Connections - No. 2, 2026
News from The Community Foundation
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The Community Foundation Awards $3 Million to Local Nonprofits
The funding comes at a time when many organizations face rising demand, federal funding reductions and growing financial uncertainty. READ MORE
Community Healing Through the Arts
In May, the Greater New Haven community came together for The Community Foundation’s 2026 Annual Meeting at New Haven’s historic Shubert Theatre for an evening of poetry, music and inspiring conversation. READ MORE
Many Voices, Shared Impact
In July, supporters and partners of The Foundation’s Community Fund for Women & Girls gathered for an evening of connection and celebration of local work advancing their shared mission. READ MORE
Putting Capital to Work for Community Impact
How can capital help create opportunity and build generational wealth in underserved communities? That question brought 49 Yale alumni and New Haven community leaders together in April for a conversation about mission-driven investing and community impact. READ MORE
Celebrating Black Joy, Story and Giving
More than 100 friends and partners of The Community Foundation’s Vineyard Project in New Haven ventured to historic Oak Bluffs in Martha’s Vineyard this August to celebrate Black joy, the power of story and intergenerational giving. READ MORE
2026 Fund Founders Scholars Announced
This fall, Leylianna Irizarry Malavet is attending the University of Connecticut with plans to pursue pediatric oncology. She is one of two students to receive the Progreso Latino Fund Founders Scholarship of $3,000. READ MORE
Fund Honors Tom Holahan, Mill River Trail
Tom Holahan was passionate about giving back to New Haven, the city he loved. His wife, Susan Holahan, is honoring Tom’s memory with the Tom Holahan Fund for the Mill River Trail, which will support ongoing community engagement with the trail. READ MORE
Planning to Give in 2026? We’re Ready to Assist
The time is now! When giving through The Community Foundation, you increase the power of your support to the causes you care about most, now and forever. READ MORE
More Recent News
- Continued Funding for Landmark Programs Supports Educational, Economic Success
- Pathways Grants Awarded to 15 Organizations, Supporting 1,500 Women and Girls
- Briefing Examines State of the Nonprofit Sector, Challenges and Opportunities Ahead
- Philanthropy as a Force for Black Health and Wellbeing
- Local Scholarships Help Send Greater New Haven Students to Higher Ed
- Multi-Year Grants Strengthen the Valley; Advance Wellbeing, Economic Opportunity
