Publication: The Community Report
Covid-19 Rapid Response Grants
In Spring 2020 as the pandemic shuttered schools, businesses and nonprofits throughout the Northwest Corner, the Community Foundation responded quickly placing on- hold existing grant cycles and establishing the Northwest Corner Gives: Covid-19 Rapid Response Fund.
Grants from the fund provided rapid relief to soup kitchens and food pantries scrambling to provide for increased demand, while meeting social distancing requirements, increased disinfecting demands, and personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements.
Throughout March and April, local nonprofits providing for basic needs applied for and received $110,470 in Rapid Response grants from the fund on a weekly basis. These grants helped provide for the most basic of immediate needs for those in distress—rent payments, food, infant supplies, such as diapers and formula, heat, cooking gas, medication, and child care.
Gifts that Make Good Possible
In 2020, Northwest Corner community members gave more than $4 million in gifts
in response to immediate needs, and to support causes that matter and programs
making a difference. Many of these gifts were more than $250.
Mike and Vivian Abram
Molly Ackerly and Michael Sconyers
Bernard Adams and Edna Travis
Judy and David Addazio
Lewis and Karen Altfest
Stephen Altschuler
Pam and Craig Alvarez in memory of Anita Torizzo
Antoniazzi Family in memory of Carl Muller
Alyce and Edward Arum
Assured Partners Northeast
Ann and Travers Auburn
Mary H. Avallone
Babbitt Family Charitable Trust
Pamela C. Back in memory of Andrew Chupka
James and Arline Barber
William & Penelope Bardel
Marcia and Haworth Barker
Barron Financial Group in honor of Financial Group Clients
Anita and William Baxter
Thomas Bechtle and Don Bachman
Biddle & Reath LLP
Victoria and Jonathan Biller
Sue and Blake Hall
Janet Andre Block
Nancy and Patrick J. Boland in memory of Anita Torizzo
Maria and Allan Borghesi
Susan and Jeffrey Borghesi in memory of Gloria Oneglia and Carl Muller
Elizabeth and Martin Brayboy
Susan and Bradley Bremer
Bridgeport Anesthesia Assoc,. P.C. in memory of Andrew Chupka
JoAnn and Harry Briggs
Jeffrey Birnn and Jane T. Birnn in memory of Carl Muller
Howard M. Bronson
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brown
Peggy and Ralph Brown
Melva Bucksbaum Family Foundation
Vincent Caballero in honor of Shirley MacCallum’s birthday
Nancy and Robert Cannavo
Pamela and Richard A. Cantor
Carl’s True Value
Patricia Caruso in memory of Josephine Bruni
Patricia and Larry Cassella in memory of Carl Muller and Josephine Bruni
Susan Caufield
Gladys Cerruto in memory of Kym Magyar
Joseph G. Chabot
Chapman Woods, LLC
Frank J. Chiaramonte
Ellen Childs Hope Childs
Marlene Childs
Richard A. Chizzonite and Lynna Lesko
Kelly and Seth Churchill
Mary Cianciolo
Pam and Alan Colavecchio
Gay Conlon
Katherine and Edward Cook
Judge Margaret Cooley
Unni Cooper in memory of Anita Torizzo
Sandra L. Cosman
Dr. Roger Coutant
James L. Cullinan
Mark F. Cuozzo
Lea Davies and Larry Power in honor of Guy Rovezzi
Lee A. Davies Sam DeFelice
Julia and Jeffrey DeMichiel
Brenda DiCarlo, LLC
Fran and Richard Dichillo
Elaine Dinto
Paul Dinto
Anthea Disney
Alan Diulio
Anne and Edward Dodge
Abbey C. Downing
Marcia Doyle
The Honorable Anne C. Dranginis
Ellen Durstin and the YTBN ladies club of New Hartford
Dan Dwyer and Jim Montanari
Amy E. Dyer
Susan and Michael N. Eanes
Barbara and Joseph Ellis
Christina Emery
Linda A. English
Gary and Susan Eucalitto
FJC
Chris Ford
Joyce A. Ford
Katherine Freygang
Anne Sutherland Fuchs
Barbara Garside
James H. Gehl
Mary Ellen Geisser
Mary Jane and Thomas Gelormino
Carole Gibney
Elisabeth Gill
Global Impact Funding Trust, Inc.
Betsy and Bill Goff Natalie Goldsmith Robin M. Graham John Green
Martha Green and Alan Cohen
Peter H. Grossman
Jane Whitney Gruson in honor of Anne Sutherland Fuchs
Jennifer A. Gustein Blake Hall
Blake and Sue Hall Hallingby Family Foundation
Bart Halloran
Maureen Hannon and Randall Patterson in
memory of Carol Patteson
William G. Harding in memory of Anita Torizzo and Carmella Marino
Janet D. Harris
Daria and Thomas Hart Hartford Healthcare
Harwinton Library Friends, Inc.
Vicki and Ken Hawkins
Marjorie and Simon Hewett in memory of Alex Hewett
Anna and J. Richard Heys Jane and Paul Hinkel Judy and Thomas Hogan Susan Horn
Housing Authority of the City of Torrington Joel Howard and Tracy Tucker
Thomas Howard and Jeanne Ruwet Anna and David J. Hubbard
Daniel D. Hubbard Hope Hutchinson
Vincent Inconiglios and Donna Raftery*
Roberta and John E. Janco
Farida and Ghulam Jilani
Diane and Jeff Johnson
Debby and Barton Jones
Josephine Jones
Jane Kaczmarek in memory of Ben Paley
Dwight Keeney
Martha and Michael J. Kelly
The Kestrel Foundation
Katherine Kinane
John Kissko
Barbara and Gene Kohn in honor of Anne Sutherland Fuchs
Bernadette Krayeski in memory of Joseph G. Faucher and Carl Muller
Betsy Krebs and Sheldon Stein
Constance A. Kurowski
Gloria and Philip LaFave in memory of Jean Lafave
John A. Langell, Jr.
Mary and Richard Lanier
LaPlaca Oil and Propane
Dominique Lasseur
Roxana Laughlin
Corky and John Lavieri
Robin and Kevin Ledversis
Richard Leone
Anne Liebling Fritz and Lee Link
The Litchfield Bancorp
Litchfield County Art Association
Betsy and Christopher Little Fund
Eileen and Peter Litwin
Logan & Mencuccini, LLP in memory of Carl Muller
Jaime G. Longhi and Martine Trittoleno
The Loyola Foundation
LSJ Charitable Corporation
Carol Lugar
Cathy Lynne and William Coyle in memory of Anita Torizzo
Sandra Magyar
Maletta Pfeiffer & Associates, LLC
Mark Malloy
Susan and Thomas March
Ellen Marino
Patty and Richard Marshall
Dolores and Charles Marshall in memory of Andrew Chupka
John T. Martin
Robert and Carolyn Mattoon Fund
Judith and Kim Maxwell
Maria and David Mazzarelli
Stephanie and Stephen Mazzarelli
Madeline McClave and Richard Frieder
Tara and Bryan McEwan in honor of Shirley MacCallum
Ruth and Stephen Melville
Melville Charitable Trust
Judy and Peter Menikoff
Cynthia E. Merrick
Denise and Kenneth Merz in memory of Anita Torizzo and Gloria Oneglia
Robert and Marilyn Miles in memory of Sylvia Creedon
Lisabeth Milewski*
Barbara and James Millar
Kathryn and Frederick Minck
Barbara and Richard Moore
Katherine Moore
Lydia and Herbert W. Moore
John Morgan
Julia and John Morris in honor of Ann Smith
Guy Moskowski and Sandra Pinnavaia in honor of Adrian Selby
Victor Muschell in memory of Marion Muschell
New Hartford Community Connections, Inc.
Northwest Community Bank
Northwest Corner Fund of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Linda and Doug O’Connell Estate of Karen M. O’Connor*
Margo O’Connor in memory of Russell J. O’Connor, Jr.
Patricia and James Okrongly
Cathy and Gregory Oneglia in memory of Anita Torizzo
Cynthia Oneglia and Dan Whalen in memory of Carl Muller and Anita Torizzo*
David Oneglia*
Ellen and Raymond Oneglia* The Francis J. & Louisa J. Oneglia
Foundation, Inc. in memory of Anita Torizzo
Laura and Andrew Oneglia in memory of Anita Torizzo
Roderic Oneglia and Michael Quadland in memory of Anita Torizzo
Andrew Pace
Regan Byrne Palmer and Timothy Palmer
Victoria and Fran Patrick in honor of the DeMichiel and Patrick Families and in memory of Anita Torizzo
Estate of Carol Patterson in memory of the Patterson-Davis Family
Susie Payne
People’s United Bank, Wealth Management
Candy Perez and Nora Mocarski
Cathie Perga in memory of David Frauenhofer, Anita Torizzo, and Josephine Bruni
Jennifer Perga
Linda and Greg Perosino
Jean and Frank Perotti
Jan and Bob Petricone
Stephen Petricone
Elise Pettus
Patricia and John W. Pickard
Susan Pinsky and Marc Rosen
Rod Pleasants and Steven M. Godwin in honor of Anne Sutherland Fuchs
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Polar in memory of Anita Torizzo
Rose Ponte
The Lawrence Power Charitable Foundation
in honor of Guy Rovezzi
Lawrence V. Power
Erica and Hector Prud’homme Carol Quartiero
Jeremy Race
Josephine Radocchio in memory of Camille Radocchio
Clare Rashkoff in memory of Dr. Evan Rashkoff
Elizabeth R. Rea Susan Rea
Revolution Resources LLC
Rosemary L. Ripley Dr. Billie Robbins
Barbara O. Roberts and Avice Meehan
Sandra Roberts
Barbara Paul Robinson and Charles Raskob Robinson Fund
Nancy and Norman Rogers
Molly and Charles Roraback in memory of Anita Torizzo
Robert Rosenheim Foundation, Inc.
Rudy and Ronald Rosenstein Caren and Gordon Ross
Linda and Douglas Roth
Patty and Guy Rovezzi in memory of Anita Torizzo, Carl Muller, and Josephine Bruni
Betty Ruddy Michael Ruzbasan
Dale and Quentin R. Ryan
Terrence Ryan, M.D. and Elizabeth Whalen, M.D.
JoAnn Ryan Gail Ryznar
Philip Samponaro in memory of Anita Torizzo
Sand Road Animal Hospital
Scanlan Family Foundation
Bronwin and Hugh Schoelzel
Joyce S. Schwartz Advised Fund
Edith Scopino
Helen Scoville
Seamus McKeon
Elaine and Robert Sederquist
Joanna and William Seitz
Margaret and Adrian Selby
Sessions Family Charitable Fund
Jill and James Sheffield
Estate of Miner D. Shepard*
Elena and Dennis Sherva
Shinnecock Fund of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
Charles Short and Chet Kranewski
Natalie and Christopher Sihpol
Isabel Sloane and Drew Robbins
Marlene and Christopher Smith
Terina and Michael Smith
in memory of Tim Considine
Jeff Sobel Emily Soell
Barbara Spiegel and Thomas Hodgkin
Ginny Spiegel Benjamin Stapleton III
Judy Staubo
Nancy and David Stein
Ronald and Marion Stein
Daniel Stephenson
Susan Suhanovsky
Joan M. Sullivan
Laura and Steven Sundquist
Gregory Susla and Lisa Romano
L. Suzio Concrete Company, Inc. in memory of Gloria Oneglia
George Tatge
Theroux, Nowell & Stoughton, LLC
Temkin Family, LLC in honor of Ann Temkin
Leverett W. Tiffany Trust*
Sandra and James Thibault
Carol and Louis Timolat
Torrington Savings Bank employee matches for Susan Carroll, Lesa Vanotti, and J Geddes
Torrington Winsted Area Rotary Club
Jane and Ernest Tremper
Faye Tway-Grant
Rachel Tway-Grant and Junior English Sanda and John Ursone
Sally Vaun
Vet’s Explosives, Inc. in memory of Gloria Oneglia
Atty. Donna Vincenti and Pat Vincenti
Jean Vitalis
Kathleen and Michael Voldstad Heidi Vollmer
Tom and Amy Vorenberg
Nancy Wadhams Susan Wagner Warner Theatre
Arete Warren in memory of William B. Warren
Amanda and Justin P. Watley in memory of Joy A. Zygmont
Kathleen Weinstein Robin and Richard Weiss
Katherine Wenning and Michael Dennis
in honor of Anne Sutherland Fuchs
Jane Whitney
Winsted Health Center Foundation Susannah and Willard Wood
Jack Yeomans Leone Young
Christina Zielinski Sandra Zielinski
*for the establishment of a fund
More than $72,000 in gifts were made 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
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.
1421 Opportunity Fund
Roberta Lee August Fund
Bank of Boston Fund
Borghesi Family Fund
Khurshed Bhumgara Fund
Brooks Bank Fund
John Brooks Fund
Fred and Josephine Bruni Fund
Susan A. Bruso Memorial Fund
The Buchanan Fund
Miriam Mason Cable Trust Fund Caleb J. Camp Trust
The Canaan Foundation Non-Endowed Fund
Robert V. Carr Fund Robert Venn Carr, Jr. Fund
Peter G. Cerruto Memorial Fund
Marion Isabell Coe Fund
Cynthia Conklin & Family Fund For Pets in Need
Eva M. Coty Fund
Mary H. Coutant Fund for Rising Star Camp
Jeannine and Gerald Coutu Memorial Fund Critter Fund
Ruth and Robert Cron Endowment Fund
COVID-19 RAPID RESPONSE FUND, EST. 2020: This Fund supports local nonprofits experiencing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on those they serve.
Edward W. Diskavich Fund Draper Foundation Fund
The Echo Valley Foundation Fund
Marion Wm. and Alice Edwards Fund
Elson-Slemmer Fund for the Environment
The Emeritus Fund
First National Bank of Litchfield Fund
Fleet General Fund
Friends Helping Children Fund
Friends of New Hartford Fund
Lucia Tuttle Fritz Fund
Carlton D. Fyler and Jenny R. Fyler Fund
Jim and Nancy Garfield Compassion Fund
Jim & Nancy Garfield Fund for the Arts
Gillian and Polly Fund
Richard M. Gilman Memorial Fund
Joshua Girolimon CRT Fund
Dr. John S. Glenn Fund for Nurses
The Wayne M. Gnazzo & Family Fund
Sue Grossman Still River Greenway Fund
Holley-Doremus Fund
Anson and Caroline Catlin Hungerford Trust Fund
The Jeff and Diane Johnson Community Enhancement Fund
Keroden Endowed Fund
Jeffrey and Susan Lalonde Community Betterment Fund
Litchfield Bancorp Board of Directors Advised Fund
Litchfield Community Center Music Fund
Barbara D. Lemmen Fund Richard Leone COCC Fund
The MacCallum Family Fund for Animal Welfare
The Making Cents Fund
The Merz Family Fund
Miles for Moe Fund
Milewski & Masisak Families Fund, est. 2020: This donor advised family fund supports charitable, scientific, or educational initiatives throughout Northwest, CT.
Robert C. Miller and Carol H. Miller Fund
The Cara and Carl Muller Fund for Community Support
TAPSG Marion Muschell Award New Hartford Education Fund
New Hartford Village Cemetery Fund Norfolk NET Fund
Northwest Building Healthier Communities Fund
Northwest Connecticut Philanthropy Fund
Northwest Hills Fuel Bank Fund The Molly O’Connell Fund
Karen M. O’Connor Fund, est. 2020: This discretionary fund was established by Ms. O’Connor through her estate planning. The fund supports elderly and disabled care for residents of Norfolk, Winsted and Torrington; the Little Guild of St. Francis, Last Post, and performing arts programs. The Fund also supports charitable grants within Northwest, CT when and where they are needed most.
One Twenty One Fund
Brian J. O’Neil Memorial Fund
Barbara Oneglia Alvarez Tycienski Fund
Raymond A. and Gloria B. Oneglia Family Fund, est. 2020: This fund was established by the Oneglia’s children in 2020 to honor their parents’ Italian heritage, strong work ethic and philanthropic leadership in Northwest, CT.
Robert B. and Cheryl Freehill Pauls Fund
Pierpont Chapter #49 Order of the Eastern Star Fund
Andrew Pike Memorial Fund PLK Fund
John A. Ponte Memorial Fund
Donna Raftery and Vincent Inconiglios Fund, est. 2020: This donor-advised fund supports charitable, scientific, and educational initiatives in Northwest, CT.
Rebensacla Fund
Virginia and Joseph Ruwet Fund
Scanlan Family Fund Nolin Selby Fund
Marlene & Chris Smith Family Fund Edwin M. Stone and Edith H. Stone Fund
Polly and Wesley Strand and James L. Holmes Fund for Programs for Women and Children
Louis O. Thibeault Fund for the Advancement of Children’s Education
Leverett W. Tiffany Fund, est. 2020: This fund was established in 2020 from a Trust established by Leverett W. Tiffany, general manager of The New England Knitting Company of Winsted in the late 1800s and early 1900s. During WW1 the company dedicated more than 80 percent of its production to manufacturing wool garments for the United States Army, and employed many women while their husbands, fathers and brothers were deployed. The fund as Tiffany established in the original trust, benefits Winsted women experiencing economic hardship or illness.
Torrington Club Fund Torrington Savings Bank Fund Torrington Savings Fund
Torrington-Winsted Rotary Non Endowed Fund
Seth L. Tracy Memorial Fund for Special Needs
Margaret C. Tupper Fund
Frank and Vivienne Vanoni CRT Fund
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
Mary C. Williams Fund The Women & Girls Fund Youth Fund
Feliciano and Lydia Turri Zaccheo Fund
T.J. Zappulla Fund
Grants that Make a Difference
Through the generosity of fundholders, fund advisors and donors, nonprofits were awarded more thamn $3.7 million in grants in support of immediate needs, and programs and capital projects to support local nonprofits working to improve lives and strengthen communities.
After School Arts Program AHA - After School Program ALS Association CT Chapter
American Friends Service Committee
American Mural Project
American Red Cross Connecticut Chapter
Amy’s Angels Corporation
Animal Protective Foundation
Animal Rescue Foundation, Inc.
Apex Community Care
Asian Americans Advancing Justice, AAJC
Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus
Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center Asian Women’s Shelter
ASU Foundation Audubon Sharon
Aurora Women and Girls Foundation
Author’s League Fund Beardsley & Memorial Library Beaver Institute, Inc.
The Licia & Mason Beekley Community Library
Bethlehem Ambulance Association, Inc. Bideawee
Book Industry Charitable Foundation
Botelle Elementary School
Bronc Callahan Community Fund, Inc.
CAFTA
Cameron House Foundation
Canaan Child Care Center, Inc.
Canaan Fire Company
Canaan Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Cancer Care Fund of the Litchfield Hills
Caring For Bethlehem
Catholic Charities, Inc., Family Service Center
Center Congregational Church
Center for Asian American Media
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Administration
Cheshire Land Trust
Chinatown Community Development Center
Chinese Museum Foundation
Chore Service, Inc. Civic Life Project
CMHA/ Northwest Center for Family Service & ME
Town of Colebrook Colebrook Associates, Inc.
Colebrook Congregational Church
Colebrook Historical Society
Colebrook Land Conservancy
Colebrook Preservation Society, Inc.
Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra
Community Food Bank
Community Health & Wellness Center of Greater Torrington
Community Kitchen of Torrington
Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc.
Connecticut Association for Human Services
Connecticut Community Foundation
Connecticut Council for Philanthropy
Connecticut Democracy Center
Connecticut Food Bank
Connecticut Humane Society
Connecticut Junior Republic
Connecticut Veterinary Medical Foundation
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University for the Cornell Feline Health Center College of Vet Medicine
The Corner Food Pantry
Cornwall Child Center
Cornwall Historical Society
Cornwall Library Association
Cornwall Social Services
Cornwall Volunteer Fire Department
Couch-Pipa VFW Post 6851
Crescendo, Inc.
Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Society Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter
Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres
EdAdvance
Educated Canines Assisting with Disabilities
Edward E. Sullivan Senior Center
Explorations Charter School
Falls Village Day Care Center
Falls Village Emergency Relief/Fuel Fund Falls Village Senior Center
Falls Village Volunteer Fire Department Family & Children’s Aid, Inc.
Family Business, Inc. Family Strides, Inc.
First Congregational Church of Torrington
FISH of Northwestern Connecticut
Fishes & Loaves Food Pantry
Five Points Gallery Food Rescue US
Foothills Visiting Nurse & Home Care, Inc.
Friendly Hands Food Bank, Inc.
Geer Corporation
Geer Village
Germantown Friends School
W. L. Gilbert Trust Corporation The Gilbert School
Goshen Community Care & Hospice Goshen Good Neighbor Fund
Greenwoods Counseling Referrals Greenwoods Scholarship Foundation, Inc.
Grumbling Gryphons Children’s Theatre
Habitat for Humanity of Northwest Connecticut
Hands of Grace
Harwinton Historical Society
Harwinton Land Conservation Trust
Harwinton Library Friends, Inc.
Harwinton Westside Volunteer Fire Comp.
Hazon
Healing Hoofbeats of CT, Inc.
Healing Meals Community Project
Health Pathfinder
Helping Hands Chore Service
Heritage Land Preservation Trust, Inc.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Housatonic Child Care Center
Housatonic Valley Association
Housatonic Youth Service Bureau
Humane Society of Schuyler County
David M. Hunt Library
Joyful Noise, Inc.
Junior Achievement of SW New England
Kent Affordable Housing, Inc.
Kent Library Association
Town of Kent Social Services
Kestrel Land Trust
KidsPlay Children’s Museum
Lakeville Hose Company
LARC, Inc.
Last Post Cat Refuge (Vivisection Investigation League)
Litchfield Community Center, Inc.
Litchfield County 4-H Foundation
Litchfield County Family Child Care Network
Litchfield County Fire Chiefs Emergency Plan, Inc.
Litchfield Department of Social Services
Litchfield High School Scholarship Association
Litchfield Hills Chore Service
Litchfield Hills Elderly Nutrition Program
Litchfield Montessori School
Litchfield Performing Arts
Little Britches Therapeutic Riding
Little Guild of Saint Francis
Lumos Foundation USA, Inc.
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Maria Seymour Brooker Memorial
Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation
McCall Center for Behavioral Health
Mental Health Connecticut
Mohonk Preserve, Inc.
MSPCA
Museum of Chinese in America
Music Mountain
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
National Education for Assistance Dog Services, Inc.
Natural Areas Conservancy
New Beginnings of Northwest Hills Litchfield County, Inc.
New England Airedale Rescue (NEAR)
New England Paralyzed Veterans of America
New Hampshire SPCA New Hartford Land Trust New Hartford PTO
New Opportunities, Inc.
Town of Norfolk
North Canaan Social Services Northwest Connecticut Arts Council
Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy 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.
Oak Hill Oberlin Shansi Old Friends, Inc.
Oliver Wolcott Library, Inc.
Operation Overflow
Our Companions Domestic Animal Sanctuary
Partners for Sustainable Healthy Communities
Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, Inc. Pilobolus, Inc.
Prime Time House
Project Playground New Hartford
RAICES
Regional Hospice
Roaring Brook Nature Center
Running Start - Bringing Young Women to Politics
Salisbury Visiting Nurse Association
Salisbury Volunteer Ambulance Service
Salvation Army of Torrington
Salvation Army Winsted Regional Service Center
Sand Road Animal Hospital, LLC
School on the Green Sharon Day Care
Sharon Housing Authority
Smithsonian APA
SOAR Educational Enrichment, Inc.
SpiritHorse Therapeutic Riding Center of Canton, Inc.
St. John Paul The Great Parish St. John’s Episcopal Church
St. Paul’s Hilltop Christian Early Learning Center
Stamford Hospital Foundation Steep Rock Association, Inc.
Supportive Housing Works, Inc.
Susan B. Anthony Project
Torrington Historical Society
Torrington Library
Torrington Public Schools
\Torrington Youth Service Bureau
Trinity Lime Rock Episcopal Church
Tri-State Center For the Arts, Inc.
Tufts University, Cummings School of Veterinarian Medicine
Two Hearts Pregnancy Care Center
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.
Valley Thrift Shop
Vassar College Annual Fund/Class Giving
Veterans Service Office & Museum
Volunteers in Medicine Berkshires, Inc.
Warm the Children
Warner Theatre
Warren Public Library
Town of Warren Social Services
Washington Ambulance Association, Inc.
Washington Community Fund, Inc.
Washington Community Housing Trust We Adopt Greyhounds, Inc.
West Hartford Public Schools Foundation, Inc.
Winchester Land Trust, Inc.
Winchester Youth Service Bureau
Winsted Area Child Care Center
Winsted Senior Center and Senior Enrichment Program
Winsted United Methodist Church
Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center
Women’s Support Services Yale University
Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue
Northwest Corner Gives Covid-19 Relief Grants
In June of 2020, the Community Foundation launched Northwest Corner Gives, a crowdsourced giving platform created by the Community Foundation to help local nonprofits raise funds to meet the ongoing needs of operating during Covid-19. The Community Foundation posted nonprofit fundraising goals to northwestcornergives.org and provided staff and volunteers with a communications tool kit to help them reach their supporters.
Through the Northwest Corner Gives Covid-19: Rapid Response Fund, the Community Foundation guaranteed a grant for 50 percent of each nonprofit goal, and then matched dollar-for-dollar each gift until every nonprofit goal was achieved.
Northwest Corner Gives provided $635,280 to local nonprofits, making possible renovations providing for social distancing and healthier air-flow in facilities serving clients; closing the gap on fundraising short falls created by cancelled events and performances; furnishing the technology needed to enable staff and volunteers to provide services remotely; purchasing PPE equipment and cleaning supplies, restocking food pantries and helping to provide meals to school-age children, and much more.
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
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
John A. and Ann K. Mettling Scholarship Fund
Kenneth K. Mills Scholarship Fund
Donald F. and Norma K. Mougenot 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
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
The Shepard Family Scholarship Fund, est. 2020: Established through the estate planning of Miner “Dick” Dewitt Shepard, a life- long educator, to support scholarships for Northwest Connecticut students pursuing and/or continuing their education.
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
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 Coltsfoot Valley Easement Fund, est. 2020: CCT 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 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 Greyledge Preserve Fund, est. 2020: CCT 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 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
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
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 HYSB Fund
The Institute for American Indian Studies Fund
Kent Community Fund
Kent Library Association Endowment Fund
Litchfield Community Center Legacy Fund
Litchfield Community Center Reserve Fund
Litchfield Garden Club Centennial Fund
Litchfield Montessori School Fund
The Little Guild Endowment Fund
The Little Guild Operational Fund
New England Airedale Rescue Fund
New Hartford Historical Society Endowment Fund
New Hartford Historical Society Fund
Agency Funds
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
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. In 2020 The Foundation for Community Health supported the following organizations:
Community Health & Wellness Center of Greater Torrington
Geer Village Health Pathfinder
McCall Center for Behavioral Health
*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.
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 2020 The John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation supported the following organizations:
Animal Protective Foundation Animal Rescue Foundation, Inc. Beaver Institute Inc.
Bideawee
Colebrook Land Conservancy Connecticut Humane Society
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
Dakin Pioneer Valley Humane Society
Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter
Housatonic Valley Association
Humane Society of Schuyler County
Kestrel Land Trust
Little Guild of Saint Francis
Mohonk Preserve, Inc.
MSPCA
Natural Areas Conservancy New Hampshire SPCA
Northwestern Connecticut Community College
Our Companions Domestic Animal Sanctuary
Roaring Brook Nature Center
Steep Rock Association, Inc.
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.
PERFORMANCE
The 10-year net annual corporate return ending December 31, 2020, is 9.2
3-year average 16.8%
5-year average 9%
7-year average 8.9%
10-year average 9.2%
Northwest CT Community Foundation Board of Trustees
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
2020. 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
Anita Baxter
James Blackketter
Vincent Inconiglios
Gayle Moraski
Victor Muschell
Rod Pleasants
Lori Riiska
Norman “Skip” Rogers
Ronald S. Rosenstein
Barbara Spiegel
STAFF
Guy Rovezzi, President and CEO
Lorraine Haddock, Assistant to the President
Brad Hoar, Vice President of Community Engagement
Julia Scharnberg, Grants and Program Director
Nicole Carlson Easley, Communications Director
Christina Tranquillo, Program and Communications Associate
Leslie Friscia, Finance Director
Daniel Hare, Data and Gift Associate
Sandra Monterose, Program Officer
John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation
