Guilford Foundation Awards Gold Project for Girl Scouts

The Guilford Foundation was pleased to present a grant award of $2,500 to Virginia Gresham to support her Girls Scouts’ Gold Award project, which is the highest-ranking award distributed by the scouting organization. A Gold Award, equivalent to the Boy Scout Eagle Award, must meet a need in…

New Legacy Funds at the Guilford Foundation

The Guilford Foundation (TGF) announces the creation of four new legacy funds to add to its family of funds, including, for the first time, two “donor advised” funds. Three of these funds also represent a new incentive for fund development: an “Acorn Fund” option, which allows the donors…

2011 Annual Report

The Guilford Foundation is pleased to announce to release of our 2011 Annual Report, which provides an overview of the activities, financial data, donors, and grant awards made during the fiscal year starting February 1, 2011 and ending January 31, 2012. Many thanks to Drink Communications for designing this document.

2012 Scholarship Award Presentations

The Guilford Foundation was pleased to award scholarship awards to 9 remarkable seniors from Guilford High School at our Annual Dinner and Awards Presentation on May 31st. The honorees are pictured below. Elizabeth Adams Fund Scholarship: Matthew Doyle (in absentia) & Amanda Simon. Carl A. Balestracci, Jr. Humanitarian…

Annual Dinner & Awards Celebration May 31 at 6pm

Thursday, May 31, 2012 The Guilford Yacht Club 379 Whitfield Street, Guilford, Connecticut Reception at 6:00pm Dinner & Awards at 6:45pm Admission is $50 per person – $25 under 18 This dinner is made possible through the generous support of our sponsors:

Youth Philanthropy at Work: YAG Announces Grant Awards

The Guilford High School Interact Club Youth Advisory Group (YAG), an initiative of the Guilford Foundation to promote youth philanthropy, recently awarded four grants totaling $4,300 to local organizations: YAG is an initiative of the Guilford Foundation whose intent is to foster philanthropy among high school students. Members…

The Guilford Foundation Approves $15,550 to 7 Local Organizations

At its March Board meeting, the Guilford Foundation Board of Directors approved $15,550 of funding to 7 local organizations. “The Board was once again pleased to support a broad scope of needs in the community, from youth scholarships to senior services to families in need,” stated Board President…

Foundations Fuel Families: In the News

Fuel Aid Effort Kicks Off on Valentine’s Day. Click the link for photos and article in the Guilford Courier. 3 Shoreline towns’ charity to offer fuel aid. Click the link for the article in the New Haven Register.

President John Crawford Named Person of the Week

The Guilford Courier Featured Board President John Crawford as the “Person of the Week” on February 7, 2012. Click here for the full article!

Executive Director Featured on WTNH Channel 8

To help promote “Foundations Fuel Families,” an effort to raise funds for Guilford Social Services for families who need energy assistance, Liza Janssen Petra was interviewed on February 11, 2012 on Good Morning Connecticut. Click here to watch the interview.