The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is pleased to announce the Norma and Natale Sestero Fund.
Donor Name: Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
State: Connecticut
City: Selected Cities
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Norma and Natale Sestero were long-time residents of Glastonbury. Through their charitable remainder trusts, the Norma and Natale Sestero Fund was established to support organizations that benefit people and institutions from the Town of Glastonbury in the areas of culture, health, education, social welfare, and the environment (including town beautification and preservation of heritage).
Types of Support and Grant Focus:
Grants awarded through this RFP may support a wide range of needs for organizations serving the residents of Glastonbury, 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
Grants ranging from $1,000 to $25,000.
Project Period
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.
