Downtown District Establishes New Charitable Fund to Aid in Fundraising for Programs

New Britain, Conn., September 1, 2023 – The New Britain Downtown District has recently established a charitable fund with the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain. The Downtown District works on behalf of the Downtown property owners and businesses to provide a vibrant and welcoming Downtown. To that end, the Downtown District hosts and organizes numerous programs throughout the year in cooperation with the City for the benefit and engagement of the community.

The new fund, named the New Britain Downtown District Charitable Fund (NBDDCF), will give donors, especially those who wish to contribute dollars or gifts in kind to annual programs such as the Downtown Halloween Trick-or-Treat Safe Zone and Holiday Tree Lighting, a convenient way to make a gift and be acknowledged appropriately for it. The NBDDCF is managed by the Community Foundation and donors can easily access the portal to make a financial gift to the fund by going to https://cfgnb.org/nb-downtown-district-charitable-fund/.

According to Nicole Bosco, Executive Director of the District, “On August 1, 2023 the Downtown District presented the Community Foundation with a check for $5,000 to activate the fund. We are very excited about having this charitable fund in place so that we can have our local corporate, organization, and individual donors acknowledged for their generosity to our popular community programs.”

Dave Obedzinski, President and CEO of the Community Foundation, also shared the following. “We’re very excited about this partnership with the Downtown District and we’ve always been a fan of the programs they provide for local businesses and the residents of the area. We were also pleased to add $1,000 to their fund as part of our ongoing promotion encouraging local organizations to either establish new funds with us or for moving charitable funds or scholarships to our Foundation.”

More information about the Downtown District can be found at www.newbritaindd.com. The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain is “Where Good Begins” in Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington. Located at The Foundation Center at 74A Vine Street, New Britain, the Foundation works to inspire philanthropy, responsibly manage permanent charitable assets, and partner to address key community issues through strategic leadership. For more information, visit www.cfgnb.org.