The Fappiano Family Fund for Special Needs is one of our portfolio of charitable funds established by community members to support a cause that matters. The youngest generation of Fappianos presented a donation to Linda Toscano, the project founder of Gavin and Friends. She is transforming a house…
The Guilford Foundation (TGF) is pleased to announce that the 2023 competitive grant deadline is March 10, 2023. Last year, TGF awarded 22 competitive grants to community-serving organizations, ranging from $1,500 to $10,000, with an average award of $5,000. Application materials and guidelines are available on the website….
The Guilford Foundation is celebrating and supporting the work of local and regional non-profit organizations this year with more than $90,000 in grants. The awards will help Guilford residents and the community as a whole to thrive despite the many challenges of the last year. For more than…
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,…
Published in the Guilford Courier (Dec. 1, 2020) Almost exactly eight months after launching its COVID-19 Response Fund meant to support struggling non-profits, healthcare workers, art institutions, and individuals during the pandemic, the Guilford Foundation announced it has paid out almost $140,000 into the community, providing a desperately…
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…