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
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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.
Financiamiento actual y próximo de Connecticut Community Foundation al que tu organización sin fines de lucro podría postularse.
¿Quién puede postularse? Requests should support civic engagement or organizing in Waterbury and meet the Foundation's nonprofit, municipal, or fiscal-sponsor requirements.
Fecha límite: Rolling deadlines in September and November; funds awarded within six weeks of the meeting; spring awards are made quarterly.
¿Quién puede postularse? Nonprofits serving the Foundation's region; first-time applicants must meet with the relevant program officer at least three weeks before the deadline.
Fecha límite: Rolling deadline; September/November cycles and quarterly awards.
¿Quién puede postularse? Funding opportunity is for work supporting the Borough of Naugatuck or the Healthbridge Foundation's 13-town Greater Waterbury service area, subject to the grant guidelines.
Fecha límite: The site identifies an open application for funding supporting the Borough of Naugatuck; the scraped content does not state the deadline.
¿Quién puede postularse? Nonprofit organizations serving Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills; eligibility must be confirmed with Connecticut Community Foundation.
Fecha límite: No deadline stated.
¿Quién puede postularse? Waterbury residents and organizers; detailed criteria are provided by the program.
Fecha límite: Rolling deadline; September and November cycles, with funds awarded within six weeks of meeting; spring funds awarded quarterly.
¿Quién puede postularse? Applicants must meet the special fund's criteria and benefit Naugatuck; first-time applicants must meet with the program officer before applying.
Fecha límite: No fall 2026 round; next application opens January 2027. Spring deadline to be announced.
¿Quién puede postularse? Nonprofits serving the Foundation's 21-town region; first-time applicants must meet with the relevant program officer at least three weeks before the deadline.
Fecha límite: No fall 2026 round; spring 2027 deadline to be announced. Next application opens January 2027.
¿Quién puede postularse? Applicants must meet the Giving Circle's criteria and benefit Waterbury; first-time applicants must meet with the relevant program officer before applying.
Fecha límite: No fall 2026 round; next application opens March 2027.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY SCHOOL | WATERBURY, CT | $993,281 | 2026 | ADVISED - CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY SCHOOL ADVISED FUND. |
| WATERBURY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | WATERBURY, CT | $809,065 | 2026 | WATERBURY PROMISE OPERATIONAL EXPENSES |
| NEST | WATERBURY, CT | $374,761 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANTS |
| SAVE GIRLS ON FYER | WATERBURY, CT | $268,163 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANTS |
| WATERBURY BRIDGE TO SUCCESS PARTNERSHIP INC | WATERBURY, CT | $259,633 | 2026 | PRENATAL SPARKLER - CONTINUATION REQUEST FOR EXPANDED OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT FOR IMPROVE PERINATAL HEALTH OUTCOMES |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT - STORRS | STORRS, CT | $220,071 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| THE CONNECTICUT WOMEN'S CONSORTIUM | HAMDEN, CT | $200,000 | 2026 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY | NEW BRITAIN, CT | $180,909 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| WATERBURY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC | WATERBURY, CT | $168,799 | 2026 | FOR SUPPORT OF THE SYMPHONY'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULTS IN GREATER WATERBURY |
| BRIDGEWATER LAND TRUST | BRIDGEWATER, CT | $122,440 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON DEPOT, CT | $115,175 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DALLAS, TX | $113,046 | 2026 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | EAST HARTFORD, CT | $113,046 | 2026 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TOWN OF WATERTOWN | WATERTOWN, CT | $97,389 | 2026 | FOR MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES |
| THE WATERBURY YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION | WATERBURY, CT | $94,974 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD CENTER FOR STUDENT SUCCESS (CSS) | WEST HARTFORD, CT | $83,535 | 2026 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | NEW HAVEN, CT | $82,312 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| MADRE LATINA | WATERBURY, CT | $80,000 | 2026 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION | WATERBURY, CT | $80,000 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (SCHOLARSHIPS) | WEST HAVEN, CT | $76,679 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| STAYWELL HEALTH CARE INC | WATERBURY, CT | $71,184 | 2026 | WATERBURY HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM AND WATERBURY COMMUNITY CARE TEAM |
| UNITED WAY OF GREATER WATERBURY | WATERBURY, CT | $62,478 | 2026 | SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS |
| BRIAN GIBBONS HOMELESS OUTREACH INC | NAUGATUCK, CT | $62,097 | 2026 | HOMELESS OUTREACH SERVICES/ EMERGENCY SUPPORT |
| SHAKESPERIENCE PRODUCTIONS INC | WATERBURY, CT | $57,711 | 2026 | WATERBURY INTERACTIVE, OUR CITY, OUR NEIGHBORHOODS |
| NAUGATUCK YMCA | NAUGATUCK, CT | $56,969 | 2026 | LIVESTRONG AT THE NAUGATUCK YMCA AND ACTIVE OLDER ADULT WELL-BEING PROGRAMS |
| WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (SCHOLARSHIPS) | DANBURY, CT | $54,994 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| PARK CENTRAL | WATERBURY, CT | $53,542 | 2026 | WITH PREFERENCE FOR ANY SPECIAL PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION |
| POMPERAUG RIVER WATERSHED COALITION INC | WOODBURY, CT | $53,197 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT |
| AFTER SCHOOL ARTS PROGRAM INC | WASHINGTON DEPOT, CT | $52,806 | 2026 | GRANTS TO SUPPORT AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS |
| MATTATUCK MUSEUM | WATERBURY, CT | $52,761 | 2026 | SENIORS @ THE MATT AND CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY SCHOOL ART PROGRAM |
| CONNECTICUT JUNIOR REPUBLIC | LITCHFIELD, CT | $52,513 | 2026 | TO PROVIDE CARE, TREATMENT, EDUCATION AND FAMILY SUPPORT FOR AT-RISK, SPECIAL NEEDS AND TROUBLED YOUTH SO THEY CAN BECOME PRODUCTIVE AND FULFILLED MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. |
| ST VINCENT DEPAUL MISSION OF WATERBURY INC | WATERBURY, CT | $52,014 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT |
| WASHINGTON AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION | WASHINGTON DEPOT, CT | $50,568 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT |
| GREENWOODS COUNSELING REFERRALS INC | LITCHFIELD, CT | $47,839 | 2026 | MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN TO SERVE SPANISH-SPEAKING AND UNDOCUMENTED RESIDENTS OF LITCHFIELD COUNTY |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT FOUNDATION INCORPORATED | STORRS, CT | $47,622 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| PALACE THEATER GROUP | WATERBURY, CT | $45,992 | 2026 | COMMUNITY SERIES AT THE PALACE THEATER AND FUNDING ASSISTANCE FOR THEATER FEASIBILITY STUDY |
| THE MCDAVID GROUP CHARITIES INC | TEQUESTA, FL | $45,000 | 2026 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONNECTICUT INSTITUTE FOR REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS INC | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $45,000 | 2026 | WATERBURY IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES |
| EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY | WILLIMANTIC, CT | $43,750 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY | HAMDEN, CT | $43,347 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| FLANDERS NATURE CENTER & LAND TRUST | WOODBURY, CT | $42,955 | 2026 | RESEARCH, PLANNING, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT OF "FLANDERS CLIMATE CHAMPIONS" PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL |
| POST UNIVERSITY (SCHOLARSHIPS) | WATERBURY, CT | $42,875 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY | NEW HAVEN, CT | $42,644 | 2026 | SCHOLARSHIPS |
| BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER WATERBURY | WATERBURY, CT | $41,342 | 2026 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MIDDLEBURY LAND TRUST INC | MIDDLEBURY, CT | $41,137 | 2026 | FOR GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WASHINGTON PARK FOUNDATION INC | WASHINGTON DEPOT, CT | $38,485 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND | NEW HAVEN, CT | $37,799 | 2026 | SPECIFICALLY FOR THE WATERBURY CHAPTER OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD |
| CONNECTICUT COUNCIL FOR PHILANTHROPY | HARTFORD, CT | $37,750 | 2026 | SOW STATEWIDE FUNDERS COLLABORATIVE |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS | CHAMPAIGN, IL | $35,461 | 2026 | FOR ILLINOIS RESIDENTS AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS |
| PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE | WASHINGTON, DC | $34,430 | 2026 | FOR GENERAL SUPPOT |
ADVISED - CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY SCHOOL ADVISED FUND.
WATERBURY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$809,065WATERBURY PROMISE OPERATIONAL EXPENSES
SAVE GIRLS ON FYER
$268,163GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANTS
WATERBURY BRIDGE TO SUCCESS PARTNERSHIP INC
$259,633PRENATAL SPARKLER - CONTINUATION REQUEST FOR EXPANDED OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT FOR IMPROVE PERINATAL HEALTH OUTCOMES
SCHOLARSHIPS
THE CONNECTICUT WOMEN'S CONSORTIUM
$200,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
$180,909SCHOLARSHIPS
WATERBURY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC
$168,799FOR SUPPORT OF THE SYMPHONY'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULTS IN GREATER WATERBURY
BRIDGEWATER LAND TRUST
$122,440GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
STEEP ROCK ASSOCIATION
$115,175GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
TOWN OF WATERTOWN
$97,389FOR MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
THE WATERBURY YOUNG MENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
$94,974GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD CENTER FOR STUDENT SUCCESS (CSS)
$83,535FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
MADRE LATINA
$80,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
NAUGATUCK VALLEY COMMUNITY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$80,000SCHOLARSHIPS
WATERBURY HEALTH ACCESS PROGRAM AND WATERBURY COMMUNITY CARE TEAM
BRIAN GIBBONS HOMELESS OUTREACH INC
$62,097HOMELESS OUTREACH SERVICES/ EMERGENCY SUPPORT
SHAKESPERIENCE PRODUCTIONS INC
$57,711WATERBURY INTERACTIVE, OUR CITY, OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
NAUGATUCK YMCA
$56,969LIVESTRONG AT THE NAUGATUCK YMCA AND ACTIVE OLDER ADULT WELL-BEING PROGRAMS
WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (SCHOLARSHIPS)
$54,994SCHOLARSHIPS
PARK CENTRAL
$53,542WITH PREFERENCE FOR ANY SPECIAL PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION
POMPERAUG RIVER WATERSHED COALITION INC
$53,197GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT
MATTATUCK MUSEUM
$52,761SENIORS @ THE MATT AND CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY SCHOOL ART PROGRAM
TO PROVIDE CARE, TREATMENT, EDUCATION AND FAMILY SUPPORT FOR AT-RISK, SPECIAL NEEDS AND TROUBLED YOUTH SO THEY CAN BECOME PRODUCTIVE AND FULFILLED MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES.
ST VINCENT DEPAUL MISSION OF WATERBURY INC
$52,014GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT
WASHINGTON AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION
$50,568GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT
GREENWOODS COUNSELING REFERRALS INC
$47,839MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN TO SERVE SPANISH-SPEAKING AND UNDOCUMENTED RESIDENTS OF LITCHFIELD COUNTY
PALACE THEATER GROUP
$45,992COMMUNITY SERIES AT THE PALACE THEATER AND FUNDING ASSISTANCE FOR THEATER FEASIBILITY STUDY
THE MCDAVID GROUP CHARITIES INC
$45,000FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
WATERBURY IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY
$43,347SCHOLARSHIPS
FLANDERS NATURE CENTER & LAND TRUST
$42,955RESEARCH, PLANNING, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT OF "FLANDERS CLIMATE CHAMPIONS" PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
POST UNIVERSITY (SCHOLARSHIPS)
$42,875SCHOLARSHIPS
MIDDLEBURY LAND TRUST INC
$41,137FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
WASHINGTON PARK FOUNDATION INC
$38,485GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
SPECIFICALLY FOR THE WATERBURY CHAPTER OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD
FOR ILLINOIS RESIDENTS AND DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS