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.
Spring 2019 Grants Awarded
| Organization | ProgramName | GrantAmt |
| All Fairfield County residents have safe, stable, healthy and affordable housing in communities of opportunity – $266,250 | ||
| Bridgeport Rescue Mission | Food Pantry Program | $10,000.00 |
| Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness | 2020 Homeless Youth Outreach and Count | $25,000.00 |
| Exchange Club Parenting Skills Center | Hope Educate Love Protect (Help) for Kids Program | $15,000.00 |
| Five Frogs, Inc | Leadership Development Roundtable | $15,000.00 |
| Housing Development Fund, Inc. | First Tme Homebuyer Program | $10,000.00 |
| Inspirica, Inc | General Operating Support | $20,000.00 |
| Neighbor-to-Neighbor | General Operating Support | $5,000.00 |
| Open Door Shelter | General Operating Support | $20,000.00 |
| Operation Hope | Homeless Response Center & Board Governance Project | $25,000.00 |
| Pacific House | General Operating Support | $20,000.00 |
| Person-to-Person | Creating Sustainability through Emergency Assistance | $20,000.00 |
| Rapid Results Institute | Participation of a team from Fairfield County in the CT Youth Homelessness 100-Day Challenge | $9,250.00 |
| STAR, Inc., Lighting the Way | MY First Job, Employment for People with I/DD | $15,000.00 |
| Supportive Housing Works | Housing Placement/Recovery Manager | $25,000.00 |
| The Hartford Food System | Developing a Statewide Food Action Plan | $10,000.00 |
| United Way of Western CT-Danbury Office | DanburyWORKS | $22,000.00 |
| All Fairfield County older youth and young adults have training and credentials that lead to meaningful career opportunities – $172,500 | ||
| Abilis, Inc | Stamford and Ridgefield Life Skills Satellites | $25,000.00 |
| Cardinal Shehan Center | Counselor in Training Program (CIT) | $20,000.00 |
| Connecticut Science Center | Next Generation Science | $20,000.00 |
| Construction Workforce Initiative | Career Development School | $22,500.00 |
| Family Center Services | Reaching Independence through Employment Program(RITE) | $20,000.00 |
| Laurel House | Thinking Well(Cognitive Remediation) Outbound Program | $20,000.00 |
| Norwalk Community College Foundation | Expansion of 2.8-3.4 Scholarship Coaching Program | $20,000.00 |
| Today’s Students Tomorrow’s Teachers | TSTT College Program | $25,000.00 |
| All Fairfield County students graduate with a high school degree and are prepared for post-secondary education and employment – $277,000 | ||
| Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich | Teen Club | $25,000.00 |
| Community Centers, Inc. | Comprehensive Youth Program | $20,000.00 |
| Creative Youth Productions, Inc. | Youth Leadership through the Performing Arts | $25,000.00 |
| English Learner Support Services of Fairfield County | Academic Support to Inspire, Reinforce, and Empower(ASPIRE) | $22,000.00 |
| Stamford Peace Youth Foundation | Beyond Limits Academic Program | $15,000.00 |
| United Way of Coastal Fairfield County | Norwalk ACTS – Cradle to Career | $50,000.00 |
| United Way of Coastal Fairfield County | Bridgeport Prospers | $30,000.00 |
| United Way of Western CT | Stamford Cradle to Career | $30,000.00 |
| United We Dream, Inc | College Access Program: FC High School Partnerships | $25,000.00 |
| University of New Haven | Tow Youth Justice Institute | $15,000.00 |
| Wakeman Boys & Girls Club | Smilow Burroughs: Afterschool Program | $20,000.00 |
| All Fairfield County women and girls are economically secure, healthy and safe – $510,823 | ||
| Bridgeport Generation Now | A Seat at the Table: Women at the Center of our fight for Justice | $1,360.00 |
| Bridgeport Hospital Foundation | Prenatal Care: Not Just for Babies | $40,000.00 |
| Connecticut Women’s Education & Legal Fund | CT Collective for Women and Girls | $15,000.00 |
| Connecticut Women’s Education & Legal Fund | Legal Education Program | $17,000.00 |
| Family & Children’s Agency | Project Reward | $30,000.00 |
| Housatonic Community College Foundation | FESP – year 5 | $319,663.00 |
| Liberation Programs, Inc | Craft Traine Family Therapist | $40,000.00 |
| Norwalk Community Health Center | Removing Barriers to Long Acting Reversible Contraception(LARC) | $30,000.00 |
| People for the American Way Foundation | Young Elected Officials (YEO) Network Women’s Conference | $1,000.00 |
| Stamford Museum & Nature Center | Green Girls: STEM Related Job Training for Young Women | $5,000.00 |
| Women’s Campaign School at Yale University | WCSYale 2019 Tuition Payment | $1,800.00 |
| YWCA Greenwich | General Operating Support | $10,000.00 |
| Other(CEO, Memberships, Environment) | ||
| Bridgeport Generation Now | Bridgeport Gen Now’s Civic 101 event | $1,500.00 |
| Child Guidance Center of Mid-Fairfield County | CGC Volunteer Project | $1,000.00 |
| Child Guidance Center of Mid-Fairfield County | CGC Volunteer Project | $1,000.00 |
| Connecticut Council for Philanthropy | CT-SOW | $2,000.00 |
| Connecticut Council for Philanthropy | 2019 CCP Membership Renewal | $15,629.00 |
| Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees | 2019-2020 Membership Renewal | $1,250.00 |
| Greenwich Historical Society | Enhanced Exhibition Educational Programming Initiative | $5,000.00 |
| Long Island Community Foundation | Long Island Funders Collaborative | $14,439.00 |
| Norwalk Education Foundation | Annual Excellence in Education Dinner | $1,500.00 |
| Partnership for Strong Communities | Reachinig Home – 2019 Housing Awards Celebration | $1,200.00 |
| Remarkable STEAM, Inc. | 2019 Maker Faire | $1,000.00 |
| Supportive Housing Works | Fairfield County 100-Day Challenge to End Youth Homelessness | $2,000.00 |
