We have awarded more than $100 million in grants and scholarships since 1983.
RECENT GRANT RECIPIENTS
In 2025, we put over $15 million to work – thanks in large part to the generosity of our donor advisors – to impact our region and beyond.
Environmental & Animal Welfare Grants
Alliance for the Mystic River Watershed
Community-led effort of planners, nonprofits and scientists to create a comprehensive Watershed Resilience Action Plan.
$50,000
Avalonia Land Conservancy
166 Colonel Brown Road, Griswold, open-space land acquistion adjacent to Patchaug Pond and will include ADA accessible parking.
$50,000
Camp Harkness Foundation
As part of the Homegrown National Park movement, Brookside Farm will participate in grassroots actions to regenerate biodiversity in our environmentally distressed community.
$80,000
Connecticut Audubon Society
Science in Nature program at Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School and Lillie B. Haynes Elementary School
$25,000
Connecticut Land Conservation Council (CLCC)
Foundations for the Future: Strengthening CLCC’s Capacity to Serve Land Trusts by enhancing financial systems
$30,000
Connecticut League of Conservation Voters
Eastern Connecticut Grassroots Mobilization project to encourage environmental friendly legislation.
$50,000
Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs
Promoting a just transition from fossil fuels to a renewable energy economy while training people of color, women, formerly incarcerated and other workers in communities where infrastructure jobs are sited.
$25,000
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Inc.
Connecting Communities to Wildlife will provide programs targeting underserved students, organizations, and communities in Eastern CT.
$31,000
Girl Scouts of Connecticut Inc.
Scholarship support of Camp Laurel Science in Nature programming.
$15,000
Interreligious Eco-Justice Network
Work with religious communities to reduce their energy use, pollution and carbon emissions, and advance the cause of environmental justice.
$29,000
National Young Farmers Coalition
NCTFA will advance policies to meet the needs of CT’s historically underserved farmers, focusing on land access, climate disaster response, and economic viability while remaining responsive to emerging risks and opportunities.
$12,000
New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS)
In this partnership with Groton schools, NESS engages students through experiential, STEM-based programs in the classroom and outdoors that educate participants on the local and global environment.
$45,000
New London Youth Affairs
Engage teens as environmental stewards, facilitate workforce readiness in environmental careers, develop on the water skills.
$20,000
Pattaganset Arts Center
Through community engagement and educational programs focused on youth and community outreach, Pattagansett Art Center will implement land conservation practices through native plant restoration, and erosion control strategies identified by the Eastern Connecticut Conservation District.
$20,500
Project Imo
Pogram to empower a group of youth leaders as they develop public land in North Windham as the Windham Outdoor Education Preserve.
$60,000
Project Oceanology
Blue Impact: High School Work-Based Learning with Project Oceanology; on the job training and mentorships for students.
$12,800
Save the Sound
Green Jobs Training for Emerging Environmental Professionals in Southeastern Connecticut
$21,000
Sea Research Foundation – Mystic Aquarium
Next Generation of Where the City Meets the Sea initiative to students in the New London and Norwich school districts.
$25,000
Sustainable CT
To foster inclusive, resilient, and vibrant Connecticut municipalities by providing a menu of sustainability actions that build local economies.
$50,000
The Active Voice
The Active Voice is a student leadership program that combines civics, journalism and environmental advocacy by mentoring motivated high school and college students.
$20,000
The Nature Conservancy
Resilient Southeastern Connecticut will advance and implement TNC’s proven conservation strategies in partnership with the most vulnerable communities of Southeastern Connecticut.
$50,000
Town of East Lyme – Brookside Farm Museum
As part of the Homegrown National Park movement, Brookside Farm will participate in grassroots actions to regenerate biodiversity in our environmentally distressed community.
$15,000
University of Connecticut Foundation
UConn’s Natural Resources Conservation Academy engages teens, UConn students, and adult volunteer community partners in community environmental action projects.
$25,000
Waterford Land Trust, Inc.
This project will support the planning phase of the Waterford Trail System, a pedestrian/bicycle trail network for the general public.
$18,000
Yellow Farmhouse Education Center
Environmental education through three programs focused on reducing food waste: learning opportunities for students with developmental disabilities; work skills program for students transitioning out of the education system; and support for Family & Consumer Science teachers and students to reduce and process food waste in their culinary classrooms.
$14,838
C.A.T.S. Northeast, Inc.
Support for medical care, including spay and neuter clinics.
$ 5,000
Connecticut Votes for Animals Education Fund, Inc.
Together for Animals 2025 Project. These funds will empower us to expand our educational programming, reach a wider audience, build a CFA Animal Ambassador Volunteer Program, and amplify our impact on animal welfare.
$10,000
Groton Animal Foundation, Inc
Medical care for animals in Groton.
$12,994
Ledyard C.H.A.I.N. Inc
Grant to support pet food supplies in Ledyard and Preston food pantries, as well as spay, neiter and vaccine services for pets.
$6,000
Our Companions Animal Rescue
Support the veterinary care needs of our Ashford animal sanctuary and our community veterinary services.
$20,000
PAWS (Pound Animals are Worth Saving) Cat Shelter, Inc.
Spay and neuter program to reduce overpopulation.
$5,000
Safe Futures
Support for medical care and more for pets of Safe Future’s clients and as well as therapy animals.
$14,500
Town of Plainfield/Town Hall
Spay and neuter clinic.
$5,000
Waggle Foundation, Inc.
Medical care for Eastern Connecticut pets from low-income families.
$7,574
Conservation
Alewife Cove Conservancy
Support of a sediment study for tidal marsh enhancement and restoration in Waterford and New London.
$40,000
Alliance for the Mystic River Watershed
Request to support the infrastructure of this community-led effort of planners, nonprofits and scientists to create a comprehensive Watershed Resilience Action Plan.
$50,000
CLiCK
Windham Waste Reduction Program: an initiative to divert food waste and work with the town of Windham to bring efforts to scale. ($22,175/year x two years)
$44,350
Garden Club of Windham, CT
Redesigning the Plaza and Threadway at the Garden on the Bridge in Willimantic for the community and its immediate low-income neighbors.
$30,000
The Nature Conservancy
Resilient Southeastern Connecticut will advance and implement TNC’s proven conservation strategies in partnership with the most vulnerable communities of Southeastern Connecticut.
$50,000
Town of East Lyme
Brookside Farm Museum’s Homegrown National Park will engage residents in work to increase biodiversity and native plantings.
$15,000
Education
Connecticut Audubon Society
Science in Nature for New London County Schools for 440 students at Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School and Lillie B. Hayes School in multiple outdoor experiential learning sessions.
$25,000
Connecticut Forest & Park Association
Connecting Windham Middle School to Connecticut’s Forests, Wildlife, and Trails for Windham Middle School students at Goodwin State Forest.
$50,000
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center
Exploring Ecosystems will support programming to enhance the scientific understanding and appreciation of Connecticut’s ecosystems and will target students, organizations and communities which are traditionally underserved.
$23,000
New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS)
Groton Partner Program: Students gain STEM content, develop social-emotional skills critical to success in the 21st Century, and receive knowledge and resources on becoming positive stewards of their environment.
$45,000
New London Youth Affairs
Teen Environmental Experiential Learning, Conservation, and Careers with partners such as NESS and the Mystic Aquarium.
$20,000
Save the Sound
Growing Opportunities for Green Jobs Training/Fostering Emerging Environmental Professionals with students from students at Three Rivers Community College, Connecticut College and UCONN Avery Point, and Grasso Technical High School.
$19,000
Sea Research Foundation – Mystic Aquarium
Next Generation of Where the City Meets the Sea initiative to students in the New London and Norwich school districts. This effective Long Island Sound experiential education program sparks STEM aspirations in underserved youth by offering an introductory outreach program, a coastal field study, and explorations of Mystic Aquarium.
$28,000
Three Rivers College Foundation
Environmental Research, Fieldwork, and Internship Opportunities for CT State Three Rivers Students. ($30K/year x two years)
$60,000
Environmental Justice
Audubon Connecticut
Increasing Diversity in Conservation will engage eastern Connecticut communities in environmental educational and habitat stewardship, provide paid employment in conservation for diverse youth, and improve and enhance priority forest and coastal habitats to benefit both birds and people.
$80,000
Connecticut League of Conservation Voters
Eastern CT Organizing and Advocacy Project to build a strong network of environmental activists who are voting with climate change top of mind.
$25,000
Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs
Addressing the Climate Crisis Through a Just Transition to Clean Energy: Prioritize positive outcomes in racial equity and climate resilience. Building inclusive just and restorative communities. Training people of color, women, formerly incarcerated and workers in communities where infrastructure jobs are sited. Transit initiatives, ride share and free public transportation. Just climate justice legislation. Providing resources to reduce child poverty for children and families in need.
$20,000
FRESH New London
Building Leaders, Building Justice to engage young people and other community members the expansion and care for gardens and green spaces throughout New London and educate on policy for long-term change. ($40K/year x two years)
$80,000
Interreligious Environmental Justice Network
Eco-Justice Network: support work to engage religious communities in CT around the issues of climate change, toxic pollution, and biodiversity loss. Primary areas of focus will be energy efficiency, gardens, and environmental advocacy.
$17,875
Local Media Foundation
The Day Community Journalism Fund: Energy and Environment Lab to conduct in-depth reporting on climate change, environmental justice, emerging energy trends, coastal resiliency and related consumer issues in southeastern Connecticut.
$30,000
New CT Farmer Alliance
Building Farmer Power through State-level Advocacy: Educate and organize 600+ members on land access, economic viability of farming and healthcare for farmers.
$10,000
Sustainable CT
General Operating Support to Amplify Sustainable CT’s Impact in Eastern Connecticut.
$50,000
Yellow Farmhouse Education Center
Food waste education & farm-based skills training for youth with developmental disabilities in partnership with the Ocean Avenue LEARNing Academy.
$10,000
All Paws on Deck
Medical support.
$6,000
C.A.T.S. Northeast
Medical support and pet food.
$5,000
Connecticut Humane Society
Pet-working: Brighter Futures for Eastern CT’s most at-risk pets. ($30K/year x two years)
$60,000
Connecticut Veterinary Medical Foundation
Companion Assistance Program.
$2,500
CT Votes for Animals
Advocacy dedicated to improving the lives of animals through legislative action.
$5,000
Groton Animal Foundation
Medical support for Groton pets.
$10,000
Ledyard C.H.A.I.N.
Pet Food Assistance & Fixed4Life Program.
$6,000
PAWS (Pound Animals are Worth Saving) Cat Shelter
Medical care and spay/neuter.
$4,000
Safe Futures
Protect Our Pets supports clients with animals.
$12,000
Waggle Foundation
Solving the economic euthanasia of animals in marginalized communities in Eastern Connecticut.
$8,000
Regional Impact Grants
50CAN d/b/a ConnCAN
Parents leading parents to fight for linguistic and educational equity in Eastern Connecticut
$15,000
A Better Way Foundation/Hearing Youth Voices
The Road to 2000/ Schools That Work for us: Equity in School to encourage youth civic engagement in our community.
$20,000
Alliance for Living, Inc.
To provide food, clothing, personal care and household supplies, transportation, phones, emergency hotel stays, and any other needs community members identify as critical to their well-being and survival.
$25,000
Always Home, Inc.
Always Home’s Homelessness Prevention Program offers a proactive approach to crisis intervention, providing low-income families with timely support and resources to quickly restore housing stability, thus lowering their risk of eviction and homelessness.
$20,000
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Connecticut, Inc. (ACLU)
Protecting and Expanding Civil Rights and Liberties
$25,000
American Heart Association
Blood Pressure and Nutrition Education in Eastern Connecticut
$10,000
American Red Cross-Connecticut & RI Region
Disaster Cycle Services in Southeastern Connecticut
$7,500
Arts for Learning Connecticut
Higher Order Thinking (HOT) Schools at Regional Multicultural Magnet School during the 2025-26 school year. HOT Schools is a whole-school, deep impact, teaching and learning program that is helping improve student engagement, enrich school culture, and expand teacher practice through performances, workshops, arts-integrated residencies, and professional development grounded in Social and Emotional Learning and Culturally Responsive Teaching.
$20,000
Artreach, Inc.
Artreach will partner with Stand Up for Mental Health to offer a 12-week stand up comedy workshop for adults living with mental illnesses. Through the program, participants will learn how to mine their lived experience for comedy gold in a psychologically safe and supportive environment.
$7,500
Big Brothers Big Sisters of CT
Mentoring in Southeastern Connecticut: Community-Based and the Foster Grandparent Program
$10,000
Care and Share of East Lyme
Care & Share of East Lyme, Inc. food pantry
$3,000
The LEARN Project/Children First Groton
Children First Groton Early Literacy Community Outreach Initiative
$5,000
Children in Placement CT
To maintain our position at the forefront of the child welfare system and to offer a crucial voice to this marginalized group, who have suffered from abuse, neglect, and abandonment.
$15,000
Connecticut College
Horizons Beyond High School is a college and career exploratory program for rising juniors from New London High School and includes an intensive, two-week summer experience and a complementary academic year program.
$18,000
Connecticut Fair Housing Center
This project will provide fair housing services to fight housing discrimination. The Center will provide intake and outreach services to low-income individuals and families to support civil rights enforcement, with a focus on communities of color and other underserved populations. The initiative will also support tenant organizing in Eastern Connecticut to provide tenants with the tools they need to use collective power to accomplish system change and create a more equitable renter landscape.
$20,000
Connecticut Foodshare
Connecticut Foodshare achieves its work through collaboration with 22 local community food assistance programs operating in the region.
$12,500
Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants
CIRl’s Immigration Legal Services (ILS) is designed to provide expert and accessible immigration assistance to low-income immigrants in Eastern Connecticut who would not otherwise have access to these services. The purpose is to ensure equitable access to justice for all.
$5,000
Connecticut Lyric Opera
Support for our Juneteenth productions of Anthony Davis’ opera Amistad along with the educational Future Arts Leaders of CT program. These initiatives blend opera and history to highlight justice, resilience, and freedom, fostering education and dialogue through the performance, FALConn students’ opening numbers, and a post-performance panel.
$7,000
Connecticut Science Center
Connecticut Science Center & Groton Public Schools – STEM District Partnership
$10,000
Connecticut Storytelling Center, Inc.
Littlest Listeners Literacy Residency
$6,300
Connecticut Voices for Children
Early Childhood and Education Research & Advocacy
$10,000
Covenant Shelter of New London, Inc.
Emergency Shelter and Housing Assistance Programs at Covenant Shelter
$15,000
CTData Collaborative
Data literacy training for non-profit professionals in SECT. We will provide five workshops that cover essential data skills to empower advocates to effectively and ethically use data in their advocacy, program design, and storytelling. Data literacy training will strengthen the capacity of organizations working to address complex issues like child poverty, promote data-informed decision-making, and raise the profile of the region through improved storytelling.
$10,000
Cultural Coalition
To give us the flexibility to continue to meet the needs of the communities we serve in a time of decreased funding availability for the creative sector, yet also requiring creative solutions to further support social and economic issues.
$15,000
Eastern Connecticut Ballet
Eastern Connecticut Ballet will engage approximately 1,400 children in its Nutcracker School Assembly Program, a live learning experience focusing on ballet, music and local history. The interactive presentation in 12 elementary schools in 4-6 school districts prepares students to attend ECB’s live The Nutcracker performance at the Garde Arts Center.
$5,000
Eastern Connecticut Community Gardens Association
Whitfield Giving Garden grows heirloom vegetables using ecological methods. A Community Shared Agriculture donation, serving 60 seniors and adults with disabilities over a 12-week growing season through our collaborative efforts.
$5,000
Eastern Connecticut Housing Opportunities, Inc.
SECT Supports was established to purchase and operate a supportive housing rental portfolio (6 buildings – 15 units) in Groton and New London.
$20,000
Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra
The ECSO Young People’s Concert (YPC) provide the unique experiential opportunity for 3rd, 4th,and 5th graders in the region to attend a live symphonic concert.
$10,000
Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board
The Connecticut Youth Employment Program provides up-front employability skills training to low-income youth ages 14-24, & places them into a structured community work experience in an area of their interest.
$10,000
Elevate to Even Plus Incorporated
2025 Summer Internships for underserved New London-area Students
$10,000
Eugene O’Neill Theater Center
Young Playwrights Festival helps students in Eastern Connecticut build self-confidence, identify new modes of self-expression, experience creative and personal growth, and cement a lifelong appreciation for the arts.
$5,000
Expressiones Cultural Center
ARTVenture Bridging the Americas project provides culturally relevant, bilingual arts and educational programming for children in New London Public Schools and after-school sessions. This initiative aims to bridge cultural gaps, increase cultural competency, and support the educational development of underserved Latino or Hispanic children in the community, ultimately contributing to building an inclusive and equitable community.
$15,000
Furniture Bank of Southeastern Connecticut
Purchase beds for families in financial need
$5,000
Garde Arts Center
To build PACE partnerships on deeper levels with even more non-profit, educational and social service agencies to create unique programming for issues of: homelessness, drug dependency, mental illness, post-Covid-driven issues affecting students and families in all populations at younger ages via specialized workshops, lectures, exhibits, live events, thematic cinema screenings and community-hosted events. Offer the theater as a place of solace during trying times.
$30,000
Global Impact
United States of Readers (USoR) is an innovative literacy support intervention, designed by Scholastic, for children in public elementary schools in underserved communities. Each student chooses 10 books at no cost through the year, boosting their reading skills, academic achievement, and self-confidence.
$15,000
Groton Community Meals
Funding to support provision of stipends to Chefs for a 6-month period.
$5,000
H.O.P.E., Inc.
To transform 57 Belden St. into a newly renovated four-bedroom, two-bathroom home for a dedicated Honduran family who recently achieved U.S. citizenship. As participants in our Reynard Program, this family is on a path toward future homeownership, with rent savings set aside to build equity. This project will provide them with stable, affordable housing, fostering growth, community integration, and lasting generational impact on the family and the City.
$10,000
Habitat for Humanity of Eastern CT
Habitat for Humanity of Eastern Connecticut is building a total of three three-bedroom, two-bath homes in North Stonington, CT. Phase I includes two of these three homes.
$20,000
Haitian Community Center Of Greater Norwich
The English as a Second Language program will be offered free of charge to community members, providing instruction in listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Classes will be available at multiple levels to meet participants where they are.
$5,000
Health Education Center, Inc.
Medical and Community Interpreter Program Training for Southeastern CT
$10,000
Higher Edge
College Access and Success: A Path of Persistence. Higher Edge builds a foundation enabling students to persist through until they graduate. Through the establishment of trust; advisors create an environment where students feel heard, empowered and respected.
$30,000
Hispanic Alliance of Southeastern Connecticut
To fund its primary programming, which includes the Scholarship Program and other educational and leadership development offerings. In particular, this grant is key to sustaining our organizational efforts.
$10,000
Hygienic Art, Inc.
New London Arts Community Programming
$10,475
Immigration Advocacy & Support Center (IASC)
Changing Lives, Empowering All Residents – CLEAR (New London Area)
$31,032
Junior Achievement of Southwest New England, Inc.
Economic Empowerment for Groton & New London Elementary Students will provide dynamic financial literacy, work and career readiness, and entrepreneurship programming for elementary students in Groton and New London.
$7,500
Justice Dance Performance Project
Performance Residency at York Correctional Institution, which prepares incarcerated women for community reentry through an immersive arts engagement aimed at building renewed identity, sense of agency, and personal voice. They are guided by a team of JDPP teaching artists in developing a final performance shared with peers, family, and invited guests at the York compound in June each year followed by a special wrap-up visit with the teaching team.
$7,000
Ledge Light Health District
The Place for CommUNITY Wellbeing is becoming hub for programs, services and community building to promote community health. Food to the People now operates as a grocery-store style set-up in one wing (“The Bodega”) and funding will support increasing food choice and safe storage for the more than 3,000 community members served each month.
$20,897
Lyman Allyn Art Museum
To advance its mission of providing accessible and enriching art and cultural experiences for the community. These funds will support the museum’s Learning and Engagement programs, which serve approximately 20,000 visitors annually and reach an additional 130,000 online, fostering creativity, connection, and cultural understanding.
$15,000
Madonna Place
Community Outreach Plus Education (COPE) program providing emergency crisis mental/behavioral health, addiction, housing, and domestic violence outreach and resources to New London County.
$20,000
Martin House
Housing Advocacy/Capacity Building
$20,000
Mitchell College
Healthcare Academy (HCA), an early college program expanding healthcare career pathways for marginalized and underserved students. Through updated learning spaces and hands-on experiences, the HCA creates equitable access to healthcare education, prepares a diverse workforce while strengthening community partnerships and addresses local labor shortages. This initiative will empower students, promote economic mobility, and advance health equity in the region.
$30,000
Musical Masterworks
Community Engagement Program activities in Eastern CT. These funds will allow us to conduct a week-long residency featuring in-depth projects that help participants use music as a means of expression and a tool for understanding the world. In addition, we will host several one-day workshops and concerts, offering individuals exposure to classical music, instrumentation, and the discovery of their own musical voices and talents.
$8,000
New London Adult & Continuing Education
Oral Language Development for Our Youngest Learners
$9,285
New London Area Food Coalition/New London Area Food Pantry, Inc.
The New London Area Food Pantry has been providing groceries to food insecure citizens of the New London Area since 1989. Our goal is to strengthen the community by supporting individuals and families who lack access to basic nutritional needs.
$10,000
New London Community Meal Center
The Family Cupboard at DINE
$20,000
New London Community Orchestra
The Music City Strings program offers free violin, viola, and cello lessons to students at the Public Library of New London after school and during the summer. Instruments and all materials are provided to students at no cost, and the program is taught by two experienced and highly qualified instructors. The program fills a crucial gap between New London and surrounding districts and offers a unique opportunity to underserved students.
$5,000
New London Homeless Hospitality
Ready to Work/CT Pathways – Employment Program Support
$32,500
New London Maritime Society/U.S. Custom House Museum
Local-History & Landmarks program for third-graders in the New London Public Schools
$15,000
New London Youth Affairs
The Teen Links program supports middle/high school aged teens achieve academic and employment objectives. Workforce, life skills, risk prevention, and mental health promotion prepare youth for employment/career pathways.
$10,000
OIC of New London County, Incorporated
Early Childhood Education Workforce Development Training Program
$18,000
Operation Fuel
Emergency Energy Assistance
$12,000
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England
The New London Fund for Access
$30,000
Pro Bono Partnership
Legal Help for Nonprofits
$30,000
Public Library of New London
STEAM and Music programs for Children and Teens
$13,800
Reach Out and Read, Inc.
Southeastern Connecticut Early Literacy Initiative
$6,286
Riverfront Children’s Center
Scholar Dollars: Early Childhood Education & Care Tuition Subsidy Program for Lower Income Families
$20,000
S.E. CT Community Center of the Blind Inc.
Blind and Visually Impaired Transportation Assistance
$5,000
S.T.E.P.S.
This will allow S.T.E.P.S. to support girls with overall higher-quality programming, events and experiences.
$12,500
Safe Futures
The Center for Safe Futures
$33,500
Salt Marsh Opera
Kids Love Music! 2026: Cinderella. To present a one-hour production of Rossini’s Cinderella to New London County’s 5th and 6th grade students at The Garde Arts Center.
$4,000
Salvation Army of New London
Experiential Youth Programming, Music, Arts & STEM
$20,000
SECT Housing Alliance
Regional Affordable Housing Planning and Advocacy Program
$5,000
Southeastern Connecticut Community Land Trust
General Operating Funds
$25,000
Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (SCADD)
The Access Assistance Program provides essential support to clients by covering costs for critical essentials, such as obtaining identification documents, transportation, and other necessary items. This funding helps clients overcome barriers, enabling them to pursue employment, housing, and other key opportunities for self-sufficiency and stability.
$10,000
Southeastern CT Robotics, Inc
Southeastern CT Robotics requests funding to support its STEM education programs, providing equitable access to robotics and engineering for interested youth in New London County. The grant will cover operational costs, including coach stipends, materials, technology, and outreach, benefiting 42-60 students annually and engaging 500+ community members through events. SECTR fosters hands-on learning, teamwork, and inclusivity, equipping students with critical skills for success in STEM fields.
$10,000
Spark Makerspace
To continue partnering with its original four organizations and grow by including a fifth organization. The partnerships will enable culturally responsive initiatives, enhance resource accessibility, and address educational, mentorship, and technology needs. The anticipated impact includes deeper cultural integration, improved access to essential resources for skill and personal growth, and more inclusive educational opportunities that benefit diverse communities.
$10,000
St. James Episcopal Church
The Lord’s Pantry
$7,500
St. Vincent de Paul Place
St. Vincent de Paul Place Food Pantry
$7,500
Thames River Community Service, Inc.
Young parents who experience homelessness will receive individualized support, training and resources to help advance their economic security. The project aims to work with families to ensure safe housing with support services.
$20,000
The Governor’s Prevention Partnership
The Governor’s Prevention Partnership and New London Youth Affairs will coordinate two Por Los Niños Community Café series to engage approximately 70 youth and parents/caregivers in community conversations to prevent substance use.
$5,000
The Housing Collective/Center for Housing Opportunity
This grant will enable CHO to empower resident leaders in underserved communities to effectively advocate for their housing needs and will continue to foster meaningful, regional collaboration around housing justice and affordability for all.
$15,000
The Samaritan House Inc.
We C U Mentor Program
$6,000
The Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries, Inc.
Pantry Food Distribution
$5,000
Three Rivers College Foundation
Strengthening Nursing and Workforce in SECT
$20,000
United Cerebral Palsy of Eastern Connecticut
To promote housing stability and accessibility for individuals with disabilities in Eastern Connecticut by providing essential resources, engaging in advocacy, and offering rental assistance.
$20,000
United Way of Southeastern Connecticut
To help the Food Center purchase nutritious food needed to help people in need in New London County. Fresh produce, lean meats and dairy products are needed for the Food Center’s mobile food pantry sites & 65 member feeding programs serving 23,500 people each month.
$20,000
University of Connecticut Foundation
UConn 4-H Military Partnership Project
$5,000
2-4-1 CARE
For afterschool sessions at J.B. Stanton and Veterans Elementary Schools to introduce students to three sports while building self-awareness, self-regulation, and collaboration.
$12,500
Arts for Learning Connecticut
Creative workshops offering every Teachers’ Memorial Middle School student two opportunities to learn a new artform from a professional Teaching Artist.
$10,500
Connecticut Audubon Society
Science in Nature Bird Ecology introduces Norwich 3rd graders to the charismatic nature of birds and the interconnectedness of birds to their habitats, while helping to narrow the science achievement gap for this underserved community.
$15,000
Connecticut Democracy Center
To support workshops and resources for Norwich students and program expenses for the Norwich Regional Connecticut History Day Contest in March 2026.
$3,500
Connecticut Storytelling Center
For Littlest Listeners emergent literacy programming in Norwich preschool classrooms.
$4,800
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center
Environmental Science Adventures offer all Norwich 2nd grade classrooms three in-school visits and a field trip to the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center.
$15,000
Discovering Amistad
For Voyage for Freedom Educational programming for Norwich 7th/8th grade students, using a historical lens on the Amistad to focus on leadership, resilience, courage and the importance of community.
$10,000
Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra
For Norwich 3rd, 4th,and 5th graders to attend the Young People’s Concert to experience live symphonic music.
$3,500
Junior Achievement of Southwest New England
For experiential career readiness and preparation workshops focusing on the job process, resumes, and interviewing for 100+ Norwich Free Academy students.
$5,000
Madonna Place
To support the Summer Connections and Monthly Family Connections educational and literacy support programs.
$10,000
Niantic Children’s Museum
For hands-on learning experiences for Norwich pre-K, K and 1st grade students
$9,994
Norwich Public Schools
For an afterschool mentoring program for elementary school students with Big Brothers Big Sisters of CT.
$25,000
Norwich Youth, Family & Rec
For Summer Jam and Learn for at-risk youth to develop leadership, conflict resolution, communication, and relationship-building skills; and for camperships for low-income Norwich families for summer day camp for their children.
$25,000
Ocean Community Y
To offer Norwich youth the opportunity to attend a session of Summer Camp at the YMCA. Camp Cove in Mystic, CT with transportation and camp shirts included.
$20,000
Project Oceanology
For hands-on, experientially focused STEM programming aboard a research vessel and in school to Norwich 7th graders.
$30,000
Rose City Learning Center
For GED Prep support for Norwich English Language Learners aged 18-24 in earning their GED and pursuing education or career goals.
$9,405
S.T.E.P.S.
For an afterschool empowerment program for Norwich middle and high school girls.
$5,000
Safe Futures
For a week of overnight camp and monthly activities after camp for Norwich children ages 7-17 who have been exposed to domestic violence and other trauma.
$8,000
Salt Marsh Opera
For a one-hour production of Rossini’s Cinderella for Norwich 5th and 6th grade students at The Garde Arts Center in May 2026.
$3,500
Sankofa Education and Leadership
To support the NAACP Robertsine Duncan Youth Council’s 1) Game Changers leadership and activism training, and 2) ACT-SO and the America 250th Norwich Youth Initiative, which will offer young people opportunities to demonstrate academic and artistic excellence and learn about the untold stories of people during the American Revolutionary War.
$4,500
Sea Research Foundation – Mystic Aquarium
Ocean-Minded Workforce Development internship program for marginalized NFA 11th and 12th graders.
$10,000
Thames River Community Service
Parenting skills training for young parents and their children in the transitional housing program.
$10,000
Thames Valley Council for Community Action
For an Illumination Station for the Taftville Child Development Center.
$7,500
Access Community Action Agency
In support of a part-time position to ensure efficient food distribution in the food pantry.
$6,160
Community Health Resources
For basic needs of Windham clients
$2,000
Covenant Soup Kitchen
For support of the soup kitchen and food pantry
$5,203
Holy Family Home and Shelter
For shelter staffing that will allow having two staff on at all times, which will result in more efficient support and increased safety of guests.
$9,900
Madonna Place
For basic needs and resources of Willimantic/Windham families who are served by Great Beginnings Home Visiting, Fatherhood Initiative, Community Outreach Plus Education, and Family Support Center programs.
$1,000
Thames Valley Council for Community Action (TVCCA)
To support Meals on Wheels to the homebound & providing Congregate lunch for Willimantic elders.
$2,500
The Salvation Army of Willimantic
For support such as rent and utility assistance, along with personal hygiene items, to Windham residents.
$3,500
Windham Area Interfaith Ministry (WAIM)
For the Emergency Financial Assistance Program, which offers rental assistance, fuel assistance and other unmet basic needs.
$5,000
Windham Human Services Department and Senior Center
To provide emergency assistance in the form of tangible materials, laundry cards, bus passes, grocery gift cards and similar to eligible Windham/Willimantic residents experiencing a critical need.
$6,000
Windham Region Chamber of Commerce Foundation
To help purchase healthy, fresh food for the veterans commissary, which serves Windham veterans of any military branch, active or retired.
$3,500
Windham Region No Freeze Project
For expenses incurred in diverting individuals from homelessness, such as paying utility or rent arrearages, purchasing transportation to available housing, or providing move-in money, as well as expenses incurred in helping people obtain identification or other documents needed to obtain housing.
$8,000
Youth Empowerment
Arts for Learning Connecticut
Higher Order Thinking Schools is a whole-school, deep impact, teaching and learning program that is helping enrich school culture, expand teacher practice, and improve student engagement at the Regional Multicultural Magnet School.
$17,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of CT
Operation and expansion of Community-Based Mentoring Programs.
$15,000
Children’s First Groton
Increase early literacy outreach in the community.
$10,000
Connecticut College
Horizons Beyond High School is a college and career exploratory program for rising juniors from New London High School and includes an intensive, two-week summer experience and a complementary academic year program.
$18,000
Connecticut Landmarks Society
The project offers educational and engaging programming that encourages participants to think and interact deeply about slavery, freedom, and social justice.
$8,000
Connecticut Science Center
Science-in-Motion programs for students at Catherine Kolnaski Magnet Elementary School.
$10,000
Eastern Connecticut Ballet
Nutcracker School Assembly Program, a live learning experience focusing on ballet, music and local history.
$5,000
Eastern Connecticut State University
Provide sixteen low-income high school students the opportunity to attend Eastern’s one-week residential Pre-College Summer program free of charge.
$10,000
Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra
2025 Young People’s Concert, a live and experiential symphonic concert, and Carnegie Hall’s Link Up program for year-long engagement of students through curriculum support.
$16,000
Elevate to Even Plus Incorporated
Summer internships in greater New London for students of color.
$12,000
Eugene O’Neill Theater Center
The Young Playwrights Festival helps students in Eastern Connecticut identify new modes of self-expression, experience creative and personal growth, and cement a lifelong appreciation for live theater.
$7,500
Expressiones Cultural Center
ArtVenture is a bilingual program that connects art with people and promotes social justice to reflect the diversity of New London County.
$18,000
Flock Theatre
To develop and implement Women & Minorities in STEM residencies, breaking down stereotypes and empowering youth in STEAM.
$15,000
Florence Griswold Museum
To establish a transportation scholarship fund in support of its youth education programming.
$5,000
Garde Arts Center
PACE is a community-based network strategy that bridges education, the arts, regional social service and educational organizations. The program focused on young people and their families, especially those that are disadvantaged and underserved
$30,000
Higher Edge
Guides first generation high school seniors as they navigate the college application process and make an informed decision.
$30,000
Hispanic Alliance
Support for a variety of programs for Hispanic youth and adults in New London.
$10,000
Musical Masterworks
Programs with Fitch High School and Waterford Country Day School with music as a means of expressing and understanding the world they live in.
$8,000
Mystic Museum of Art
The Arts in Education Field Trip Program provides in-depth experiences and supports teachers and learners with relevant, enriching experiences of the Museum.
$7,500
Natchaug Hospital
Collaboration with NESS to provide field experiences to students whose emotional or behavioral health problems prevent success in a traditional school environment.
$8,000
New London Adult & Continuing Education
Provide high-quality, early intervention language and literacy services for 15 young, at-risk children to address their weak or delayed oral language development.
$9,000
New London Youth Affairs
The Family Center addresses school readiness by supporting families’ basic needs, identifying and addressing developmental delays, and facilitating preschool placements.
$14,000
Niantic Children’s Museum
Yearlong series of monthly sensory friendly programs to families with children on the autism spectrum.
$15,000
New London Maritime Society/U.S. Custom House Museum
Third-grade local history program for New London Public School students.
$15,000
Our Piece of the Pie
Helping high-risk youth to get back on track (and stay on track) to a high school diploma, a post-secondary degree/credential and meaningful employment.
$10,000
Project Oceanology
Summer camp scholarships for students who cannot afford to pay.
$10,000
Public Library of New London
Provide STEAM programs and Take and Make STEAM kits for children and teens in our community to explore and experiment in a safe and welcoming environment.
$5,000
Reach Out and Read
To distribute books at well-child visits from birth-5 and counsel parents on the importance of reading.
$5,000
Riverfront Children’s Center
Scholar Dollars tuition scholarship program for low-income families.
$20,000
Salt Marsh Opera
Production of Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi in English for New London County’s 5th and 6th grade students.
$5,000
Salvation Army of New London
Boys and Girls Club of New London – Music, Arts and STEM programming.
$18,000
SARAH Inc.
Providing free autism resources to families in their home language.
$7,500
Southeastern CT Robotics
Making STEM education accessible to the youth of New London County.
$6,000
Step Up New London
“Boldly, unapologetically, and intentionally fighting for education, housing and health justice” in New London.
$18,000
S.T.E.P.S.
Empowering girls and uplifting communities by providing young women the tools necessary to build lives of integrity and self-sufficiency through positive choice.
$15,000
The Connecticut Storytelling Center
Emergent literacy programming in New London preschools.
$7,500
The Governor’s Prevention Partnership
The Future Prevention Leaders Conference for high school-aged youth leaders.
$5,000
Traveling Toys
To establish educational toy libraries in the children’s and teens’ sections of Ledyard Public Library, Waterford Public Library and Wheeler Library.
$10,000
University of Connecticut Foundation/4-H Program
4-H provides hands-on learning activities in STEM, work force skills, and healthy lifestyles for military-connected youth.
$7,500
Waterford Country School
Scholarships for summer camp program.
$15,000
Writer’s Block Ink
Youth participants will work as a team to create and perform their own live theater production, which will be performed at the end of the program.
$10,000
Basic Needs
Always Home
Homelessness Prevention Program provides families with access to case management support and short-term financial resources, when necessary, to overcome an immediate housing emergency and stabilize housing.
$19,000
American Red Cross-CT & RI Region
Respond to all home fires as well as other disasters, such as storms and floods to assist those who experience an unexpected emergency.
$7,500
Children in Placement CT
Recruitment and onboarding of new Guardian ad Litem volunteers, essential to the welfare of the child victims we serve.
$15,000
Community Partners in Action (CPA)
Prison Arts Program including in-prison workshops, exhibitions, publications, mural projects, permanent collection, reintegration initiatives, and the program’s health education and community outreach projects.
$7,000
ConnCan
To engage the Latino community in New London, Ledyard, Salem and Groton to advocate for educational change and ensure successful implementation of the Multilingual Learners’ Bill of Rights.
$15,000
Connecticut Fair Housing Center
Provide intake and outreach services to low-income individuals and families to support civil rights enforcement, with a focus on communities of color and other underserved populations.
$20,000
Connecticut Foodshare
Provide healthy and nutritious food to the nearly 20,000 food insecure individuals residing in the Foundation’s geographic catchment area.
$10,000
Eastern Connecticut Housing Opportunities
Junior Project Manager to oversee the desperately needed physical rehabilitation of the properties that have experienced abuse and neglect.
$20,000
Furniture Bank of Southeastern Connecticut
Purchase beds for families in financial need.
$7,000
Groton Community Meals
Chef stipends to provide nutritious weekly meals for Groton residents
$5,000
Habitat for Humanity of Eastern CT
Habitat for Humanity is pursuing a corner lot in New London, for two multifamily homes, providing affordable housing for four families.
$15,000
HOPE Partnership
Feasibility for projects in Lyme or Old Lyme that will result in needed, deed-restricted affordable housing.
$10,000
Immigration Advocacy & Support Center (IASC)
Presentations and outreach on legal immigration requirements and processes, expert immigration legal guidance, casework at affordable rates, and expanded services to assist with asylum and deportation defense.
$20,000
Justice Dance Performance Project
York Performance Residency engages women at York Correctional Institution in a process of self-expansion, creativity, renewal, and healing through movement, song, writing, and visual art.
$7,000
Ledge Light Health District
Food to the People is an initiative which works to promote access to free, healthy and culturally respectful food for community members.
$15,000
Lymann Allyn Museum
Support for the exhibit Eleggua: Opening the Paths. The show and public programs will explore themes of women and her ancestors, exploring connections between the African continent and the Diaspora.
$10,000
Madonna Place
Community Outreach Plus Education (COPE) program providing emergency crisis mental/behavioral health, addiction, housing, and domestic violence outreach and resources to New London County.
$20,000
Martin House
Housing Advocate position to transition residents to independent living, thereby increasing the organization’s capacity to serve additional people.
$15,000
New London Area Food Coalition
Supporting food insecure individuals and families of the New London Area who lack access to basic nutritional needs.
$10,000
New London Community Meal Center
To establish a dedicated food pantry space in order to get The Family Cupboard at DINE open to our families.
$20,000
New London Homeless Hospitality
Specialized employment program targeted to the needs of very low-income individuals especially those who are experiencing homelessness and are guests at the homeless shelter.
$25,000
Operation Fuel
To support emergency energy distribution in the Southeastern part of Connecticut.
$7,500
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England
The New London Fund for Access ensures that Southeastern CT residents have access to preventative reproductive healthcare.
$12,000
Spark Makerspace
Enable culturally responsive initiatives, enhance resource accessibility, and further address educational, mentorship, and technology needs.
$10,000
St. Vincent de Paul Place
To provide food, companionship, and needed services to the neediest members of the southeastern Connecticut community.
$7,500
Sunrise Northeast
Camperships for those with severe and complex developmental disabilities to have a fulfilling camp experience.
$7,500
Thames River Community Service
Young parents who experience homelessness will receive individualized supports, training and resources to help advance their economic security.
$20,000
Thames Valley Council for Community Action
Homelessness Prevention/Diversion Financial Assistance Program, which offers households at risk of eviction monetary help for security deposits, rent payments/arrearages, overdue utility bills & related expenses.
$15,000
The Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries
Purchase food for distribution to needy residents through our Old Lyme and East Lyme Food Pantries.
$5,000
Three Rivers College Foundation
Funding for nursing students to adequately prepare for the NCLEX exam.
$20,000
United Cerebral Palsy of Eastern Connecticut
To ensure the continuation of free, vital services to individuals with disabilities in New London County.
$15,000
United Way of Southeastern CT
To help the Food Center procure/purchase healthy nutritious food not readily available through donations to help people in need in New London County.
$12,500
United Way of Southeastern CT/Eastern Connecticut Health Collaborative
Coordinated Outreach initiative to increase equitable access to healthcare and wrap-around services for underserved community members in Eastern Connecticut.
$12,000
UR Community Cares
Supports older and disabled adults living safely at home by connecting them with background-checked community-based volunteer support.
$5,000
W.A.R.M. Center
Community Outreach Program provides intensive case management and financial assistance for basic needs.
$5,000
Waterford Public Library
Weekly 90-minute conversation circle, open to all new English language learners, who wish to meet in a safe space and practice speaking English.
$5,000
Advocacy & Capacity
A Better Way Foundation
Coaching support and capacity building for grassroots organizations for stable operations.
$10,000
Child & Family Agency of Southeastern CT
Support for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging training for CFA leadership to remove barriers to equitable healthcare by supporting delivery of care to a diverse population.
$17,000
Connecticut Arts Alliance
Arts, Culture, and Tourism Funding Roadmap to secure more meaningful, reliable, and equitable state support for these three important contributors to Connecticut’s economy, the vitality of our cities and towns, and the health and well-being of our residents.
$5,000
Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness
Advocacy strategy in the Southeastern region of CT to prevent and end homelessness through the coordination and oversight of a fully resourced homeless emergency response system.
$14,000
Connecticut Voices for Children
Advocacy to advance universal access to early care and education, and advocacy for tax reform, specifically progressive revenue to fund critical investments to create family economic security.
$30,000
Cultural Coalition
Capacity building, advocacy and education for arts organization and artists.
$20,000
Regional Plan Association (RPA) for Desegregate CT
Affordable housing advocacy and data reporting in Eastern CT.
$15,000
Thames River Heritage Park Foundation
Support for program/outreach coordinator to assist with program development.
$15,000
The Arc Eastern Connecticut
Social equity workshops for employees work with individuals with disabilities.
$10,000
2-4-1 CARE
In partnership with NPS, for two 8-week afterschool sessions of 2-4-1 TOP Self Sports, a physical literacy-informed sports enrichment program for Kindergarten to grade 5 students.
$10,000
Arts for Learning Connecticut
Series of creative workshops at Teachers’ Memorial, providing at least 2 opportunities for all students to learn a new artform from a professional Teaching Artist.
$7,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of CT
To support community-based, one-to-one mentoring for Norwich youth.
$5,000
Connecticut Audubon Society
Science in Nature for Norwich Bird Ecology to introduce 3rd graders to the charismatic nature of birds and develop an appreciation for the interconnectedness of birds to their habitats while helping to ignite an interest in the sciences.
$15,000
Connecticut Science Center
To support informal STEM programming for Norwich 6th grade students through field trips to the Science Center, and Science in Motion Traveling Programs in 4th or 5th grade classrooms.
$8,000
Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center/Coogan Farm
Connecticut Organisms – To provide three in-school visits and a field trip to DPNC for all 2nd graders to study plants, animals and habitats.
$14,000
Discovering Amistad
Voyage for Freedom and Amistad Educational Program for 8th graders at both Norwich middle schools and high schoolers at Norwich Tech.
$10,000
Eastern Connecticut State University
For eight low-income Norwich high school students to attend Eastern’s one-week residential Pre-College Summer program.
$6,000
Junior Achievement of Southwest New England
Pathways to Careers experiential career readiness and preparation workshops for NFA students.
$4,000
Madonna Place
To support the Summer Connections and Monthly Family Connections educational and literacy support programs.
$7,000
Niantic Children’s Museum
For Tiny Houses, Tiny Homes for pre-Kindergarten, Seed to Plant for Kindergarten and Meet the Animals for first grade Norwich students.
$7,500
Norwich Public Schools
For an afterschool mentoring pilot program for elementary school students with Big Brothers Big Sisters of CT.
$25,000
Norwich Youth & Family Services
To support Summer Jam & Learn and Day Camp.
$25,000
Ocean Community YMCA – Naik Family Branch
To support the costs, including transportation and camp shirts, for Norwich youth to attend a session of summer camp at Camp Cove in Mystic.
$20,000
Our Piece of the Pie
To help high-risk Norwich young people get on track to a diploma, postsecondary degree or certificate, and/or meaningful employment.
$5,000
Project Oceanology
For Seventh Grade at Sea – hands-on, experientially focused STEM programming for all 7th graders at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School.
$11,000
Read to Grow
For Bookmobile visits in Norwich during the summer and fall months.
$5,000
Robertsine Duncan Youth Council (Sankofa Education and Leadership)
For the NAACP Game Changer Program to help youth build leadership and activism skills, and the ACT-SO Program to prepare, recognize and reward youth who exemplify scholastic and artistic excellence.
$2,500
S.T.E.P.S.
To support an afterschool empowerment porgram for Norwich middle and high school girls.
$5,000
Salt Marsh Opera
For Kids Love Opera! 2025: Gianni Schicchi, a fully staged production for Norwich 5th and 6th grade students at The Garde Arts Center in March 2025.
$3,500
Sea Research Foundation – Mystic Aquarium
Ocean-Minded Workforce Development internship program for marginalized NFA 11th and 12th graders.
$10,000
Thames River Community Service
Summer support program for young parents and their children in the transitional housing program.
$10,000
The Connecticut Storytelling Center
Littlest Listeners Literacy Residency – emergent literacy programming in Norwich public preschool classrooms.
$5,000
Access Community Action Agency
Food Pantry – To purchase two new glass-front refrigerators for our Willimantic food pantry to replace three standard, non-commercial size refrigerators with solid doors.
$3,000
Covenant Soup Kitchen
To purchase and distribute nutritious food to thousands of people who are struggling to make ends meet due to poverty, unemployment, underemployment, illness, homelessness, and fixed incomes that are not sufficient to meet expenses.
$5,500
Holy Family Home and Shelter
Ending Homeless One Family at a Time – To help families experiencing homelessness to achieve self-sufficiency by providing shelter with support services from case managers.
$8,000
Thames Valley Council for Community Action
Senior Nutrition Services in the Town of Windham – To enhance Windham seniors’ food security, provide vital social connections, and safeguard their well-being as they age through home delivery of Meals on Wheels and congregate lunch daily at two convenient locations.
$1,500
Windham Area Interfaith Ministry (WAIM)
Human Needs Program – For short-term case management, advocacy, referral and/or emergency cash assistance to hundreds of clients who are at risk of losing heat and/or electricity, who have fallen behind in their rent, or who have other unmet basic needs because of financial hardship.
$5,000
Windham Community Food Network
Community Table/Mesa Comunitaria – For a constituent-led, communal food pantry for primarily Latinx immigrant households in Willimantic.
$2,900
Windham Human Services Department and Senior Center
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Windham – To help provide emergency assistance, in the form of tangible materials, laundry cards, bus passes, grocery gift cards and similar to eligible Windham/Willimantic residents experiencing a critical need.
$6,000
Windham Region No Freeze Project
For general operating funds to keep people from becoming homeless, assist them in securing housing and help keep them out of the elements and help with their hygienic needs.
$4,000
Women & Girls Grants
Economic Security
Community Health Resources (CHR)
Basic Needs for Northeastern CT.
$2,500
Interfaith Human Services of Putnam
Pathways to Success – Childcare/Empowerment.
$5,000
Natchaug Hospital
Project Empowerment – Northeast.
$5,000
Power Clean Recovery Corp DBA Move to Heal CT
Move a Muscle, Change a Life: Empowering Women in the Putnam, CT Area.
$5,000
Rose City Learning Center
Language for Opportunity: Online Workforce Prep ESL for Norwich area women.
$8,000
St. Vincent de Paul Place
Family safety net funding for basic needs.
$9,863
Always Home
Homelessness Prevention and Shelter Diversion of low-income single mothers with minor children.
$14,676
H.O.P.E.
Renovation of apartments for single mothers with children.
$10,000
Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SCADD)
Pathways to Recovery and Economic Independence.
$10,000
Women’s Business Development Council
Advancing Economic Opportunity for female small business owners.
$8,000
Holy Family Home and Shelter
Empowerment Through Employment.
$5,000
Windham Region Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Spanish ServSafe classes for Latinos.
$5,000
Women’s Health and Mental Health
BSEB – Birth Support, Education & Beyond
Perinatal Support Services (Norwich area).
$4,000
BSEB – Birth Support, Education & Beyond
Perinatal Support Services for low-income women in Southeast CT.
$10,000
BSEB – Birth Support, Education & Beyond
Perinatal Support Services (Windham area).
$6,000
Madonna Place
General support for the Great Beginnings Program.
$10,000
United Services
Creative Resilience: Women’s Wellness Through Art.
$3,500
New London Adult & Continuing Education
Building Healthy Relationships for families impacted by domestic violence.
$6,300
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England
New London Teen Engagement peer-to-peer education program.
$15,000
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England
Windham Fund for Access to general health services.
$10,000
High Hopes Therapeutic Riding
Sustaining the Energy of Anticipation 2025–2026 Project.
$5,000
Girls and Young Women
Hale YMCA Youth & Family Center
Camp Cutler Girls Scholarship Fund.
$2,500
Northeast Opportunities for Wellness (NOW)
NOW 2025 ~Strong Like A Girl~ Girls Empowerment Group.
$5,000
Bill Memorial Library
New Chromebooks for Girls Who Code.
$4,167
Garde Arts Center / Pattagansett Arts Center
Women in the Arts: Woven Together.
$10,000
Girls on the Run of Southeastern CT
Girls on the Run Spring 2026 Season Support.
$7,500
New London Public Schools
Cheering for Our Girls middle school sports program.
$6,680
S.T.E.P.S.
General Operating Support.
$8,000
Salvation Army of New London
Red Shield Youth Center – EmpowerHer afterschool program for elementary-aged girls.
$10,000
Stonington Community Center
Her Time to Play basketball and empowerment program.
$6,000
CLiCK GROW
Young Women’s Food System Apprenticeship Project.
$7,500
Eastern Connecticut State University
Young Women’s Economic Empowerment Academy.
$7,500
Windham County 4-H Foundation Inc.
Camperships for low-income girls.
$4,500
Senior Women
Jewish Federation of Eastern CT
Together/Tzuzammen – Second Act – Supporting senior women to age in place at home in New London.
$16,326
Thames Valley Council for Community Action
Senior Nutrition Meals for New London women ages 62 and older.
$16,325
Domestic Violence
Safe Futures
Norwich Domestic Violence Response Team – crisis counseling and victim advocate law enforcement.
$10,000
Safe Futures
Genesis House Emergency Domestic Violence Shelter and alternative shelter solutions/expressive writing workshops.
$10,000
Network Against Domestic Abuse
Domestic Violence Intervention and Prevention for Windham area victims.
$5,000
Child & Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut
Protecting Privacy and Rights to Care in providing medical services for young women.
$10,000
A Sacred Place
Houses of Healing program at York Correctional Institution.
$3,500
Covenant Shelter of New London
Support for families in shelter.
$8,500
Defy Ventures
In-prison entrepreneurship and professional development programming at York Correctional Institution.
$11,000
Advocacy
The Children’s Law Center of Connecticut
Legal Representation Program – Windham Judicial District.
$7,000
Economic Security
A Better Way Foundation/Step Up New London
Second Chance Rental Initiative for single mothers and women-led households to secure and maintain stable housing.
$9,500
Always Home
Homelessness prevention and shelter diversion of low-income, single-mother households with minor children.
$12,000
Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut
Women’s Leadership Development Programs for women to advance their careers, achieve parity in regional leadership roles, and support female entrepreneurship, with a distinct emphasis on women of color and underemployed women.
$5,000
Covenant Shelter of New London
Support of female-headed families transitioning out of homelessness.
$8,000
Covenant Soup Kitchen
Covenant Soup Kitchen and Community Food Pantry Cooperative
$3,000
Defy Ventures
In-prison entrepreneurship and professional development programming at State correctional facility
$11,000
H.O.P.E.
Renovating the apartments at 35 Terrace Ave. for single mothers.
$5,000
Holy Family Home and Shelter
Support for young mothers by increasing access to educational certifications and trainings.
$7,500
Interfaith Human Services of Putnam
Pathways to Success childcare support for working mothers in Putnam.
$5,000
Network Against Domestic Abuse
Domestic violence services for women and their children from nine Windham area communities and healthy relationships education and youth advocacy for women and girls in Stafford/Stafford Springs.
$5,000
Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (SCADD)
Alternate Career Paths for women in early recovery.
$10,000
St. Vincent de Paul Place
Family Safety Net program to help women secure benefits, stabilize housing, increase employment or wages, and reunite with their families.
$6,000
Thames River Community Service
Economic security for young women who are experiencing homelessness through education, employment supports and affordable housing.
$8,000
The Children’s Law Center of Connecticut
Legal representation for indigent girls whose parents are embroiled in contentious family court disputes in the Windham Judicial District.
$7,075
The Neighbor Fund
Legal aid to immigrants in the Windham area, with the goal of successful applications for youth visas, green cards and asylum for women and girls.
$6,000
United Cerebral Palsy of Eastern Connecticut
Support and advocacy for women and girls with disabilities.
$7,000
Windham Area Interfaith Ministry (WAIM)
Women’s and Girls’ Fund For Housing Stability
$7,500
Women’s Business Development Council
Business training, counseling and financial support for entrepreneurs and child care providers.
$8,000
Women’s Health and Mental Health
BEB-Birth Support, Education & Beyond
Flexible, adaptable perinatal support to reduce toxic stressors in pregnancy and early parenting.
$6,000
High Hopes Therapeutic Riding
Therapeutic horsemanship programs specifically designed for women veterans who have served in the U.S. Military.
$6,000
Horizons
Respite and summer camp program for women and girls with disabilities.
$3,500
New London Youth Affairs
Mental health support for Family Center mothers/caregivers.
$9,000
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England
Windham Fund for Access and New London Teen Engagement
$12,000
Power Clean Recovery Corp DBA Move to Heal CT
Fitness-based recovery program for women in Putnam.
$3,500
TEEG (Thompson Ecumenical Empowerment Group)
Real Talk: Putting the Reality into Relationships for 8th-12th graders in the Thompson, Putnam, and Pomfret schools.
$4,200
Girls and Young Women
CLiCK/GROW Windham
Young Women’s Food System Apprenticeship for Latinx girls.
$5,400
Girl Scouts of Connecticut
Scholarships and camperships to ensure that girls in the Northeast area can participate scouts and/or summer camp.
$2,500
Girls on the Run of Southeastern CT
Girls on the Run Spring 2025 Season Support
$5,000
Higher Edge
Empowering Young Women to Create a Path to College Persistence
$8,000
Hispanic Alliance of Southeastern Connecticut
Summer leadership and mentorship program for high school-age Latinas.
$8,500
Madonna Place
Great Beginnings Home Visiting Program
$10,000
Manchester Community College Foundation
Emergency fund for female students from the Windham area.
$6,000
Northeast Opportunities for Wellness (NOW)
Strong Like a Girl~ Girls Empowerment Group for girls ages 12 – 14.
$5,000
S.T.E.P.S.
Empowerment program for adolescent girls in New London and Groton middle and high schools.
$10,000
Salvation Army of New London
Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of New London – SMART Girls program
$8,500
Town of Preston Parks and Recreation
Preston Parks and Recreation has partnered with Northeast Opportunities to bring their Strong Like a Girl empowerment program for young women and teens.
$3,500
Windham County 4-H Foundation
Camperships for girls to attend day and/or residential summer camp.
$4,000
Senior Women
City of New London Senior Citizens Center
Assist senior women in New London.
$10,000
Jewish Federation of Eastern CT
Together/Tzuzammen – Supporting senior women to age in place at home in New London
$10,000
Thames Valley Council for Community Action
Senior Nutrition Meals for New London Women Age 62 and Older.
$12,000
Domestic Violence
Child & Family Agency of Southeastern Connecticut
Clinical support of domestic violence survivors.
$15,000
Safe Futures
For Genesis House emergency domestic violence shelter and crisis counseling for victims in Norwich.
$18,000
Advocacy
She Leads Justice
Women of Color First campaign to advance policies that promote economic equity.
$10,000
The Campaign School at Yale
Training for women of color interested in public service.
$7,500
Systems Change Grants
Access Community Action Agency
Re-imagine pathways to homeownership for families in Northeastern Connecticut through community-level partnerships to bring high quality homeownership counseling services and education to Windham County. (This grant is over 2 years.)
$200,000
Partnership for Strong Communities
Conduct a comprehensive analysis of housing needs, engage underserved families, advocate for policy change, and provide education on advocacy to families and children facing housing insecurity in Norwich. (This grant is over 2 years.)
$105,765
Special Grant Initiatives
Alliance for Living
Peer Navigators to support New London participants and link them to resources.
$75,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters of CT
Support one-to-one youth mentoring in Willimantic/Windham.
$20,000
Castle Church
Use art, design and entrepreneurship to foster unity among young people in Norwich and inspire them to use their own gifts to create their future.
$50,000
Community Level Up
Mentoring and youth development for New London young people.
$50,000
Connecticut Legal Services
Outreach and direct legal services regarding housing, education, subsistence and/or employment benefits to residents of New London, Norwich and Willimantic/Windham.
$40,000
Connecticut Pardon Team
Assist seniors age 55+ from New London, Norwich and Willimantic/Windham to apply for an Absolute Pardon.
$5,000
Eastern Connecticut State University – Center for Community Engagement
Expand a mentoring and tutoring support program in the Windham Public Schools.
$65,000
Hispanic Alliance of Southeastern Connecticut
Theater and filmmaking program for middle and high school students from New London and Norwich.
$30,000
Madonna Place
Expand Fatherhood Initiative to support fathers who have been incarcerated.
$80,000
NAACP of Connecticut
To connect justice-involved residents of New London, Norwich and Willimantic/Windham with quality jobs through the One Million Jobs Campaign.
$75,000
New London Homeless Hospitality
Provide flexible financial assistance to those recently released from prison.
$85,000
New London Youth Affairs
Expand youth employment and training opportunities for teens age 14 and 15.
$50,000
Norwich Youth & Family Services
New rugby program for Norwich high school-aged boys.
$25,000
Perception Programs
Comprehensive case management and recovery housing.
$100,000
Project Imo
Development, leadership and employment skills for high-risk Willimantic/Windham youth.
$50,000
Public Library of New London
Youth enrichment programs for positive youth development.
$25,000
Sankofa Education & Leadership
Arts program with social and environmental justice focus for New London and Norwich youth.
$40,000
S.T.E.P.S.
Expansion of enrichment activities to provide programs on
weekends for young women and their families.
$35,000
Access Community Action Agency
Provide Racially-Aware Trauma-Informed Care training to staff and partner organizations in Access’ service region.
$10,000
Artreach
Theater and video project to explore racial disparity in healthcare and the impact on mental health.
$10,000
Castle Church
The Norwich Jubilee Project is a comprehensive racial equity initiative designed to revitalize downtown and impact the region for generations to come. Ultimately, this historic, landmark project features a community park in the city center in which free music, art and other events engage the theme of resilience.
$10,000
CLiCK
Just Food: Provide training and education on racism in the food industry. The education program Grow/Cook/Share for middle school age youth includes “Start: Empowerment,” a BIPOC led social and environmental justice education project implementing a justice focused education curriculum. This includes assessing the cultural appropriateness and effectiveness of our communication practices.
$10,000
Connecticut College
The Genesis Mentoring Program at Connecticut College’s Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy offers exceptional community building and enrichment opportunities to students of color and first-generation college students, as well as to high school students of the same demographic at the New London Multi-Magnet Secondary School (NLMMSS). Through the program at the NLMMSS, the goal is to increase the number of mentees by 67% (from 12 to 20).
$2,000
Connecticut Voices for Children
Programming for immigrant communities within early childhood education with a goal to build and grow a movement around early child care as essential infrastructure—advocating for high-quality care for children, fair compensation for workers, and affordable care for parents.
$10,000
Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund (CWEALF)
Women of Color First. Develop authentic relationships (grounded in cultural humility) with Native communities, leaders, and organizations. Conduct Women’s Wisdom Circles in eastern Connecticut with the goal of informing future policy agendas. Perform outreach to Native women to inform them of the free legal information and referral services offered by CWEALF. Educate and activate staff, board members, and majority white women supporters on the issues most important to Connecticut’s Native communities.
$10,000
Discovering Amistad
Implement a multifaceted, culturally relevant educational program entitled “Discovering Amistad’s Voices for Change.” The Program is designed to use the lessons of the Amistad Uprising to foster increased awareness of racial and social justice and to foster social activism.
$12,000
FRESH New London/TSNE
Supporting Strong Leaders: solidifying a leadership track that moves young people into power within this local movement and in the organization. Work to identify and remedy issues that may arise when transitioning leadership from a white leader to a leader of color. This work will help identify and address the ways that white supremacy influences the nonprofit power structure.
$10,000
Garde Arts Center
Host and co-present a community celebration at the Garde, free to the public, honoring the New London Black History Trail, and other recent racial justice initiatives addressing the past and future of racial dynamics in Southeastern Connecticut Communities. The event will include video presentations, performances, speakers, and awards and testimonials. Conduct interviews with local elders about their historical perspectives on the intersection between minority residents and public entertainment venues throughout the City.
$5,000
Grow Windham
Windham Youth Advocacy Curriculum addresses the need for Latinx youth to have better access to power, resources and opportunities in the community. Programming gives Latinx youth more voice in – and control over – their learning opportunities, and brings compensation and academic credentials to their experience advocating in the community.
$10,000
Health Education Center
Racial Justice Training for Health Education in Connecticut: partnering with Step Up New London to train all HEC staff plus at least 50% of the Board of Directors on Understanding and Undoing Racism. This is a workshop taught by Step Up New London’s partner Peoples Institute for Survival and Beyond.
$10,000
Hispanic Alliance of Southeastern Connecticut
La Latina Network will resume in-person gatherings at the Hispanic Alliance gallery. The goal is to create trust and be present as a positive force for change in the community, whether as the source of that change or simply providing ancillary support for it.
$10,000
Lyme Public Library
Provide six special speakers to appear at yearly meetings of the Lyme Library’s Racial Equity Book Club.
$1,000
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
Initial phase of a new permanent exhibit at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center entitled “Shqaak (Pequot Women): historical and contemporary contributions of the Pequot Woman.” This exhibit will highlight contributions of Pequot women to this region in all modern fields such as medicine, culture, politics, health, education, and society.
$12,000
National Council of Negro Women of New London County
The Girls in Jazz Band Camp is an immersive music education and writing camp for girls 12 and up, facilitated by Black women for Black and Brown girls and their community. The camp includes the learning of Jazz music repertoire, music education and the composition of new music. In addition to music rehearsals, daily guest speakers will present to the girls on topics ranging from financial literacy to college recruitment and building self esteem.
$5,000
New London Adult & Continuing Education
Dismantling Racism through Adult Education. Training to understand racism as it relates to students and staff. Continue to center conversations and experiences around the issues of racial justice through the delivery of professional development sessions, team building activities, and staff-facilitated student leadership workshops.
$9,000
New London Youth Affairs
Facilitate People Empowering People parent leadership and advocacy skills development, through a collaboration between New London Youth Affairs and the Dominican Association of New London.
$10,000
Norwich Public Schools
Develop a comprehensive 6-8 Student and Community Racial Advocacy Program that focuses on the eight National Service-Learning Standards and the six key themes of the CT School Counselor Framework. The six themes of leadership, equity, advocacy, collaboration, accountability, and systemic change are woven throughout the Connecticut Comprehensive School Counselor Framework.
$10,000
Public Art For Racial Justice Education
Support for all three program areas: the Sister Murals, Mini-Murals, and Artist Talks. This work brings communities together while introducing them to historical and contemporary ideas in racial justice movements.
$10,000
Robertsine Duncan Youth Council
Norwich Race Equity Collaborative will consist of three program areas: Race Equity in the Arts to educate on the positive impact of the diverse cultures and ethnicities of Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) through the performing and visual arts and forums; Race Equity in STEM to host Pathways to College & Career to address the disparities in the science, technology, engineering, mathematics, education and entrepreneurship by creating an awareness and pipeline for Black, Indigenous Students of Color (BISOC); and Race Health Disparities to focus on preserving the experience of historically underrepresented and underserved populations that have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
$10,000
United Community and Family Services (UCFS)
Implement strategies to promote and maintain diversity, equity and inclusion at UCFS. Activities will include an opportunity for departments to request smaller, more intimate conversations around these topics, and an in-person panel discussion with historically underrepresented BIPOC staff at UCFS.
$10,000
Waterford RISE
Partner with a variety of town agencies (e.g., the senior center, community center, public library, and school administration) and businesses and seek the guidance of cultural team-building experts, DEI consultants, and guest speakers to engage residents in diversity training and the development of cultural competency.
$7,000
Writer’s Block Ink
“Critical”: Educate youth on real history events without the alterations made throughout history by white supremacy.
$2,640
If you are new to the Foundation or are applying for a new program
Contact Jennifer O’Brien at 860.442.3572 or email Jennifer to introduce your organization and discuss your intended grant application.
Contact Jennifer O’Brien at 860.442.3572 or email Jennifer to introduce your organization and discuss your intended grant application.
