Report to Our Community 2024/25
The urgency of this moment compels us to be bold, and lift up every member of our community.
The Great Give: Thank You for Giving!
A record-breaking $4.4 million raised for Greater New Haven nonprofits – the highest amount in Great Give history!
If you're considering adding a charitable gift to your will ...
Check out our quick, easy-to-use bequest guide.
Basic Needs Fund
Help ensure grant resources are available for neighbors in need – now and in the future.
Community Fund for Women & Girls
Celebrating 30 Years!
The Community Fund for Women & Girls is celebrating 30 years of working to improve the quality of life for women and girls in our region through education, research, advocacy and – most importantly – by encouraging women's philanthropy. Learn more about our 30th Anniversary events and join the movement!
NEW HAVEN HEALTHY START
Save Healthy Start
Since 1997, New Haven Healthy Start has helped more than 20,000 pregnant women receive care and services during and after childbirth. It is one of 115 sites nationwide that are at risk of losing funding in the federal budget. Do you have two minutes to help save pregnancy and postpartum services for tens of thousands of moms, dads and babies across the U.S.? Email your representatives and ask them to protect Healthy Start. Your help means a lot.
NEWS & EVENTS
About Us
What is The Community Foundation?
Learn more about who we are and what we do as Greater New Haven's permanent trust.
Supporting Nonprofits
Nonprofit Resource Center
This library of resources is designed for anyone involved in nonprofit work in Greater New Haven including executive directors, board members, volunteers and staff with any level of experience.
Planned Giving
Your Charitable Estate Plans
Making a planned gift is a wonderful way to achieve your own personal, financial, estate-planning, and philanthropic goals while you support the community and the causes you care about most.
Education
Scholarships
Learn more about scholarship opportunities made possible by funds at The Community Foundation.
News
Stay Connected
We remain steadfast in our commitment to opportunity + equity, and we invite you to stand with us. Read more in our latest newsletter.
Basic Needs
The Basic Needs Fund
Help ensure grant resources are available for neighbors in need – now and in the future. Learn more about the Basic Needs Fund.
Increasing Giving
The Vineyard Project In New Haven
The Vineyard Project In New Haven is recognizing and amplifying the vibrant Black history and culture of our local community.
Opportunity and Equity
New Haven Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
The New Haven Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem (NHE3) is a strategy of The Community Foundation Mission Investments Company that offers grants and technical assistance for small business owners. More information and the grant application is at e3connector.com.
The Community Fund for Women & Girls
Economic Security Funding Helps 3,500 Local Women
Inside the Winter 2024 edition of the Community Fund for Women & Girls newsletter: All Our Kin Partnership Inspires Over Three Decades; Cheers to 30 Years; $115K to Support Women’s Economic Security; The Power of “WE;” DuBois-Walton Welcomed; Advisory Board Spotlight: Miriam James + more …