Common Sense Fund

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PRODUCE CLEAR, OBJECTIVE STORIES THAT GIVE THE PUBLIC AND DECISION-MAKERS THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO NAVIGATE THE HEAT AND EMOTION OF CLIMATE AND ENERGY DEBATES.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITTMENT TO BUILD CLEAN, LOW CARBON AND CONSUMER FRIENDLY ECONOMIES. CHARACTERIZED BY RELIABLE INFORMATION, COMPREHENSIVE ADVOCACY AND PROBLEM SOLVING THROUGH INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO WORK THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE, RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO JOIN IN ON THE CONVERSATION

TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE HESCHEL CENTER SUSTAINABILITY IN ISRAEL IN THEIR WORK TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN THE RAPIDLY GROWING SUSTAINAILITY MOVEMENT IN ISRAEL.

TO SUPPORT STUTTERIN ASSOCIATION FOR THE YOUNG'S MISSION TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF ACCEPTANCE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO STUTTER GAIN CONFIDENCE AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS THROUGH SUMMER CAMP, SPEECH THERAPY, AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION.

TO SUPPORT HARTFORD PERFORMS MISSION TO BRING VISITING ARTISTS INTO HARTFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO TEACH CURRICULUM IN CREATIVE NEW WAYS. THE ORGANIZATION TAKES HARTFORD KIDS OUT TO AREA ARTS ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THEY EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONAL DANCE, MUSIC, THEATER AND MUSEUMS. AND WE PROVIDE HARTFORD TEACHERS WITH PROFESSIONAL-LEARNING PROGRAMS THAT HELP THEM USE ART TECHNIQUES IN THEIR CLASSROOMS TO HELP KIDS LEARN AND DEVELOP. ALMOST 14,000 STUDENTS IN ALL 32 PREK-GRADE 8 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN HARTFORD BENEFIT FROM OUR SYSTEM EACH YEAR.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO EMPOWER CHILDREN TO EXPERIENCE THE PERFORMING ARTS AND LITERATURE AS CAPTIVATING, ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES FOR THEIR IMAGINATIONS, ARTISTIC EXPRESSION AND LEARNING.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OF USING THE WISDOM OF THE BODY IN DANCE, SPOKEN WORD, VISUAL ART, AND SONG TO CALL ATTENTION TO PRESSING ISSUES AND MARGINALIZED PEOPLE.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO PRODUCE ORIGINAL, IN-DEPTH, NON-PARTISAN JOURNALISM THAT INFORMS CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF PUBLIC POLICY, HOLDS GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE, AND AMPLIFIES DIVERSE VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES. ADVANCING THIS MISSION RESULTS IN MORE INFORMED AND POLITICALLY ENGAGED RESIDENTS, GREATER TRANSPARENCY IN POLICY-MAKING, AND A STRONGER DEMOCRACY.

TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF CAMBODIAN LIVING ARTS TO FACILITATE THE TRANSFORMATION OF CAMBODIA THROUGH THE ARTS. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHERS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE CAMBODIAN ARTS EMPOWER AND TRANSFORM INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. ENCOURAGING THE GROWTH OF ARTISTS AND THE ARTS COMMUNITY, BY PROMOTING AWARENESS OF THE ARTS, AND BY ADVOCATING FOR THE ARTS WITH CULTURAL POLICYMAKERS AND MAJOR INSTITUTIONS. IN DOING SO, WE AIM TO CREATE VALUE AND UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE CAMBODIAN AND TO CREATE A SENSE OF UNITY AND SHARED CULTURE. WE BELIEVE THAT THROUGH CREATIVITY WE CAN EACH EXPAND OUR POTENTIAL AS HUMAN BEINGS.

TO SUPPORT AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YEDIDIM'S MISSION TO INCREASE AWARENESS & RAISE FUNDS FOR YEDIDIM IS ISRAEL.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY INNOVATIVE AND ADAPTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND HELP INDIVIDUALS DEVELOP A LIFELONG LOVE FOR LEARNING. DEVELOP A LIFELONG LOVE FOR LEARNING.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO EMPOWER NJ RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES TO THINK CREATIVELY AND REALIZE NEW VISIONS OF THEIR FUTURES THROUGH THE ART OF GLASSMAKING. RENOWNED FOR EXCELLENCE IN COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMING, GLASSROOTS PRESENTS HIGH QUALITY, RIGOROUS, INNOVATIVE, RELEVANT, AND DIVERSE PROGRAMMING THAT BOTH REFLECTS AND EXPANDS THE COMMUNITYS INTERESTS.

TO SUPPORT MUSIC HAVENS MISSION WHICH IS TO USE A STRING QUARTET TO BUILD A VIBRANT URBAN COMMUNITY THROUGH PERFORMANCE AND MUSIC EDUCATION THAT EMPOWERS YOUNG PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILIES, AND PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS.

TO ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES A CREATIVE AND SOCIAL OUTLET THROUGH THEATER ARTS.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY, JOY, AND SELF-CONFIDENCE THROUGH FREE-FORM WEAVING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH DISABILITIES OR CHRONIC ILLNESS.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PARTNER WITH THE STATE, US GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE FUNDERS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND BUSINESSES, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF ADULTS AND YOUTH THROUGHOUT CONNECTICUT.

TO SUPPORT GROUNDSWELL'S MISSION TO BRING TOGETHER YOUTH, ARTISTS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO USE ART AS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, FOR A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE WORLD. GROUNDSWELL'S PROJECTS BEAUTIFY NEIGHBORHOODS, ENGAGE YOUTH IN SOCIETAL AND PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION, AND GIVE EXPRESSION TO IDEAS AND PERSPECTIVES THAT ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE PUBLIC DIALOGUE.

TO PROMOTE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, AND BUILD MORE CREATIVE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES THROUGH JAZZ MUSIC, THEATER AND DANCE EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCE.

TO SUPPORT HIGH-IMPACT POLICY CAMPAIGNS THAT CAN MAKE NEW YORK A MODEL STATE FOR CLIMATE PROGRESS. TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO WIN SCALABLE CLIMATE SOLUTIONS AND INVEST IN THE GRASSROOTS CLIMATE CAMPAIGNS THAT CAN SUCCEED.

GENERAL OPERATING

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSING TO COVERING THE OUTER REACHES OF SPACE TO THE TINIEST MICROBES IN OUR BODIES, SCIENCE FRIDAY IS THE SOURCE FOR ENTERTAINING AND EDUCATIONAL STORIES ABOUT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND OTHER COOL STUFF.

EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY GRANT

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION IN ADVANCING ITS MISSION OF GROWING THE EDUCATION, EXHIBITIONS, ARTIST RESIDENCY AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE ALL FOCUSED "TO KINDLE A PASSION FOR THE CERAMIC ARTS AND TO PROVIDE A SHARING COMMUNITY FOR THAT PASSION TO FLOURISH."

TO SUPPORT THE CLIMATE SCIENCE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND'S (CSLDF)MISSION TO PROTECT THE SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVOR BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO SCIENTISTS WHO ARE THREATENED, HARASSED OR ATTACKED FOR DOING THEIR JOB.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS TO SERVE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES WITH A MIX OF EDUCATIONAL, NEW, PUBLIC AFFAIRS, CHILDREN'S, AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO MOBILIZE AND EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ABOUT SCIENCE-BASED, EQUITABLE CLIMATE POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT BUILD A LIVABLE WORLD.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO USE LAW, ECONOMICS AND SCIENCE TO SOLVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS THAT THREATEN THE PEOPLE, NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITIES OF NEW ENGLAND.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO MOBILIZE ISRAELIS TO MAKE POSITIVE, PROGRESSIVE CHANGE BY STRENGTHENING ISRAELI CIVIL SOCIETY AND FIGHTING THE INEQUALITY, INJUSTICE, AND EXTREMISM THAT DIMINISH ISRAEL.

TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE IN DISCOVERING THE JOY AND POWER OF MAKING ARTTO SHARE THEIR VOICES, TELL THEIR STORIES, AND TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES.

TO TRANSFORM LIVES BY USING COLLABORATIVE SONGWRITING TO BUILD CREATIVITY, CONNECTIONS, AND STRENGTHS.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO BUILD A CROSS-CLASS, MULTIRACIAL, MULTIGENERATIONAL, NATIONAL COMMUNITY THAT CONNECTS MEMBERS AND PROVIDES EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND RESOURCES.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN THE GREENWICH PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY FUNDING INNOVATION, EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES, AND INSPIRING EDUCATORS.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO FOSTER ART APPRECIATION, EDUCATION, AND THE CULTURAL GROWTH OF THE COMMUNITY.

TO ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION'S DIRECT DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO SELECTED AND APPROVED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN ISRAEL.

CONTRIBUTION TO A DONOR-ADVISED FUND ACCOUNT.

TO SUPPORT GROUNDSWELL'S MISSION TO BRING TOGETHER YOUTH, ARTISTS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO USE ART AS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL CHANGE, FOR A MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE WORLD. GROUNDSWELL'S PROJECTS BEAUTIFY NEIGHBORHOODS, ENGAGE YOUTH IN SOCIETAL AND PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION, AND GIVE EXPRESSION TO IDEAS AND PERSPECTIVES THAT ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE PUBLIC DIALOGUE.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE, SAVE ENDANGERED LANDS, PROTECT THE SOUND AND ITS RIVERS, AND WORK WITH NATURE TO RESTORE ECOSYSTEMS.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PROVIDE MUNICIPALITIES WITH A MENU OF COORDINATED, VOLUNTARY ACTIONS, TO CONTINUALLY BECOME MORE SUSTAINABLE; TO PROVIDE RESOURCES AND TOOLS TO ASSIST MUNICIPALITIES IN IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABILITY ACTIONS AND ADVANCING THEIR PROGRAMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL RESIDENTS; AND TO CERTIFY AND RECOGNIZE MUNICIPALITIES FOR THEIR ONGOING SUSTAINABILITY ACHIEVEMENTS.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITTMENT TO BUILD CLEAN, LOW CARBON AND CONSUMER FRIENDLY ECONOMIES. CHARACTERIZED BY RELIABLE INFORMATION, COMPREHENSIVE ADVOCACY AND PROBLEM SOLVING THROUGH INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PRODUCE CLEAR, OBJECTIVE STORIES THAT GIVE THE PUBLIC AND DECISION-MAKERS THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO NAVIGATE THE HEAT AND EMOTION OF CLIMATE AND ENERGY DEBATES.

TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE HESCHEL CENTER SUSTAINABILITY IN ISRAEL IN THEIR WORK TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN THE RAPIDLY GROWING SUSTAINAILITY MOVEMENT IN ISRAEL.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO BUILD AN ECONOMY IN SERVICE TO LIFE THROUGH EDUCATION, INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND YOUTH EMPOWERMENT. HELP COMPANIES, COMMUNITIES AND COUNTRIES IMPLEMENT MORE REGENERATIVE PRACTICES PROFITABLY.

TO SUPPORT AMERICAN FRIENDS OF YEDIDIM'S MISSION TO INCREASE AWARENESS & RAISE FUNDS FOR YEDIDIM IS ISRAEL.

TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO EMPOWER NJ RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES TO THINK CREATIVELY AND REALIZE NEW VISIONS OF THEIR FUTURES THROUGH THE ART OF GLASSMAKING. RENOWNED FOR EXCELLENCE IN COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMMING, GLASSROOTS PRESENTS HIGH QUALITY, RIGOROUS, INNOVATIVE, RELEVANT, AND DIVERSE PROGRAMMING THAT BOTH REFLECTS AND EXPANDS THE COMMUNITYS INTERESTS.