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 2019 Grants Awarded
| All Fairfield County residents have safe, stable, healthy, & affordable housing in communities of opportunity – $308,000 | ||
| Career Resources, Inc | Secure Jobs 2.0 | $23,500 |
| Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut (CONECT) | Clean Slate Criminal Record Expungement Project & Campaign | $10,000 |
| Connecticut Fair Housing Center | Expanding Access to Affordable Housing in a Variety of Locations | $30,000 |
| Filling in the Blanks | Weekend Meal Program | $15,000 |
| Homes with Hope, Inc. | Project Return | $12,500 |
| Kids in Crisis, Inc. | Kids In Crisis Strategic Planning | $10,000 |
| Malta House | Malta House Residence and Partnering Success Programs | $10,000 |
| NAMI Connecticut | NAMI-CT Capacity Building and Transition Support Project | $10,000 |
| Regional Plan Association | Housing Choice for Thriving Communities | $30,000 |
| Supportive Housing Works Inc. | Supportive Housing Works – Partner Application for Fairfield County’s Center for Housing Opportunity | $102,000 |
| Sustainable CT, Inc. | Growing Sustainable and Affordable Housing Options in Fairfield County and Across Connecticut | $30,000 |
| The Stamford Partnership | Census Complete Count | $10,000 |
| Wholesome Wave, Inc. | Wholesome Communities Connecticut-Serving Fairfield County | $15,000 |
| $308,000 | ||
| All Fairfield County students graduate with a h.s. degree & are prepared for post-secondary education/employment – $484,500 | ||
| ACCESS Educational Service, Inc. | Summer STEAM Enrichment | $10,000 |
| Audubon Connecticut | The Audubon WildLife Guards â A Coastal Stewardship and Youth Training and Employment Program | $17,500 |
| Bridgeport Public Education Fund | General Operating Support | $25,000 |
| Carver Foundation of Norwalk | Summer High School Transition Program | $25,000 |
| Danbury Grassroots Academy | Education, Enrichment, Character Development, Health and Tennis Program | $15,000 |
| Family & Children’s Agency | ASPIRE Summer Enrichment | $25,000 |
| Future 5 | General Operating Support | $25,000 |
| Green Village Initiative, Inc. | Cultivating Youth as Leaders of Food Justice | $25,000 |
| Horizons at Brunswick School Student Enrichment Program | “Building Middle School Leaders” for Horizons at Brunswick Student Enrichment Program | $14,000 |
| Horizons at Greens Farms Academy | Horizons GFA Summer 2020 | $20,000 |
| Horizons at New Canaan Country School | Horizons at New Canaan Country School | $20,000 |
| Horizons at Norwalk Community College, Inc | Horizons at Norwalk Community College (HNCC) | $10,000 |
| Horizons Sacred Heart University | Horizons at Sacred Heart University – Summer Learning Program | $20,000 |
| Housatonic Valley Association, Inc. | Still River Watershed Connections Summer Program: Building 21st Century Skills through Stewardship | $10,000 |
| Intempo (formerly Intake Organization, Inc.) | INTEMPO Summer Music Camp: Boosting Opportunity Childrenâs Engagement in STEAM, Supporting Literacy | $15,000 |
| LifeBridge Community Services | LifeBridge Summer Youth Program | $15,000 |
| Malta House | Malta House Residence and Partnering Success Programs | $10,000 |
| McGivney Community Center | McGivney Summer Camp | $20,000 |
| Neighborhood Studios of Fairfield County | Conservatory Program | $15,000 |
| Norwalk Community College Foundation | 2020 Summer Bridge Math Intensive Program | $20,000 |
| Norwalk Grassroots Tennis and Education | Junior Coach Leadership Program | $10,000 |
| SoundWaters | Young Mariners Academy | $15,000 |
| South End Community Center | SECC Summer Learning, Enrichment & Employment 2020 | $18,000 |
| Stamford Public Education Foundation | General Operating Support | $25,000 |
| Stepping Stones Museum for Children | Youth Enrichment at Stepping Stones (YES2) | $10,000 |
| Sterling House Community Center | Sterling House Summer Camp 2020 | $15,000 |
| The Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport | Janus Center School Based Services | $20,000 |
| Wesleyan University | Center for Creative Youth | $15,000 |
| $484,500 | ||
| All Fairfield County older youth & young adults have training/credentials leading to career opportunities – $103,500 | ||
| Ability Beyond | Youth Career Development | $18,500 |
| Connect-Us | Connect-Us Academy | $25,000 |
| Danbury Youth Services, Inc. | Danbury Youth Services (DYS) – Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) | $15,000 |
| Domus Kids, Inc. | General Operating Support | $25,000 |
| INROADS, Inc. | Leadership Development Academy | $20,000 |
| $103,500 | ||
| All Fairfield County women and girls are economically secure, healthy, and safe -$554,900 | ||
| All Our Kin | Empowering Women and Girls to Succeed by Supporting High Quality Family Child Care Programs | $25,000 |
| Aurora Women and Girls Foundation, Inc. | The Women and Girls Data Portal (WGDP) | $5,000 |
| Bridgeport Caribe Youth | Girls Empowerment Program | $5,000 |
| Cardinal Shehan Center | Camp Erio | Marketing Academy | $2,500 |
| Caroline House, Inc. | Women’s ESL and Life Skills Program | $20,000 |
| Catholic Charities of Fairfield County, Inc. | Family Loan Program | $10,000 |
| Child First, Inc. | Thriving Families: Healing Mothers and Children from the Effects of Toxic Stress and Trauma | $25,000 |
| Connecticut Council for Philanthropy | CT Early Childhood Funder Collaborative | $20,000 |
| Connecticut Council for Philanthropy | Early Childhood Education Labs | $7,500 |
| Domestic Violence Crisis Center | SustainAbilityCT | $25,000 |
| Girl Scouts of Connecticut | General Operating Support | $25,000 |
| Girls With Impact | Inside the Minds of GenZ women | $2,500 |
| Girls With Impact | Girls With Impact for Fairfield County | $20,000 |
| Hope in Harmony | Girls’ Classroom Music Education Program | $2,250 |
| Homes with Hope, Inc. | Project Return | $12,500 |
| Jane Doe No More | Escape Alive Survival Skills® Program | $4,000 |
| LiveGirl | LiveGirl Middle & High School Programming | $15,000 |
| Malta House | Malta House Residence and Partnering Success Programs | $10,000 |
| Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport, Inc. | Literacy and Life Skills Tutoring Program | $25,000 |
| MS President Us Inc. | Ms President US program | $4,000 |
| Power to Decide | Supporting Contraceptive Access in Fairfield County | $20,000 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc. | A Call to Men: Ted Bunch Featured Speaker at Fairfield County’s Research Day | $5,000 |
| Saturday Academy | Girls in Tech Program | $5,000 |
| Saint Joseph Parenting Center | Women’s Circle of Care | $20,000 |
| Stamford Health System | Breast MRIs for women at high risk for breast cancer | $5,000 |
| TBICO | General Operating Support | $20,000 |
| The Center for Family Justice, Inc. | Coaches As Partners, a program of The Sexual Violence Prevention Collaborative of Fairfield County (SVPC) | $20,250 |
| The Center for Family Justice, Inc. | General Operating Support | $20,000 |
| The Child & Family Guidance Center | Strengthening Relationships, Strengthening Communities Conference (SRSC) | $900 |
| The Rowan Center | Coaches as Partners: A program of the Sexual Violence Prevention Collaborative of Fairfield County (SVPC) | $20,250 |
| The Rowan Center | Sexual Violence Prevention Education for Lower Fairfield County – GOS | $20,000 |
| Triangle Community Center | Coaches As Partners, a program of The Sexual Violence Prevention Collaborative of Fairfield County (SVPC) | $20,250 |
| Triangle Community Center | General Operating Support | $20,000 |
| Western Connecticut Association for Human Rights | Job Search Essentials | $2,500 |
| Women’s Business Development Council | Microenterprise Training and Financial Education Program for Fairfield County Women | $25,000 |
| Women’s Campaign School at Yale University | Women’s Campaign School at Yale One Day Training – The Basics of Political Life | $5,000 |
| Women’s Center of Greater Danbury | Coaches As Partners, a program of The Sexual Violence Prevention Collaborative of Fairfield County (SVPC) | $20,250 |
| Women’s Center of Greater Danbury | General Operating Support | $20,000 |
| YWCA Greenwich | Coaches As Partners, a program of The Sexual Violence Prevention Collaborative of Fairfield County (SVPC) | $20,250 |
| $554,900 | ||
| Center for Nonprofit Excellence – $20,000 | ||
| Five Frogs, Inc. | Leadership Development Program(LDR) | $10,000 |
| Pro Bono Partnership | Provide legal assistance and education to FCCF grantees, professionals and board members | $10,000 |
| Other(CEO, Memberships, Civic Ed) -$158,390 | ||
| ARI of Connecticut, Inc. | Technology Upgrades | $5,000 |
| Asset Funders Network | Membership dues 2019-2020 | $2,000 |
| Bridgeport Generation Now | Undoing Racism Training in Bridgeport | $2,500 |
| Bridgeport Regional Business Council | Bpt DSSD, Colorful Bridgeport Mural Fundraiser | $500 |
| Building One Community | Moffly Light-A-Fire Awards | $2,500 |
| Career Resources, Inc | Civic Education Grant | $20,000 |
| City Lights and Company | Bridgeport Art Trail Initiative in Downtown Bridgeport | $4,000 |
| Center for Popular Democracy / Make the Road Connecticut | People’s Convention event in Detroit | $2,500 |
| Center for Popular Democracy / Make the Road Connecticut | Civic Education Grant | $20,000 |
| Connect-Us | Moffly Light-A-Fire Awards | $2,500 |
| Connecticut Council for Philanthropy | DEI initiatives and trainings in 2020 | $5,000 |
| FaithActs for Education | Civic Education Grant | $20,000 |
| Grantmakers for Effective Organizations | Member renewal 2019-2020 | $1,890 |
| Independent Feature Project, Inc. | Kinobserver film, The District | $2,500 |
| National Center for Earth and Space Science Education | Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP): Mission 14 at Stamford High School | $6,000 |
| Serving All Vessels Equally, Inc. | Civic Education Grant | $15,000 |
| Special Education Legal Fund Inc. | Civic Education Grant | $20,000 |
| The Chicago Community Trust | Workforce Matters membership renewal 2019-2020 | $1,500 |
| United We Dream Network Inc | Civic Education Grant | $25,000 |
