 2014) – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has long prided itself on its high standards as the trusted caretaker of a community endowment [...]

Application Deadlines Approaching for 2014 Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Scholarships More than $160,000 in Education Assistance Available New Britain, Conn., (March 5, 2014) – Application deadlines are quickly approaching for more than $160,000 in scholarships available through funds managed by the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB). Scholarships are available to 2014 [...]

$1.3 million fund to benefit The Hospital of Central Connecticut New Britain, Conn. (February 14, 2014) – The Hospital of Central Connecticut (HOCC) has been named the beneficiary of a $1.3 million charitable fund from the estate of Myrna (Morse) Pauloz through the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB). The Myrna M. Pauloz Hospital [...]

A Sensible, Unassuming – and Very Generous – Lady Berlin’s Myrna Pauloz Leaves a Legacy that Surprises Even Her Closest of Friends New Britain, Conn., (February 11, 2014) – By all accounts, Myrna Pauloz of Berlin was the quintessential practical woman – someone who shunned the spotlight, wore sensible shoes, saved for a rainy day, [...]

Lending a Hand: College Students Help Pre-Schoolers Learn Thanks to Foundation Partnership New Britain, Conn. (February 6, 2014) – Thanks to a collaboration of four local philanthropic organizations, low-income preschool children at HRA of New Britain’s Head Start programs are getting a better chance to enter kindergarten ready to succeed.  That’s because they are now [...]

A Very Good Year: 2013 a Grantmaking Year for the Ages Community Foundation’s $1.143 Million in 2013 Grants Was Most Ever New Britain, Conn. (January 14, 2014) – For more than 70 years, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has played an integral role in shaping the communities of Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and [...]

Tomasso Group’s J. Leo Gagne Takes on Role of Board Chair for Community Foundation of Greater New Britain New Officers in Place; Lynn Ricci, Art Schaller, Jr., Elected to Board of Directors New Britain, Conn. (January 14, 2014) – On the heels of one of the most significant grant-making years in its 70-plus year history, [...]