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 Results-Based Accountability Resource Library – Clear Impact.
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 2022
153 Area Nonprofits Receive More than $3.3 Million in Competitive Grants from Fairfield County’s Community Foundation in FY22
FCCF Center for Nonprofit Excellence……$5,000
InformCT
Economic Opportunity……$521,150
Alliance for Community Empowerment
ARI of Connecticut, Inc.
Bridgeport Regional Business Council
Building Neighborhoods Together
Catholic Charities of Fairfield County
Connecticut Bar Foundation
Connecticut Legal Services, Inc.
Connecticut Veterans Legal Center
Family and Children’s Aid
The Ferguson Library
Food Rescue US
Hillside Food Outreach, Inc.
Homes for the Brave
Homes with Hope
Inspirica, Inc.
Malta House
Neighbor to Neighbor
New Neighborhoods Inc.
New Reach, Inc.
Open Doors
Operation Fuel
Partnership for Strong Communities
Person-to-Person
Renewal House
SimplifyCT
Southwestern CT Agency on Aging
Statewide Legal Services of CT
Education……$1,567,515
Abilis Inc
Audubon Connecticut
Avon Historical Society Inc.
Ballet School of Stamford
Best Buddies International
Boys & Girls Club of Stamford
Brave Enough To Fail Inc.
Bridgeport Caribe Youth Leaders Inc.
Bridgeport Public Education Fund
Cardinal Shehan Center
Carver Foundation of Norwalk Inc.
Center for Children’s Advocacy
City Lights and Company
City of Norwalk
Community Centers, Inc. of Greenwich
Connecticut Audubon Society
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy
Connect Us, Inc.
Creative Youth Productions, Inc.
Danbury Grassroots Academy
Danbury Youth Services, Inc.
Discovery Museum, Inc.
Educators for Excellence
Family & Children’s Agency
Grace Farms Foundation, Inc.
Green Village Initiative, Inc.
GroundWork Bridgeport
Hall Neighborhood House
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
Housatonic Community College Foundation
Housatonic Valley Association, Inc.
Intempo
Juneteenth of Fairfield County Inc.
KEYS, Inc.
Klein Memorial Auditorium Foundation
LifeBridge Community Services
Make the Road Connecticut
Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
Mill River Park Collaborative
Neighborhood Studios of Fairfield County
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
Newtown Youth and Family Services
Norwalk ACTS Inc.
The Norwalk Art Space
Norwalk Community College Foundation
Norwalk Education Foundation
Norwalk/Stamford Grassroots Tennis & Education, Inc.
Project Morry
REACH Western CT
ReadyCT
Real Food Share, Inc.
Regional YMCA of Western Connecticut
Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership
The Riseup Group Inc.
Salt & Light Ministries Inc.
Sandy Hook Promise Foundation
SoundWaters
South End Community Center
Special Education Legal Fund Inc.
The Stamford Partnership
Stamford Youth Services Bureau – City of Stamford
The (STEAMulating Young Minds Imagination) SYMI Academy
Stepping Stones Museum for Children
Sterling House Community Center
Team Woofgang & Co, Inc.
United Way of Coastal Fairfield County
United Way of Western Connecticut
United We Dream Network Inc.
WCSU Foundation Inc.
Westport Book Sale Venture, Inc.
The WorkPlace
Youth Business Initiative
YWCA Greenwich
Fairfield County COVID-19 Resiliency Fund……$15,000
Norwalk Community Health Center
Immigrant Success……$338,000
The 1864 Fund
Brazilian Worker Center Inc.
Burroughs Community Center
Caroline House, Inc.
Catholic Charities of Fairfield County
Center for Family Justice, Inc.
Connecticut Worker Center
Cornerstone Community Foundation
El Pueblo Unido
English Learner Support Services of Fairfield County
Family Centers, Inc.
HELP for Kids
Intempo
Make the Road Connecticut
Mercy Learning Center of Bridgeport, Inc.
Norwalk Community College Foundation
Norwalk Community Health Center
Saint Vincent’s Medical Center
United Church of Christ
United We Dream Network Inc.
Women & Girls……$890,118
Bridgeport Caribe Youth Leaders Inc.
Burroughs Community Center
Campaign School at Yale University
Center for Family Justice, Inc.
Children in Placement
Community Mindfulness Project
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy
Connecticut Institute for Social Entrepreneurship Inc.
Connecticut Women’s Education & Legal Fund
Domestic Violence Crisis Center
Fairfield University
Family & Children’s Agency
Family ReEntry
Five Frogs, Inc.
Girl Scouts of Connecticut
Girls With Impact
Kapinga Foundation Inc.
Liberation Programs, Inc.
LiveGirl
Manda Institute for Counseling Services
Ms. President US Inc.
The Norwalk Conservatory of the Arts
Norwalk Housing Authority Foundation
Nurse-Family Partnership
Optimus Health Care, Inc.
Over 60 Club Inc.
Partnership to End Human Trafficking (PEHT)
The Rowan Center
Saint Joseph Parenting Center
Saturday Academy
SCORE Fairfield County
SilverSource, Inc.
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
Stamford Youth Services Bureau – City of Stamford
TBICO
Thrown Stone Theatre Company
Triangle Community Center
University of Connecticut Foundation
Western CT Association for Human Rights (WeCAHR)
Women’s Business Development Council
The WorkPlace
YWCA Greenwich
