Windsor Greater Together Community Fund
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has established a $100,000 Greater Together Community Fund for the Town of Windsor.
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.
Windsor Greater Together Community Fund Advisory Committee Seeks Volunteers
Windsor Greater Together Community Fund Advisory Committee is now accepting applications for committee members. We need your help! Join us in this exciting opportunity to support grants that will serve to meet the needs of Windsor residents. Click here to fill out an application by 10/31/24.
Windsor Greater Together Community Fund Announces Grant Awards 2024
The following organizations were recipients of the Windsor GTCF grant awards during the 2024 grant cycle:
- WIN-TV ($5000) - to support their KIDVID summer workshop program
- Journey 2 Free ($3650) - Podcast equipment, support group facilitator
- WHS Project Graduation ($5000) - substance free celebration for th class of 2024Windsor Special Olympics ($2500) - Assist in covering Registration fees, uniforms, equipment, bus & facility rental
- Journey Writers ($2500) - To support costs for materials and venue for writing workshops
- Northwest Park ($5000) - Support the purchase of a new Planetarium Dome
- Windsor Junior Women’s Club ($2500) - Support their Senior Dinner Program
- Windsor Human Relations Commission (WHRC) ($4500) - Annual Juneteenth Celebration
- Interval House ($2500) - Support for assistance to Windsor victims of domestic violence
- Team Paragon Robotics ($5000) - Support the purchase of robotics kits and software for 3 Windsor Robotics Teams
- Operation Fuel ($2500) - Direct financial assistance for Windsor residents fuel bills
- First Church Learning Center ($2000) - to purchase art materials and enhancements for classroom use.
At the end of their grant period, awarded organizations can use this final report form to report on the use of their funds and email the completed form to windsorcommunityfund@gmail.com.
- Hartford Interval House ($5,000) - to support victims of domestic violence.
- Northwest Park ($2,800) - to support educational programming through the purchase of a new projector.
- Windsor Giants Midget Football Team Inc. ($5,000) - to support the purchase of new helmets and pads to ensure safety for all participants.
Advisory Committee Members
The role of the Advisory 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 Greater Together Community Funds can have the greatest impact for the benefit of town residents.
The Advisory Committee members for Windsor are:
Roz Champlain, Colleen Giroux, Timothy Mathis, Tasha Richards, Tricia Snodgrass, Di Vanhouten
For more information about the Advisory Committee, please review the FAQ.
Click here to read the Advisory Committee Conflict of Interest Policy.
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