Nonprofits Desperately Need Your Help; The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Pledges to Match Donations up to $225,000 thru mid January
The Community’s Permanent Endowment will match up to $8,650 per each of the 26 nonprofits participating in the Making a Good Gift Better Program
NEW HAVEN, CT – (November 24, 2008) The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven is encouraging everyone in the Greater New Haven area to make a gift to local nonprofits that feed, clothe and shelter the most vulnerable in the community. Through The Foundation’s “Making a Good Gift Better” program, The Foundation has pledged to match dollar for dollar any gift to participating nonprofits up to a maximum of $8,650 per agency; Donations made by January 15, 2009 are eligible to be matched.
The following agencies are eligible to receive matching funds:
Aids Project New Haven (203) 624-0947 http://www.apnh.org/; Beth El Center Inc. (203) 876-0747 http://www.apnh.org/ Online Giving Available; Branford Food Council (203) 481-3663 http://www.branfordct.com/town_community.htm; Christian Community Action Inc. (203) 777-7848 http://www.ccahelping.org/ Online Giving Available; CitySeed Inc. (203) 773-3736 http://www.cityseed.org/ Online Giving Available; Community Dining Room (203) 488-9750 http://www.communitydiningroom.org/ Online Giving Available; Community Soup Kitchen (203) 624-4594 http://www.volunteersolutions.org/uwgnh/org/219234.html; Connecticut Mental Health Center Foundation (203) 974-7089 http://www.cmhcfoundation.org/%20 Online Giving Available;
Covenant to Care (860) 243-1806 http://www.cmhcfoundation.org/ Online Giving Available; Domestic Violence Services (203) 865-1957 http://www.dvsgnh.org/
Online Giving Available; Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (203) 624-6426 http://www.downtowneveningsoupkitchen.com/view.php5; Fellowship Place (203) 401-4227 http://www.fellowshipplace.org/ Online Giving Available; FISH of Greater New Haven (203) 469-8967 http://fishgnh.tripod.com/; IRIS - Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (203) 562-2095 http://www.irisct.org/ Online Giving Available; Junta for Progressive Action (203) 787-0191 http://www.juntainc.org/en/ Online Giving Available; Liberty Community Services (203) 495-1779 http://www.libertycs.org/ Online Giving Available; Life Haven (203) 776-6208 http://www.lifehaven.org/index.php Online Giving Available; Master's Manna Inc. (203) 678-3042 http://www.mastersmanna.org/; New Haven Home Recovery (203) 492-4866 http://www.nhhr.org/ Online Giving Available; Salvation Army-New Haven http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_sne.nsf Online Giving Available;
SARAH Foundation (203) 453-6531 http://www.sarahfoundation.org/ Online Giving Available; South Central Behavioral Health Network (203) 498-4160; The Diaper Bank (203) 934-7009 http://www.thediaperbank.org/; The Salvation Army Ansonia Corps (203) 736-0707 http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_sne.nsf/vw-dynamic-index/77ECED0690A013AF852573D3004C32A5?Opendocument Online Giving Available; Valley YMCA (203) 736-1435 http://www.valleyymca.com/; WHEAT Inc. (203) 931-9877.
In addition to the Making a Good Gift Better program, over $3.3 million in grants was awarded through The Foundation’s largest single round of grantmaking. Projects receiving funding varied greatly; funding was made possible through the generosity of donors who have established funds at The Foundation over the past 80 years. Dollars awarded through this grant process come from unrestricted and preference funds. Unrestricted gifts enable The Foundation’s Board to respond to the community’s most pressing needs, today and in the future, while preference funds award grants to community organizations and programs that make a difference in specific areas of interest selected by each donor.
Since 1928, donors to The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven have built the community's endowment valued at approximately $300 million as of December 31, 2007. In 2008, The Foundation’s Board of Directors distributed over $12 million in grants from approximately 700 different named charitable funds supporting a wide range of programs and projects. The Foundation also celebrates 80 years of helping donors achieve their charitable goals and improving the quality of life for Greater New Haven residents. For more information about The Community Foundation visit www.cfgnh.org.
The Community’s Permanent Endowment will match up to $8,650 per each of the 26 nonprofits participating in the Making a Good Gift Better Program
NEW HAVEN, CT – (November 24, 2008) The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven is encouraging everyone in the Greater New Haven area to make a gift to local nonprofits that feed, clothe and shelter the most vulnerable in the community. Through The Foundation’s “Making a Good Gift Better” program, The Foundation has pledged to match dollar for dollar any gift to participating nonprofits up to a maximum of $8,650 per agency; Donations made by January 15, 2009 are eligible to be matched.
The following agencies are eligible to receive matching funds:
Aids Project New Haven (203) 624-0947 http://www.apnh.org/; Beth El Center Inc. (203) 876-0747 http://www.apnh.org/ Online Giving Available; Branford Food Council (203) 481-3663 http://www.branfordct.com/town_community.htm; Christian Community Action Inc. (203) 777-7848 http://www.ccahelping.org/ Online Giving Available; CitySeed Inc. (203) 773-3736 http://www.cityseed.org/ Online Giving Available; Community Dining Room (203) 488-9750 http://www.communitydiningroom.org/ Online Giving Available; Community Soup Kitchen (203) 624-4594 http://www.volunteersolutions.org/uwgnh/org/219234.html; Connecticut Mental Health Center Foundation (203) 974-7089 http://www.cmhcfoundation.org/%20 Online Giving Available;
Covenant to Care (860) 243-1806 http://www.cmhcfoundation.org/ Online Giving Available; Domestic Violence Services (203) 865-1957 http://www.dvsgnh.org/
Online Giving Available; Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (203) 624-6426 http://www.downtowneveningsoupkitchen.com/view.php5; Fellowship Place (203) 401-4227 http://www.fellowshipplace.org/ Online Giving Available; FISH of Greater New Haven (203) 469-8967 http://fishgnh.tripod.com/; IRIS - Integrated Refugee & Immigrant Services (203) 562-2095 http://www.irisct.org/ Online Giving Available; Junta for Progressive Action (203) 787-0191 http://www.juntainc.org/en/ Online Giving Available; Liberty Community Services (203) 495-1779 http://www.libertycs.org/ Online Giving Available; Life Haven (203) 776-6208 http://www.lifehaven.org/index.php Online Giving Available; Master's Manna Inc. (203) 678-3042 http://www.mastersmanna.org/; New Haven Home Recovery (203) 492-4866 http://www.nhhr.org/ Online Giving Available; Salvation Army-New Haven http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_sne.nsf Online Giving Available;
SARAH Foundation (203) 453-6531 http://www.sarahfoundation.org/ Online Giving Available; South Central Behavioral Health Network (203) 498-4160; The Diaper Bank (203) 934-7009 http://www.thediaperbank.org/; The Salvation Army Ansonia Corps (203) 736-0707 http://www.use.salvationarmy.org/use/www_use_sne.nsf/vw-dynamic-index/77ECED0690A013AF852573D3004C32A5?Opendocument Online Giving Available; Valley YMCA (203) 736-1435 http://www.valleyymca.com/; WHEAT Inc. (203) 931-9877.
In addition to the Making a Good Gift Better program, over $3.3 million in grants was awarded through The Foundation’s largest single round of grantmaking. Projects receiving funding varied greatly; funding was made possible through the generosity of donors who have established funds at The Foundation over the past 80 years. Dollars awarded through this grant process come from unrestricted and preference funds. Unrestricted gifts enable The Foundation’s Board to respond to the community’s most pressing needs, today and in the future, while preference funds award grants to community organizations and programs that make a difference in specific areas of interest selected by each donor.
Since 1928, donors to The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven have built the community's endowment valued at approximately $300 million as of December 31, 2007. In 2008, The Foundation’s Board of Directors distributed over $12 million in grants from approximately 700 different named charitable funds supporting a wide range of programs and projects. The Foundation also celebrates 80 years of helping donors achieve their charitable goals and improving the quality of life for Greater New Haven residents. For more information about The Community Foundation visit www.cfgnh.org.
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