Shubert Theater Performing Arts Center Fund ›
Established in 1986, this fund supports the acclaimed Shubert Theater and its magical performing arts productions and musicals, in perpetuity.
George W. Mixter, great grandson of John Deere, led a remarkable life as an engineer and author. In his will, he left a bequest for a charitable fund to be used for general purposes, with a preference for supporting the care of those with incurable diseases. Over many decades, the George W. Mixter Fund has helped ease people's suffering, providing more than $6.5 million in grants to local nonprofits since its inception.
Saulsbury Fund Supports Rising Musicians ›
Robert Saulsbury transferred his father's private foundation to The Community Foundation in 2001. The reason? To ensure the continued growth of the scholarship bearing his father's name. Today, the Curtis M. Saulsbury Scholarship Fund provides young people the opportunity to obtain an education in music.
Seton Elm-Ivy Awards: Joining Yale & New Haven ›
The Setons chose to create a donor advised fund at The Community Foundation. Their signature program was the Elm-Ivy Awards, an annual celebration of individuals who have strengthened the relationship between Yale University and New Haven.
1 Donor, 8 Funds; An Eternity of Giving ›
Est. 1976 by bequest of Dorothy M. Pryde.
Fresh Food on a Fixed Income ›
CitySeed is a New Haven-based organization created in 2004 to help City residents have access to fresh food. CitySeed pioneered the first of four Farmers' Markets in New Haven. Grants from The Foundation to CitySeed were made possible by donors like Grace Bourne (1902 -1983).
Winkler and Virgina Gosch: Love & Generosity ›
Winkler and Virginia Dietz Gosch were inseparable, and proverbial opposites. Theirs was the kind of love that songs were written about.For the Gosches, establishing a fund with The Foundation was a way to know that their plans, their causes and their dreams wouldn't end with their deaths, but would continue.
A Godfather to the Foundation ›
James W. Cooper made his commitment to the betterment of the New Haven community evident in his lifetime. His memory - and his impact - live on in the operation of his honorary funds.
The Olga and Hayes Q. Trowbridge Fund ›
The Trowbridge family has a long history in New Haven. Family members came to New Haven in the colony's earliest years and the city and family developed a strong bond as mutual benefactors and protectors."...The park system Mr. Trowbridge was so instrumental in developing will not topple if the men who follow him show the same dedication of purpose."
Meet Our Founding Mother, So to Speak ›
Nettie J. Dayton is the archetypal Foundation donor of the institution's early years. Because of her bequest, her name and family live on. As The Foundation's first donor, she is a leading figure in the development of the institution.
