Join us in building a thriving, healthy, sustainable Eastern Connecticut!

The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut is here to help you give back to the community that you call home. We provide philanthropic guidance and can help you learn more about the causes important to you.

Most importantly, we listen to you, to our nonprofit partners and to what’s happening in our region. As one of the region’s largest permanent sources of grant funding, we also offer common meeting ground and leadership on important issues. The Foundation focuses on six priority areas: early childhood care and education; youth development and empowerment; access to affordable, safe, and inclusive housing; access to high quality and affordable health care; women’s and girls’ empowerment; and environmental resilience.

• We serve as the hub for meaningful philanthropy for 42 communities in New London, Windham and Tolland Counties.
• We help generous individuals, families and organizations – and their professional advisors - establish personally meaningful charitable funds that make a lasting impact on the issues and communities of greatest interest to them.
• We steward over 600 charitable funds for area donors, totaling over $120 million in assets under management.
• We have awarded more than $100 million in grants and scholarships on behalf of area donors since we were founded in 1983.
• We help nonprofit organizations build their capacity to deliver on their important missions.

We welcome the opportunity to work with you on putting your philanthropy into action for the good of Eastern Connecticut and beyond!