Quick Stats
- Annual Giving: $5,069,043 (fiscal year 2024)
- Geographic Focus: 20 towns in Northwest Connecticut
- Application Method: Fixed deadlines (three cycles per year, with additional programmes)
Contact Details
- Website: https://www.yournccf.org/
- Phone: (860) 626-1245
- Email: jscharnberg@yournccf.org (VP of Community Engagement)
Funding Priorities
- Community development
- Housing
- Food systems
- Education (including early childhood literacy priority)
- Health
- Environmental concerns
- Women's causes
What They Don't Fund
Information not available from sources reviewed.
Application Process & Timeline
Applications are submitted through an online Grant Lifecycle Manager Portal. The foundation offers several grant programmes:
- Cycle Grants: Competitive grant rounds held three times per year. Support available for programmes, capital improvements, capacity building, and operating expenses.
- Year-End Critical Needs Grants: Applications typically due in October, with minimum $60,000 allocated to public charities and faith-based organisations.
- Edwards Community Endowment Program: A matching-grants programme providing a $1 match for every $4 raised with a maximum $20,000 match per organisation.
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