The Guilford Foundation thanks Peter Barrett for his years of service and welcomes Linda Weber as the incoming Board Chair. A highlight of Peter’s tenure as Chair was the agility the Foundation demonstrated in establishing a Covid Relief Fund. Immediately after the onset of the pandemic, TGF was…
A seven-member Community Investment Committee (CIC) of The Guilford Foundation was tasked with reviewing requests from a diverse pool of 2022 grant applicants. Guiding principles and the 2022 priorities of basic needs, community wellbeing, child and youth development, JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion), arts and culture, and…
Our 2022 Impact Report spotlights the great work done over the past year, including our continued efforts to assist Guilford residents hardest hit by the COVID pandemic. TGF’s endowment increased by 15% despite the challenging times, enabling us to give over $270,000 to critical organizations within the community…
The Guilford Foundation’s 12-student Youth Advisory Group (YAG) was founded ten years ago through a collaboration between Tim Geelen (TGF Board Chair at the time) and Al Jacobs (GHS Interact Advisor) to encourage youth philanthropy. The concept was a resounding success, as this dedicated group of teenagers are…
Gini King and Claudia Buzzi co-founded Shoreline Interfaith Resettlement (a part of First Church Guilford) as a direct response to the ongoing Afghan refugee crisis. In collaboration with Integrated Refugee & immigrant Services (IRIS) in New haven, the team handled the logistics for a refugee families including healthcare,…
The Guilford Foundation is proud to present our 2020 Impact Report, although 2019 seems like a hundred years ago. Since March, our work has focused on responding to the community’s needs in response to COVID19. The 2020 Impact Report presents three stories about the crucial impact of your…
The Guilford Foundation (TGF) recently awarded 14 grants through our regular Competitive Grant making process, although this year’s process was anything but normal. These grants are made annually through our endowment funds based on our spending policy. TGF’s original grant deadline was March 12—the Thursday of that fateful…
Although the ceremony was via Zoom this year, the Guilford High School scholarship awardees were no less impressive. The Guilford Foundation was honored to provide 18 awards to graduating seniors from Guilford High School. These impressive students were selected according to a variety of qualifications, from academic excellence…
The Guilford Foundation (TGF) recently awarded $68,400 to organizations serving Guilford. These grants were awarded through TGF’s annual competitive grant making process. TGF received 33 applications for funding—reflecting a 21% increase from 2018 in the amount requested for funding. TGF was able to support 20 of those requests,…
The Guilford Foundation (TGF) recently awarded $20,725 through 18 scholarship awards to graduating Guilford High School seniors (except where noted) who plan to pursue post-secondary education. The awards and honorees are as follows: These students represent the best of Guilford’s future—they work after school jobs, they are active…