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New Canaan Community Foundation Inc.
New Canaan Community Foundation is the local charitable partner for all New Canaan residents and offers a wide range of philanthropic and educational services. The Foundation collaborates with donors to help each individual achieve their personal giving goals.
Volunteer leaders guide the Foundation’s work and help the Foundation maximize its impact in our community. Building on New Canaan’s spirit of generosity, the Foundation makes careful investments in area nonprofit organizations and awards scholarships to college students.
Web Address
www.newcanaancf.org
Social Media Links
Facebook - www.facebook.com/NewCanaanCommunityFoundation
Volunteer leaders guide the Foundation’s work and help the Foundation maximize its impact in our community. Building on New Canaan’s spirit of generosity, the Foundation makes careful investments in area nonprofit organizations and awards scholarships to college students.
Web Address
www.newcanaancf.org
Social Media Links
Facebook - www.facebook.com/NewCanaanCommunityFoundation
Recent News from New Canaan Community Foundation
Karl, Community Foundation to sponsor NC Color Run
Foundation: New Canaan Community Foundation
Karl Chevrolet is sponsoring the blue color station and New Canaan Community Foundation is sponsoring the orange color station for the NC...more
Foundation: New Canaan Community Foundation
Karl Chevrolet is sponsoring the blue color station and New Canaan Community Foundation is sponsoring the orange color station for the NC...more
Karl Chevrolet and NCCF Join the NC Color Run
Foundation: New Canaan Community Foundation
The New Canaan Community Foundation is the local charitable partner for all New Canaan residents. The Foundation collaborates with donors...more
Foundation: New Canaan Community Foundation
The New Canaan Community Foundation is the local charitable partner for all New Canaan residents. The Foundation collaborates with donors...more
Obituary: Barbara Burns, 83, Formerly Of New Canaan
Foundation: New Canaan Community Foundation
She sat on the Board of the Waveny Care Center and the New Canaan Community Foundation, and was a dedicated supported of the New...more
Foundation: New Canaan Community Foundation
She sat on the Board of the Waveny Care Center and the New Canaan Community Foundation, and was a dedicated supported of the New...more
New Public Paddle Tennis Court Opens In New Canaan
Foundation: New Canaan Community Foundation
... The New Canaan Community Foundation, the Department of Public Works, the heads of the various leagues around town who led the...more
Foundation: New Canaan Community Foundation
... The New Canaan Community Foundation, the Department of Public Works, the heads of the various leagues around town who led the...more
New Canaan Edges Out Darien As 'Most Generous Town' Of 2018
Foundation: New Canaan Community Foundation
Lauren Patterson, President and CEO of the New Canaan Community Foundation, tells Patch that this year the contest came down to the wire,...more
Foundation: New Canaan Community Foundation
Lauren Patterson, President and CEO of the New Canaan Community Foundation, tells Patch that this year the contest came down to the wire,...more
Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County Receives $215000 Grant from Daniel E. Offutt III Private ...
Foundation: New Canaan Community Foundation
“We believe, as Mr. Offutt did, that a community with a vibrant arts and ... across Fairfield County in music, theater, dance, visual arts, history,...more
Foundation: New Canaan Community Foundation
“We believe, as Mr. Offutt did, that a community with a vibrant arts and ... across Fairfield County in music, theater, dance, visual arts, history,...more
Family Centers Honors Volunteers At Greenwich Event
Foundation: New Canaan Community Foundation
A United Way, Community Fund of Darien and New Canaan Community Foundation partner agency, Family Centers is a member of the...more
Foundation: New Canaan Community Foundation
A United Way, Community Fund of Darien and New Canaan Community Foundation partner agency, Family Centers is a member of the...more
First Selectman: Plans Underway To Rent Out Irwin House to Nonprofit Organizations
Foundation: New Canaan Community Foundation
... that the town covers its maintenance and utility costs would include Staying Put in New Canaan, New Canaan Community Foundation, New...more
Foundation: New Canaan Community Foundation
... that the town covers its maintenance and utility costs would include Staying Put in New Canaan, New Canaan Community Foundation, New...more
Community Buzz: Free end-of-life informational seminar; Overdose awareness vigil Aug. 30
Foundation: New Canaan Community Foundation
Overdose awareness vigil Aug. 30. The New Canaan Parent Support Group and the New Canaan Community Foundation will host the second...more
Foundation: New Canaan Community Foundation
Overdose awareness vigil Aug. 30. The New Canaan Parent Support Group and the New Canaan Community Foundation will host the second...more
Community Buzz: Sexual assault crisis center receives $5K grant; Teen selected for art exhibition
Foundation: New Canaan Community Foundation
New Canaan High School artist Ann Pakhayev was one of a handful of students selected to exhibit art at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich in the...more
Foundation: New Canaan Community Foundation
New Canaan High School artist Ann Pakhayev was one of a handful of students selected to exhibit art at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich in the...more
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