As a Fairfield County nonprofit, you are an essential partner in our mission to build and sustain a vital and prosperous community where all have the opportunity to participate and thrive.
Grantmaking priority areas
The Community Foundation has adopted Results Based AccountabilityTM as a framework for articulating and measuring the changes we hope to see for our county.
We award competitive grants to local nonprofits that are addressing our key result areas in Fairfield County:
- All Fairfield County students graduate with a high school degree and are prepared for post-secondary education and employment.
- All Fairfield County older youth and young adults have training and credentials that lead to meaningful career opportunities
- All Fairfield County women and girls are economically secure, healthy and safe.
- All Fairfield County residents have safe, stable, healthy and affordable housing in communities of opportunity
For general information regarding Results Based AccountabilityTM, visit the Implementation Guide website.
“Additional opportunities for nonprofits” assistance
- You can attend low-cost, high-quality professional development workshops offered by our Center for Nonprofit Excellence
- You can participate in Giving Day, promoting 24 hours of online giving to Fairfield County nonprofits.
- You can establish an Organization Endowment fund at the Community Foundation to make your financial future more stable.
In addition, we introduce our fundholders to Fairfield County nonprofits that match their charitable giving passions.
Fall 2018 Grants Awarded
| All Fairfield County residents have safe, stable, healthy and affordable housing in communities of opportunity – $304,207 | ||
| Organization | Program Name | Grant Amount |
| Bridgeport Neighborhood Trust, Inc | Empowerment Resource Academy(ERA) | $30,000.00 |
| Child Guidance Center of Mid-Fairfield County | Operations and IT/Systems Growth | $14,000.00 |
| Connecticut Association for Human Services | Family Economic Success(FES) program | $20,000.00 |
| Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants | General Opeating Support | $20,000.00 |
| Connecticut Legal Services | CLS seeeks funding to support two efforts ove rthe next year, organizational strategic planning and legal advocacy on behalf of low income housing residents in Bridgeport. | $40,000.00 |
| Connecticut Radio Information Systems | Expansion of services in Fairfield County | $6,957.00 |
| Connecticut Veterans Legal Center | Removing Legal Barriers | $10,000.00 |
| DataHaven | 2019 Wellbeing Index | $35,000.00 |
| Food Rescue US | Technology powered, volunteer-driven food rescue platform | $15,000.00 |
| Norwalk Housing Foundation | Family Stabilization Program | $20,000.00 |
| Partnership for Strong Communities | Reaching Home Campaign: Endless Homelessness in CT | $25,000.00 |
| Positive Directions The Center for Prevention & Recovery | The Center for Prevention and Counseling — Strategic Plan | $7,250.00 |
| Renewal House | Renewal House Transitional Housing Project | $30,000.00 |
| RYASAP | Regional Behaviorl Health Action Organization Merger/Asset Transfer | $6,000.00 |
| Southwestern CT Area Agency on Aging, Inc | interest-free loans for low income seniors | $25,000.00 |
| All Fairfield County older youth and young adults have training and credentials that lead to meaningful career opportunities – $223,728 | ||
| Organization | Program Name | Grant Amount |
| Beardsley Zoo | Conservation Discovery Corps | $25,000.00 |
| Boys & Girls Village | Work to Learn Program | $20,000.00 |
| Housatonic Valley Association, Inc | Still River Watershed Connections Program | $15,000.00 |
| Inroads, Inc. | Leadership Development Academy | $17,500.00 |
| Justice Education Center | Career Pathways Masters Program in Stamford | $10,000.00 |
| Mill River Park Collaborative | Mill River Stewards High School Internship Program | $14,500.00 |
| Norwalk Community College Foundation | Thrive by 25: Career Connections- Year 2 | $44,178.00 |
| SoundWaters | to support the SoundWaters 21st Century Budget Technology. | $5,000.00 |
| Stamford Youth Services Bureau – City of Stamford | Mayor’s Youth Employment Program | $25,000.00 |
| Sterling House | Sterling House Summer Day Camp | $15,000.00 |
| United We Dream, Inc | Youth Organizing in Action Program | $17,550.00 |
| Urban League of Southern Connecticut | Urban Youth Empowerment Career Pathways Training Program | $15,000.00 |
| All Fairfield County students graduate with a high school degree and are prepared for post-secondary education and employment. -$574,000 | ||
| Boys & Girls Club of Stamford | to increase marketing efforts to strengthen the visibility of Stamford Bos & Girls Club. | $5,000.00 |
| City Lights and Company | City Lights Grows Capacity of Arts Integration Programs | $15,000.00 |
| Educators for Excellence | General Operating Support | $25,000.00 |
| Connecticut Voices for Children | General Operating Suppoort | $20,000.00 |
| Horizons at New Canaan Country School | Horizons at New Canaan Country School | $25,000.00 |
| Horizons at Greens Farms Academy | Horizons Summer 2019 | $20,000.00 |
| LifeBridge Community Services | Pathways to TechConnections Program | $20,000.00 |
| Project Morry | Year Round Youth Development in Bridgeport | $25,000.00 |
| SoundWaters | Young Mariners Academy | $20,000.00 |
| Stamford Public Education Foundation, Inc. | Summer Voyager Enrichment Program | $15,000.00 |
| Green Village Initiative | Cultivating Youth as Leaders of Food Justice | $25,000.00 |
| Norwalk Community College Foundation | Summer Bridge Math Intensive Program | $20,000.00 |
| Center for Popular Democracy | Young People in Power College Access Program | $25,000.00 |
| Center for Children’s Advocacy, Inc | Educational Success Advocacy Project | $30,000.00 |
| Building One Community | Summer Reading Program | $15,000.00 |
| Carver Foundation | Summer High School Transition Program | $25,000.00 |
| Greenwich Alliance for Education | AVID Central Middle School Program | $20,000.00 |
| Carver Foundation | Youth Development Program | $25,000.00 |
| Danbury Family Learning Center | Danbury’s Families Combatting Summer | $24,000.00 |
| Danbury Youth Services | DYS Summer Youth Employment Program | $15,000.00 |
| Horizons at NCC | Horizons at NCC | $10,000.00 |
| Bridgeport Caribe Youth League | Building Today’s Youth, Tomorrow’s Leaders | $25,000.00 |
| Best Buddies Connecticut | Best Buddies FC Middle and High School Project | $15,000.00 |
| McGivney Community Center | McGivney Summer Camp | $15,000.00 |
| ACCESS Education Service, Inc. | Summer STEM Enrichment Program | $15,000.00 |
| Stamford Family YMCA | Summer Enrichment Camp | $15,000.00 |
| Horizons at Sacred Heart University | Summer Learning Program | $20,000.00 |
| South End Community Center, Inc. | 2019 Summer Learning Enrichment & Employment | $15,000.00 |
| Horizons at Brunswick School | Horizons at Brunswick School Student Enrichment Program | $10,000.00 |
| Horizons National | Horizons Bridgeport | $20,000.00 |
| All Fairfield County women and girls are economically secure, healthy and safe – $166,002.01 | ||
| Organization | Program Name | Grant Amount |
| Center for Family Justice, Inc | Sexual Assault Collaborative | $20,000.00 |
| Center for Sexual Assault Crisis and Education | Sexual Assault Collaborative | $20,000.00 |
| Connecticut Women’s Education & Legal Fund | CT Collective for Women and Girls | $2,797.01 |
| Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame | Generations: A Conversation Between – an event at the Quick Center, Fairfield University | $2,500.00 |
| DataHaven | FWG Research Report | $36,000.00 |
| Franklin Street Works | Women and Girls Resource Directory | $1,500.00 |
| Girls Lead | Girls Lead Summer Institute | $4,000.00 |
| LiveGirl | International Day of the Girl Lunch | $355.00 |
| Mount Aery Baptist Church | You’re Worth It 2018 Women’s Retreat | $2,250.00 |
| Ms President US | Ms President US | $3,500.00 |
| Norwalk Community College Foundation | Sister Circle at NCC | $2,100.00 |
| Norwalk Housing Foundation | NHA Foundation Scholarship Program | $2,500.00 |
| Saturday Academy | Girls in Tech: Build a take home Lap Top | $5,000.00 |
| Triangle Community Center | Sexual Assault Collaborative | $20,000.00 |
| Women’s Campaign School at Yale University | One Day Leadership Training | $3,500.00 |
| Women’s Center of Greater Danbury | Sexual Assault Collaborative | $20,000.00 |
| YWCA of Greenwich | Sexual Assault Collaborative | $20,000.00 |
| Other(CEO, Memberships, GOTV) -$62,100 | ||
| Organization | Program Name | Grant Amount |
| All Our Kin, Inc | Moffly Light A Fire Awards | $2,500.00 |
| Bridgeport Generation Now | 2018 Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Mini-Grant | $1,000.00 |
| Burroughs Community Center | GOTV voter registration | $1,000.00 |
| Burroughs Community Center | 2018 Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Mini-Grant | $1,000.00 |
| Center for Children’s Advocacy, Inc | Moffly Light A Fire Awards | $2,500.00 |
| Center for Popular Democracy | 2018 Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Mini-Grant | $1,000.00 |
| CF Leads | CF Leads membership renewal 2018-2019 | $5,000.00 |
| Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness | Executive Search | $1,000.00 |
| Connecticut Community Nonprofit Alliance | 2018 Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Mini-Grant | $1,000.00 |
| Council on Foundations | 2018-2019 Membership renewal | $21,600.00 |
| DataHaven | 25th Anniversary/DataHaven Inovation Awards | $1,000.00 |
| Domus Kids, Inc | 2018 Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Mini-Grant | $1,000.00 |
| Domus Kids, Inc | GOTV voter registration | $1,000.00 |
| FaithActs for Education | 2018 Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Mini-Grant | $1,000.00 |
| Greater Bridgeport Latino Network, Inc. | To support nonprofit capacity building for Latino nonprofits in the Greater Bpt region | $2,500.00 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County | GOTV voter registration | $1,000.00 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Coastal Fairfield County | 2018 Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Mini-Grant | $1,000.00 |
| Housatonic Community College Foundation | 2018 Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Mini-Grant | $1,000.00 |
| League of Women Voters – Stamford | 2018 Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Mini-Grant | $1,000.00 |
| League of Women Voters of Bridgeport | 2018 Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Mini-Grant | $1,000.00 |
| League of Women Voters of Northern Fairfield County | 2018 Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Mini-Grant | $1,000.00 |
| League of Women Voters of Norwalk | 2018 Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Mini-Grant | $1,000.00 |
| LifeBridge Community Services | 2018 Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Mini-Grant | $1,000.00 |
| NACCP- Norwalk Chapter | 2018 Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Mini-Grant | $1,000.00 |
| National Coalition of 100 Black Women – New Haven Metropolitan Chapter | 2018 Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Mini-Grant | $1,000.00 |
| New Hampshire Charitable Foundation | 2018-2019 CFON membership renewal | $2,500.00 |
| Norwalk Community College Foundation | 2018 Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Mini-Grant | $1,000.00 |
| The Chicago Community Trust | 2018-2019 Membership to Workforce Matters Funders Network | $1,000.00 |
| University of Connecticut Foundation | GOTV training for grantees | $500.00 |
| YWCA of Darien – Norwalk | 2018 Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Mini-Grant | $1,000.00 |
| YWCA of Darien – Norwalk | GOTV voter registration | $1,000.00 |
| YWCA of Greenwich | 2018 Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Mini-Grant | $1,000.00 |
