Glastonbury Community Fund Looking to Award Grants

GLASTONBURY, CT — The Glastonbury Greater Together Community Fund is beginning the process of awarding another round of funding.

The Glastonbury Community Fund is one of 29 town-specific funds seeded by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving in 2019. The purpose of the community funds is to support residents in taking ownership of the needs of their town, encourage broad and inclusive civic engagement, and provide grants to non-profits to improve the quality of life or address a need in the community.

Letters of Interest for the current round of grants are due by March 1 and are open to any nonprofit registered as a 501(c)(3) that serves the residents of Glastonbury. The nonprofit does not have to be physically based in or headquartered in Glastonbury. Letters of Interest can also be submitted by groups of town residents in partnership with either a registered nonprofit or the Town of Glastonbury who will act as a fiscal agent for the project.

After a review of LOIs, selected applicants will be asked to submit a formal request for a grant. Grants of up
to $15,000 will be awarded by July 2023. For further details on application guidelines and how to apply,
visit: www.hfpg.org/glastonburycf.

The latest round of need-inspired grants to local nonprofits will address issues in Glastonbury ranging from solving
basic human needs (food or shelter), health, human services, disability or mental health services, senior
services, education, recreation, land conservation, and the environment. Partnerships, collaborative efforts,
and innovative ideas to create change are encouraged.

Grants will be awarded by the Glastonbury Greater Together Community Fund Advisory Committee. The 14
volunteer members of the Advisory Committee are Glastonbury residents Beatrice Maslowski, Ellen Saunig,
James Hagen, James Estrada, Jon Brink, Kelly Gray, Kennedy Hudner, Kevin Savage, Laura Amenta, Laura
Hecker, Margaret LaCroix, Niteesh Kalangi, Raghav Kale, and Steven Blau.

In its 2021 inaugural round of grants, the Glastonbury Greater Together Community Fund awarded $27,200
to six organizations; grants awarded ranged from $500 to $15,000. Last year, the Community Fund awarded
$28,000 to eleven organizations; grants awarded ranged from $1,000 to $4,500.