Written by Shoreline Publishing writer, Pam Johnson

It’s been a year of strong growth and community for The Guilford Foundation (TGF) led by Board Chair Alex Sulpasso. As he wraps up his chairmanship, Alex is putting on a push for supporting TGF as it celebrates its 50th year and strives to continue supporting as many community programs as possible while also continuing to uplift the Guilford community through its philanthropic work.

Alex joined TGF in 2019, serving on both the Governance Committee and the Community Investment Committee (CIC), which he’s chaired since 2021. Despite phenomenal growth in assets and distributions in the last six years, the Foundation’s recent 2025 grant-making process saw a huge leap among the number of community organizations seeking grants. TGF took in double the number of requests received in 2024.

In all, TGF fielded 59 applications requesting $382,143 this year. After a tough decision-making process, the board unanimously approved the CIC’s recommendation to expand the 2025 grant-making process budget of $117,900 by awarding 35 grants to community organizations.