CFGNB President and Board Chair Awarded for their Service December 13, 2022 – (New Britain, Conn.) Just in time for National Philanthropy Day, David Obedzinski, President, and Art Schaller Jr., Board Chair of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) have both been selected as recipients of awards recognizing their work in the field. [...]
Foundation Announces 2022 Champion Award Recipients New Britain, Conn., December 13, 2022 – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) is proud to announce the recipients of four Champion Awards for 2022. The CFGNB established their Champion Awards in order to celebrate and recognize individuals, businesses, organizations, civic groups, and others who have supported [...]
Liberty Bank Foundation Makes Grant to CFGNB's Capacity Building Initiative August 30, 2022, New Britain, Conn. – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) has been selected to receive a $3,000 grant from the Liberty Bank Foundation in support of their Capacity Building Initiative. The grant, which will fund the Foundation’s subscription to Foundation Directory [...]
Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Awards over $300,000 in Scholarship Awards New Britain, Conn., August 23, 2022– The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has awarded $310,655 in scholarships to 78 students from Berlin, New Britain, Plainville, Southington and other communities through a variety of managed scholarship funds established by individual donors. Since its [...]
New CFGNB Scholarship To Honor Lifelong New Britain Residents New Britain, Conn., August 23, 2022 – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain is proud to announce a newly established scholarship fund, the John & Sylvia Fredericks Memorial Scholarship Fund. Gary Fredericks, John and Sylvia’s son, came to the Foundation wanting to honor his parents’ [...]
CFGNB Accepting Applications Addressing Mental Health for Young People New Britain, Conn., July 18, 2022 – The Catalyst Giving Circle of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain is accepting applications for one grant of up to $15,000 to be awarded in November, that will address the 2022 topic of Mental Health Needs from Adolescence [...]
New Britain Educators Give Back with Scholarship Funds New Britain, Conn., June 13, 2022 - Following thirty and thirty-five year careers in education respectively, Nancy Sarra, Superintendent of New Britain Schools, and Michael Foran, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction of the New Britain Schools, have established two new scholarships at the Community Foundation of [...]
New Scholarship Fund Established at CFGNB to Benefit Students with Life Threatening Illness New Britain, Conn., May 17, 2022 – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain is proud to announce a newly established scholarship fund, the Spencer’s Hero Academia Memorial Scholarship Fund. Douglass and Nancy Tracy reached out to the Foundation with the hope [...]
Newly Established Fund Assists NBHS Together Matters Program New Britain, Conn., May 5, 2022 – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain is proud to announce a newly established designated fund, the Together Matters Fund. The fund was established by Sue and Bill Butler in order to assist New Britain High School’s Together Matters program, [...]
Foundation Now Accepting Applications for Early Childhood Initiative Grants New Britain, Conn. April 28, 2022 – The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) is now accepting applications for grants from its First Years First (FYF) Initiative. Established in 2005, First Years First focuses on the early years of life, which are a time of [...]