Community Sponsorship Awards

The Community Foundation Sponsorship Awards program supports community special events that make our communities better places to live, work and raise a family.

Applications open for 2024 events!

Supporting Vibrant, Engaged Communities

Fairs, festivals and similar community celebrations bring people together, build pride and inject life into our town squares and neighborhoods. They are often at the top of the list of things that distinguish our communities and our quality of life.

Recognizing the unique role that such celebrations play in making Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington special, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain’s Community Sponsorship Awards Program offers financial support to nonprofit organizations conducting community special events that are consistent with the Foundation’s goal to make our communities better places to live, work and raise a family.

Applications will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

♦ Preference will be given to community events that celebrate and promote children and families; arts, culture and heritage; education; and civic engagement.

♦ Events should take place in our four-town service area or the organization applying must provide rationale for why the event is taking place elsewhere.

♦ Events must recognize the support of the Community Foundation in the form of publicity, advertising or other visibility to as wide an audience as possible.

♦ Community Sponsorship Award requests should not exceed $500.

♦ Community Sponsorship Awards are limited to one award per organization/event per year.

For more information, please e-mail Community Impact Officer, Candice Tabone. For a complete list of past years’ Community Sponsorship Awards, please visit our Grants & Initiatives pages.