Since 1925, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has quietly helped make good things happen in the Capitol Region of Connecticut.
The foundation has been a reliable resource for the local charitable community, including donors, community leaders, and nonprofit organizations of all types and sizes.
Hartford CourantA grant of $30,000 has been awarded to the Foundation for the Advancement of Catholic Schools (FACS) in Bloomfield by the Raymond H. Deck Family Designated Fund in memory of Kevin F....more
Leadership Greater Hartford, an organization that provide programs to build strong and vibrant communities throughout Greater Hartford, was recently given three major grants.
The grants were:...more
Hartford CourantGirl Scouts of Connecticut has received an $8,788 grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, which will be used to fund the Summer Fun camp program offered for girls at the...more
The newest recipients in a college scholarship program that awards more than $1 million annually to Greater Hartford students were honored June 5 at the ninth annual Scholarship Recipient Reception...more
Grants supporting youth leadership development and college/career planning have been awarded by the Sigma Pi Phi Beta Iota Boul Endowment Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the...more
Corporations, community groups and local agencies contributed nearly $15 million to support the school system's reform efforts during the 2011-12 year, according to a district report released...more
A new multimillion-dollar grant to Hartford's public schools not only will strengthen the city's ties to charter schools, it could bolster a charter movement that some educators believe has...more
In the spring of 2012, the Marlborough Arts Center was awarded a $33,000 grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving for expansion of its overflow parking lot, improvements in lighting for...more
Jennyfer Holmes of New Britain has been named scholarship and donor services officer at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the community foundation for the 29-town Greater Hartford region....more
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has awarded a grant of $300,000 to the University of Saint Joseph (USJ), in support of significant improvements to the Pope Pius XII Library on the...more
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