About CCF

 

Founded in 1923 as the Waterbury Foundation, the Connecticut Community Foundation was the first community foundation in the state.

Today, the Connecticut Community Foundation’s service area covers 21 towns in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills.

We administer more than 380 charitable funds and private foundations established by local donors.

These funds enable us to provide grants and services to nonprofit organizations, and scholarships to students.

In 2008, the Connecticut Community Foundations awarded a total of $2.6 million in grants, scholarships and special projects. 

As a community foundation, we:

  • are a tax-exempt public charity with the goal of improving the quality of life in our area
     
  • connect donors to the causes that matter most to them, now and forever
     
  • build stronger communities by meeting the critical needs of nonprofits and supporting students through grants and scholarships
     
  • increase community impact by pooling or coordinating resources from our permanent and donor advised funds and our partner funders.
     
  • take a leadership role in developing special initiatives to explore and tackle critical community issues
     
  • are governed by a Board of Trustees and committees of local residents who volunteer their time and talent.
     
  • are managed by professional staff with knowledge of our community's needs, and expertise in fund management, philanthropy, estate planning and grant making 

 

 


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