| BLUE HILLS CIVIC | HARTFORD, CT | $471,000 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| HARTFORD RENAIS | HARTFORD, CT | $378,624 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| EFFICIENCY FOR ALL INC | WINDSOR, CT | $150,000 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| GREATER HARTFORD YMCA | HARTFORD, CT | $100,000 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| OUR PIECE OF THE PIE INC | HARTFORD, CT | $100,000 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| WLM MINISTRIES | NEW HAVEN, CT | $37,500 | 2025 | RESTORING THE VILLAGE, AN INITIATIVE OF WLM MINISTRIES, INC., FOCUSES ON ADDRESSING COMMUNITY AND GUN VIOLENCE IN URBAN AREAS OF NEW HAVEN BY BUILDING COMMUNITY TRUST, COLLABORATION, AND LEADERSHIP, WITH A STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF RACE TO CORRECT DISPARITIES, SEEKING FUNDING FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING. |
| BLUE HILLS CIVIC ASSOCIATION | HARTFORD, CT | $30,000 | 2025 | BHCA ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES TO ENGAGE THEM IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION; COLLABORATED WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES FOR STUDENTS' ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND WELL-BEING VIA AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, TUTORING AND WORKING WITH TEACHERS; AND IMPROVED STUDENT BEHAVIOR, ATTENDANCE, GRADES, (BAG) AND OVERALL WELL-BEING THROUGH WHOLISTIC SUPPORT. STUDENTS WERE GIVEN STIPENDS/INCENTIVES FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE IN SCHOOL AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION SESSIONS. |
| ST MATTHEWS UFWB CHURCH | NEW HAVEN, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY DEV CORP | STAMFORD, CT | $25,000 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| EMERGE CONNECTICUT INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $22,500 | 2025 | EMERGE CONNECTICUT IS A NONPROFIT SOCIAL ENTERPRISE HELPING FORMERLY INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS REINTEGRATE INTO THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH A DUAL MODEL THAT COMBINES PAID WORK WITH TRAUMA-INFORMED SUPPORT, RESULTING IN IMPRESSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND RECIDIVISM OUTCOMES WHILE COLLABORATING WITH OTHER NONPROFITS TO OFFER VALUABLE PROGRAMS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS PARTICIPANTS. |
| EMERGE CONNECTICUT INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $22,500 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| FIXING FATHERS INC | HAMDEN, CT | $22,500 | 2025 | FIXING FATHERS, INC. IS A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THE WAR ON DRUGS THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS SUCH AS HBCU COLLEGE TOURS, FREE GROOMING SERVICES, CHESS, COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES, AND FORTHCOMING INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT MEN WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS AND CHILD SUPPORT DEBT, AS WELL AS AN INAUGURAL SELF-ESTEEM PROGRAM FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN GIRLS, FOSTERING POSITIVE CHANGE AND COLLABORATIONS WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE RELIANT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES (RBHCS) AND STREET TO STRAIGHT. |
| ELM CITY GO KARTING ASSOCIATION INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $22,500 | 2025 | ELM CITY GO KART ASSOCIATION, INC. IS A NEW HAVEN, CT-BASED NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. ELM CITY GO KART ASSOCIATION SEEKS FUNDING FOR ITS PROGRAM YOUTH ON THE GO KART WHICH PROVIDES RECREATION AND EDUCATION TO YOUTH, AGES 7-18, WHO LIVE IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS IN NEW HAVEN, CT. THE PURPOSE OF YOUTH ON THE GO KART IS TO PROVIDE INNER-CITY YOUTH WITH A POSITIVE, FUN, AND INTERACTIVE GROUP RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY. THE GOAL OF YOUTH ON THE GO KART IS TO PROMOTE COMRADERY AND HEALTHY COMPETITION, DEVELOP TEAM-BUILDING SKILLS, AND EXPOSE YOUTH TO STEM CONCEPTS INVOLVED IN BUILDING, DESIGNING, AND RACING GO KARTS. |
| HOT SHOT SERVICESHOT SHOT BASKETBALL CAMP | WEST HAVEN, CT | $22,500 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| JAMES HILLHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL BROWN GIRLS COOKING | NEW HAVEN, CT | $22,500 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| FIXING FATHERS INC | HAMDEN, CT | $22,500 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| ELM CITY GO KARTING ASSOCIATION | NEW HAVEN, CT | $22,500 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| DESTINED TO SUCCEED INC | HAMDEN, CT | $21,163 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| DESTINED TO SUCCEED INC | HAMDEN, CT | $21,163 | 2025 | D.E.S.T.I.N.E.D. TO SUCCEED, INC. (D2S) IS A YOUTH AND FAMILY EMPOWERMENT ORGANIZATION SERVING GREATER NEW HAVEN FOR OVER A DECADE, DEDICATED TO EQUIPPING YOUTH WITH SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND SUPPORT TO UNLOCK THEIR POTENTIAL THROUGH PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON CAREER EXPLORATION, COLLEGE PREPARATION, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND LIFE SKILLS, WITH A COMMITMENT TO SERVING LOW-TO-MODERATE-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. |
| HIGHER HEIGHTS | NEW HAVEN, CT | $21,000 | 2025 | THE TPF FUNDS HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED OUR YEAR-LONG COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM AT HIGHER HEIGHTS YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS, SUPPORTING 267 STUDENTS IN THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD HIGHER EDUCATION. WITH THESE FUNDS, WE HAVE PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT TO STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ENSURING THEY UNDERSTAND THE INTRICACIES OF THE COLLEGE APPLICATION AND FINANCIAL AID PROCESSES. OUR INITIATIVE FOCUSES ON COLLEGE READINESS THROUGH WORKSHOPS, EVENTS, AND CELEBRATIONS THAT GUIDE STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS IN NAVIGATING THE COMPLEXITIES OF FINANCIAL AID. THIS INCLUDES ENSURING THAT EVERY STUDENT SUBMITS THEIR FAFSA, WHICH HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING 100% OF OUR STUDENTS APPLY TO COLLEGE, AND 17% OF THOSE WHO OPTED FOR WORKFORCE ENTRY COMPLETED THEIR FAFSA APPLICATIONS, ENSURING THEY HAVE ACCESS TO FUTURE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THE FUNDS ALSO ENABLED US TO ORGANIZE COLLEGE VISITS, OFFERING STUDENTS A FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE OF OVER 20 COLLEGES IN CONNECTICUT AND OUT-OF-STATE. THIS EXPO |
| M-PACT MENTORING INC | MANCHESTER, CT | $20,375 | 2025 | THROUGH THE TPF FUNDS, THAT WILL BE FOR MENTORING PROGRAM. |
| CULTURALLY CORRECT CREATIVE INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | CULTURALLY CORRECT CREATIVE, INC. AIMS TO EMPOWER BLACK YOUTH BY OFFERING CULTURALLY-BASED LEARNING PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A CSI/MOCK TRIAL PROGRAM, TO BROADEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEGAL SYSTEM, BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND URBAN YOUTH, AND HELP THEM ENVISION CAREERS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LEGAL PROFESSIONS WHILE ADDRESSING THE DISPROPORTIONATE INCARCERATION RATES AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICANS THROUGH STRATEGIC COLLABORATIONS AND PLANS FOR PROGRAM EXPANSION. |
| READY INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| ABRAHAM'S PROMISE INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | ABRAHAMS PROMISE ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (APEP) SUPPORTS UNDER-SERVED YOUTH AGED 10-18 IN THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD COLLEGE, EMPLOYMENT, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM ENCOMPASSING STEM EDUCATION, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING, AND SPORTS, WITH COLLABORATIONS THAT ENHANCE THEIR LEARNING EXPERIENCE. |
| STREET 2 STRAIGHT PROGRAM INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| CPEN (COMMUNITY PLACEMAKING ENGAGEMENT NETWORK) | NEW HAVEN, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | CPEN EMPLOYS TEN LOCAL YOUTH TO WORK IN THE AREA AND PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMMING ACTIVITIES WEEKLY. A RECENT FOCUS OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES HAS BEEN SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION. CPEN'S YOUTH SMART PREVENTION ADVOCATES PROGRAM AIMS TO EMPOWER PEERS' VOICES THROUGH ACTION AND SERVICE AND FOSTER PREVENTION AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY. OUR PARTNER'S SMART RECOVERY PROGRAM UTILIZES A 4-POINT APPROACH TO HELP INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM ADDICTION BUILD MOTIVATION, COPE WITH URGES, AND EFFECTIVELY MANAGE THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, AND BEHAVIORS WITHOUT RESORTING TO ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS. |
| PROPSERITY HOUSE INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | PROSPERITY HOUSE INC, ESTABLISHED IN 2014, OFFERS HOUSING AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS RETURNING FROM INCARCERATION AND BATTLING SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND HOMELESSNESS, AIMING TO PROVIDE THEM WITH SAFE, STRUCTURED HOUSING AND THE TOOLS FOR RECOVERY AND TRANSFORMATION, INCLUDING A NEW RE-ENTRY OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THOSE IMPACTED BY THE WAR ON DRUGS THROUGH CONFLICT MANAGEMENT, OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY TRAINING, COLLABORATING WITH VARIOUS AGENCIES TO OFFER COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT. |
| PROPSERITY HOUSE INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| CPEN | NEW HAVEN, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| ABRAHAM'S PROMISE INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| THE WORKPLACE | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| FIREBIRD SOCIETY OF GREATER NEW HAVEN INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | THE FIREBIRD SOCIETY OF NEW HAVEN, FORMED BY BLACK AND HISPANIC FIREFIGHTERS IN 1971, ACTIVELY ENGAGES IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH, EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, AND COLLABORATIONS WITH VARIOUS ENTITIES TO ENHANCE SAFETY, EDUCATION, MENTORSHIP, LAW ENFORCEMENT RELATIONS, AND MENTAL HEALTH IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS, CREATING A MORE SECURE AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY. |
| STREET 2 STRAIGHT PROGRAM INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | STREET 2 STRAIGHT PROGRAMS, INC. EMPOWERS MARGINALIZED YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS IN THE GREATER NEW HAVEN REGION THROUGH JOB READINESS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, PROFESSIONAL FILMMAKING, ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS, AND MENTORSHIP, AIMING TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF COMMUNITY VIOLENCE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE WITH COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND COLLABORATIONS. |
| READY INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | READY INC AIMS TO COMBAT CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUTH CONNECT BY PROVIDING OUTREACH AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR SEVERELY AND EXTREMELY ABSENT STUDENTS, ENGAGING FAMILIES, ADDRESSING UNDERLYING ISSUES, AND LEVERAGING COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO PROMOTE REGULAR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. |
| CULTURALLY CORRECT CREATIVE INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| WLM MINISTRIES INC STOP SOLITARY CT | NEW HAVEN, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| FIREBIRD SOCIETY OF GREATER NEW HAVEN INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $20,000 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| NEW HAVEN PROMISE | NEW HAVEN, CT | $18,662 | 2025 | A GRANT FROM THE PROSPERITY FOUNDATION WILL SPECIFICALLY BE USED FOR TWO CRITICAL PROGRAMS WITHIN THE BACK NEW HAVEN INITIATIVE. FUNDS WILL HELP PROMISE STAFF EXPAND OUR EARLY CAREER AWARENESS AND MENTORING PROGRAMS WITH NEW HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR NHPS NEW CAREER BRIDGE PROGRAM. THE CAREER BRIDGE AIMS TO SERVE PROMISE SCHOLARS WHO LEAVE COLLEGE FOR FINANCIAL OR PERSONAL REASONS. |
| NEW HAVEN PROMISE | NEW HAVEN, CT | $18,662 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| COMMUNITIES FOR GENERATIONS INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $17,500 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| FAITHACTS FOR EDUCATION | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $17,500 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| RESURGENCE NOW INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $17,500 | 2025 | RESURGENCE NOW, INC. IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN NEW HAVEN, CT, FOCUSED ON EMPOWERING URBAN YOUTH THROUGH THE YOUNG FILMMAKERS PROGRAM, ENABLING THEM TO CREATE DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE WAR ON DRUGS IN THEIR LIVES, DEVELOP FILMMAKING SKILLS, AND INSPIRE OTHERS WHILE ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF INCARCERATION AND DRUG-RELATED ISSUES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. |
| COMMUNITIES FOR GENERATIONS INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $17,500 | 2025 | COMMUNITIES FOR GENERATIONS, INC. (CFG) IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED IN NEW HAVEN TO PROVIDE SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES THROUGH PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES THAT AID PERSONS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN SOCIALLY EXCLUDED TO EXIST AND THRIVE IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS. CFG SEEKS FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT A COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESS THAT, THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND AN EXPLORATION OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS PRIORITIES, CONCERNS, AND WEAKNESSES, CAN SHIFT THE TRAJECTORY OF THE DIXWELL AND NEWHALLVILLE NEIGHBORHOODS. |
| WLM MINISTRIES INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $17,500 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| RESURGENCE NOW INC | NEW HAVEN, CT | $17,500 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| FAITHACTS FOR EDUCATION | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $17,500 | 2025 | FAITHACTS FOR EDUCATION IS A BLACK-LED FAITH-BASED EDUCATION ADVOCACY NONPROFIT IN CONNECTICUT, WORKING TO ADDRESS EDUCATIONAL DISPARITIES THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, CHURCH PARTNERSHIPS, AND LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY, COLLABORATING CLOSELY WITH CHURCHES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL NONPROFITS TO ACHIEVE IMPACTFUL WINS LIKE A $150 MILLION INCREASE IN EDUCATION FUNDING. |
| THE BRIDGE CORP | NEW HAVEN, CT | $15,412 | 2025 | THA BRIDGE CORPORATION (TBC), ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT AT-RISK YOUTH AND MATERNAL HEALTH, USES OLYMPIC-STYLE BOXING AND MENTORSHIP TO EMPOWER YOUTH IN THE GREATER NEW HAVEN AREA, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING PRENATAL AND POSTPARTUM EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR EXPECTANT INDIVIDUALS, AIMING TO CREATE A SAFE AND HOLISTIC SPACE FOR GROWTH FROM BIRTH TO ADULTHOOD THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND EXPANDED PROGRAMMING. |
| THA BRIDGE CORP | NEW HAVEN, CT | $15,411 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| HIGHER HEIGHTS | NEW HAVEN, CT | $15,000 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |
| BLUE HILLS CIVIC ASSOCIATION | HARTFORD, CT | $15,000 | 2025 | THE GRANT IS PROVIDED TO GRANTEES IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THEIR NONPROFIT MISSION AND VISION |