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Fourth Quarter Grants Awarded
By The Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut The Community Foundation of Northwest Connecticut has announced fourth-quarter grants to a variety of charitable organizations in Litchfield County. Including grants from unrestricted funds, donor-advised and designated funds, distributions on two multi-year grants, and annual holiday donations to the needy, the total grants made for the quarter were $193,307. Grants from unrestricted funds – $44,457 Young Audiences of Connecticut – $2,500 – to support an artist showcase at the Vogel-Wetmore Elementary School in Torrington. Carlton and Jenny Fyler Fund. Mental Health Association of Connecticut – $1,000 – to purchase holiday gifts for clients and their children. Edwin and Edith Stone Fund. Global Harmony Institute – $2,500 – to support a Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday commemoration event and nonviolence training. Carlton and Jenny Fyler Fund. United Way of Northwest CT – $20,000 challenge grant – to support a collaborative behavioral health proposal involving four area organizations. Marion Wm. and Alice Edwards Fund. Mountainside Foundation – $3,000 – to support a substance abuse prevention program in three northwest Connecticut schools. Carlton and Jenny Fyler Fund. Visiting Nurse Association of Litchfield – $2,000 – to fund one-on-one sessions for at-risk children in the Litchfield school system. Keroden Endowed Fund. Northwest CT YMCA and Artwell Gallery – $2,000 – to fund a collaborative partnership to support arts education and exhibition. Carlton and Jenny Fyler Fund. Lee H. Kellogg School – $1,000 – to help fund a collaborative workshop on bridge-building and design. Carlton and Jenny Fyler Fund. Norfolk Historical Society – $2,000 – to help fund a publication about the Battell buildings in Norfolk. Feliciano and Lydia Turri Zaccheo Fund, Keroden Endowed Fund. Harwinton Westside Volunteer Fire Department – $1,375 – to purchase a set of firefighting gear. Carlton and Jenny Fyler Fund. Friends of Main Street (Winsted) – $350 – for a workshop on new signs for downtown businesses. Carlton and Jenny Fyler Fund. Christian Counseling Connection – $3,632 – for an upgraded telephone system. Marion Wm. and Alice Edwards Fund. Wellspring Foundation – $1,100 – to help fund a parenting program. Carlton and Jenny Fyler Fund. Susan B. Anthony Project – $2,000 – toward the purchase of a furniture delivery truck for the Polly’s Dream thrift shop. Carlton and Jenny Fyler Fund. Grants from donor-advised and designated funds – $68,850 From the Weigold Family Fund – Shriners Hospital for Children Orthopedics Department – $350.00 – to be used for the treatment and cure of children with clubfoot and related deformities. In honor of Alden James Weigold. From the Mary Coutant Fund – Winchester Youth Service Bureau – $450.00 – for the Summer Fun Club, a program for at-risk youth from area towns. From the Jeffrey and Susan Lalonde Community Betterment Fund – Goshen Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. – $500.00 – for the purchase of equipment. From the Barbara Oneglia Alvarez Tycienski (B.O.A.T.) Fund – LARC – $1,500.00 – for cooking sessions at Camp LARC. From the Local Area Fund – Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research – $50,000 – for addition to endowment; Norfolk Library – $5,000 – for addition to endowment; Norfolk Lions Club – $5,000 – to support the volunteer ambulance service; Norfolk Historical Society – $500 – for capital improvements; Connecticut Forest & Park Association – $500 – to support general operations; Northwest Conservation District – $500 – to support general operations; Foothills Visiting Nurse & Home Care – $500 – to support general operations; Winsted Health Center Foundation – $500 – to support general operations. From the Keroden Designated Fund – $3,550 – Charlotte Hungerford Hospital – for a women’s health event in 2006. In addition, distributions totaling $60,000 were made on two multi-year grants: The Warner Theatre – $50,000 – the final distribution of a five-year $250,000 grant for restoration and renovation. Susan B. Anthony Project – $10,000 – the first distribution of a five-year $50,000 grant for a new building project. Holiday grants – a total of $20,000 for organizations that assist the needy: Northwest Corner Fuel Bank – $2,500 – Edwin and Edith Stone Fund Pleasant Valley Community Food Bank – $1,000 – Edwin and Edith Stone Fund Bronc Callahan Community Fund – $1,000 – Edwin and Edith Stone Fund McCall Foundation – $1,000 – Edwin and Edith Stone Fund Susan B. Anthony Project – $1,000 – Edwin and Edith Stone Fund Torrington Area Youth Service Bureau – $1,000 – Edwin and Edith Stone Fund Hartland Community Assistance – $500 – Edwin and Edith Stone Fund Torrington Chapter of FISH – $1,000 – Eva M. Coty Fund Torrington Area Council of Churches Emergency Fund – $1,000 – Eva M. Coty Fund The Open Door – $1,000 – Eva M. Coty Fund Winsted Fuel Fund – $1,000 – Eva M. Coty Fund Winchester Youth Service Bureau – $1,000 – Eva M. Coty Fund Colebrook Associates – $1,000 – Eva M. Coty Fund Cornwall Food Pantry and Fuel Fund – $1,000 – Eva M. Coty Fund Goshen Good Neighbors Fund – $1,000 – Eva M. Coty Fund Litchfield Community Services – $1,000 – Eva M. Coty Fund Morris Food Bank – $500 – Eva M. Coty Fund Warren Good Neighbors Fund – $500 – Eva M. Coty Fund Kent Food Bank – $500 – Eva M. Coty Fund Fishes and Loaves, North Canaan – $500 – Eva M. Coty Fund Bethlehem House of Bread – $500 – Eva M. Coty Fund Sharon Food Closet – $500 – Eva M. Coty Fund December 19, 2005
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