The Suffield Greater Together Community Fund has awarded grants in its most recent grant cycle totaling $31,076 to nine different groups that support the Suffield community. The funds awarded are intended to enhance the quality of life or otherwise contribute to solving a direct need of the Suffield community.
The grant recipients, and the projects the funds will support, are:
- ABAR Suffield, Inc. – Suffield LGBTQIA+ Pride 2023 & Suffield Commemorates Juneteenth 2023
- Farmington Valley Trails Council – Support for Amenities Along the Trail in Suffield
- Friends of Suffield Youth Outdoor Adventure, Inc. – Female Troop 262 Start-Up Gear
- Nutmeg Senior Rides, Inc. – Volunteer Recruitment Project
- Operation Fuel, Inc. – Emergency Energy Assistance for Suffield
- Suffield Cooperative Preschool – Scholarship Fund Establishment
- Suffield Garden Club, Inc. – Trees for Suffield Initiative
- Suffield Volunteer Ambulance Association – Patient Advocacy Team Updates
- The Friends of the Farm at Hilltop, Inc. – Painting the Big White Dairy Barn
Organizations that support the Suffield community are encouraged to apply for a grant in the next cycle. To be considered, an organization must be registered as a non-profit organization (NPO) with a 501(c)(3) designation as a public charity or must obtain a fiscal agent registered as a 501(c)(3). Details about how to apply for a grant will be announced in future press releases.
The Suffield Greater Together Community Fund was created by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving in 2019. The Fund was initially started with $100,000 from the Hartford Foundation to support the needs of Suffield residents. In January 2022, the Hartford Foundation gave an additional $50,000 to the Fund with half of the funding being maintained in the Fund’s endowment and the remaining half to support current grantmaking efforts.
The purpose of the Greater Together Community Funds program is to:
- support the community in taking ownership around the needs in their towns;
- encourage broad and inclusive civic engagement;
- anchor the Hartford Foundation in Suffield and 28 other towns in the region.
For more information about the Suffield Greater Together Community Fund log onto www.hfpg.org/suffieldcf or email Suffieldgtcf@gmail.com.
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is the community foundation for Hartford and 28 surrounding communities, including Suffield. The funding was made possible by the gifts of generous individuals, families and organizations. The HFPG has awarded grants exceeding $948 million dollars since its founding in 1925. The purpose of the community funds is to support residents in taking ownership of needs within the community, encouraging broad and inclusive civic engagement.