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 nonprofit 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.
Grants Awarded in Fiscal Year 2021
328 Area Nonprofits Receive More than $4.2 Million in Competitive Grants from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation in FY21
Advocacy & Civic Education……$62,000
Bridgeport Generation Now
City of Norwalk
FaithActs for Education
Make the Road Connecticut
Connecticut Students for a Dream
FCCF Center for Nonprofit Excellence……$26,200
Cardinal Shehan Center
Five Frogs, Inc.
Pro Bono Partnership
Economic Opportunity……$500,800
Catholic Charities of Fairfield County
Circle of Care for Families with Cancer
CONECT
Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness
Connecticut Fair Housing Center, Inc.
Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc.
Filling in the Blanks, Inc.
HELP for Kids
Neighbor to Neighbor
New Neighborhoods, Inc.
NOURish Bridgeport
Open Doors
Operation Fuel
Operation Hope of Fairfield, Inc.
Pacific House
Partnership for Strong Communities
Person-to-Person
Regional Plan Association
Supportive Housing Works
Sustainable CT, Inc.
United Way of Coastal Fairfield County
Education……$1,467,300
50Can, Inc.
ACCESS Educational Services, Inc.
Arts For Learning Connecticut
Audubon Connecticut
Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich
Boys & Girls Club of Stamford
Boys & Girls Village
Bridgeport Public Education Fund
Cardinal Shehan Center
Carver Foundation of Norwalk, Inc.
Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County, Inc.
City Lights and Company
Community Centers, Inc.
Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo
Creative Connections, Inc.
Creative Youth Productions, Inc.
Danbury Schools and Business Collaborative (DSABC)
Danbury Youth Services, Inc.
The Daniel Trust Foundation, Inc.
Domus Kids, Inc.
Family & Children’s Agency
Friends of Newtown Community Center
Future 5
Greenwich Alliance for Education
Horizons at Brunswick School
Horizons at Greens Farms Academy
Horizons at New Canaan Country School
Horizons at Norwalk Community College
Horizons at Sacred Heart University
Horizons Bridgeport
Housatonic Valley Association, Inc
INROADS, Inc.
Intempo
Junior Achievement of Greater Fairfield County
Katal Center for Health, Equity, and Justice
The Kennedy Center, Inc.
KEYS, Inc.
Klein Memorial Auditorium Foundation
Laurel House, Inc.
LifeBridge Community Services
Make the Road Connecticut
McGivney Community Center
Mill River Park Collaborative
Neighborhood Studios of Fairfield County
Norwalk ACTS, Inc.
Norwalk Community College Foundation
Person-to-Person
SoundWaters
South End Community Center
Stamford Peace Youth Foundation, Inc.
Stamford Public Education Foundation, Inc.
Stamford Youth Services Bureau – City of Stamford
STAR, Inc., Lighting the Way
Sterling House Community Center
Today’s Students Tomorrow’s Teachers
TSNE MissionWorks
United Way of Coastal Fairfield County
United Way of Western Connecticut
United We Dream Network, Inc.
Urban Impact
Wakeman Boys & Girls Club
Western CT Association for Human Rights (WeCAHR)
Fairfield County COVID-19 Resiliency Fund……$710,300
Adam J. Lewis Preschool, Inc.
All Our Kin
Alliance for Community Empowerment
American Red Cross
Association of Religious Communities
Boys & Girls Club of Ridgefield
Burroughs Community Center
Cardinal Shehan Center
Caroline House, Inc.
Catholic Charities of Fairfield County
Center for Family Justice, Inc.
Central Connecticut Coast YMCA
Charter Oak Communities
Child & Family Guidance Center
Child Guidance Center of Mid-Fairfield County
Children’s Day School
Circle of Care for Families with Cancer
Community Centers, Inc.
Connecticut Institute For Communities, Inc.
The Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport
Danbury Farmers’ Market Community Collaborative
Danbury Hospital
Domestic Violence Crisis Center
Domus Kids, Inc.
FaithActs for Education
Family Centers, Inc.
Filling in the Blanks, Inc.
Food Rescue US
Friends of Newtown Community Center
GBAPP-Greater Bridgeport Area Prevention Program
Green Village Initiative, Inc.
HELP for Kids
Hillside Food Outreach, Inc.
Homes for the Brave
Horizons at New Canaan Country School
Housatonic Community College Foundation
Jewish Senior Services
LifeBridge Community Services
Make the Road Connecticut
McGivney Community Center
Mental Health Services at Bridgeport Hospital
Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport, Inc.
Monitor My Health, Inc.
National Coalition of 100 Black Women – New Haven Metropolitan Chapter
New Reach, Inc.
Norwalk Community College Foundation
Norwalk Hospital
Person-to-Person
REACH Western CT
The Rowan Center
SilverSource, Inc.
Stamford Public Education Foundation, Inc.
St. Vincent’s Medical Center
Tiny Miracles Foundation
Triangle Community Center
Under One Roof, Inc.
United Way of Western Connecticut
WCSU Foundation, Inc.
Western CT Association for Human Rights (WeCAHR)
Women’s Center of Greater Danbury
Women’s Mentoring Network, Inc.
YWCA Greenwich
Immigrant Success……$594,892
AmeriCares Free Clinics, Inc.
Brazilian Worker Center, Inc.
Building One Community
Burroughs Community Center
Caroline House, Inc.
Catholic Charities of Fairfield County
Center for Children’s Advocacy
The Center for Wellbeing-Centro Bienestar, Inc.
Child & Family Guidance Center
Child Guidance Center of Mid-Fairfield County
Children’s Learning Centers of Fairfield County, Inc.
Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants
English Learner Support Services of Fairfield County
Family Centers, Inc.
Green Village Initiative, Inc.
Kadiwaku Family Foundation
Literacy Volunteers of Southern Connecticut
Make the Road Connecticut
Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport, Inc.
Monitor My Health, Inc.
Norwalk ACTS, Inc.
REACH Western CT
Regents of the University of Michigan
Special Education Legal Fund, Inc.
United Way of Western Connecticut
United We Dream Network, Inc.
Women & Girls……$894,795
All Our Kin
Alliance for Community Empowerment
Aurora Women and Girls Foundation, Inc.
Bridgeport Caribe Youth Leaders, Inc.
Campaign School at Yale University
Cardinal Shehan Center
Caroline House, Inc.
Center for Family Justice, Inc.
Child & Family Guidance Center
Child First, Inc.
Community Mindfulness Project
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy
CT Association for Human Services
The Diaper Bank of Connecticut
Family ReEntry
Girl Scouts of Connecticut
Girls With Impact
Health Equity Solutions
Horizons at New Canaan Country School
Housatonic Community College Foundation
League of Women Voters of Connecticut, Inc.
Liberation Programs, Inc.
LiveGirl
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Love146
Mental Health Services at Bridgeport Hospital
Mount Aery Baptist Church
Ms. President US, Inc.
Norwalk Community College Foundation
Norwalk Community Health Center, Inc.
One Circle Foundation
Partnership to End Human Trafficking (PEHT)
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England
Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership
The Rowan Center
Saint Joseph Parenting Center
SCORE Fairfield County
Stamford Health System
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
Triangle Community Center
TrueChild
University of Connecticut Foundation
Women Against Mass Incarceration
Women’s Mentoring Network, Inc.
The WorkPlace
YWCA Greenwich
