2007 Grants and Initiatives
Discretionary Grants
Boys & Girls Club of New Britain, $2,500
Designated by Celebrate New Britain! Honoree
Capital Workforce Partners, $25,000
To support implementation of the Low Income Families Employment (LIFE) program in New Britain
Connecticut Center for Healthy Aging, $20,000
To increase the number of mobile assessments for senior citizens in New Britain and to expand community outreach
Early Childhood Collaborative of Southington, Up to $7,500
From the Early Childhood Development Fund
To support the collaborative’s efforts to improve outcomes for young children in Southington
Friends of Panthorn Park (Southington), $4,000
To support School Nature Day and the 10th anniversary celebration
Friendship Service Center, $50,000
Additional support for the Center’s revised capital campaign (contingent upon state funding)
Greater New Britain Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (Pathways/Senderos), $15,000
Second-year support of organizational restructuring aimed at strengthening the delivery of services
Hospital of Central Connecticut, Up to $50,000
1:1 matching grant to support the expansion and renovation of the hospital’s emergency department
Junior Woman’s Club of Berlin, $2,500
Designated by Celebrate Berlin! honoree
New Britain Discovery Collaborative , $40,000
From the Early Childhood Development Fund
To support the collaborative’s efforts to improve outcomes for young children in New Britain
New Britain Museum of American Art, $50,000
To support education and outreach programs in Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington
New Britain School Readiness Council, $7,704
From the Early Childhood Development Fund
To support parent outreach activities
New Britain Symphony, $25,536
To support organizational upgrades and strategic planning aimed at strengthening the symphony
Plainville Community Food Pantry, $2,500
Designated by Celebrate Plainville! honoree
Plainville Community Food Pantry, $8,000
To support the Food Pantry's Bread Distribution Program
Plainville Family Resource Network, $11,540
From the Early Childhood Development Fund
To expand services to children and families in the areas of literacy, parent/childcare provider workshops and playgroups
Rebuilding Together New Britain, $27,000
For organizational capacity building aimed at improving development efforts and expanding services
Southington Historical Society, $17,000
To provide the final funding needed to complete the renovation of the Southington Historical Society and Museum
Southington Science and Math Initiative, $2,500
Designated by Celebrate Southington! honoree
Trinity-on-Main, Up to $75,000
1:1 matching grant to support restoration of the tower
YMCA of New Britain-Berlin and YWCA of New Britain, $36,500
To support a joint proposal for technology upgrades that will build the capacity of both organizations
Sub-total Discretionary Grants, $479,780
Donor Advised Grants
Boys and Girls Club of New Britain
From the New Britain Day Nursery Fund
Carolina for Kibera, Inc., University of North Carolina
From the Rathgeber Family Fund
City of New Britain “Save the Franklin School Paintings”
From the Susie and Charles Gustin Memorial Fund
City of New Britain “Save the Franklin School Paintings”
From the Saturday Night Club of New Britain Fund
Connecticut Community Care
From the Gilrain Family Fund
Covenant to Care for Children
From the Schaller Auto World Fund
The Denan Project (Ethiopia)
From the Rotary Club of New Britain and Berlin Fund
First Church of Christ Congregational, New Britain
From the Rathgeber Family Fund
First Church of Christ Congregational, West Hartford
From the Stanley and Bernice Shepard Fund
Foodshare of Greater Hartford
From the Conry Asset Management Charitable and New Britain Day Nursery Funds
Foundation of Special Care
From the Stanley and Bernice Shepard Fund
The Hospital of Central Connecticut
From the Frank and Ernestine Fraprie and Stanley and Bernice Shepard Funds
Klingberg Family Centers
From the New Britain Day Nursery Fund
Living in Safe Alternatives, Inc.
From the Junior League of Greater New Britain Fund
Manes & Motions
From the New Britain Day Nursery Fund
Metropolitan Opera Guild (New York)
From the Stanley and Bernice Shepard Fund
Mom's Program at the Hospital for Central Connecticut
From the New Britain Day Nursery Fund
New Britain Food Security Collaborative
From the Catalyst Fund
New Britain Public Library
From the Leonard W. and Jeannette C. Varkal Fund
New Britain Symphony
From the New Britain Day Nursery Fund
New Britain Youth Museum
From the Schaller Auto World Fund
Oak Hill, for outdoor swing set at Saddlebrook Home (Southington)
From the Spirit of Beth Telfer Memorial Fund
Pathways Senderos
From the New Britain Day Nursery Fund
Prudence Crandall Center
From the New Britain Day Nursery Fund
Southington Board of Education CAMPY on Campus conference for Southington schoolchildren
From the Southington Science and Mathematics Initiative Fund
Southington Board of Education Schools Nature Day at Panthorn Park for Southington 4th graders
From the Southington Science and Mathematics Initiative Fund
Spanish Speaking Center
From the New Britain Day Nursery Fund
United Way of New Britain & Berlin
From the Stanley and Bernice Shepard Fund
United Way of Southington
From the Grove Hill Medical Center Fund
University of Hartford
From the Stanley and Bernice Shepard Fund
VNA of Central Connecticut “HIP HOP” program
From the Saturday Night Club of New Britain Fund
VNA of Central Connecticut Hospice programs
From the Frank and Ernestine Fraprie Fund
Warm the Children
From the New Britain Day Nursery Fund
YMCA of New Britain-Berlin
From the New Britain Day Nursery, Schaller Auto World and Stanley and Bernice Shepard Funds
YWCA of New Britain
From the Schaller Auto World Fund
Sub-total Donor Advised Grants, $46,197
Designated Grants
Designated funds at the Community Foundation are established by individual parties to benefit one or more specific charities. In 2007, a total of $276, 975 in designated grants were approved by the Community Foundation's Board of Directors in accordance with the wishes of each fund's established provisions.
Sub-total Designated Grants, $276,975
Scholarships
In 2007, the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain awarded a total of $76,840 in scholarships to 37 students from Berlin, New Britain, Plainville, Southington and other towns. Scholarships were awarded from all 31 of the Foundation's named scholarship funds. Click here for a full list of available scholarships.
Sub-total Scholarships, $76,840
Total 2007 Grants and Scholarships, $879,792