Alternatively, checks may be mailed to:
The CREC Foundation
Attn: Grants and Development Office
111 Charter Oak Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
When giving a donation, please let us know if there is a particular program or initiative that you would like the funds to support. Please also let us know if the contribution is being made in memory or honor of someone, and provide us with a name and an address where we can send a letter of notification for the memorial or honorary donation.
The CREC Foundation is committed to ensuring CREC schools, programming and services have access to state of the art learning and instructional resources. It will gladly accept in-kind donations of equipment and goods to help attain that goal. The Foundation also welcomes gifts in the form of stock, real estate, or bequests and recommends that you seek advice from your attorney or financial advisor regarding any non-cash donation you would like to make to the Foundation.
If you would like to discuss the Foundation’s giving options or if you would simply like to learn more about the CREC Foundation and the good work it is doing for public education, please contact Darlene Wolliston at (860) 240-6668 or dwolliston@crec.org.
CREC Cares Fund
For staff, CREC isn’t just a workplace, it’s a community. And in times of crisis, a community offers support. The CREC Cares Fund is a unique employee directed giving program that is intended to support the emergency and immediate needs of CREC community members, including staff, teachers, students, and families who have experienced a catastrophic incident that has caused serious economic hardship.
Each year, employee contributions towards this fund will be used to provide aid to students, families, and other CREC community members who have experienced an emergency, disaster, or some other personal or financial hardship.
Situations that may qualify for assistance include:
- Accident or illness
- Death of an immediate family member
- Natural disaster (flood, tornado, etc.)
- Critical incidents (fire, theft, etc.) that cause a dramatic disruption in income or loss of primary residence
To contribute towards this fund, employees can direct their donations throughout the year via the CREC Foundation. While the focus is on CREC employees helping each other, the fund will accept donations from sources outside of CREC as well.
Decisions regarding the use of funds will be directed by the Executive Director on the basis of financial need, severity, and impact of the emergency on the CREC community member and availability of funds.