To foster an equitable and inclusive community in Greater Waterbury and Litchfield Hills by inspiring generosity, supporting organizations, and cultivating effective leaders.
A defining feature of The Connecticut Community Foundation’s recent giving is the mix of large community investments and place-based support tied to Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills. One of the clearest examples is the $659,353 grant to Waterbury Development Corporation for Q2 & Q3 2024, alongside a $389,457 general operating support grant to Nest in Waterbury. The foundation also backs urgent community response, as shown by the $315,000 DeLuca Grant to Team Inc for flood relief efforts in Derby. Education and youth development remain a steady thread: Children’s Community School received multiple awards, and the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra was supported for its educational mission for children and young adults in Greater Waterbury. The Connecticut Community Foundation’s portfolio also includes community health, housing, older adult services, and cultural institutions. Its recent grants show support for organizations that serve local residents through health access, neighborhood development, arts education, and basic-needs response. The foundation’s role as a mixed community foundation is reflected in its blend of unrestricted operating support, project-specific awards, and named funds that channel resources into the region’s civic and nonprofit infrastructure.
Education and youth development appear in both scholarship giving and institutional support. The foundation awarded $227,030 to Children’s Community School as an advised fund grant, and it gave $151,520 to Waterbury Symphony Orchestra Inc for support of the symphony’s educational mission for children and young adults in Greater Waterbury. Community health and equity are another visible thread. Staywell Health Care received $111,878 for organizational strategic planning with racial equity and DEI integration, backbone support for the Greater Waterbury Health Partnership, and improving maternal health for women of color. In the same broad area, the foundation’s programs include health and environmental justice and community resilience/basic needs. Arts and local culture also receive support. Mattatuck Museum was awarded $110,159 for its capital campaign, with additional purposes including bringing art to Children’s Community School. The foundation’s focus areas also include arts and culture, and its recent grants show that this work connects to education and neighborhood life rather than standing apart from them.
$6.1M
$175.5M
$26.1M
$11.4M
Most grants fall between $9K and $25K, with a median of $13K.
25th Percentile
$9K
Median
$13K
75th Percentile
$25K
KATHY TAYLOR
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Typical grant size sits at $8,988 at the 25th percentile, $13,433 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards range from those levels up to large special-purpose grants, including six-figure operating, capital, and program commitments. The pattern includes both repeated support for the same organizations across multiple years and one-time or campaign-based awards. This is a mixed community foundation, and the recent record shows operating support, advised funds, capital support, and project grants. Several active programs also accept unsolicited requests, including scholarships, older-adult support, pride grants, and local trust-fund grants.
Giving is overwhelmingly local: 95% of grants go to recipients in Connecticut. Waterbury is the main recipient city in the recent grants list, joined by other places in the service area such as Derby, Watertown, Middlebury, Cheshire, Bridgewater, Washington Depot, and Southbury. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 607 grants in the United States. Even when the foundation supports organizations outside Waterbury, the focus stays within the regional service area rather than shifting to a national pattern.
Its active programs and recent grants point to education and youth development, arts and culture, community health, housing and basic needs, older-adult services, and strengthening nonprofit capacity. Examples in the recent grants include support for youth education, health equity work, and cultural institutions.
Yes. It operates scholarship programs for youth and college access, including the Whittemore Travel Scholarship Fund for Youth and the College Scholarship Program. The foundation also lists Pride in the Hills Scholarship support as part of its LGBTQ-focused programming.
The typical award is $8,988 at the 25th percentile, $13,433 at the median, and $25,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent grants also include much larger commitments for operating support, capital campaigns, and special response funding.
Yes. The geographic scope is local, and 95% of grants go to recipients in Connecticut. The recent grants list is concentrated in Waterbury and nearby towns such as Derby, Watertown, Middlebury, Cheshire, Bridgewater, Washington Depot, and Southbury.
Yes for several active programs, including the Whittemore Travel Scholarship Fund for Youth, the College Scholarship Program, Pathways for Older Adults, Pride in the Hills Fund, Southbury Community Trust Fund Grants, and Women’s Giving Circle Grants. The Impact NOW urgent-response fund is the exception listed as not accepting unsolicited requests.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATERBURY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | WATERBURY, CT | $659,353 | 2025 | Q2 & Q3 2024 |
| NEST | WATERBURY, CT | $389,457 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT |
| TEAM INC | DERBY, CT | $315,000 | 2025 | DELUCA GRANT: FLOOD RELIEF EFFORTS |
| CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY SCHOOL | WATERBURY, CT | $227,030 | 2025 | ADVISED - CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY SCHOOL ADVISED FUND |
| WATERBURY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC | WATERBURY, CT | $151,520 | 2025 | FOR SUPPORT OF THE SYMPHONY'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULTS IN GREATER WATERBURY |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER WATERBURY | WATERBURY, CT | $144,532 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT |
| BRIDGEWATER LAND TRUST | BRIDGEWATER, CT | $111,909 | 2025 | 2024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | EAST HARTFORD, CT | $110,775 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $110,775 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON DEPOT, CT | $108,702 | 2025 | 2024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN |
| SAVE GIRLS ON FYER | WATERBURY, CT | $107,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT |
| WATERTOWN TOWN OF | WATERTOWN, CT | $88,503 | 2025 | FOR MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES |
| YMCA OF GREATER WATERBURY | WATERBURY, CT | $82,530 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL OPERATION OF ITS WATERBURY, CT LOCATION |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $67,500 | 2025 | DESIGNATED - STOWELL CANCER RESEARCH FUND |
| NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $67,500 | 2025 | DESIGNATED - STOWELL FUND FOR CANCER RESEARCH |
| HIDDEN ACRES THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER | NAUGATUCK, CT | $57,600 | 2025 | NAUGATUCK RESIDENTS: EQUINE & NATURE THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES |
| NAUGATUCK AMBULANCE INC | NAUGATUCK, CT | $57,400 | 2025 | AMBULANCE POWER LIFTING SYSTEM |
| ST VINCENT DEPAUL MISSION OF WATERBURY INC | WATERBURY, CT | $56,487 | 2025 | 2024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN |
| LANDMARK COMMUNITY THEATRE | THOMASTON, CT | $56,160 | 2025 | 2024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN |
| WASHINGTON AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON DEPOT, CT | $54,571 | 2025 | 2024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN |
| THE HISPANIC COALITION | WATERBURY, CT | $51,000 | 2025 | RIBA ASPIRA PROGRAM DELIVERY |
| WATERBURY BRIDGE TO SUCCESS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP INC | WATERBURY, CT | $50,000 | 2025 | PRENATAL SPARKLER - A PREVENTATIVE APPROACH TO IMPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH OF BABIES AND BIRTHERS. |
| AFTER SCHOOL ARTS PROGRAM INC | WASHINGTON DEPOT, CT | $47,137 | 2025 | 2024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN |
| NEW OPPORTUNITIES INC | WATERBURY, CT | $47,126 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR SENIOR NUTRITION SERVICES |
| SHAKESPERIENCE PRODUCTIONS INC | WATERBURY, CT | $45,806 | 2025 | 2024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN |
| NAUGATUCK YMCA | NAUGATUCK, CT | $45,353 | 2025 | SENIOR WELL-BEING |
| AFRO-CARIBBEAN CULTURAL CENTER | WATERBURY, CT | $44,886 | 2025 | PHASE I AND II - STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR AFRO CARIBBEAN CULTURAL CENTER |
| MATTATUCK MUSEUM | WATERBURY, CT | $42,148 | 2025 | 2024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN |
| AUDUBON CENTER BENT OF THE RIVER | SOUTHBURY, CT | $41,028 | 2025 | 2024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN |
| CHESHIRE EDUCATION FOUNDATION | CHESHIRE, CT | $40,000 | 2025 | ADVISED - SCHOLARSHIPS |
| CONNECTICUT JUNIOR REPUBLIC ASSOCIATION INC | LITCHFIELD, CT | $39,941 | 2025 | 2024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN |
| ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY | NEW MILFORD, CT | $39,297 | 2025 | 2024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND | NEW HAVEN, CT | $37,039 | 2025 | SPECIFICALLY FOR THE WATERBURY CHAPTER OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD |
| POMPERAUG RIVER WATERSHED COALITION INC | WOODBURY, CT | $36,254 | 2025 | 2024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN |
| WASHINGTON PARK FOUNDATION INC | WASHINGTON DEPOT, CT | $35,782 | 2025 | 2024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN |
| PARK CENTRAL | WATERBURY, CT | $35,126 | 2025 | WITH PREFERENCE FOR ANY SPECIAL PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION. |
| CONNECTICUT COUNCIL FOR PHILANTHROPY | HARTFORD, CT | $35,000 | 2025 | SFC2025: CT SOW STATEWIDE FUNDERS COLLABORATIVE |
| PILOBOLUS INC | WASHINGTON DEPOT, CT | $34,939 | 2025 | 2024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN |
| GREENWOODS COUNSELING REFERRALS INC | LITCHFIELD, CT | $34,363 | 2025 | 2024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN |
| PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE | WASHINGTON, DC | $33,736 | 2025 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONVERSATIONS ON THE GREEN INC | WASHINGTON, CT | $32,866 | 2025 | 2024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN |
| LAKE QUASSAPAUG ASSOCIATION | MIDDLEBURY, CT | $31,434 | 2025 | 2024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS | CHAMPAIGN, IL | $31,166 | 2025 | FOR ILLINOIS RESIDENTS AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS |
| MADRE LATINA | WATERBURY, CT | $31,000 | 2025 | HEALTH ON WHEELS PROGRAM |
| HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY | NAUGATUCK, CT | $30,000 | 2025 | MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SOCIALIZATION |
| WOMAN'S CHOICE CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION | PROSPECT, CT | $30,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY DOULA PROGRAM |
| WELLMORE INC | WATERBURY, CT | $29,564 | 2025 | 2024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN |
| STAYWELL HEALTH CARE INC | WATERBURY, CT | $29,431 | 2025 | WATERBURY HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM AND WATERBURY COMMUNITY CARE TEAM |
| BRIAN GIBBONS HOMELESS OUTREACH INC | MIDDLEBURY, CT | $28,729 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VILLAGE CENTER FOR THE ARTS | NEW MILDFORD, CT | $27,352 | 2025 | 2024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN |
WATERBURY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$659,353Q2 & Q3 2024
TEAM INC
$315,000DELUCA GRANT: FLOOD RELIEF EFFORTS
ADVISED - CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY SCHOOL ADVISED FUND
WATERBURY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
$151,520FOR SUPPORT OF THE SYMPHONY'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULTS IN GREATER WATERBURY
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT
BRIDGEWATER LAND TRUST
$111,9092024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN
STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION
$108,7022024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN
SAVE GIRLS ON FYER
$107,000GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT
WATERTOWN TOWN OF
$88,503FOR MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
YMCA OF GREATER WATERBURY
$82,530FOR GENERAL OPERATION OF ITS WATERBURY, CT LOCATION
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$67,500DESIGNATED - STOWELL CANCER RESEARCH FUND
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
$67,500DESIGNATED - STOWELL FUND FOR CANCER RESEARCH
HIDDEN ACRES THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER
$57,600NAUGATUCK RESIDENTS: EQUINE & NATURE THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES
NAUGATUCK AMBULANCE INC
$57,400AMBULANCE POWER LIFTING SYSTEM
ST VINCENT DEPAUL MISSION OF WATERBURY INC
$56,4872024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN
LANDMARK COMMUNITY THEATRE
$56,1602024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN
WASHINGTON AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION
$54,5712024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN
THE HISPANIC COALITION
$51,000RIBA ASPIRA PROGRAM DELIVERY
WATERBURY BRIDGE TO SUCCESS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP INC
$50,000PRENATAL SPARKLER - A PREVENTATIVE APPROACH TO IMPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH OF BABIES AND BIRTHERS.
NEW OPPORTUNITIES INC
$47,126SUPPORT FOR SENIOR NUTRITION SERVICES
SHAKESPERIENCE PRODUCTIONS INC
$45,8062024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN
NAUGATUCK YMCA
$45,353SENIOR WELL-BEING
AFRO-CARIBBEAN CULTURAL CENTER
$44,886PHASE I AND II - STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR AFRO CARIBBEAN CULTURAL CENTER
MATTATUCK MUSEUM
$42,1482024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN
CHESHIRE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$40,000ADVISED - SCHOLARSHIPS
ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY
$39,2972024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE WATERBURY CHAPTER OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD
POMPERAUG RIVER WATERSHED COALITION INC
$36,2542024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN
WASHINGTON PARK FOUNDATION INC
$35,7822024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN
PARK CENTRAL
$35,126WITH PREFERENCE FOR ANY SPECIAL PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION.
SFC2025: CT SOW STATEWIDE FUNDERS COLLABORATIVE
GREENWOODS COUNSELING REFERRALS INC
$34,3632024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN
CONVERSATIONS ON THE GREEN INC
$32,8662024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN
LAKE QUASSAPAUG ASSOCIATION
$31,4342024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN
FOR ILLINOIS RESIDENTS AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
MADRE LATINA
$31,000HEALTH ON WHEELS PROGRAM
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
$30,000MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SOCIALIZATION
WOMAN'S CHOICE CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION
$30,000COMMUNITY DOULA PROGRAM
WELLMORE INC
$29,5642024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN
WATERBURY HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM AND WATERBURY COMMUNITY CARE TEAM
BRIAN GIBBONS HOMELESS OUTREACH INC
$28,729PROGRAM SUPPORT
VILLAGE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
$27,3522024 GIVE LOCAL CAMPAIGN
Current and upcoming funding from Connecticut Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, municipal entities seeking grants for public purposes, or organizations with a nonprofit fiscal sponsor. First-time applicants must meet in person with the Program Officer before applying.
Deadline: Rolling deadline; September and November cycles mentioned; funds awarded within 6 weeks of meeting / quarterly.
Who can apply: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, municipal entities seeking grants for public purposes, or organizations with a nonprofit fiscal sponsor. First-time applicants must meet in person with the Program Officer before applying.
Deadline: Rolling deadline; September and November cycles mentioned; funds awarded within 6 weeks of meeting / quarterly.
Who can apply: Organizations aligned with LGBTQ+ community support priorities; first-time applicants must meet with the program office before applying.
Deadline: Fall 2026 deadline: September 10, 2026.
Who can apply: First-time applicants must meet in person with the Program Officer before applying; otherwise follows the Foundation's general grant guidelines.
Deadline: No Fall Round; Spring 2027 deadline TBA; next application opens January 2027.
Who can apply: Appears to follow the Foundation's grantmaking process; first-time applicants should meet in person with the Program Officer if applicable.
Deadline: No Fall Round; Spring 2027 deadline TBA; next application opens March 2027.
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