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…
The Guilford Foundation connects people who care to the causes that matter to them, to enrich the quality of life in Guilford. Established in 1975 as a community foundation, the Foundation builds and maintains a charitable endowment valued at nearly $2.5 million and uses a portion of the…
The Guilford Foundation recently presented scholarship awards totaling $12,300 to twelve Guilford High School graduates to help offset the costs of their education. The records of these remarkable students reflect their hard work and commitment to personal development and inspire hope in the future citizenry of our great…
With the support of a generous matching donor, the Guilford Art Center is launching an agency endowment with the Guilford Foundation, a permanent legacy fund to create long-term income for the Center. “We are thrilled to be partnering with the Guilford Foundation to create this endowment, and extremely…