The Greater Hartford Gives Foundation has launched the PRIDE Giving Circle, the Foundation’s fourth giving circle and a new philanthropic community dedicated to supporting LGBTQIA+ organizations and advancing equity, belonging, and opportunity throughout Greater Hartford.

42 organizations from across Connecticut will help their communities understand and navigate changes to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), with funding from the Connecticut Health Foundation and the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation.

A new regional equity profile of the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation’s 29-town service area shows persistent inequities and challenges related to housing affordability, food access, transportation, income, and education.

Thanks to over $800k in grants from the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation, more than 6,300 school-age children and youth across Greater Hartford will attend free or reduced-cost summer programs this year.

The Greater Hartford Gives Foundation, in partnership with the Beta Iota Boulé Foundation, has awarded grants totaling more than $1 million to support the mental and behavioral health of Black men and boys.

CT Humanities is pleased to announce 12 arts and culture organizations from throughout Greater Hartford participating in a two-year capacity-building cohort. The CT Culture Lab was made possible with a $400K grant from the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation.

The Board of Directors of the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation has announced that Thea Montañez has been appointed to serve on the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors of the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation has announced that Dr. G. Duncan Harris and Anne Elizabeth Stanback have been appointed to serve on the board.

Members of the Latino Endowment Fund (LEF) at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving (Now known as the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation) have approved grants totaling $50,000 to support Greater Hartford students pursuing post-secondary education and career advancement.