YOUR Community Foundation
Enriching the quality of life in the Northwest Corner for 50 plus years.
News
The Northwest CT Community Foundation (NCCF) has a new look.
Our logo and color palate have brightened to reflect the resilience and continued growth.
Nonprofits
Grants are available throughout the year through the generosity of fundholders and donors.
Deadline: September 30th
Nonprofits
Back by popular demand, nonprofit workshops!
NCCF is planning a one-day nonprofit conference September 21, 2023. The event will include a keynote speaker and multiple breakout sessions. More details and registration information to come.
Donors
The Women & Girls Fund Field of Friends event will be held the evening of October 12, 2023 at Raymond Family Farm in New Hartford with guest speaker Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling and five-time Agatha Award-winning author.
Details and registration coming soon!
NCCF donors and fundholders provide Northwest CT nonprofits millions of dollars in grants, and award more than $200,000 in scholarships to local students each year.
In 2022, through a grant from the NCCF Elson-Slemmer Fund for the Environment, The Friends of the American Legion and People's State Forest purchased lumber to finish rerouting the Agnes Bowen Trail.
In 2021, the NCCF Douglas and Janet Roberts Fund provided a grant to aid in the repair of the roof of Squire's Tavern, a historic building that serves as a museum and the Barkhamsted Historical Society headquarters.
In 2021, the NCCF Douglas and Janet Roberts Fund provided a grant to the First Congregational Church of Barkhamsted to support the cost of repairs in order to reopen the basement level community meeting hall for public use.
Impact
In Gifts in 2021
$50M+ since 1969
In Grants in 2021
$40M+ since 1969
In Scholarships in 2021
$30M+ since 1969
Founded in 1969
NCCF transforms lives and strengthens communities in Northwest Connecticut by connecting donors who care with causes that matter.
NCCF has granted more than $50 million to area non-profits and scholarship recipients, making a meaningful difference for the homeless and hungry, for our libraries, our schools, our churches, and our environment.
