The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain invests in organizations through Community Response Grants across a broad range of fields, including arts, culture and heritage, community and economic development, education, and health and human services.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
State: Connecticut
Town/City: Berlin, new Britain, Plainville, Southington
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Focus Areas
- Arts, Culture & Heritage: They believe that when the Foundation supports arts, culture and heritage programs, they enhance the quality of life for all residents in those communities and invest in the long-term economic vitality and well-being of the Greater New Britain area.
- Community and Economic Development: They believe that supporting community and economic development as well as employment skill-building efforts adds to the strength and stability of neighborhoods and the citizens that live within them.
- Education: They believe that having a quality education fosters success in life. The Foundation is interested in making learning accessible to students of all ages and reducing the achievement gap.
- Health and Human Services: They believe that having access to services that help maintain or improve health or which help citizens to access basic human services are fundamental to the quality of life.
Type of Investments
The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain makes two types of investments from unrestricted and field of interest funds:
- Improving Lives and Conditions: They invest in programs and services that improve the quality of life and promote equity for the citizens of Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington.
- Investing in Organizations: They invest in organizations to deliver valuable services to the community more effectively or that strengthen the ability of an organization to achieve its mission. This type of proposal might include, but is not limited to:
- Staff development – training and professional development that helps staff to deliver services more effectively.
- Strategic, fundraising or other plans and direction-setting – They support both planning and implementation of plans.
- Technology and equipment – The purchase of equipment or technology upgrades will be considered, but only as a component of a comprehensive program to move to a needed level of organizational effectiveness and efficiency.
Funding Information
Typically, grants range between $5,000 and $25,000 per year.
Grant Period
In general, Foundation grants are one year in duration.
Eligibility Criteria
The Foundation make grants to non-profit organizations that have tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code or that are a qualified entity eligible to receive grants from community foundations under the IRS Code. They will consider funding a grassroots group, if it has a governing body and a fiscal agent with the appropriate tax status.
For more information, visit CFGNB.
