2017 Community Report

Gifts and Grants by Fund

Community Leadership Fund
Each year, the Community Foundation asks individuals and families within our Northwest Corner to partner with the Community Foundation to support arts and culture, healthcare, education, human services, animal care, and land conservation. The collective charitable gifts provided through the Annual Appeal are vital to support the work of the Community Foundation.

$5,000-$9,999
Harriet Ford Dickenson Foundation, Margaret & Adrian Selby Fund, Dennis and Elena Sherva, Bunny Williams Foundation

$3,000-$4,999
Helen and Anthony Scoville

$1,000-$2,999
Joan and Stephen Altschuler, The Asen Foundation, Jayne Bentzen, The Bono Family Fund, Susan and Jeffrey Borghesi, Hope Childs, Marlene Childs, Nancy Kissinger, The Loyola Foundation, Judy and Peter Menikoff, Mullins Family Foundation, Philip V. Oppenheimer and Mary Close, Ellen and Sam Felton Posey, The Lawrence Power Charitable Foundation, Rudy and Ronald Rosenstein, Alan Rothfeld, Philip Samponaro, Wall, Wall & Frauenhofer, Katherine Wenning and Michael Dennis | in honor of Anne Sutherland Fuchs

$500-$999
Anita and William Baxter, Elizabeth and Martin Brayboy, The Lea Davies Charitable Foundation, Julia and Jeffrey DeMichiel, Fran and Richard Dichillo, Patricia Gelormino | in memory of Tony and Betty Gelormino, Maria P. Horn and Thomas Quinn, Roberta and John E. Janco, Josephine Jones, Barbara and Gene Kohn | in honor of Anne Sutherland Fuchs, Susan and Jeffrey Lalonde, Mary and Richard Lanier, Don Mayland, Stephanie and Stephen Mazzarelli, Ruth and Stephen Melville, The Neary Family Charitable Fund, Linda and Doug O'Connell, Roderic Oneglia, Isabelle Osborne, Victoria and Fran Patrick | in honor of the DeMichiel and Patrick Families, Ann Perse | in honor of Dan Dwyer, Cathy Perga | in memory of Roger Valli, Nancy and Norman Rogers, Dale and Quentin R. Ryan, Joyce S. Schwartz, Marvin & Joyce S. Schwartz Advised Fund, Mark Shearer Fund, Carol and Louis Timolat, Melinda and William J. Vanden Heuvel Foundation, Inc.

$250-$499
Bernard R. Adams and Edna H. Travis Fund, Judy and David Addazio, Ann and Travers Auburn, Assured Partners Northeast, Marcia and Haworth Barker, Susan and Bradley Bremer, Sarah and Frank Buonocore | in memory of Charles Buonocore, Susan and Mark Caufield, Pam and Alan Colavecchio, J. Barclay Collins, Susan Dean, Katharine and Rohit Desai, Anne and Edward Dodge, Michael Duca and Jacqueline Blombach, Michael Emont and Margo Rappoport Fund, Lucy Fenn | in memory of Albert H. and Albert R. Fenn, The Field Family Foundation Trust, Frank H. Finch, Jr., Esq.| in memory of Louise A. Finch, Mary Ellen and Andrea Geisser, John Green, Kimberly and Jeff Greenberg, Janis and Gary Griffin, Hallingby Family Foundation, Debby and Barton Jones, Jill and Kevin T. Keane, Doreen and Michael Kelly, Katherine Kinane, Betsy Kittredge and Christopher Little, Dr. and Mrs. Richard Kresch, Roxana and Ledlie Laughlin, Starling R. Lawrence Charitable Fund, Susan and Jedd Levine, Fritz and Lee Link, Carol and Edward G. Lord, Sandra Magyar, Robert and Carolyn Mattoon Fund, Gayle Moraski, Lois Moraski, Margo and Russell O’Connor, Jr. | in memory of Edward J. and Josephine M. Schmitt, Jennifer Perga and Mike DeClement, Janet and Robert Petricone, Susan Pinsky and Marc Rosen, Progressive Paving and Construction, Clarence and Frances Roberts, Margaret Roraback, Molly and Charles Roraback, Patty and Guy Rovezzi, Dr. William and Rosemarie Ryan, Elaine and Robert Sederquist, Bernard R. Adams and Edna H. Travis Fund, Judy and David Addazio, Ann and Travers Auburn, Assured Partners Northeast, Marcia and Haworth Barker, Susan and Bradley Bremer, Sarah and Frank Buonocore | in memory of Charles Buonocore, Susan and Mark Caufield, Pam and Alan Colavecchio, J. Barclay Collins, Susan Dean, Katharine and Rohit Desai, Anne and Edward Dodge, Michael Duca and Jacqueline Blombach, Michael Emont and Margo Rappoport Fund, Lucy Fenn | in memory of Albert H. and Albert R. Fenn, The Field Family Foundation Trust, Frank H. Finch, Jr., Esq. | in memory of Louise A. Finch, Mary Ellen and Andrea Geisser, John Green, Kimberly and Jeff Greenberg, Janis and Gary Griffin, Hallingby Family Foundation, Debby and Barton Jones, Jill and Kevin T. Keane, Doreen and Michael Kelly, Katherine Kinane, Betsy Kittredge and Christopher Little, Dr. and Mrs. Richard Kresch, Roxana and Ledlie Laughlin, Starling R. Lawrence Charitable Fund, Susan and Jedd Levine, Fritz and Lee Link, Carol and Edward G. Lord, Sandra Magyar, Robert and Carolyn Mattoon Fund, Gayle Moraski, Lois Moraski, Margo and Russell O’Connor, Jr. | in memory of Edward J. and Josephine M. Schmitt, Jennifer Perga and Mike DeClement, Janet and Robert Petricone, Susan Pinsky and Marc Rosen, Progressive Paving and Construction, Clarence and Frances Roberts, Margaret Roraback, Molly and Charles Roraback, Patty and Guy Rovezzi, Dr. William and Rosemarie Ryan, Elaine and Robert Sederquist, Marguerite Segalla, Judy Staubo, Nancy and Timothy Strini, Jane Tremper, Sanda and John Ursone, Law Offices of Donna D. Vincenti, Kathleen and Michael Voldstad, Nancy Wadhams, Arete Warren | in memory of William B. Warren, Walter and Patricia Williamsen, Leone Young

$100-$249
A.T.A. Realty, Inc., Molly Ackerly, William Ahrens, Edward Arum, Skip and Judy Barber, Arleen and Tom Barrett, Thomas Bechtle, Ann and Lance Beizer, Cora and Randall Bell, The Benevity Community Impact Fund | Richard and Patty Marshall, Esther and David Bennett, Sally Bergad, Gail and Ricky Berglund, Barbara and Robert Bettigole, Nancy and Robert Bird, Jr., Rita and David Bishop, Virginia and James Blackketter, Cara and Kenneth Blazier, Dana and John Bongiorno, Annesa and Richard Borla, Sheila and Arthur Borla, Debra A. Brown, Esq., Dona and James Casey, Frank J. Chiaramonte, Linda and Peter Chidsey, Marcia and Vincent Cianciolo | in memory of Lawrence Cianciolo, Donna and Gary Colavecchio | in memory of Dominic Colavecchio, Barry and Karen Cone, Dr. Roger Coutant, Peggy and David Cusick, Barbara Darcey | in memory of William Darcey, Jean Darlington and Eduardo Marchena, Francis Delaney, Irene and Roger Dietlin, Donna and James DiMartino | in memory of Khurshed Bhumgara, Allen Domack, Deborah and Louis Donne, Denise and Ron Dower, James Dresser, Shirley and William Dunkin, Randy Dwenger and Steven Callahan, George Elling | in memory of Mary Elling, Dan Evans, James Fabiaschi, Zoe and Sergei Fedorjaczenko, Ingely and Malcolm Forbes, Susan and Tino Galluzzo | in honor of Guy Rovezzi, Joseph Gelormino, Stephen Getz, Elisabeth Gill, Helen Trubek Glenn | in honor of Joyce Briggs, Betsy and Bill Goff, Eleanor P. Gunn | in memory of Brian O’Neil, William G. Harding, Vicki and Ken Hawkins, Diane and David Hebert, Jill and George Hetson, Marjorie and Simon Hewett, Elizabeth Hilpman and Byron Tucker, Satomi and Bradford W. Hoar, Holley-Doremus Fund, Lynn Ray Hoopes, Joel Howard and Tracy Tucker, Daphne Hurford and Sandy Padwe, Cindy and Michael Italiaander, Michael Jackson, Leila Javitch, Diane and Jeff Johnson, Keith Johnson, Josephine Jones, Peggy and Ted Kelley, Alice and Peter Kent, Robert E. King, Thomas E. Krohner, Joan Kunsch, Gloria and Philip LaFave, Corky and John Lavieri, Faye Lawson, Robin and Kevin Ledversis, Barbara and Charles Lemmen, Carol and Robert Lenz, Diane and Mark Libby, Litchfield Lions Club, Louise Lindenmeyr, Jane and David Lindley, Anne MacDonald, Susan MacEachron and Michael Halloran, Caitlin Macy and Jeremy Barnum, Donna and Brian Mattiello, Madeline McClave and Richard Frieder, Priscilla and Alan McCord, Debra and John McKeon | in memory of John Gill Jr., Catherine and John McMahon, Nicholas J. Moore Advised Fund, John Morgan | in memory of Phyllis Morgan, Julia and John Morris, Sheila and Paul Moses, Marion and Victor Muschell, Nancy Novogrod, Patricia and James Okrongly, Charlene O’Neil | in memory of Mike O’Neil, Gail O’Neil | in memory of Brian J. O’Neil, Eliot Osborn, Denise and Doug Parker, Susan Patterson, Susie Payne, Heidi Picard-Ramsay and Tim Ramsay, Judith and Roger Pollick, Erica and Hector Prud’homme, Sally and Andrew Quale, Josephine Radocchio, Rosina Rand, Beverly and Norman Reich, Cynthia and John Reznick | in memory of Ryan and Reznick Families, Cristin and David Rich, Dr. Billie Robbins, The Hon. Andrew Roraback and Kara Dowling, Anita and Mark Rosa, Caren and Gordon Ross, Linda and Douglas Roth, Cynthia and Gerald Rothstein, Diana and Raymond Roy, Hugh Schoelzel, Edith Scopino | in memory of Michael Scopino, J. Seitz & Co., Peggy and Michael Shanahan, Daniel Shaw, Charles Short and Chet Kranewski, Lisa Lansing Simont and Doc Simont, Nan Skeie, Sandy and David Slemmer, Marlene and Christopher Smith | in honor of Barbara Spiegel, Terina and Michael Smith, Matthew P. Smyth, Emily Soell, Stedronsky & Meter, LLC, Linda and Donald Stein, Peter Steiner, Rodnette and Gary Stephen, Laura and Steven Sundquist, Susan and William Sweetman, Joelene and Robert Teittinen, Michael Trapp, Sandra and Stephen Vaill, Christina Hoyt Vanderlip, Jean Vitalis, Stacie Weiner, Jane Whitney, Susannah and Willard Wood, Mark and Penelope Ziarnik

up to $99
191 community members gave $7,745 in gifts

Discretionary Funds

Discretionary Funds are a powerful means for donors to enable effective giving where and when it is most needed. Grants are awarded in the name of the fund to nonprofits chosen through a comprehensive selection process administered by the Community Foundation Board of Directors. Discretionary funds provide enormous impact in addressing current and emerging community needs, creating an unending philanthropic legacy for those who make these funds possible.

Bank of Boston Fund est. 1998
Created by local executives at the then Bank of Boston, this permanent fund supports the Community Foundation and the communities it serves.

Grants | $200
Partners for Sustainable Healthy Communities

Khurshed Bhumgara Fund est. 2014
This endowed fund was established through a bequest from Khurshed Bhumgara. Mr. Bhumgara retired in 2002 from a successful career in capital and real estate development. He settled in Sharon, Conn., where he worked tirelessly to support and steward the nonprofits of the Northwest Corner, including serving as a Community Foundation board member for many years.

Gifts
Estate of Khurshed Bhumgara

Grants | $76,300
Bethlehem Ambulance Association, Inc. Connecticut Volunteers in Service to the Blind and Handicapped (CVSBH)
Family Strides, Inc. Five Points Gallery
Food Rescue US (fka Community Plates) Friendly Hands Food Bank, Inc.
Geer Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Healing Meals Community Project Heritage Land Preservation Trust, Inc. New Hartford Volunteer Ambulance
Partners for Sustainable Healthy Communities Salisbury Association, Inc.
The Salisbury Forum St. John’s Foundation
Steep Rock Association, Inc. Winchester Land Trust, Inc. Working Lands Alliance YMCA Camp Mohawk, Inc.

Brooks Bank Fund est. 1970
One of the first to be established at the Community Foundation, this fund was initiated by employees of the Torrington-based Brooks Bank, which subsequently merged with Colonial Bank and Trust Company.

Grants | $1,000
Housatonic Youth Service Bureau

John Brooks Fund est. 1977
A prominent Torrington banker, Mr. Brooks established this endowment to assist area nonprofit organizations in perpetuity.

Grants | $500
Helping Hands Chore Service

Fred and Josephine Bruni Fund est. 2011
Established by family of the late Fred Bruni, this fund supports charitable scientific and educational initiatives in the Northwest Corner.

Grants | $1,000
Helping Hands Chore Service

Robert Venn Carr, Jr. Fund est. 1985
Founder of the Litchfield County Insurance and Travel Agency in Torrington, Mr. Carr established this endowed fund as a token of his appreciation and to enhance the quality of life for the people of the community.

Grants | $4,000
Northwest Connecticut Arts Council

Marion Isabell Coe Fund est. 1998
Grants (made possible by funding from Bank of America) from this trust fund assist under resourced residents of Litchfield, Warren, Morris and Goshen, with a preference for Litchfield residents.

Grants | $850
Kent Historical Society
Sharon Community Foundation, Inc.

Eva M. Coty Fund est. 1998
This fund was established by bequest to enhance the quality of life for citizens of Litchfield County.
Grants | $5,500
Susan B. Anthony Project

Ruth and Robert Cron Endowment Fund est. 2007
This fund honors the memory of Ruth E. Cron, supporting nonprofit organizations throughout the Northwest Corner.

Grants | $6,750
Cornwall Conservation Trust, Inc.
East Litchfield Village Improvement Society, Inc. The Goshen Players, Inc.
Hotchkiss Library of Sharon
Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation

Edward W. Diskavich Fund est. 2016
A longtime Torrington resident, Mr. Diskavich established this fund through his estate planning to support the nonprofits of Northwest Connecticut.

Grants | $12,500 Prime Time House
Winsted Senior Center and Senior Enrichment Program

Marion Wm. and Alice Edwards Fund est. 2004
Mr. and Mrs. Edwards, both educators with a long history of civic involvement, were dedicated to learning and devoted to Torrington. Established by bequest, this fund supports the crucial work of nonprofit organizations.

Grants | $72,065 Bethlehem Food Bank
Bronc Callahan Community Fund, Inc. Chore Service, Inc.
The Corner Food Pantry Family & Children's Aid, Inc.
Falls Village Emergency Relief/Fuel Fund Falls Village Senior Center
Family Resource Center at Vogel-Wetmore School First Church of Bethlehem
FISH of Northwestern Connecticut Fishes & Loaves Food Pantry Goshen Community Care & Hospice Goshen Good Neighbor Fund Greenwoods Counseling Referrals Healing Meals Community Project Housatonic Youth Service Bureau
Junior Women's Club of Litchfield Hills KidsPlay Children's Museum
Litchfield Hills Chore Service Maria Seymour Brooker Memorial New Hartford Land Trust
Norfolk Foundation Inc. North Canaan Social Services
Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation Northwest Music Association
Sharon Community Foundation, Inc. Sharon Day Care
Steep Rock Association, Inc. The Torrington Library
Town of Kent Social Services
United Church of Christ in Cornwall Washington Community Fund, Inc. Winchester Center Congregational Church Winsted Area Child Care Center
Women’s Support Services

First National Bank of Litchfield Fund est. 1997
This endowment supports the Community Foundation and the communities it serves in perpetuity.

Fleet General Fund
This endowed unrestricted fund supports the nonprofits of Northwest Connecticut.

Grants | $750
Kent Historical Society

Lucia Tuttle Fritz Fund est. 2008
A lifelong resident of Torrington, Mrs. Fritz established this fund through a bequest. Grants | $13,000
Greenwoods Counseling Referrals
Torrington Historical Society

Carlton D. Fyler and Jenny R. Fyler Fund est. 1988
Torrington residents Carlton D. Fyler, a chauffeur, and Jenny R. Fyler, an educator, established this endowed fund through their estate planning. The fund continues their lifelong interest in supporting the moral, artistic, intellectual, and physical development of children.

Grants | $70,140
After School Arts Program
CAFTA Connecticut Academy For The Arts Center for Children's Advocacy, Inc.
CHAMPS
Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc. Covenant to Care for Children EdAdvance
Hotchkiss Library of Sharon
Junior Achievement of SW New England KidsPlay Children’s Museum
Litchfield Performing Arts
McCall Center for Behavioral Health Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra Salisbury Sinfonietta
School on the Green Torrington Public Schools Trout Unlimited
Warren Church Community Childcare Winsted Area Child Care Center YMCA Camp Mohawk, Inc.

Keroden Endowed Fund est. 2001
Established anonymously, this fund enables the Community Foundation to meet a broad range of evolving community needs.

Grants | $14,020
CT Women’s Education and Legal Fund
East Litchfield Village Improvement Society, Inc. Norfolk Historical Society
The Norfolk Land Trust
Northwestern Connecticut Community College

Northwest Connecticut Philanthropy Fund est. 2008
An open and flexible community resource, this fund was created as an easy and cost-effective way for the general public to be a part of the local philanthropic experience. The fund provides a platform that helps local citizens realize their charitable goals.

Gifts
$15,000-$19,999

Draper Foundation Fund | in support of Community Crossroads publication
$10,000-$14,999

Allan Borghesi
Anonymous | in support of year-end critical needs

$1,000-$2,999
South Side Café’s George Mazzaferro 6th Annual Charity Pub Ride proceeds
Barron Financial Group | in honor of Barron Financial Clients
Jeffrey and Susan Lalonde Community Betterment Fund | with Torrington Savings Bank match in support of the purchase of artwork for the Community Foundation office

$500-$999
Maria and David Mazzarelli | in support of social services/health and scholarships

$100-$249
Mary Lou Serafini | in memory of Rita Pacheco

up to $99
$475 in gifts in support of arts/culture, environment & animals, civic & education and YMCA Camperships

Grants | $16,375 Connecticut Food Bank
Connecticut Volunteers in Service to the Blind and Handicapped (CVSBH)
Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Connecticut Litchfield Education Foundation
New Opportunities Inc.
Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation Northwest Hills Council of Governments
Operation Overflow
Town of Warren Social Services
Visiting Nurse Services of Connecticut – Torrington VNA Northwest, Inc.
Winsted United Methodist Church

Pierpont Chapter #49 Order of the Eastern Star Fund est. 2005
This fund was established in memory of Deborah
A. Goldthwaite, Past Matron of Pierpont Chapter #49 Order of the Eastern Star.

Grants | $600
Partners for Sustainable Healthy Communities Prime Time House

Edwin M. Stone and Edith H. Stone Fund est. 1971
Established through the estates of Mr. and Mrs. Stone, this fund supports nonprofit organizations in the Community Foundation’s service area.

Grants | $18,000
CAFTA (Connecticut Academy For The Arts) Goshen Historical Society
St. John’s Foundation

Torrington Club Fund est. 1969
This fund established the original Torrington Area Foundation for Public Giving as a community foundation. The fund continues to support the communities of Northwest Connecticut.

Grants | $1,000
Torrington Area Youth Service Bureau

Torrington Savings Bank Fund est. 1997
Established by the management of the Torrington Savings Bank, this endowed fund supports the Community Foundation and the communities it serves.

Grants | $200
Partners for Sustainable Healthy Communities

Torrington Savings Fund
This endowed unrestricted fund supports the nonprofits of Northwest Connecticut.

Grants | $150
Sharon Community Foundation, Inc.

Margaret C. Tupper Fund est. 1993
Established through a bequest in her will, Ms. Tupper’s endowed fund will continue to improve the quality of life for future generations of Northwest Connecticut residents.

Grants | $3,900 Cornwall Historical Society

Discretionary Funds continued

Feliciano and Lydia Turri Zaccheo Fund est. 1999
This endowed fund, which memorializes a well- known Torrington couple, helps to improve the lives of citizens in Northwest Connecticut.

Grants | $2,300 Hotchkiss Library of Sharon
David M. Hunt Library

Field of Interest Funds
Field of Interest Funds enable annual grants to address specific issues within communities important to the fundholder. Based on personal philanthropic goals, fundholders determine grant recipient eligibility requirements—geographic area of service or specific community needs, such as arts enrichment, homelessness or the environment—and the Community Foundation annually provides carefully selected grants in the fund’s name that best reflect fundholders’ philanthropic objectives.

Roberta Lee August Fund est. 1998
This fund was established to honor Miss August, a longstanding Community Foundation volunteer. The fund supports programs in the areas of mental illness and literacy.

Gifts

$250-$499
Andrea Doyle Asman, Esq.

Gifts up to $99
$15 in gifts

Grants | $500
Housatonic Youth Service Bureau

Miriam Mason Cable Trust Fund est. 2006
Established by Peter Cable of Harwinton in honor of his wife, this fund provides support for human service organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life for residents of the Greater Torrington area.

Grants | $10,510
Harwinton Ambulance Association Harwinton Historical Society Harwinton Land Trust
Harwinton Public Library Litchfield Community Center, Inc.

Caleb J. Camp Trust
Originally established as a trust almost one hundred years ago to honor a prominent Winsted benefactor, this fund assists under-resourced residents of Winsted.

Robert V. Carr Fund est. 2005
This fund directs much of its support to health and human service organizations, libraries, and to organizations engaged in the promotion of the arts and the beautification of the community.

Grants | $5,950 Chore Service, Inc. David M. Hunt Library
Little Guild of Saint Francis
New Hartford Volunteer Ambulance
Partners for Sustainable Healthy Communities Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center

Critter Fund est. 2005
Established by the Community Foundation, this endowed fund supports charitable organizations in Northwest Connecticut dedicated to animal welfare. The fund assists with shelter, rescue and adoption, training, prevention of cruelty, spaying and neutering, elderly companionship, services to the disabled and wildlife preservation.

Gifts

$100-$249
Ruth B. Vaill

The Emeritus Fund
Grants from this field of interest fund, which honors past members of the Community Foundation’s Board of Directors for their dedicated service, support the efforts of local nonprofits to enhance their governance.

1421 Opportunity Fund est. 2002
This fund was created to assist at-risk teens in Northwest Connecticut.

Friends Helping Children Fund est. 1999
Torrington residents created this endowed fund to assist children with life-threatening illnesses and their families

Cynthia Conklin & Family Fund For Pets in Need est. 2017
Established in honor of Cynthia Conklin of Sharon, Conn. This fund supports organizations dedicated to animal welfare, and works to alleviate animal suffering by supporting grants for medical care for sick, injured, abused and/or neglected animals in Litchfield County, Conn. and Dutchess County, NY.

Gifts

Estate of Cynthia Conklin in memory of Cynthia Conklin
$500-$999 Anne Williams
$100-$249 Ann, Molly, Katherine, Terry & Martha Diane Monroe
up to $99 $35 in gifts

Anson and Caroline Catlin Hungerford Trust Fund est. 2007
Established by Mr. Newman Hungerford in memory of his parents, this fund assists deserving residents of Harwinton with hospital-related medical expenses.

Kent Cultural Arts and Music Fund est. 2007
This field of interest fund supports cultural programs within the Kent community with a preference for music-related programs that appeal to a wide audience.

The MacCallum Family Fund for Animal Welfare est. 2013
This fund provides for emergency medical care for sick, injured and/or neglected animals through emergency grants that support the treatment of animals brought to animal hospitals by good Samaritans and animals whose owners are in need of financial assistance for their care. The fund also supports efforts to educate the community about the care of animals.

Gifts

$500-$999
Lynn Carter | in honor of Shirley MacCallum's birthday

$250-$499
Frederick Machuga

$100-$249
Marion Felton
Tara and Bryan McEwan | in honor of Shirley MacCallum's birthday
Bryan, Tara, Kaelyn, Chase and Stella | in honor of Shirley MacCallum and Lynn Carter
Gayle and Lois Moraski
Gayle Moraski | in honor of Shirley MacCallum's birthday and in memory of Kathy Shepard Colleen and Robert Poole | in honor of Shirley MacCallum's birthday and in memory of Kathleen Shepard
Beth and Jason Pajak | in honor of Shirley MacCallum and in memory of Toby MacCallum Up to $99

$150 in gifts

Grants | $400
Sand Road Animal Hospital, LLC. (patient assistance)

The Making Cents Fund est. 2017
This field of interest fund supports charitable, scientific and/or educational initiatives in Cornwall with preference given to efforts addressing basic human and social service needs.

Gifts

$20,000-$24,999
Anonymous

Louis O. Thibeault Fund for the Advancement of Children’s Education est. 2009
This fund was established by Mr. Thibeault to advance the education of disadvantaged children by addressing obstacles to learning specifically related to their health, well-being and/or deficits in needed assistive technology. The fund strives to enhance learning by assisting families of limited means with associated expenses.

Grants | $254.20
Torrington Eyecare (patient assistance)

Mary C. Williams Fund est. 2017
This field of interest fund supports the work of charitable organizations located in or serving residents of Kent, Conn.

Gifts

$5,000-$9,999
Mary C. Williams

Donor-Advised Funds
Donor-Advised Funds are an increasingly popular means for donors to create greater, longer-lasting impact in their charitable giving. A far more cost-effective and tax beneficial alternative to establishing a private foundation, donor-advised funds are often established through gifts of stock or other appreciated assets. Fundholders or their designated successors recommend grants to nonprofit organizations of their choice, while the Community Foundation manages all aspects of administering the fund and overseeing the prudent investment of the fund’s assets.

Borghesi Family Fund est. 1999
Created by Allan and Maria Borghesi, this fund helps to improve the quality of life in Northwest Connecticut.

Grants | $1,200
Susan B. Anthony Project New Hartford Land Trust

Susan A. Bruso Memorial Fund est. 2004
Established in memory of Ms. Bruso, a Winsted resident who worked for many years in the technology industry, this fund supports charities in Norfolk and also awards annual scholarships to Botelle Elementary School graduates.

Grants

$100 awarded to two Botelle Elementary School graduates

The Buchanan Fund est. 2009
A gift from the William E. and Josephine B. Buchanan Family Foundation, Inc., established this donor-advised fund, which supports area charitable organizations.

Grants | $44,810

Bank Street College of Education Cornwall Library Association Crescendo, Inc.
Housatonic Valley Association United Church of Christ in Cornwall

The Canaan Foundation Non-Endowed Fund est. 2006
The Canaan Foundation established this community-specific fund to enhance the quality of life for residents of Canaan.

Gifts
up to $99
$50 in gifts

Peter G. Cerruto Memorial Fund est. 2004
Established by family and friends, this fund honors the memory of Mr. Cerruto, a lifelong Torrington resident and a World War II and Normandy Invasion veteran.

Gifts
$100-$249
Joan Altschuler | in memory of Peter Cerruto
Judy Staubo
Jannette Stevens | in memory of Peter Cerruto
up to $99
$50 in gifts

Award
$1,000 awarded to an Oliver Wolcott Technical High School student

Susan F. Cogswell Memorial Fund est. 2010
Established in memory of Ms.Cogswell, a lifelong Torrington resident and former state insurance commissioner known for her commitment to public service, this donor-advised fund supports charitable endeavors in Northwest Connecticut.

Draper Foundation Fund est. 2012
The late Jim and Shirley Draper’s gift of $30 million will forever serve as a testament to their exceptional kindness and generosity. One of the largest single gifts on record to a community foundation in the state of Connecticut, the fund benefits mainly local charitable organizations by making yearly grants to 19 nonprofits named by the Drapers and through annual donor-advised grants.

Grants | $1,523,458 Susan B. Anthony Project The American Mural Project Barkhamsted Senior Center

Batcheller Early Education Center Beardsley & Memorial Library
Catholic Charities, Inc., Family Service Center Center Congregational Church
CHAMPS
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Administration Colebrook Associates, Inc.
Colebrook Congregational Church Colebrook Historical Society Colebrook Preservation Society, Inc. Community Kitchen of Torrington Connecticut Food Bank
Cornell University for the Cornell Feline Health Center College of Vet Medicine
CT Public Affairs Network
Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities FISH of Northwestern Connecticut
Five Points Gallery
Friendly Hands Food Bank, Inc. Greenwoods Scholarship Foundation, Inc. Hands of Grace
Helping Hands Chore Service Kitty Quarters, Inc.
LARC, Inc.
Last Post Cat Refuge (Vivisection Investigation League)
Litchfield Hills Elderly Nutrition Program
Little Guild of Saint Francis
McCall Center for Behavioral Health
New Beginnings of Northwest Hills Litchfield County, Inc.
Northwest Connecticut Chamber Education Foundation, Inc.
Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation Northwest Connecticut YMCA
Northwestern Connecticut Community College Partners for Sustainable Healthy Communities Prime Time House
Salvation Army
Salvation Army of Torrington Special Olympics Connecticut
Torrington Area Youth Service Bureau Town of Colebrook
Town of Norfolk
Tufts University School of Veterinarian Medicine University of Connecticut Foundation, Inc.
Veterans Service Office & Museum
W. L. Gilbert Trust Corporation Warner Theatre
We Adopt Greyhounds, Inc. Winchester Youth Service Bureau Winsted Area Child Care Center Winsted Family Resource Center Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue

The Echo Valley Foundation Fund est. 2009
Established anonymously, this donor-advised fund supports charitable, scientific and educational initiatives in Northwest Connecticut and throughout the region.

Gifts

$100,000 -$159,999

Anonymous

Grants | $123,500
American Friends Service Committee The American Mural Project American Whitewater
Amnesty International Author’s Guild Foundation Clinic for Special Children Connecticut Farmland Trust The Corner Food Pantry
Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres Falls Village Volunteer Fire Department Germantown Friends School
Germantown Monthly Meeting The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp Institute for Justice
Lakeville Hose Company Ox-Fam America
Project A.L.S.
Reason Foundation
Salisbury Family Services, Inc.
Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance Service Scoville Memorial Library Association SOAR Educational Enrichment Inc.

Elson-Slemmer Fund for the Environment est. 2007
Established by Sandra Elson Slemmer and David Slemmer, this fund is used primarily for charitable, scientific and educational support relating to the protection of the natural environment with a primary focus in Northwest Connecticut.

Friends of New Hartford Fund est. 2002
Established by longtime New Hartford resident David L. Childs and New Hartford community members, this fund provides grants to charitable organizations in New Hartford.

Gifts

$1,000-$2,999
Fitch Charitable Fund

$500-$999
Ann and Travers Auburn Ellen Childs

$250-$499
Herbert H. Hedick
Jennifer and John McCormick | in memory of David Childs
Nancy and Norman Rogers Caren and Gordon Ross
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Pine Meadow | in memory of David Childs
Torrington Savings Bank

$100-$249
George J. Bakevich
Elaine and Richard Carmelich Carver Properties, Inc.
Irene and Roger Dietlin Michele Fern
Sanita Gingras
Vicki and Ken Hawkins Susan Horn
Amy Hudak Jerram Winery, LLC

$100-$249
Katherine Kinane
Margot and David Krimmel Diane and Michael Kurtz Timothy Lyman and Alden Smith Madeline McClave
Patricia and James Okrongly Winifred and Leon Pratt Linda and Douglas Roth
Andrea and Todd Russo
John Russo
Natalie and Christopher Sihpol Laura and Steven Sundquist Robin and Richard Weiss Regina Wexler
Jane Whitney

up to $99
$1,270 in gifts

Jim & Nancy Garfield Fund for the Arts est. 2002
Established by Mr. and Mrs. Garfield, this fund supports cultural life in Northwest Connecticut.

Gifts

$100-$249
Ann and Sandy Mazeau

Grants | $750
The American Mural Project Northwest Connecticut Arts Council Warner Theatre

Richard M. Gilman Memorial Fund est. 2003
Mary Gilman began this fund to carry on the work of her late husband, Richard, whose efforts to help people extended from Torrington to Zimbabwe.

The Wayne M. Gnazzo & Family Fund est. 2011
A lifelong Torrington resident, Mr. Gnazzo established this donor-advised fund to support charitable endeavors in Northwest Connecticut.

The G&G Educational Foundation Edward and Rachel Wang Family Fund est. 2016 Established by the Edward C. Wang, this fund supports initiatives, scholarships and programming that deepen the knowledge and understanding between China and America and address the human services needs of Asian people and communities in the United States.

Gifts

$3,000-$4,999
G&G Educational Foundation

The G&G Educational Foundation James P. Wang Family Fund est. 2016
Established by the James Payton Wang, this fund supports initiatives, scholarships and programming that deepen the knowledge and understanding between China and America and address the human services needs of Asian people and communities in the United States.

Gifts

$3,000-$4,999
G&G Educational Foundation

The G&G Educational Foundation Jo Wang and Kiau Loi Family Fund est. 2016
Established by the Jo Ann Loi family, this fund supports initiatives, scholarships and programming that deepen the knowledge and understanding between China and America and address the human services needs of Asian people and communities in the United States.

Gifts

$3,000-$4,999
G&G Educational Foundation

Grants | $3,300
Chinatown Museum Foundation Oberlin Shansi
Running Start - Bringing Young Women to Politics United Board for Christian Higher Education n Asia
United East Athletics Association

The G&G Educational Foundation Nancy A. Wang Family Fund est. 2016
Established by Nancy Ann Wang, this fund supports programming, initiatives, and scholarships that deepen the knowledge and understanding between China and America, and address the human services needs of Asians and their communities in the United States.

Gifts
$3,000-$4,999
G&G Educational Foundation

Sue Grossman Still River Greenway Fund est. 1999
Created by the Still River Greenway committees of Torrington and Winsted, this fund supports the construction of a five-mile path for bicycling and walking between towns.

The Jeff and Diane Johnson Community Enhancement Fund est. 2015
Established by Diane E. and James F. Johnson, this donor-advised fund primarily supports the charitable, scientific, or educational initiatives in or affecting the people of Goshen.

Gifts
Diane and Jeff Johnson

Jeffrey and Susan Lalonde Community Betterment Fund est. 2005
Established by Jeffrey and Susan Lalonde, this fund supports efforts to improve the quality of life in Litchfield County.

Grants | $4,250
Cancer Care Fund of the Litchfield Hills FISH of Northwestern Connecticut KidsPlay Children's Museum
Litchfield Community Center, Inc. Litchfield Community Services Fund
Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation
Northwest Connecticut YMCA Oliver Wolcott Library, Inc.
The Torrington Library Warner Theatre
White Memorial Conservation Center
Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center

Richard Leone COCC Fund est. 2004
Mr. Leone, president of Avon-based COCC, established this fund to benefit local charities. Formerly Connecticut Online Computer Center, Inc., COCC is a leading provider of technology for community banks and other financial institutions in the region.

Local Area Fund est. 2002
Established anonymously, this fund furthers the philanthropic goals of a local donor family.

The Merz Family Fund est. 2016
This fund supports charitable, religious, and educational initiatives in Northwest Connecticut.

Miles for Moe Fund est. 2011
Established by Torrington residents Emil and Colleen Renzullo, this donor-advised fund honors the memory of their son by supporting LARC’s camp for children with and without special needs. The camp’s namesake, Emil “Moe” Renzullo, Jr., succumbed to leukemia in 2010 at age 12.

Gifts
$1,000-$2,999
Arconic
Maureen Hannon and Randall Patterson Linnea and James Mescall
Gail J. Renzullo

$500-$999
Laura and Gregory Garger Mark Malloy
Andrew Pace Gregory Susla

$250-$499
Allan Borghesi Roland Boutin
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Administration
D.A.N.C.E. by Kristin Robert F. Dwyer Esq. Litchfield Bancorp
Joel A. Markowski MD, FAAP
North Torrington Veterinary Hospital O&G Industries, Inc.
Progressive Paving and Construction Sterling Sintered Technologies, Inc. Theroux, Nowell & Stoughton, LLC Torrington Savings Bank
Vet's Explosives, Inc.

$100-$249
Asbestos Management Company, LLC Alfred Bonvicini
Bowen Agency, LLC
Elinor and Gerard Carbone Isabelle and Michael Carbone
Collins Technical Services Company William A. Conti, Esq.
Raymond Hall
Christina and Danny Hartnett
Hebrew 13:5 LLC d/b/a McDonald's #3752
His Glory, LLC d/b/a McDonald's #14735
His Hand, LLC d/b/a McDonald's #7809
John 14:1 LLC d/b/a McDonald's #1006
Thomas Howard and Jeanne Ruwet
Klebe Fuel Company Cheryl and Tim Kloczko
Litchfield County Pediatrics, LLC Linda and Robert Lundberg
Maria Seymour Brooker Memorial
Matt 19-26 LLC d/b/a McDonald's #2809
Matt 23:12 LLC d/b/a McDonald's #3246
Eastside Electric, Inc.
Abigail and John Moore
Northwest Community Bank
Northwest Hills Credit Union
Dr. Matthew N. Pagano
James Pepper
Petricone's Torrington Pharmacy
Pizzeria Marzano
Psalm 37 4-5 LLC d/b/a McDonald's #25928
Denise Sehnal
Ronald Weingart

Up to $99
$4,682 in gifts

Grants | $21,263

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Administration LARC, Inc.
The Gilbert School
Torrington Football Letterman's Club Torrington Middle School
Torrington Raider Football, Inc. Torrington Varsity Alumni Club

Robert C. Miller and Carol H. Miller Fund est. 2006
This fund benefits area charitable organizations.

The Cara and Carl Muller Fund for Community Support est. 2006
The Mullers created this fund to support emerging community needs.

Gifts
$1,000-$2,999
Carl’s True Value | in honor of Jeff Champion's father "Champ" and in memory of Jane Birnn, Mary DeMaria, Sean Lafferty, Frank Pokrinchak,Nona Swanson, and Jim Verlato

New Hartford Education Fund est. 2006
Grants from this fund support educational initiatives in the town of New Hartford.

Grants | $5,861 New Hartford PTO

The Molly O’Connell Fund est. 2011
This fund, established by family of the late Molly O’Connell, supports charitable, scientific, or educational initiatives.

Gifts
up to $99
$50 in gifts

One Twenty One Fund est. 2013
This fund supports charitable, scientific and educational initiatives in Northwest Connecticut.

Brian J. O’Neil Memorial Fund est. 2004
This fund was established in memory of Mr. O’Neil, a native of Winsted, after his untimely death on December 3, 2004, at age 50. The husband of Gail Williams O’Neil, Mr. O’Neil was a respected businessman and graduate of The Gilbert School and Central Connecticut State University.

Gifts
$500-$999
Sandy and David Dolinsky

$100-$249
High Five for Bri Girls | in memory of Brian J. O'Neil
Terry and Todd Hall

up to $99
$50 in gifts

Barbara Oneglia Alvarez Tycienski Fund est. 1994
Established in honor of the late Barbara Oneglia Alvarez Tycienski, this fund was established to support youth organizations within the Community Foundation’s service area.

Gifts
$500-$999
The Francis J. & Louisa J. Oneglia Foundation, Inc.

Northwest Hills Fuel Bank Fund est. 2017
This fund provides emergency fuel assistance for residents of Canaan, Cornwall, Falls Village, Kent, Salisbury, Sharon, and Warren.

Gifts
up to $99
$50 in gifts

Grants | $3,273.11
Northwest Hills Council of Governments

Robert B. and Cheryl Freehill Pauls Fund est. 2015
Established by Robert and Cheryl Pauls, this fund supports the arts—visual and performing—and arts educational initiatives in Northwest Connecticut and beyond.

Gifts
$20,000-$24,999
Cheryl and Robert Pauls

Grants | $3,750
Cornwall Library Association
Litchfield Performing Arts
Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts
Warner Theatre

Andrew Pike Memorial Fund est. 2010
Established by family of the late Andrew Pike, this donor-advised fund supports charitable endeavors in Northwest Connecticut.

John A. Ponte Memorial Fund est. 2004
Established by Mr. Ponte’s friends and family, this fund is named for a popular Torrington businessman.

Gifts
$100-$249
Rose Ponte

Rebensacla Fund est. 2010
Established anonymously, this fund supports charitable initiatives in Northwest Connecticut. Grants | $600
Trinity Lime Rock Episcopal Church

Northwest Building Healthier Communities Fund est. 2017
This fund established by The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, a partner of Hartford Healthcare, supports economic and community development through the lens of social determinants of health. Focus areas for investment include: business growth and retention, educational and workforce development, strategic economic partnerships and regionalism, housing and transportation, as well as matters of social well-being. Its central purpose is the improvement of daily life for residents of the greater Torrington area.

Gifts
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Administration

Virginia and Joseph Ruwet Fund est. 2016
This fund was established to honor life-long Torrington community members Virginia and Joseph Ruwet.
Gifts
$1,000-$2,999
Thomas Howard and Jeanne Ruwet

JoAnn Ryan Fund est. 2003
This fund was established to support various local charities.

Polly and Wesley Strand and James L. Holmes Fund for Programs for Women and Children est. 2006
Torrington businesswoman Susan Strand established this fund to honor her late parents, Polly and Wesley Strand, and her uncle, James L. Holmes, for their devotion to community service.

Torrington-Winsted Rotary Non Endowed Fund est. 2002
The Torrington Rotary established this fund to support its continued service to the community. Gifts

$1,000-$2,999
Allan Borghesi

$250-$499
Torrington Winsted Area Rotary Club

$100-$249
JoAnn and Harry Briggs
Carl’s True Value
Brenda DiCarlo, LLC
Frank H. Finch, Jr., Esq.
Logan & Mencuccini, LLP
Donna and Brian Mattiello
Gerald H. Michalowski, CPA & Karen Michalowski, EA Marion and Victor Muschell

up to $99
$100 in gifts

Grants | $3,619.90
Torrington Winsted Area Rotary Club

Seth L. Tracy Memorial Fund for Special Needs est. 2004
Established by the family of Seth Leo Tracy, this fund honors Seth’s memory with grants to organizations that serve individuals with special needs.

Grants | $500
Operation Overflow

Nolin Selby Fund est. 2017
Established by a local philanthropic couple, this fund supports various charitable initiatives in Northwest Connecticut.

Gifts
Margaret and Adrian Selby

Weigold Family Fund est. 2001
This fund awards annual grants to nonprofit organization’s that assist children with disabilities or terminal illnesses.

Grants | $649.09
Shriners Hospital for Children, Orthopedics Dept.

The Women & Girls Fund est. 1999
Established as a giving circle in 1999 by a small group of women who shared a concern for the real-life needs of local women and girls, the Women & Girls Fund has grown to more than 200 supporters who help women and girls develop skills, attain economic security, and improve their quality of life.

Gifts
$1,000-$2,999
Barbara Dughi
Stronger Women/Stronger World 5K Torrington Savings Bank

$500-$999
Christopher Brigham Dymax
Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation Judy Staubo

$250-$499
Judy and David Addazio JoAnn Briggs
Joyce Briggs Julia DeMichiel Anthea Disney
Claire and Robert Dombi Anna Heys
Barbara Millar
Christine Puglio | in honor of Christopher Wall Lesa and Thomas Vanotti | with Torrington Savings Bank match
Elizabeth Whalen, M.D.

$100-$249
Judi Armstrong, Ann and Travers Auburn, Kathryn and Gerald Baker | in memory of Genevieve "Ginger" Swoyer, Cynthia Barrett, Carol Barron, Tina Bernacki, Joanne Borduas, Susan and David Carroll | with Torrington Savings Bank match, and in memory of Zena Temkin, Frank J. Chiaramonte, Hope S. Childs, Hon. Margaret Cooley, Janet Cosgrove, Ellen Culbreth, Mary Lee and Robert Dunn, Marie C. Gervasini, Betsy and Bill Goff, Maria Gonzalez, Amanda S. Hill, Lynn Ray Hoopes, Farida and Ghulam Jilani, Katherine Kinane, Diana Larocco, Corky and John Lavieri, Diane and Mark Libby, Eileen and Peter Litwin, Kerwin Mayers, Jacqueline and Philip Miller, Kathryn and Frederick Minck, Gayle Moraski, Victoria Patrick, Jennifer Paul | United Way of Northwest CT Giving, Janet Petricone, Martha Phillips, Heidi Picard-Ramsay, Faith Poliquin, Susan Rea, Robin Ruwet-Turpin, Ellen Sinreich | in honor of Barbara Dughi, Marlene and Christopher Smith | in honor of Barbara Spiegel, Torrington Winsted Area Rotary Club | in memory of Roberta Lee August, Rachel Tway-Grant and Junior English, Nancy Wadhams, Carol Walzer, Hon. Roberta Willis, Sandra Zielinski

up to $99
$3,854 in gifts

Grants | $9,126.52 Bakerville Library
Housatonic Youth Service Bureau
Kent Education Center & Nursery School LARC, Inc.
Northwest Connecticut YMCA, Winsted Branch Winsted Area Child Care Center

Youth Fund est. 2000
Established through the generosity of the Borghesi family, the Youth Fund supports the Community Foundation’s Youth in Philanthropy program, which is designed to give young people a platform for expression and innovation to bring about new and sustainable solutions to community issues.

Through their participation in school-based councils, students learn lifelong lessons about charitable giving and volunteering. They make annual grant recommendations based on their examination of issues impacting youth and their community, and raise money for this endowed fund.

Gifts

$250-$499
Judy Staubo

Grants | $2,500
Torrington High School Central Treasury

T.J. Zappulla Fund est. 2017
A lifelong Torrington resident, T.J. Zappulla was committed to the well-being and success of the community. This fund honors his commitment by supporting charitable, scientific, and educational initiatives in Northwest Connecticut with a preference for supporting access to housing for all, animal welfare, and providing services for and combating injustice to individuals of non- traditional gender identities.

Gifts

$100-$249

in memory of Marian Zappulla
Ducci Kitchens, Inc.
Robin and Michael Magistrali Marianne and Dick Maynard Jon Zappulla

up to $99
$165 in gifts

Designated Funds

Designated Funds are established to provide grants to specified nonprofit organizations in perpetuity. Often created by bequest, these funds ensure a steady stream of annual income to the fundholders’ favorite nonprofit organizations for as long as the nonprofit continues in the effective pursuit of its mission.

Mary H. Coutant Fund for Rising Star Camp est. 2001
Established in recognition of Mary H. Coutant’s contributions to the community, this endowment supports programs that benefit at-risk children through the Winchester Youth Service Bureau aged 5 to 15 by encouraging healthy choices and goal-setting.
Gifts
$500-$999
Sandra Roberts
Grants | $1,750
Winchester Youth Service Bureau

Gillian and Polly Fund est. 2001
This endowed fund supports Trinity Episcopal Church in Torrington and the Susan B. Anthony Project.
Grants | $350
Trinity Episcopal Church

Dr. John S. Glenn Fund for Nurses est. 2000
Grants from this fund benefit clinical staff at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital.
Gifts
$100-$249
Bette and Jerry Geci | in memory of Dr. John S. Glenn
up to $99
$50 in gifts
Grants | $1,500
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital

Holley-Doremus Fund est. 2010
Established by the late Mary Holley Doremus of Harwinton with the remainder of a trust created during her lifetime, this fund provides grants to a variety of area charitable organizations.
Grants | $1,700
Susan B. Anthony Project, CMHA/Northwest Center for Family Service & ME, Harwinton Historical Society, Harwinton Land Trust, Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, Torrington Historical Society, United Way of Northwest Connecticut, Inc.

Keroden Designated Fund est. 2002
Established anonymously, this fund provides support for Charlotte Hungerford Hospital.

Litchfield Community Center Music Fund est. 2002
Established by the late Dan North, this endowed fund supports danceable music programs held at the Litchfield Community Center.
Grants | $11,900
Litchfield Community Center

Agency Funds

Agency Funds are established by nonprofits to support their charitable needs. The Community Foundation handles the management and stewardship of their charitable assets to enable a stable source of revenue for the nonprofit at a low cost. This frees the nonprofit and its board of directors to concentrate on the pursuit of the nonprofit’s charitable mission.

American Legion Post 46 Fund for Goshen Community Care and Hospice, Inc. est. 2008
Established with donations from the Legion post, this fund supports the work of Goshen Community Care and Hospice.

Susan B. Anthony Project Funds est. 2007
These funds support the Susan B. Anthony Project and its affiliated agencies. The Susan B. Anthony Project promotes safety, healing, and growth for all survivors of domestic and sexual abuse and advocates for the autonomy of women and the end of interpersonal violence:

• Susan B. Anthony Project Capital Improvement Reserve Fund
• Susan B. Anthony Project Endowment Fund
  Gifts
  up to $99
  $75 in gifts

The Beekley Library Funds est. 2010
This collection of designated agency funds supports the charitable, scientific and educational purposes of and capital improvements to The Licia and Mason Beekley Community Library and maintenance of the library’s piano and gardens:

• The Beekley Library Capital Fund
• The Beekley Library Future Building Construction Fund
• The Licia Beekley Garden and Winar Piano Fund
• The Licia & Mason Beekley Community Library Endowment Fund
• Lee Tangarone Memorial Fund for Children's Programs and Collections

The Cancer Care Fund of the Litchfield Hills est. 2004
This fund provides complementary therapy programs, such as massage therapy, oncology nutrition, social work services and yoga, and provides financial support for cancer patients in active treatment. During 2017, more than 265 individuals donated more than $118,000 most in memory of loved ones. For a complete list of gifts, please contact The Center for Cancer Care P.O. Box 1801 Litchfield, CT 06759

Chore Service Endowment Fund est. 2009
This designated agency fund supports Chore Service, Inc. in perpetuity, a nonprofit that helps senior and disabled residents of Canaan, Cornwall, Falls Village, Kent, Norfolk, Salisbury, and Sharon stay at home safely and independently.
Gifts
$100-$249
Hon. Margaret Cooley

Cornwall Conservation Trust Funds est. 2005-2016
These funds are used for land acquisition and management with the aim of preserving unspoiled open space for the benefit of the community at large. In addition to these funds, the Student Grants Fund provides scholarships to Region 1 students who demonstrate a concern for the environment:

• Bennett Stewardship Fund
• Brokaw Stewardship Fund
• Cooley Stewardship Fund
• Dodd Stewardship Fund
• Endowment Fund
• Fox/Lane Stewardship Fund
• General Stewardship Fund
• Hare Stewardship Fund
• Hart Stewardship Fund
• Hofer Stewardship Fund
• Ives Stewardship Fund
• Operating Fund
• Prud’homme Stewardship Fund
• Rattlesnake Preserve Stewardship Fund
• Reserve Fund
• Rogers Stewardship Fund
• Selby Stewardship Fund
• Trinity Forest Stewardship Fund
• VanValkenburgh/Burkardt Stewardship Fund
• Walker Stewardship Fund
  Gifts
  up to $99
  $50 in gifts

The Cornwall Foundation General Fund est. 2002-2014
This fund supports The Cornwall Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for residents of Cornwall.

Cornwall Historical Society Funds est. 2012-2014
These funds support the charitable, scientific and educational mission of the Cornwall Historical Society with current income and long-term stability:

• Cornwall Historical Society Endowment Fund
• Cornwall Historical Society-Norman Dorsen Fund
  
  Gifts
  up to $99
  $50 in gifts

Cornwall Library Fund est. 2008
Established through the Edwards Community Endowment Project, this permanent fund contributes to the library’s long-term stability.
Gifts
$100-$249
Hon. Margaret Cooley

Foundation for Norfolk Living, Inc. Fund est. 2006
This agency pass-through fund supports the charitable purposes of the Foundation for Norfolk Living.

Friends of Hospice Funds est. 2002-2007
Multiple agency funds support Friends of Hospice, the foremost provider of services for terminally ill residents of Litchfield, Harwinton and Torrington:

• Friends of Hospice Endowment Fund
• Friends of Hospice Mildred S. Pascale Fund
• Friends of Hospice Rockefeller Fund

Goshen Community Care and Hospice Fund est. 2005
Grants from this fund are used to help finance health care in the town of Goshen, especially for the elderly and chronically ill.

Goshen Historical Society Funds est. 2008-2011
These agency funds support the long-term needs and capital needs of the Goshen Historical Society:

• Goshen Historical Society Capital Fund
• Goshen Historical Society Endowment Fund

Goshen Public Library Endowment Fund est. 2006
This fund supports the Goshen Public Library in perpetuity.

Bernice H. Harmon Hospice Fund est. 2012
This endowed fund provides current income and long-term protection for the operations of the Goshen Community Care and Hospice, Inc.

Harwinton Library Friends Funds est. 2012-2015
These agency funds support the mission of Harwinton Library Friends as well as charitable scientific or educational initiatives in Harwinton:

• Harwinton Library Friends Fund
• Harwinton Library Friends-Stasia Motuzick Endowment Fund
  
  Gifts
  up to $99
  $50 in gifts

Heritage Land Preservation Trust Funds est. 2008
These funds support the charitable purposes of the Heritage Land Preservation Trust:

• Heritage Land Preservation Trust Endowment Fund
• Heritage Land Preservation Trust Fund
• Heritage Land Preservation Trust Northwoods Fund

Theodore A. Hungerford Memorial Museum Association Endowment Fund est. 2010
This designated agency fund supports the museum and its mission in perpetuity.

The Institute for American Indian Studies Fund est. 2015
This endowed designated agency fund supports The Institute for American Indian Studies in its charitable mission to preserve and promote the spirit of the first people.

Litchfield Community Center Reserve Fund est. 2014
This agency fund supports the operations and capital needs of the Litchfield Community Center and its charitable, social, and educational initiatives.

Litchfield Garden Club Centennial Fund est. 2013
This agency fund was established to further the Litchfield Garden Club’s charitable mission to educate members and the public in scientific and artistic methods of gardening, stimulate interest in horticulture, encourage and assist in civic beautification, raise environmental awareness, and protect and conserve our national and historic heritage.

The Little Guild Funds est. 2011-2012
These funds provide for long-term needs and support the charitable efforts of The Little Guild of Saint Francis, provide protection for operations, and support the charitable efforts of the shelter for homeless pets:

• The Little Guild Endowment Fund
  Gifts
  up to $99
  $75 in gifts
• The Little Guild Operational Fund
  Gifts
  $500-$999
  Elizabeth and James Fishman

Norfolk Connecticut Children’s Foundation Fund est. 2016
This fund supports the charitable mission of the Norfolk Connecticut Children's Foundation that no Norfolk child should be denied civic, educational, social, or cultural enrichment opportunities because of financial need.

The Norfolk Foundation Fund est. 2015
This fund supports the charitable purposes of the Norfolk Foundation, contributing to the sustainability and revitalization of Norfolk in relationship to the area’s natural, artistic, and cultural attractions.

Northwestern CT YMCA Funds est. 2007-2011
These agency funds provide operational support and perpetuate the charitable purposes of the Northwestern Connecticut YMCA and support the YMCA’s efforts to nurture the development and leadership potential of area children and teens:

• Northwestern CT YMCA Designated Project Fund
• Northwestern CT YMCA Endowment Fund
• Northwestern CT YMCA Fund
• Northwestern CT YMCA Youth Leadership Fund

Railroad Museum of New England – Hazel Koch Fund est. 2005
This fund supports the Railroad Museum of New England in perpetuity.

The River Stewards of Tomorrow Fund est. 2009
Proceeds from this designated agency endowment support the Housatonic Valley Association’s conservation efforts by educating and training future generations to be stewards of the environment.

The Sharon Woman’s Club Scholarship Fund est. 2014
This fund furthers the charitable mission of the Sharon Woman’s Club to stimulate and encourage all efforts toward intellectual, and social betterment in the home and in the community.

The Taconic Learning Center Fund est. 2014
This agency fund supports the charitable mission of the Taconic Learning Center to provide the opportunity and resources for lifelong education and self-development for residents of Northwest Connecticut and adjacent communities in New York and Massachusetts.

Torrington Veteran’s Memorial Wall Fund est. 2013
This fund supports the maintenance of the Veteran's Memorial Wall located at 140 Main Street, Torrington, as well as the Association's charitable work to honor and memorialize local veterans and educate the public about the role of local veterans throughout history.

United Way Funds est. 2005-2011
These funds support the local United Way’s ongoing operations and support agency operations:

• United Way of Northwest Connecticut’s “1943 Society” Fund
• United Way of Northwest CT Unrestricted Operating Fund

VNA Northwest Endowment Fund est. 2016
This endowed agency fund was established to support the VNA Northwest CT’s charitable mission to provide home health, hospice and wellness programs in a professional and caring manner to residents of Litchfield County.

Gifts
$500-$999
Dwight Keeney

$100-$249
Hon. Margaret Cooley

Gifts under $100 in gifts

The Sharon Ambulance Fund est. 2017
The Sharon Ambulance Fund supports the purchase of ambulances.

Sharon Fire Department Funds est. 2017
These funds support the mission of the Sharon Fire Department:

Sharon Fire Department John Morgan Fund Sharon Fire Department Operations Fund

Sharon Land Trust Funds est. 2014-2017
These funds support the protection and preservation of lands with special scenic, natural, environmental, recreational, historic, or agricultural value for the rural atmosphere of the town of Sharon. The Mary Moore Fund provides land stewardship for the nature preserve or sanctuary bequeathed to the Sharon Land Trust by Mary Moore:
Mary Moore Fund
Sharon Land Trust Endowment Fund Sharon Land Trust Quick Strike Acquisition Fund
Sharon Land Trust Stewardship & Protection Fund

The Warner Theatre Sustainability Funds est. 2015-2017
These agency funds support the efforts of the Warner Theatre toward the development of performing, visual and literary arts through media presentations and local community stage productions; the providing of a venue for local and regional organizations, as well as national touring companies and artists; the providing of educational opportunities to all, and the preservation and maintenance of the historical Warner Theatre building, Nancy Marine Studio Theatre and the Warner Campus:

The Warner Theatre Sustainability Fund The Warner Theatre Sustainability Fund – Non Endowed

Gifts
$100-$249
Rose Ponte
up to $99
$25 in gifts

Warren Public Library Fund est. 2016
This fund supports the Warren Public Library in its mission to meet and anticipate the community’s intellectual and social needs, including providing a place for the discovery and exploration of ideas.

Washington Art Association, Inc. Funds est. 2009-2015
These agency funds support the charitable purposes of the Washington Art Association: Washington Art Association Capital Campaign Fund
Washington Art Association, Inc. Endowment Fund
Washington Art Association, Inc. Fund

Washington Garden Club Investment Fund est. 2015
This agency fund supports the charitable mission of the Washington Garden Club to develop knowledge of and a love for gardening among its members and the public, to enhance the natural beauty of the Washington, Conn., community through civic plantings, and to promote the conservation of natural resources.

Winsted Area Child Care Center Endowment Fund est. 2012
This fund provides current income and long-term security for the Winsted Area Child Care Center.

Winsted Health Center Foundation Fund est. 2016
This fund supports the Winsted Health Center Foundation in perpetuity as the Foundation works to establish and maintain healthcare services primarily in Winchester, and the surrounding communities, to conduct education programs for the benefit of the public at large and to expand economic stability in the community through the provision of healthcare-related employment.

Wisdom House Endowment Fund est. 2004
This endowment provides funding to support the mission of Wisdom House, a center for spiritual growth since 1949.

YMCA Camp Mohawk Funds est. 2006-2008
Arlene Foulds Memorial Fund
This fund, established in memory of Arlene Foulds, supports the YMCA’s Camp Mohawk for girls.
Cindy Morse Leadership Development Fund Proceeds from this fund, established in memory of Cindy Morse and her inspirational leadership as a director and trustee of the camp, support the YMCA’s Camp Mohawk for Girls in perpetuity.

Scholarship and Academic Award Funds
Scholarship and Academic Award Funds are established to support educational purposes. Fundholders can restrict a scholarship fund to students attending a specific educational institution or pursuing specific courses of study. Community Foundation staff work with guidance counselors and coaches to locate eligible students, facilitate the application process and award recipients.

Mary Ellen Adamo Scholarship Fund est. 2004
Established by the family of Mary Ellen Adamo to honor her memory, this fund provides tuition assistance to female students at Torrington’s Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts.

Gifts
in memory of Michael Adamo
$500-$999 Kathy and Tom Mettling Susan Patterson
$250-$499 Marc Garrigus
$100-$249 Bordonaro Family, Lenore and Kevin Case, Mary and Melvin Clemmer, Janis Grape | in honor of Michele Adamo-Prifogle, Laura Lamb, Catherine and Edward McCann Remo, Kathy, and Greg Renza Adrienne and Steven Sutton
up to $99: $720 in gifts

Scholarships
$600 awarded to a Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts student

Russell Anderson, Carmen Brooks Anderson, and Henry Vail Brooks Scholarship Fund est. 2000
This fund provides scholarships to graduating seniors from Torrington High School who plan to major in industrial arts, teaching, or nursing.

Recipients are chosen based on financial need, academic excellence, character and citizenship.

Scholarships
$24,000 awarded to Torrington High School graduates

Betsy L. Bertoli Scholarship Fund est. 2001
Recipients of this scholarship are graduates of Torrington High School who plan to pursue a career in accounting or business administration/management.

Gifts
up to $99: $75 in gifts

Scholarships
$350 awarded to a Torrington High School graduate

Khurshed Bhumgara Fund est. 2014
This endowed unrestricted fund was established through a bequest from Khurshed Bhumgara. Mr. Bhumgara retired in 2002 from a successful career in capital and real estate development. He settled in Sharon, Conn., where he worked tirelessly to support and steward the nonprofits of the Northwest Corner, including serving as a Community Foundation board member for many years.

Gifts
Estate of Khurshed Bhumgara

Scholarships
$11,050 awarded to 24 Northwest Connecticut students

Russell F. Bruno Scholarship Fund est. 2001
This fund provides an annual award to a Torrington High School graduate who has excelled in English and plans to pursue college studies in writing, literature, journalism, or related fields.

Jack and Ruth Calder Scholarship Fund est. 2002
This scholarship benefits deserving high school graduates from Barkhamsted, Colebrook, Goshen, Hartland, Harwinton, Litchfield, New Hartford, Norfolk, Torrington, or Winsted.
Gifts $100-$249 Penelope and Clement Sidlosky

Mae Casali Bonvicini Scholarship Fund est. 2001
This scholarship was established to benefit outstanding graduates of Torrington High School with financial need who are pursuing degrees at four-year colleges or technical schools.

Steven A. Chupka Memorial Scholarship Fund est. 2001
Recipients are graduates of Oliver Wolcott Technical High School who demonstrate financial need, academic merit, and community service. Preference may be given to students with an academic focus in electronics, but students pursuing other fields of study also are eligible to apply.
Gifts $100-$249 Geraldine Zimmerman in memory of Paul Zimmerman

Tim Considine Memorial Scholarship Fund est. 2013
Established in honor of beloved community member Tim Considine, this fund provides support to Torrington residents currently enrolled as seniors in a high school or vocational technical school who are seeking admission to an accredited university. Preference is given to students who participate in school and/or organized sports while demonstrating academic achievement and a commitment to organized religion and who display exemplary character through either extracurricular accomplishments or community service.
Gifts $5,000-$9,999 Tee It Up for T. Cons
$100-$249 Terina and Michael Smith

Dick Cooke Memorial Scholarship Fund est. 2001
This fund benefits Torrington High School graduates who demonstrate financial need, academic merit, and community service.

Cornwall Conservation Trust Student Grants Fund est. 2008
The Student Grants Fund provides scholarships to Region 1 students who demonstrate a concern for the environment.
Scholarships $3,050 awarded to local students

Jeannine and Gerald Coutu Memorial Fund est. 2008
This fund was established by the three Coutu children in honor of their parents, longtime residents of Canton.

Edward W. Diskavich Scholarship Fund est. 2016
Mr. Diskavich established this fund through his estate planning to support the educational goals of graduates of Oliver Wolcott Technical School.
Scholarships $9,550 awarded to 10 graduates of Oliver Wolcott Technical School

Frances H. Ducci Scholarship Fund est. 2003
Mrs. Ducci, who was a resident of New Hartford, established this endowed scholarship fund to benefit graduates of a public high school who reside in the Community Foundation’s service area.
Gifts in memory of Frances Ducci $1,000-$2,999 Paul Dinto, Elaine and Paul Dinto
up to $99 $25 in gifts
Scholarships $5,000 awarded to four Northwest Corner students

Marion Wm. Edwards Scholarship Fund est. 2000
This scholarship benefits Torrington High School graduates who are continuing in Italian studies.
Scholarships $300 awarded to a Torrington High School graduate

Michele Farley Pittler Scholarship Fund est. 2002
This memorial fund provides scholarships to Torrington High School graduates based on financial need, academic merit, and community service.
Scholarships $1,500 awarded to two Torrington High School graduates

Charles and Pierina Fossati Scholarship Fund est. 2009
Established through a bequest by Eleanor Fossati in memory of her parents, this scholarship is awarded to Torrington High School graduates who demonstrate financial need, exemplary character, and academic achievement.
Scholarships $1,000 awarded to a Torrington High School graduate

Health Care Auxiliary Scholarship Fund est. 2016
This fund supports the educational goals of Region 1 students pursuing a career in the healthcare field.
Scholarships $5,000 awarded to two students pursuing careers in healthcare

Italian-American Republican Club Scholarship Fund est. 2000
Recipients are Torrington residents of Italian descent entering their junior or senior year of college who are majoring in political science, government, history, or pre-law.

Diane and Jeff Johnson Scholarship Fund est. 2009
This scholarship fund benefits Goshen residents based on financial need and extracurricular accomplishments.
Scholarships $7,000 awarded to two Goshen students

Earle R. Julian Scholarship Fund est. 2005
Established by Elizabeth Julian in memory of her late brother, this scholarship benefits past graduates of St. Anthony School who plan to pursue a career in accounting.

John A. and Ann K. Mettling Scholarship Fund
This fund was established in honor of John and Ann Mettling.
Gifts $500-$999 JoAnn Ryan
Scholarships $500 awarded to a Northwest Corner student

Kenneth K. Mills Scholarship Fund est. 2006
Per the will of Mr. Mills, this fund provides scholarships to Shepaug Valley Regional High School graduates who will be attending Rutgers University.

Friends of John Ponte Memorial Scholarship Fund est. 2010
Established in tribute to a prominent Torrington businessman and community activist who died unexpectedly in 2004 at age 44, this fund provides scholarship support for graduating high school athletes who exemplify traits possessed by Mr. Ponte, including character, leadership, scholarship, and athletic achievement.
Gifts up to $99 $50 in gifts
Scholarships $2,000 awarded to four Northwest Corner students

The Rivera Family Fund for Arts and Music est. 2015
Established through a bequest from Torrington resident Mary Elizabeth Rivera, this fund supports the advancement of the arts and music through scholarships.
Gifts $100-$249 Carol Marine

Alan Silano Memorial Scholarship Fund est. 2007
This fund was established in memory of Torrington educator Alan Silano.

Arthur R. Smith Scholarship Fund est. 2001
This fund was established in memory of a venerable teacher at South Kent School. Each year, the faculty designates a scholarship recipient who exemplifies traits possessed by Mr. Smith, including intellectual curiosity, moral integrity, and a sense of humor.
Gifts $100-$249 James Montanaro
Scholarships $700 awarded to two students

Southwest School Scholarship in Memory of Marion Wm. Edwards Fund est. 2000
Established in memory of Marion Wm. Edwards by his wife, the late Alice Fabro Edwards, this fund makes an annual award to a Torrington High School graduate who also graduated from Southwest Elementary School in Torrington.
Scholarships $500 awarded to a Torrington High School graduate

Apolonia Stanulis Scholarship Fund est. 1997
Through a bequest in his will, Vincent J. Stanulis established this endowment to honor his mother. Recipients are residents of the Community Foundation’s service area who are entering any year of undergraduate or graduate school.
Scholarships $27,550 awarded to 48 Northwest Corner students

Torrington High School Scholarship Funds
A collection of scholarships that support the continuing education of graduates of Torrington High School.

Scholarships In 2017, $12,750 awarded to 25 Torrington High School seniors:
Anthony "Frank" Amicone Memorial Scholarship Fund, Stephen G. Andre Memorial Scholarship Fund, Regina Tate Balfe Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund, David R. Bennett Scholarship Fund, Erman Cavagnero Memorial Scholarship Fund, Fred J. Coffin Memorial Scholarship Fund, Shawn Collins Memorial Scholarship Fund, Eva M. Coty Memorial Scholarship Fund, Helen H. Dautrich Scholarship Fund, John Denza Memorial Scholarship Fund, Cornelius Donahue Memorial Scholarship Fund, Robert G. Doyle Memorial Scholarship Fund, Bob and Ray Good Scholarship Fund, Florence Hakalski Scholarship Fund, Michael G. Haschak Scholarship Fund, Frank Kalinowski Memorial Scholarship Fund, Robert J. Lariviere, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund, Torrington Lithuanian Mutual Benefit Club Scholarship Fund, Robert C. & Margaret G. Lizotte Art Scholarship Fund, Julia McDonnell/Henry Fries Scholarship Fund

Gifts in memory of Henry Fries $100-$249 Roy and John Fredricksen, Mary and Joseph Roman, up to $99 $275 in gifts
Frank "Frankie" J. McGowan, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund, James Murphy Memorial Scholarship Fund, Victor Muschell, Sr. Memorial Scholarship Fund, North School PTO Scholarship Fund, Nursing/Industrial Arts Scholarship Fund, Piemontese Club Memorial Scholarship Fund, Leonard Rendino Scholarship Fund, Joseph and Bernice Repas Scholarship Fund, Margaret Ringstad Riefe Scholarship Fund, Dr. Shenoi & Family Scholarship Fund, Jeff Stannard Memorial Scholarship Fund

Gifts $500-$999 Darlene and Lucian Stannard, Nellie J. Sullivan Memorial Scholarship Fund, Mariantonia Tate Memorial Allied Health Scholarship Fund, Temkin Family Valedictory Award Fund, THS Student Council Scholarship Fund, Frederick J. Wilcox Sportsmanship Scholarship Fund

Gifts $500-$999 Marcia Doyle, Maletta Pfeiffer & Associates, LLC
$100-$249 East School Robert Kelly Scholarship Fund, Mary Ellen and Ronald Peasley
Gifts in memory of D. Robert Kelly $100-$249 Marilyn and Roger Adams, Maura and John Leear, Mary and Joseph Roman, Mary Ann and James Scaia, up to $99 $325 in gifts
Elizabeth & Santo Fainelli Scholarship Fund, Joseph Farrington Memorial Scholarship Fund, Kathleen T. Finn Memorial Scholarship Fund

Gifts $100-$249 Alfred J. Finn
Torrington UNICO Foundation Scholarships est. 2010
A composite of 14 annual awards named for prominent community leaders and UNICO members, these scholarships assist area youth with the cost of higher education in perpetuity.
Gifts Fiore and Edith Petricone Scholarship
$250-$499 Judith and Peter Lynch, Janet and Robert Petricone, Stephen Petricone
In 2017, $25,600 was awarded to 22 Northwest Corner students; $1,000 was awarded for the Abate Award

Albert C. and Rose Turri Scholarship Fund est. 2010
Established by family of the late Albert C. Turri, this scholarship supports area students pursuing postsecondary degrees in the fields of electrical engineering or electronics. The fund honors Mr. Turri’s legacy as founder of Turri Electric Co. in 1946.
Scholarships $5,400 awarded to three Northwest Corner students

United Nations Association of NW Connecticut Scholarship Funds
The UNA scholarship funds support a United Nations Association scholarship administered by The United Nations Association. Scholarships benefit graduates of public high schools in Northwest Connecticut. Recipients demonstrate academic merit, interest in international issues, foreign language proficiency, and a commitment to social betterment.
United Nations Association of NW Connecticut Scholarship for International Cooperation in memory of Lisl C. Standen est. 2009
Scholarships $14,000
The United Nations Association of Connecticut Scholarship Fund est. 2015
Scholarships $14,000

Westside School Association/Harry Arsego Memorial Scholarship Fund est. 2001
This scholarship supports students attending the Warner Center for Performing Arts with tuition expenses.

James P. and Mildred Gregg Zucco Scholarship Fund est. 2001
This scholarship supports graduates of The Gilbert School, Oliver Wolcott Technical High School, and Northwest Regional District 7 High School. Selection is based on financial need, academic merit, and community service.
Scholarships $9,000 awarded to 12 Northwest Corner students

Charitable Remainder Trusts

Charitable Remainder Trusts (CRTs) provide income for donors and/or their family members for a fixed number of years. Then, the balance is transferred to the Community Foundation to be used toward donor’s specific charitable interests.

Joshua Girolimon CRT Fund est. 2010
This fund was established by the family of Joshua Girolimon to support his medical needs during his lifetime. In the future, the Community Foundation will use proceeds from the remainder of the trust to support nonprofits in his honor.

Frank and Vivienne Vanoni CRT Fund est. 2005
Established by Dr. Vanoni and his late wife, Vivienne, this fund provides income for Dr. Vanoni during his lifetime. In the future, the Community Foundation will use proceeds from the remainder of the trust to support nonprofits in their honor.

Supporting Organizations
Supporting Organizations are similar to private foundations in that they operate with a separate board of directors with grant-making responsibilities, but because they operate under the “umbrella” of the Community Foundation, they operate more efficiently and with the benefits of a public charity. Directors enjoy a high amount of involvement in their philanthropy while benefiting from the Community Foundation’s grant and investment expertise and administrative support.

Foundation For Community Health
Foundation for Community Health supports organizations that work to maintain and improve the physical and mental health of residents* served by Sharon Hospital and organizations that provide community healthcare services within those areas.
*Canaan, Cornwall, Cornwall Bridge, Warren, East Canaan, Falls Village, Goshen, Kent, Lakeville, Lime Rock, Norfolk, Salisbury, Sharon, South Kent, Taconic, West Cornwall in Connecticut, as well as the New York communities of Amenia, Ancram, Ancramdale, Copake, Copake Falls, Dover Plains, Millbrook, Millerton, Pine Plains, Stanfordville, Wassaic, and Wingdale.
Grants $18,900
Maria Seymour Brooker Memorial, Greenwoods Counseling Referrals, Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, Prime Time House

John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation
The John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation was created for the purpose of protecting and improving the welfare of animals of all kinds with a focus on cats and dogs, the promotion of veterinary programs, and the protection of wildlife, including endangered species, flora, and fauna.
Grants $661,256
Connecticut Humane Society, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, New England Forestry Foundation, Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Thomas J. O’Connor Foundation Animal Control and Adoption Center Foundation Inc., Roaring Brook Nature Center, Westchester Land Trust, Woodstock Land Conservancy

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 fundholders

Executive Committee
Gayle Moraski Chairperson, Anne Sutherland Fuchs, Douglas K. O’Connell, Victoria Patrick, F. Robert Petricone, Christopher G. Wall

Development Committee
Ann Auburn, Anita Baxter, Tom Bechtle, Jeffrey Lalonde, Donald K. Mayland, Victoria Patrick, Ronald S. Rosenstein

Communications and Public Relations Committee
Tom Bechtle, Alan Colavecchio, Anne Sutherland Fuchs, Robert Rovezzi, Adrian Selby, Christopher G. Wall

Grants and Program Committee
James Blackketter, Carol Lugar, F. Robert Petricone, Jan Rathbun, Lisa Lansing Simont, Christopher G. Wall

Governance Committee
Betsy Goff, Brian McCormick, Douglas K. O’Connell, Norman “Skip” Rogers, Ronald S. Rosenstein

Audit Committee
Jeffrey Lalonde, Donald K. Mayland

Investment Committee
Robert Geiger, Peter Menikoff, Barbara Millar, Keith Mullins, Marsha Sterling, James Thibault, Stacie Weiner

Scholarship Committee
Anita Baxter, David Bennett, Jim Blackketter, Bradley Bremer, Susan Bremer, Frank Buonocore, David Carroll, Cynthia Conklin, Doreen Deary, Dennis Dressel, Nicole Carlson Easley, Joel Easley, John Fabiaschi, Malcolm Forbes, Barbara Fradette, Joe Friscia, Anne Sutherland Fuchs, Betsy Goff, Douglas Haddock, Lorraine Haddock, William Harding, Bradford Hoar, Eli Horowitz, Kathleen Kulig, Elayne Landau, Mary Loyer, Michael Lynch, Don Mayland, Gayle Moraski, Maureen Nikora, Ed Noonan, Mary Pat Noonan, Joan O'Brien, Morgan O'Brien, Joe Pathe, Dean Pergola, Bob Petricone, Robert Rovezzi, Guy Rovezzi, Patty Rovezzi, JoAnn Ryan, Julie Scharnberg, Christina Tranquillo, Tony Tranquillo, Marie Wallace, Harriett Weiss, Dan Whalen

Emeritus Society (Former Board Members)
James C. Allen, Ann Auburn, Roberta Lee August*, Khurshed Bhumgara*, Allan Borghesi, Alan Colavecchio, Robert Cron*, Miki Duisterhof, Dan Dwyer, Charles Ebersol Sr., Charles R. Ebersol Jr., Esq., William G. Harding, Charles Hathaway, Ann Hubbard, John E. Janco, Donald Lewis*, Carol S. Lugar, Marvin “Muff” Maskovsky, Brian McCormick Esq., Allen Nixon, Robert O’Connor*, Roberta S. Ohotnicky, Ph.D., James O’Leary, Cynthia Oneglia, Francis J. Oneglia, Frank Pascale, E. Frederick Petersen Jr., William Petricone, Rose Ponte, Jan Rathbun, Mary Lou Robinson, Margaret Roraback Esq., Robert Rovezzi, JoAnn Ryan, Helen Scoville, George A. Strogatz*, Alan Temkin, Alyson Thomson, Edward Thompson*, Raymond Turri, John R. Ursone, Thomas F. Wall Jr., Thomas Wall Sr.*
*deceased

Women & Girls Fund Executive Committee
Barbara Dughi Chair, Sandra Zielinski Vice Chair, Judi Armstrong, Joanne Borduas, Maria Gonzalez, Amanda Hill, Kathy Kinane, Kathy Minck, Dolores Raimo, Rachel Tway-Grant, Lesa Vanotti Secretary & Treasurer, Marie Wallace, Kathleen Weinstein, Roberta Willis