The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has established a $100,000 Greater Together Community Fund for the Town of Marlborough.

The purpose of the Greater Together Community Funds is to:

  • support the community in taking ownership around the needs in their towns
  • encourage broad and inclusive civic engagement and
  • anchor the Hartford Foundation in each town.

Join Us!

The Marlborough Greater Together Community Fund Committee is growing and in search of additional committee members. Join us to give back to your community in an exciting way.

To serve on the committee, applicants must be residents of Marlborough, not serve as an elected town official, and be at least 14 years old. 

If you have questions, please contact the committee at marlborough@hfpgcommunityfunds.org.

To apply online, please click here.

Call For Grant Applications

The Marlborough Greater Together Community Fund Committee (Marlborough GTCF Committee) is currently accepting grant applications. The Marlborough GTCF supports the community in taking ownership around the needs of the town and encourages broad and inclusive civic engagement.

Organizations that support the Marlborough community are encouraged to apply for a grant. Requests can range from $500 to $10,000. To be considered, the organization must be a registered nonprofit with a 501(c)3 designation as a public charity or must obtain a fiscal sponsor registered as a 501(c)3 nonprofit. Groups of town residents may prepare an application in partnership with a registered nonprofit that has agreed to serve as a fiscal sponsor for the proposed project.

Submission of applications will be accepted until April 11, 2025. 

For questions, please contact the Marlborough GTCF Committee at marlborough@hfpgcommunityfunds.org.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a grant, the applying organization must be: (1) a Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization (NOTE: Section 509(a)(3) charities and private foundations are not eligible), OR (2) have a fiscal sponsor that is a Section 501(c)(3) organization or a municipality.

The project must: (1) positively impact residents of Marlborough; and (2) not be religious in nature (the applying organization may be a religious organization, so long as the project does not have a religious purpose)

Organizations receiving a grant must agree to submit a final report to the Marlborough GTCF Committee outlining how the funds were used.

To Apply:  Please click here to access and complete the online application.

The deadline to submit this application is April 11, 2025.

Please email  marlborough@hfpgcommunityfunds.org with any questions or for a status update on your application.

Marlborough Greater Together Community Fund Announces Grant Awards

In March, 2024, the following organizations were recipients of grant awards:

A grant reporting form is available for download, here. Please respond reflectively and email completed forms to communityfund.marlborough@gmail.com. 

Past Grant Awards

2021

In November 2021, the following organizations were recipients of grant awards:

Marlborough Greater Together Community Fund Committee Members

The role of the Committee is to design and lead an inclusive process to identify the needs in your community, and design a grantmaking process aimed to ensure that the Community Funds can have the greatest impact for the benefit of town residents.

The Committee members for your town are:

Sandy Adams; Cynthia Christie; Karen Currier; Robin Farquar; Debbie Ghirlanda; Elizabeth Keister; Robert Mirabel

Click here to read the Committee Conflict of Interest Policy

For questions, please contact the Marlborough GTCFs committee at communityfund.marlborough@gmail.com.

For media inquiries, please contact Chris Senecal at csenecal@hfpg.org.