Championing the Causes You Care About

NCCF is a Community Foundation, a tax-exempt public charity that enables donors to establish funds that support the work of local nonprofits through grants and provide scholarships to local students.

NCCF's Board and Staff champion the causes you care about with smart grant-making designed specifically to adapt over time and provide highly attentive, knowledgeable, and compassionate service that brings donors and organizations together to address community issues.

What's a Community Foundation?

NCCF Serves the Northwest Corner of Connecticut

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NCCF exists to serve the 20 town of Northwest CT:

Barkhamsted, Bethlehem, Canaan/Falls Village, Colebrook, Cornwall, Goshen, Hartland, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Hartford, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington, Warren, Washington, and Winsted

We are

  • Committed to the public good
  • ­Respectful of the worth and dignity of individuals
  • ­Dedicated to inclusiveness and social justice
  • Respectful of pluralism and diversity
  • ­Committed to the responsible stewardship of resources
  • Transparent, honest, and accountable to the public, our donors, and our fund-holders