About the Windsor Locks Greater Together Community Fund


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

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.

The Windsor Locks Greater Together Community Fund (WLGTCF) provides grants to 501(c)3 organizations here in Windsor Locks.

Any questions? Contact the Windsor Locks advisory committee at windsorlockscommunityfund@gmail.com.

Previous Grants


In 2024, the WLGTCF awarded grants totaling over $50,000:

  • Windsor Locks Lions Charities, Inc.
  • Aces High Robotics
  • Windsor Locks Public Library, Inc.
  • Granby Youth Football, Inc.
  • Newport Bickford, Inc.
  • Special Olympics Connecticut: Windsor Locks
  • Windsor Locks Lions Ambulance Corps
  • Junior Achievement of Southwest New England, Inc.
  • Windsor Locks Scout Foundation.

In 2022, the WLGTCF awarded grants totaling over $15,000:

  • Windsor Locks Lions Charities, Inc.
  • Windsor Locks Public Library, Inc.
  • Operation Fuel, Inc.
  • Special Olympics Connecticut: Windsor Locks
  • UR Community Cares, Inc.

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 Community Funds can have the greatest impact for the benefit of town residents.

The Advisory Committee members for your town are:

Megan Boscarino, Bridgett Diene, Orlando Estrella, Michael Mannheim (Secretary), Scott Nolan (Chair), and Bonnie Royster

For more information about the advisory committee, please review the Advisory Committee FAQ. 

Click here to read the Advisory Committee Conflict of Interest Policy

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