Hartford Foundation Takes Aim At Racism

Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

HARTFORD, CT — A Hartford-based foundation recently announced $370,000 in grants to several nonprofits in support of attacking structural racism in the community.

In 2021, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving launched the Access Grants initiative to support nonprofits aligned with its strategic priorities: dismantle structural racism and increase social and economic mobility for Greater Hartford’s communities of color.

These grants are designed to identify and support nonprofits that may be new partners of the foundation or to support projects or programs aligned with the foundation’s goals.

Through five funding rounds, the foundation awarded more than $2.2 million to 62 organizations over the past two years.

“We have been so pleased to support so many new approaches and welcome new partners whose work is contributing to the Hartford Foundation’s strategic goals,” said Hartford Foundation Senior Community Impact Officer Kate Piotrowski. “Our experience with Access Grants has inspired the Foundation to look for ways to open the door wider to organizations and work to respond to emergent community needs.”

Requests of up to $50,000 over one year are considered.

Grant award sizes are aligned with the size and scope of the project, the organization’s capacity to implement the work, and its expected impact.

Grants support new projects or existing efforts, including operating support for organizations that have a mission dedicated to addressing systemic racism.

For more information and for a list of groups receiving grants in the most recent round of allotments, click on this link.