Program Grants
Available only to organizations based outside of the 20-town region served by The
Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and the Valley Community Foundation.
The mission of eligible organizations must focus on advocacy, community organizing,
civic engagement, and journalism. Organizations working in other issue areas will not
be considered.
Programming support is defined as a grant made for a new or existing specific segment of
an organization’s work that services one or more towns in the Community Foundations’
region.
One-year and multi-year grants
- Grants are available for terms of one, two or three years.
Eligibility
Applicants must serve people within the Community Foundation twenty-town region and
meet The Foundation's minimum eligibility requirements. Organizations with a current
Responsive grant that ends later than Dec. 31, 2026 may not apply.
To be eligible for a program grant, organizations must also meet the following criteria:
- Mission focused on advocacy, community organizing, civic engagement,
and/or journalism. - At least 15% of the population served must reside in the 20-town region served by
the Foundations. - A minimum of two years continuous active programming under a 501c3
designation or a fiscal sponsor. - An operating budget of $250,000 or more.
- Applicants with a fiscal sponsor must have an independent local advisory board or
board of directors. - Applicants who have received a grant from either The Community Foundation or the
Valley Community Foundation in the previous four years must be up to date with all
reporting requirements. - Applicants have not also applied for a Small Grant from The Community Foundation
in 2026. (Organizations can apply for either a Small Grant or a Multi-Year Grant, not
both.)
Additional document needed to complete your application:
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