The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is seeking applications for its Pomeroy-Brace Fund.
Donor Name: Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
State: Connecticut
City: Selected Cities
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 10/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Seth Pomeroy Holcombe and Lucy Eaton Holcombe lived in North Granby for over 30 years. Both were active in their community, enthusiastically supporting the culture and history of the town they loved. To continue their life of giving back, they established a fund to support organizations that benefit people and institutions in the Town of Granby.
Types of Support and Grant Focus
Grants awarded through this RFP may support a wide range of needs for organizations serving the residents of Granby, including:
- Capital/equipment projects (support for capital improvements, such as construction and renovation of a building or the purchase of capital equipment),
- Capacity building (support for strengthening organizational capacity),
- Enhance or strengthen existing activities (support to enhance, expand, or strengthen the range, quantity, and/or quality of an agency’s programs and services. However, in general, these funds are not meant to maintain the current activities or level of service),
- General Operating Support (support of board-approved strategic plan and/or annual plan), and
- New activities or services (support for new programs or demonstration projects that do not commit the Foundation to recurring expenditures).
Funding Information
The maximum grant award is up to $25,000 for a 12-month period.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet the Hartford Foundation basic grantee criteria:
- Is your organization a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Non-501(c)(3) community-based groups may apply using a fiscal sponsor that is a 501(c)(3) non-profit.
- Does a significant portion of your organization’s services benefit residents of the Hartford Foundation’s 29-town funding region?
- Does your organization operate under best practices for governance? Do you have a board that meets regularly? Do they provide financial oversight of the organization’s resources?
For more information, visit HFPG.
