Margaret Mack Leaves Legacy at Clifford W. Beers Clinic ›
04.30.2014
Fact: children who witness violence or experience trauma in their lives are more likely to encounter problems in adulthood. That's bad for the children and equally bad for the future of our local community. Thanks to Margaret Mack, this community's children will forever receive the support and services they need.
Saulsbury Fund Supports Rising Musicians ›
04.30.2014
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.
Peabody’s Evolutions: Builds Skills & Friendships ›
04.21.2014
When Carlos Soto was in elementary school, he looked forward to class field trips to the Peabody Museum of Natural History. So when he learned in high school about Evolutions, the afterschool program at the Peabody, he jumped at the chance to apply.
Seton Elm-Ivy Awards: Joining Yale & New Haven ›
04.18.2014
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.
Fresh Food on a Fixed Income ›
04.18.2014
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 ›
04.18.2014
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 ›
04.18.2014
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 ›
04.18.2014
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 ›
04.18.2014
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.
