Publication: The Community Report
GIFTS THAT MAKE GOOD POSSIBLE
Northwest CT community members gave $2,635,140 toward causes that matter and programs making a difference in their communities.
$300,000-$319,999
Estate of Donald Mougenot*
$200,000-$219,999
Marlene and Christopher Smith*
$120,000-$129,999
Melva Bucksbaum Family Foundation
$100,000-$109,999
Margaret and Adrian Selby
$85,000-$99,999
Torrington Chapter of UNICO
$75,000-$84,999
Elizabeth Temkin
Gayle and Steven Temkin
$45,000-$54,999
Charles Lemmen*
$25,000-$34,999
Kurt Andersen and Anne Kreamer
Diane and Jeff Johnson
Estate of Margaret Kelley
Estate of Ledlie I. Laughlin Jr.
Sharon Woman’s Club, Inc.
$20,000-$24,999
William and Mary Greve Foundation, Inc.
Lisabeth Milewski*
$15,000-$19,999
New Hartford Education Foundation
$10,000-$14,999
Arconic
Pamela Kinsey*
Anne and Mac Horner
The Litchfield Bancorp*
$5,000-$9,999
Mary Adams
Karen and Lew Altfes
The Benevity Community Impact Fund Anne
Sutherland Fuchs gift matches
Allan Borghesi
Anne Sutherland Fuchs
Elena and Dennis Sherva
Sunoco Partners Marketing & Terminals LP
$3,000-$4,999
Elaine and Paul Dinto in memory of Francis H. Ducci
Helen Scoville
Superior Pipeline Company, LLC
Torrington Savings Bank employee gift matches
$1,000-$2,999
The Ackerly Charitable Fund
Michele Adamo Prifogle in memory of Mary Ellen Adamo
Amanda Allan
Joan and Stephen Altschuler
Scott Asen
Ann and Travers Auburn
Babbitt Family Charitable Trust
Anita and William Baxter
Susan and Jeffrey Borghesi in memory of Dino
and Julia Borghesi
Marana L. Brooks
Marlene Childs
Hope Childs
Connecticut On-Line Computer Center
Dr. Roger Coutant
Anthea Disney and Peter Howe
Estate of James L. Draper, Jr.
Patricia Gelormino in memory of Jim Garfield and Tony and Betty Gelormino
Carole Gibney
Helen Trubek Glenn in memory of John Spellman Glenn, M.D.
Betsy and Bill Goff
Jane Whitney Gruson
HOA Community Management, LLC
Thomas Howard and Jeanne Ruwet
Vincent Inconiglios and Donna Rafftery*
Josephine Jones
Dwight Keeney
Barbara and Gene Kohn in honor of Anne
Sutherland Fuchs
Betsy Krebs and Sheldon Stein
Richard Leone
Betsy & Christopher Little Fund
The Loyola Foundation
Carol Lugar
Kim Matland
Millicent K. Matland Revocable Trust
Diane and Don Mayland
Maria and David Mazzarelli
Linnea and James Mescall
Barbara and James Millar
Gayle Moraski in memory of Gloria Borla, and in honor of Shirley MacCallum
Carl’s True Value in memory of Richard “Dick” Katz, Alice Dibble, James Lovato, Lou Muller, David R. Spino, Charles “Chuck” Swanson, and Christine Zippe
Mullins Family Foundation
The Francis J. & Louisa J. Oneglia Foundation, Inc.
Victoria and Fran Patrick in memory of Gloria Oneglia, and in honor of the DeMichiel and Patrick Families
Maureen Hannon and Randall Patterson
People’s United Bank, Wealth Management
Cathy Perga
Rod Pleasants and Steven M. Godwin in honor of Anne Sutherland Fuchs
Ellen and Sam Felton Posey
The Lawrence Power Charitable Foundation in honor of Guy Rovezzi
Janet and Lawrence Rivkin
Barbara and Charles R. Robinson
Nancy and Norman Rogers
Rudy and Ronald Rosenstein
Alan Rothfeld
Philip Samponaro
Bronwin and Hugh Schoelzel
Benjamin Stapleton III
Judy Staubo in memory of Jim Garfield
Thomaston Savings Bank
Torrington Winsted Area Rotary Club
Nancy Wadhams
Katherine Wenning and Michael Dennis in honor of Anne Sutherland Fuchs
Workman Memorial AME Zion Church
$500-$999
Marcia and Haworth Barker in memory of Gloria Oneglia
Barron Financial Group Darlene Battle
Elizabeth and Martin Brayboy Pamela and Richard A. Cantor Tammy and Patrick Casey Ellen Childs
Pam and Alan Colavecchio Judge Margaret Cooley
The Lea Davies Charitable Foundation in honor of Guy Rovezzi
Julia and Jeffrey DeMichiel Fran and Richard Dichillo Anne and Edward Dodge
David Dolinsky in memory of Brian O’Neil
Doolittle Lake Company
Marcia Doyle
Donna and William Ducci Barbara Dughi
Shanna and Andrew A. Goldstone
Sue and Blake Hall
Geoffrey O. Kalish and Michele Sherman-Kalish Emily Dalton and Matthew Karpas
Katherine Kinane
Jeffrey and Susan Lalonde Community Betterment Fund
Mary and Richard Lanier
Richard Loyer Mark Malloy Ellen Marino
Robert and Carolyn Mattoon Fund Madeline McClave and Richard Frieder Katherine Moore
Victor Muschell in memory of Marion Muschell
The Neary Family Charitable Fund Northwest Community Bank
Northwest Regional High School Gals for Good Fundraiser: Asa Bannerman, Brooke Maloney, Amelia Ficalora
Linda and Doug O’Connell
Margo and Russell O’Connor, Jr. in memory of Edward J., Josephine M.Schmitt, and Gloria Borla
Cathy and Gregory Oneglia in memory of Gloria Oneglia
Elizabeth and Daniel Oneglia in memory of Frank and Mary Rovezzi
Roderic Oneglia Andrew Pace Candy Perez
Janet and Robert Petricone Maletta Pfeiffer & Associates, LLC
Sandra Roberts in memory of Jim Garfield
Myron S. Rolfe and Bruce F. Tracy Molly and Charles Roraback
Dale and Quentin R. Ryan
Rosemarie and William Ryan
JoAnn Ryan in honor of Lauren Ryan and Melanie O’Leary
Sand Road Animal Hospital Joyce S. Schwartz Advised Fund Edith Scopino
Gregory Susla and Lisa Romano
Housing Authority of the City of Torrington
Founders Capital Management
Carol and Louis Timolat Sanda and John Ursone
Kathleen and Michael Voldstad
Jane Whitney
$250-$499
Bernard R. Adams and Edna H. Travis Fund
Alyce and Edward Arum Assured Partners Northeast Bardel Family Fund
Thomas Bechtle and Don Bachman
Sally Bergad
Beth and John Birden Deborah and Girome Bono
Sheila and Arthur Borla in memory of Richard Borla and Gloria Borla
Susan and Bradley Bremer JoAnn and Harry Briggs Joyce Briggs
Brooks, Todd and McNeil Susan and Mark Caufield Kelly and Seth Churchill
Connecticut Construction Industries Association, Inc. in memory of Gloria Oneglia
Katharine and Rohit Desai Claire and Robert Dombi
Dan Dwyer and Jim Montanari Barbara and Joseph Ellis
Lucy Fenn in memory of Albert H. and Albert R. Fenn
Deborah and Paul Ferry in memory of Gloria Borla
Elizabeth and Eric A. Forstmann
Elisabeth Gill
John Glenn in memory of Dr. John Glenn
Hallingby Family Foundation
William G. Harding in memory of Gloria Oneglia, Lillian Rogers, and Kathryn Languell
Hartford Healthcare Anna and J. Richard Heys
Susan Hoffnagle and Mark Michelson
Daniel D. Hubbard Roberta and John E. Janco Farida and Ghulam Jilani Debby and Barton Jones Dwight Kellogg
The Kestrel Foundation LaPlaca Oil and Propane Roxana Laughlin
Corky and John Lavieri in memory of Gloria Borla
Robin and Kevin Ledversis Susan and Jedd Levine
Fritz and Lee Link Frederick Machuga Sandra Magyar
Ann and Sandy Mazeau in memory of Jim Garfield
Carolyn and Samuel Mazzarelli in honor of Gladys Cerruto
Dale McDonald Barbara Millar
Julia and John Morris in honor of Ann Smith
Jean and Frank Perotti
Heidi Picard-Ramsay and Tim Ramsay in memory of Bernece and Dillon Ramsay
Susan Pinsky and Marc Rosen
Rose Ponte in memory of John Ponte
Dolores Raimo
Clare Rashkoff in memory of Evan Rashkoff
Susan Rea in honor of Sandy Zielinski
Lori Riiska CPA, LLC
Roshambo Hair Studio, LLC Caren and Gordon Ross
Linda and Douglas Roth
Patty and Guy Rovezzi in memory of Gloria Borla
Terrence Ryan, M.D. and Elizabeth Whalen, M.D.
Saver’s
Edith and Kenneth Schechter Elaine and Robert Sederquist Mark Shearer Fund
Charles Short and Chet Kranewski Terina and Michael Smith
Sterling Sintered Technologies, Inc. Theroux, Nowell & Stoughton, LLC Jane Tremper
Bonnie VanGilder and Jonathan Landman Vet’s Explosives, Inc.
Atty. Donna Vincenti and Mr. Pat Vincenti in memory of Jim Garfield
Wall, Wall & Frauenhofer
Arete Warren in memory of William B. Warren Kathleen Weinstein in memory of Richard Borla Robin and Richard Weiss
Regina Wexler
Kimberly Widener
Walter and Patricia Williamsen
Leone Young
Sandra Zielinski
Gifts under $249
More than $48,700 in gifts from more than 600 community members
For a complete list of gifts, view the online version of this report at northwestcf.org/publications
Other Gifts
More than $134,500 in anonymous gifts from community members.
A gift in an anonymous amount from Jennifer Perga and Mike DeClement.
More than $140,000 in gifts to The Cancer Care Fund of the Litchfield Hills
For a complete list of gifts, please contact The Center for Cancer Care, P.O. Box 1801, Litchfield, CT 06759.
For years, Sandy Slemmer of Winsted enjoyed a career as a scientific researcher and later an information technology professional.
“I found that I kept looking out of the window,” said Sandy. “If I was in a conference room, I’d position myself so I could look out of the window; I just wanted to be outside.”
When she could, Sandy and her husband, David, explored the Appalachian Trail in Kent, Great Mountain Forest in Falls Village, and the Housatonic River, and the surrounding areas. The two began to bicycle on the trails. They found new places, and began exploring the river with kayaks.
Eventually, Sandy answered the call of the wild, leaving her corporate office. She completed a master’s degree in environmental sciences at Western Connecticut State University and joined Sharon Audubon as a volunteer in the aviary.
Sandy and David Slemmer established The Northwest CT Community Foundation Elson- Slemmer Fund for the Environment.
The Donor-Advised Fund has supported the Sharon Audubon in the construction of new aviaries, supported technology upgrades to the weather station and internship program at Great Mountain Forest in Falls Village, and supported the Housatonic Valley Association in the development of trail maps for towns along the Housatonic River.
GRANT-MAKING FUNDS HELP OUR NORTHWEST CORNER THRIVE
The more than 286 funds with the Community Foundation address current and emerging needs in the areas of arts and culture, civic improvements, basic needs, animal care and conservation, and put education within reach for local students.
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 Trustees.
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
Khurshed Bhumgara Fund
Brooks Bank Fund John Brooks Fund
Fred and Josephine Bruni Fund Robert Venn Carr, Jr. Fund Marion Isabell Coe Fund
Eva M. Coty Fund
Ruth and Robert Cron Endowment Fund
Edward W. Diskavich Fund
Marion Wm. and Alice Edwards Fund First National Bank of Litchfield Fund
Fleet General Fund Lucia Tuttle Fritz Fund
Carlton D. Fyler and Jenny R. Fyler Fund
Keroden Endowed Fund
Northwest Connecticut Philanthropy Fund
Pierpont Chapter #49 Order of the Eastern Star Fund
Edwin M. Stone and Edith H. Stone Fund Torrington Club Fund
Torrington Savings Bank Fund Torrington Savings Fund Margaret C. Tupper Fund
Feliciano and Lydia Turri Zaccheo Fund
"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’ charitable goals."
1421 Opportunity Fund Roberta Lee August Fund Miriam Mason Cable Trust Fund
Caleb J. Camp Trust Robert V. Carr Fund
Cynthia Conklin & Family Fund For Pets in Need
Critter Fund
The Emeritus Fund
Friends Helping Children Fund
Anson and Caroline Catlin Hungerford Trust Fund
The MacCallum Family Fund for Animal Welfare
The Making Cents Fund
New Hartford Village Cemetery Fund
Louis O. Thibeault Fund for the Advancement of Children’s Education
Mary C. Williams Fund
Jim and Nancy Garfield Compassion Fund, Est. 2019 — This Field-of-Interest Fund established by long-time Torrington residents, Jim and Nancy Garfield, assists the most vulnerable citizens of Torrington by supporting immediate basic needs, including rent, food, heating, utilities, elderly and child care, medical expenses and disaster-recovery assistance.
Donor-Advised Funds are a 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
Susan A. Bruso Memorial Fund
The Buchanan Fund
The Canaan Foundation Non-Endowed Fund Peter G. Cerruto Memorial Fund
Jeannine and Gerald Coutu Memorial Fund Draper Foundation Fund
The Echo Valley Foundation Fund
Elson-Slemmer Fund for the Environment Friends of New Hartford Fund
Jim & Nancy Garfield Fund for the Arts Richard M. Gilman Memorial Fund
The Wayne M. Gnazzo & Family Fund Sue Grossman Still River Greenway Fund
The Jeff and Diane Johnson Community Enhancement Fund
Jeffrey and Susan Lalonde Community Betterment Fund
Richard Leone COCC Fund
The Merz Family Fund
Miles for Moe Fund
Robert C. Miller and Carol H. Miller Fund
The Cara and Carl Muller Fund for Community Support
New Hartford Education Fund
Norfolk NET Fund
Northwest Building Healthier Communities Fund
Northwest Hills Fuel Bank Fund
The Molly O’Connell Fund
One Twenty One Fund
Brian J. O’Neil Memorial Fund
Barbara Oneglia Alvarez Tycienski Fund
Robert B. and Cheryl Freehill Pauls Fund
Andrew Pike Memorial Fund
PLK Fund
John A. Ponte Memorial Fund
Rebensacla Fund
Virginia and Joseph Ruwet Fund
Scanlan Family Fund
Nolin Selby Fund
Polly and Wesley Strand and James L. Holmes Fund for Programs for Women and Children
Torrington-Winsted Rotary Non Endowed Fund Seth L. Tracy Memorial Fund for Special Needs
The G&G Educational Foundation Edward and Rachel Wang Family Fund
The G&G Educational Foundation James P. Wang Family Fund
The G&G Educational Foundation Jo Wang and Kiau Loi Family Fund
The G&G Educational Foundation Nancy A. Wang Family Fund
The Women & Girls Fund
Youth Fund
T.J. Zappulla Fund
Litchfield Bancorp Board of Directors Advised Fund, Est. 2019 — This Donor-Advised Fund supports the charitable, scientific or educational initiatives in Northwest Connecticut.
Barbara D. Lemmen Fund, Est. 2019 — Established in honor of Barbara D. Lemmen, this endowed fund encourages and advances careers in medicine and medical research, science, technology, engineering, and math, and supports pediatric medical research and treatments.
Marlene & Chris Smith Family Fund, Est. 2019 — Established by a local philanthropic family, this non-endowed donor- advised fund supports various charitable initiatives in Northwest Connecticut.
Designated Funds are established to provide grants to specified nonprofit organizations. 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
Gillian and Polly Fund
Dr. John S. Glenn Fund for Nurses
Holley-Doremus Fund
Litchfield Community Center Music Fund
TAPSG Marion Muschell Award
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 donors’ charitable interests.
Joshua Girolimon CRT Fund
Frank and Vivienne Vanoni CRT Fund
Dr. Frank Vanoni is the first to say that without the help he received all along the line—from inspiring teachers at Torrington High School, from the Charles Brooker Scholarship Fund that put Yale University within reach, from the Torrington physicians who welcomed the young doctor back, and from his late wife, Vivienne—he could never have had the rich and rewarding life that he has enjoyed. He believes he owes much to the community that nurtured him, and now that he has retired from his long medical career, he has arranged to give something back in the form of a charitable remainder trust (CRT). CRTs provide income—usually to the donor or members of his or her family—either for life or for a specific period of time, after which what remains is turned over to a designated charity.
“My father died when I was twelve,” Dr. Vanoni said. “My mother did her best, but we didn’t have much. Without the intellectual support of those early teachers and the financial help from Charles Brooker, I could not have hoped to pursue my dream to be a doctor.”
The Northwest CT Community Foundation Frank and Vivienne Vanoni CRT Fund will give back to the community through grants far, far into the future.
“It’s a very satisfying way to say ‘thank you,’” said Dr. Vanoni.
GRANTS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Through the generosity of fundholders, fund advisors and donors, $3,982,320 in grants were awarded in support of programs and capital needs to support local nonprofits working hard to improve lives and strength communities. In 2019, grants were awarded to the following organizations:
After School Arts Program
American Friends Service Committee
American Whitewater
The American Mural Project
Amnesty International
Angioma Alliance
Asian Americans Advancing Justice, AAJC
Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus
Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center
Asian Women’s Shelter
Audubon Sharon
Author’s Guild Foundation
Batcheller Early Education Center
Beardsley & Memorial Library
Bethlehem Ambulance Association, Inc.
Botelle Elementary School
Cameron House Foundation
Canaan Child Care Center, Inc.
Cancer Care Fund of the Litchfield Hills
Can’d Aid
Canton Board of Education
Caring For Bethlehem
Catholic Charities, Inc., Family Service Center
Center for Asian American Media
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Administration
Children’s Center of New Milford
Chinatown Community Development Center
Chinese Museum Foundation
Chore Service, Inc.
Church of Christ Congregational Norfolk
City of Torrington
Civic Life Project
Clinic for Special Children
CMHA/ Northwest Center for Family Service & ME
Colebrook (town of)
Colebrook Associates, Inc.
Colebrook Congregational Church
Colebrook Historical Society
Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra
Community Food Bank
Community Kitchen of Torrington
Connecticut Association for Human Services
Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness
Connecticut Farmland Trust
Connecticut Food Bank
Cornell University for the Cornell Feline Health Center College of Vet Medicine
The Corner Food Pantry
Cornwall Historical Society
Cornwall Library Association
Cornwall Social Services
Covenant to Care for Children
Crescendo, Inc.
CT 4-H Foundation, Inc.
CT Credit Union Charitable Foundation
CT Public Affairs Network
CT Women’s Education and Legal Fund
David M. Hunt Library
Discovery Land Co. Foundation
Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres
Easter Seals of Greater Waterbury
EdAdvance
Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities
Edward E. Sullivan Senior Center
Equal Justice Initiative
FairVote
Falls Village Emergency Relief/Fuel Fund
Falls Village Senior Center
Falls Village Volunteer Fire Department
Family & Children’s Aid, Inc.
Family Strides, Inc.
FISH of Northwestern Connecticut
Fishes & Loaves Food Pantry
Five Points Gallery
FOCUS Center for Autism
Cara and Carl Muller Give Back to the Community They Love
For Cara and Carl Muller, there is no place like home. Home is, and always will be, Torrington, Conn. Carl, a Torrington native, and Cara, who grew up in Hartsdale, NY, met while attending New England College in New Hampshire. The two married in 1971 and opened the first of many successful businesses in Torrington: The Spring Tree Lounge on South Main Street, followed by Carl’s True Value on North Elm Street, and Carl’s Carpeting on Winsted Road.
Over decades of managing businesses in Torrington, the Mullers regularly donated to local school PTOs, Cub Scouts, and fire department fundraisers and supported the Community Kitchen of Torrington.
“We have been in business in Torrington for more than 40 years,” said Carl. “The town has always supported us in our businesses. And, we have always supported local town fundraisers. They need the support.”
“The people and organizations in this town are gracious and generous,” said Carl. “The community has always supported us. It’s time to give back to the community.”
The Mullers established the Northwest CT Community Foundation Cara and Carl Muller Fund for Community Support. Through their Donor-Advised fund, the Mullers support projects and causes that reflect their love of Torrington.
“Our fund is our third child,” said Carl. “There are plenty of areas in the world that need assistance,” said Cara. “But there is nothing like giving back to the people in your own community.”
Food Rescue US
Paul H. Foeller, O.D. (eye glasses/therapy)
Friendly Hands Food Bank, Inc.
Friends of Goshen Public Library
Germantown Friends School
Germantown Monthly Meeting
Goshen Community Care & Hospice
Goshen Good Neighbor Fund
Goshen Historical Society
Goshen Land Trust
Great Mountain Forest Corporation
Greenwoods Counseling Referrals
Greenwoods Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
Hands of Grace
Harwinton Historical Society
Harwinton Land Conservation Trust
Health Access Sumbawa
Heartspace LLC
Helping Hands Chore Service
Heritage Land Preservation Trust, Inc.
Hispanic Federation
Hole In The Wall Gang Camp
Hotchkiss Library of Sharon
Housatonic Child Care Center
Housatonic Valley Association
Housatonic Valley Regional High School
Housatonic Youth Service Bureau
Innocence Project
Institute for American Indian Studies
Institute for Justice
International Students, Inc.
Joyful Noise, Inc.
Junior Achievement of South West New England
Junior Women’s Club of Litchfield Hills
Kent Social Services
Kent Chamber of Commerce Inc.
Kent Library Association
KidsPlay Children’s Museum
Kitty Quarters, Inc.
Lake Waramaug Task Force
Lakeville Hose Company
LARC, Inc.
Last Post Cat Refuge (Vivisection Investigation League)
The Licia & Mason Beekley Community Library
Litchfield Community Center, Inc.
Litchfield County Choral Union
Litchfield Department of Social Services
Litchfield Hills Chore Service
Litchfield Hills Elderly Nutrition Program
Litchfield Patriots, Inc.
Litchfield Performing Arts
Literacy Volunteers on the Green
Little Britches Therapeutic Riding
Little Guild of Saint Francis
Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Make It Clear Ministries
Maria Seymour Brooker Memorial
Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation
McCall Center for Behavioral Health
Mental Health Education Collaborative
Migrant Legal Action Program, Inc.
Millerton Veterinary Practice
Museum of Chinese in America
Music Mountain
NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund
National Education for Assistance Dog Services, Inc.
New Beginnings of Northwest Hills Litchfield County, Inc.
New Hartford Lions Charities Inc
New Hartford PTO
New Hartford Village Cemetery
New Opportunities Inc.
Norfolk (town of)
Norfolk Connecticut Children’s Foundation, Inc.
North Canaan Social Services
Northwest Connecticut Arts Council
Northwest Connecticut Chamber Education Foundation, Inc.
Northwest Connecticut Chamber of Commerce
Northwest CT Community Foundation
Northwest Connecticut YMCA
Northwest Hills Council of Governments
Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board
Northwestern Connecticut Community College
Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory for the Arts
NYC Impact Sports, Inc
Oberlin Shansi
Old Bethlem Historical Society Inc.
Old Friends, Inc
Oliver Wolcott Library, Inc.
Operation Overflow
Oxfam America
Partners for Sustainable Healthy Communities
Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, Inc.
Pilobolus, Inc.
Planned Parenthood of Southern New England
Prime Time House
Project A.L.S.
RAICES
Random Hacks of Kindness Junior, Inc.
Rapid Results Institute
Reason Foundation
Rotary Foundation of the Torrington Winsted Area
Running Start - Bringing Young Women to Politics
Salisbury (town of)
Salisbury Family Services, Inc.
Salisbury Visiting Nurse Association
Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance Service
Salvation Army of Torrington
Salvation Army Winsted Regional Service Center
Salvation Army
Sand Road Animal Hospital, LLC.
Scoville Memorial Library Association
Sharon Community Foundation, Inc.
Sharon Day Care
Sharon Fire Department, Inc.
Smithsonian APA
SOAR Educational Enrichment, Inc.
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Stamford Hospital Foundation
StayWell Health Care Inc.
Susan B. Anthony Project
The Torrington Library
Tiverton Land Trust
Torrington Area Youth Service Bureau
Torrington Football Letterman’s Club
Torrington Historical Society
Torrington Parks & Recreation Dept.
Torrington Police Department
Torrington Public Schools
Torrington Raider Football, Inc.
Torrington Varsity Alumni Club
Torrington Winsted Area Rotary Club
Trinity Episcopal Church
Trinity Lime Rock Episcopal Church
Tri-State Center For the Arts, Inc.
Tufts University, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
Turks and Caicos Reef Fund
United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia
United Church of Christ in Cornwall
United Congregational Church
United East Athletics Association (UEAA)
United Way of Northwest Connecticut, Inc.
University of Connecticut Foundation, Inc.
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Visiting Nurse Services of Connecticut – Torrington
VNA Northwest, Inc.
Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires Inc.
W. L. Gilbert Trust Corporation
Wamogo Regional High School
Warm the Children
Warner Theatre
Warren Land Trust
Warren Public Library
Warren Social Services
We Adopt Greyhounds, Inc.
Weantinoge Heritage Land Trust
West Hartford Public Schools Foundation, Inc.
Wheels of Opportunity
Winchester (town of)
Winchester Center Congregational Church
Winchester Youth Service Bureau
Winsted Area Child Care Center
Winsted Health Center Foundation
Winsted Senior Center and Senior Enrichment Program
Winsted United Methodist Church
Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center
Women’s Support Services
Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue
INVESTMENT REPORT
The Northwest CT Community Foundation prides itself on providing prudent stewardship of a sizeable community endowment designed to benefit future generations of Northwest Connecticut citizens. Our investment objective is to maximize the endowment’s purchasing power by pursuing long-term investment results that exceed the annual spending policy—the amount needed for grants and expenses—plus inflation. This allows for sufficient and predictable growth to meet pressing community needs while providing capital preservation into the future.
The oversight and assessment of the Foundation’s investments are conducted by its Board of Directors and Investment Committee. Dedicated to the pursuit of strong returns within acceptable risk tolerances, the Investment Committee employs an asset-allocation strategy designed to capitalize on a well- diversified portfolio that performs well during a variety of market and economic conditions. In doing so, the Investment Committee considers past and expected future performance of available asset classes, including investment strategies of other community foundations, nonprofit endowments and charitable funds, along with a variety of widely accepted performance benchmarks.
AUDITED FINANCIALS
SCHOLARSHIP AND ACADEMIC FUNDS CREATE A BRIGHTER FUTURE
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
Anthony: “Frank” Amicone Memorial Scholarship Fund
Russell Anderson, Carmen Brooks Anderson, and Henry Vail Brooks Scholarship Fund
Stephen G. Andre Memorial Scholarship Fund
Regina Tate Balfe Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund
Betsy L. Bertoli Scholarship Fund Khurshed Bhumgara Fund
David R. Bennett Scholarship Fund Russell F. Bruno Scholarship Fund
Jack and Ruth Calder Scholarship Fund Mae Casali Bonvicini Scholarship Fund
Erman Cavagnero Memorial Scholarship Fund Steven A. Chupka Memorial Scholarship Fund Tim Considine Memorial Scholarship Fund Dick Cooke Memorial Scholarship Fund
Fred J. Coffin Memorial Scholarship Fund Shawn Collins Memorial Scholarship Fund
Cornwall Conservation Trust Student Grants Fund Eva M. Coty Memorial Scholarship Fund
Helen H. Dautrich Scholarship Fund John Denza Memorial Scholarship Fund Edward W. Diskavich Scholarship Fund
Cornelius Donahue Memorial Scholarship Fund Robert G. Doyle Memorial Scholarship Fund
Frances H. Ducci Scholarship Fund
East School Robert Kelly Scholarship Fund Marion Wm. Edwards Scholarship Fund Bob and Ray Good Scholarship Fund Florence Hakalski Scholarship Fund Michael G. Haschak Scholarship Fund Elizabeth & Santo Fainelli Scholarship Fund
Joseph Farrington Memorial Scholarship Fund Kathleen T. Finn Memorial Scholarship Fund Charles and Pierina Fossati Scholarship Fund Helen and Mario Garbin Scholarship Fund Health Care Auxiliary Scholarship Fund
Italian-American Republican Club Scholarship Fund Diane and Jeff Johnson Scholarship Fund
Earle R. Julian 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
Frank “Frankie” J. McGowan, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund
John J. and Anne M. Milewski Scholarship Fund, Est. 2019 — Established in honor of John J. and Anne M. Milewski, this fund awards scholarships annually to a Torrington High School graduate who has played a varsity sport and a Torrington High School graduate majoring in education or in a medical-related field.
John A. and Ann K. Mettling Scholarship Fund Kenneth K. Mills Scholarship Fund
Donald F. and Norma K. Mougenot Scholarship Fund, Est. 2019 — Established by Donald F. Mougenot through his estate planning, this scholarship fund supports the educational goals of graduates of Torrington High School, Torrington Christian Academy, Oliver Wolcott, Region 7, and The Gilbert School with preference given to students who have graduated from St. Francis/St. Peter School.
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 Michele Farley Pittler Scholarship Fund
Friends of John Ponte Memorial Scholarship Fund Leonard Rendino Scholarship Fund
Joseph and Bernice Repas Scholarship Fund Margaret Ringstad Riefe Scholarship Fund The Rivera Family Fund for Arts and Music Dr. Shenoi & Family Scholarship Fund
Alan Silano Memorial Scholarship Fund
Arthur R. Smith Scholarship Fund
Southwest School Scholarship in memory of Marion Wm. Edwards Fund
Jeff Stannard Memorial Scholarship Fund Nellie J. Sullivan Memorial Scholarship Fund Apolonia Stanulis Scholarship Fund
Student Council Scholarship Fund, Torrington
Mariantonia Tate Memorial Allied Health Scholarship Fund
Temkin Family Valedictory Award Fund Albert C. and Rose Turri Scholarship Fund Torrington UNICO Foundation Scholarships
Frederick J. Wilcox Sportsmanship Scholarship Fund
The United Nations Association of Connecticut Scholarship Fund
Westside School Association/Harry Arsego Memorial Scholarship Fund
James P. and Mildred Gregg Zucco Scholarship Fund
AGENCY FUNDS STRENGTHEN LOCAL NONPROFITS
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
Susan B. Anthony Project Capital Improvement Reserve Fund
Susan B. Anthony Project Endowment Fund
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
Chore Service Endowment Fund
Cornwall Conservation Trust Bennett Stewardship Fund
Cornwall Conservation Trust Brokaw Stewardship Fund
Cornwall Conservation Trust Cooley Stewardship Fund
Cornwall Conservation Trust Dodd Stewardship Fund
Cornwall Conservation Trust Endowment Fund
Cornwall Conservation Trust Fox/Lane Stewardship Fund
Cornwall Conservation Trust General Stewardship Fund
Cornwall Conservation Trust Hare Stewardship Fund
Cornwall Conservation Trust Hart Stewardship Fund
Cornwall Conservation Trust Hofer Stewardship Fund
Cornwall Conservation Trust Ives Stewardship Fund
Cornwall Conservation Trust Matland Stewardship Fund, Est. 2019 — Cornwall Conservation Trust Funds are used for land acquisition and management with the aim of preserving unspoiled open space for the benefit of the community at large.
Cornwall Conservation Trust Operating Fund
Cornwall Conservation Trust Prud’homme Stewardship Fund
Cornwall Conservation Trust Rattlesnake Preserve Stewardship Fund
Cornwall Conservation Trust Reserve Fund
Cornwall Conservation Trust Rogers Stewardship Fund
Cornwall Conservation Trust Selby Stewardship Fund
Cornwall Conservation Trust Trinity Forest Stewardship Fund
Cornwall Conservation Trust VanValkenburgh/Burkardt Stewardship Fund
Cornwall Conservation Trust Walker Stewardship Fund
The Cornwall Foundation General Fund
Cornwall Historical Society-Norman Dorsen Fund
Cornwall Historical Society Endowment Fund
Cornwall Library Fund
Friends of Hospice Endowment Fund
Friends of Hospice Mildred S. Pascale Fund Friends of Hospice Rockefeller Fund Matthew Flor Endowment Fund
Foundation for Norfolk Living Fund, Est. 2019 — This Fund supports the charitable mission of the Foundation for Norfolk Living.
Goshen Community Care and Hospice Fund
Goshen Historical Society Capital Fund
Goshen Historical Society Endowment Fund
Goshen Land Trust Endowment Fund
Goshen Public Library Endowment Fund
Bernice H. Harmon Hospice Fund
Harwinton Library Friends Fund
Harwinton Library Friends-Stasia Motuzick Endowment Fund
Heritage Land Preservation Trust Endowment Fund
Heritage Land Preservation Trust Fund
Heritage Land Preservation Trust Northwoods Fund
Highland Lake Watershed Association Fund
Theodore A. Hungerford Memorial Museum Association Endowment Fund
The D.M. Hunt Fund
The Institute for American Indian Studies Fund
Kent Community Fund, Est. 2019 — This fund supports the charitable mission of its namesake the Kent Community Fund, a nonprofit organization that assists Kent citizens experiencing economic difficulties and supports charitable programs serving the citizens of Kent.
Kent Library Association Endowment Fund, Est. 2019 — This endowed agency fund was established by the Kent Library Association to further its charitable mission of enriching individuals and the community by providing materials, programs, and services to encourage reading, learning and imagination.
Litchfield Community Center Legacy Fund
Litchfield Community Center Reserve Fund
Litchfield Garden Club Centennial Fund
The Little Guild Endowment Fund
The Little Guild Operational Fund
New England Airedale Rescue Fund, Est. 2019 — This endowed agency fund furthers the charitable mission of New England Airedale Rescue to assist Airedales in need and work cooperatively so that no Airedale in the United States experiences homelessness.
New Hartford Historical Society Funds, Est 2019
- New Hartford Historical Society Endowment Fund
- New Hartford Historical Society Fund
These agency funds further the charitable mission of the New Hartford Historical Society to exhibit and preserve materials relating to the history of New Hartford.
Norfolk Connecticut Children’s Foundation Fund
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
The River Stewards of Tomorrow Fund
The Sharon Ambulance Fund
Sharon Community Foundation Fund
Sharon Fire Department John Morgan Fund
Sharon Fire Department Operations Fund
Sharon Land Trust Mary Moore Fund
Sharon Land Trust Endowment Fund
Sharon Land Trust Quick Strike Acquisition Fund
Sharon Land Trust Stewardship & Protection Fund
The Sharon Woman’s Club Scholarship Fund
The Taconic Learning Center Fund
Torrington Veteran’s Memorial Wall Fund
United Way of Northwest Connecticut’s “1943 Society” Fund
United Way of Northwest CT Unrestricted Operating Fund
VNA Northwest Endowment Fund The Warner Theatre Sustainability Fund
The Warner Theatre Sustainability Fund – Non Endowed
Warren Public Library Fund
Washington Art Association Capital Campaign Fund
Washington Art Association, Inc. Endowment Fund
Washington Art Association, Inc. Fund
Washington Garden Club Investment Fund
Winchester Land Trust Fund
Winsted Area Child Care Center Endowment Fund
Winsted Health Center Foundation Fund Wisdom House Endowment Fund
YMCA Camp Mohawk Arlene Foulds Memorial Fund
YMCA Camp Mohawk Cindy Morse Leadership Development Fund
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS – EFFECTIVE FORCES FOR GOOD
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 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.
In 2019 Foundation For Community Health supported the following organizations:
Greenwoods Counseling Referrals Health Pathfinder
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.
In 2019 The John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation supported the following organizations:
ASPCA New York
Biodiversity Research Institute Connecticut Humane Society Connecticut River Conservancy Cornwall Conservation Trust, Inc.
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Franklin Land Trust
Little Guild of Saint Francis Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue MSPCA
The Nature Conservancy
New England Federation of Humane Societies Northwestern Connecticut Community College
Salisbury Association, Inc.
COMMITTEES, SOCIETIES, AND STAFF
Thank you to the community leaders who gave generously of their time to serve on the Northwest CT Community Foundation Board of Trustees and Committees in 2019.
In its Board of Trustees, the Northwest CT Community Foundation has an active governing body that is responsible not only for establishing the mission and strategic direction of the organization, but also is charged with oversight of its finances, operations and policies. The Board, which is independent and broadly representative of the people of the Northwest Corner of Connecticut, is comprised of individuals who have demonstrated civic leadership in a variety of ways and who have a strong record of volunteer community service.
Board of Trustees: Anne Sutherland Fuchs, Chair; Adrian Selby, 1st Vice Chair; F. Robert Petricone, 2nd Vice Chair; Donald K. Mayland, Treasurer; Christopher Wall, Secretary; Anita Baxter; James Blackketter; Vincent Inconiglios; Gayle Moraski; Victor Muschell; Rod Pleasants; Lori Riiska; Norman “Skip” Rogers; Ronald S. Rosenstein; Barbara Spiegel.
Development/Communications Committee: Anne Sutherland Fuchs; Anita Baxter; Tom Bechtle; Nicole Carlson Easley; Vincent Inconiglios; Bradford Hoar; Lori Riiska; Adrian Selby.
50th Anniversary Committee: Anita Baxter; Nicole Carlson Easley; Anne Sutherland Fuchs; Adrian Selby; Christopher Wall.
Executive Committee: Gayle Moraski; Douglas K. O’Connell; F. Robert Petricone; Anne Sutherland Fuchs; Christopher Wall.
Grants and Program Committee: Jim Blackketter; Carol Lugar; F. Robert Petricone; Jan Rathbun; Julia Scharnberg; Lisa Lansing Simont; Barbara Spiegel; Christopher Wall.
Governance Committee: Victor Muschell; Douglas K. O’Connell; Norman “Skip” Rogers; Ronald S. Rosenstein; Brian McCormick; Betsy Goff.
Audit Committee: Jeffrey Lalonde; Donald Mayland; Lori Riiska.
Investment Committee: James A. Thibault, Chairperson; Robert Geiger; Peter Menikoff; Barbara Millar; Keith Mullins; Lawrence Van Valkenburgh; Stacie Weiner.
Scholarship Committee: Anita Baxter; Dorothea Bernbach; Jim Blackketter; Susan Bremer; Teresa Brennan; Frank Buonocore; David Carroll; Doreen Deary; Dennis Dressel; Nicole Carlson Easley; Jerry Easley; Maryellen Easley; Joel Easley; John Fabiaschi; Malcolm Forbes; Barbara Fradette; Leslie Friscia; Anne Sutherland Fuchs; Betsy Goff; Douglas Haddock; Lorraine Haddock; William Harding; Eli Horowitz; Sergei Kambalov; Ruth Keefe; Dennis Killian; Lisa King; Kathleen Kulig; Michael Lynch; Donald K. Mayland; Gayle Moraski; Maureen Nikora; Ed Noonan; Mary Pat Noonan; Joan O’Brien; Morgan O’Brien; Joe Pathe; Lisa Peccini; Bob Petricone; Dean Pergola; Guy Rovezzi; Patty Rovezzi; Robert Rovezzi; JoAnn Ryan; Julia Scharnberg; Christina Tranquillo; Marie Wallace; Harriett Weiss; Dan Whalen.
Emeritus Society: James C. Allen; Ann Auburn; Roberta Lee August; Thomas Bechtle; 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; Jeffrey Lalonde; Donald Lewis; Carol S. Lugar; Marvin “Muff” Maskovsky; Brian McCormick, Esq.; Allen Nixon; Douglas K. O’Connell; Robert O’Connor; Roberta S. Ohotnicky, Ph.D.; James O’Leary; Cynthia Oneglia; Francis J. Oneglia; Frank Pascale; Victoria Patrick; E. Frederick Petersen Jr.; William Petricone; Rose Ponte; Lawrence V. Power; 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 Wall Sr.; Thomas F. Wall Jr.
Women & Girls Fund Executive Committee: Sandra Zielinski, Chair; Fran Stoffer, Vice Chair; Kathy Kinane, Secretary; Rachel Tway-Grant, Treasurer; Judi Armstrong; Alison Baxter Bannerman; Barbara Dughi; Maria Gonzalez; Kathy Minck; Dolores Raimo; Kathi Weinstein; Jane Williams.
Staff: Guy Rovezzi, President and CEO; Lorraine Haddock, Assistant to the President; Bradford Hoar, Vice President of Philanthropic Services; Nicole Carlson Easley, Communications Director; Christina Tranquillo, Program and Communications Associate; Julia Scharnberg, Grants and Program Director; Leslie Friscia, Finance Director; Daniel Hare, Data and Gift Associate; Dorothea Bernbach, Program Officer, John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation.
