Archive for Impact Stories

Community Matters – Enriching the Community

Many of the grants The Guilford Foundation funds provide joy and brightened spirits to the community at large, making it measurable better. Here are a few vignettes of recent grant recipients that showcase positive local impact: Guilford Art Center (GAC): The operational funding TGF provides supports its education…

Community Matters – Youth Investment

The Guilford Foundation is doing incredible work in investing in youth and education locally. In fact, in 2022, over $27,000 alone in grants was directed to these important types of programs. The recipients of the grant money include:Community Nursery School recently established an entire outside Nature School where children…

Community Matters – Recovery Support

Mental health issues and addiction are more prevalent than one would think. Even with increased awareness, these can be unpopular topics and ones that people avoid discussing or addressing. Through our 2022 competitive grant process, we support various organizations providing these critical services that save and transform lives…

Community Matters — Recovery Support

2023 Impact Report

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TGF Awards Grant to SongStrong Foundation for Equine Therapy

2023 IMPACT REPORT STORY The Guilford Foundation (TGF) awarded a $2,500 grant in 2022 to the Ethan Miller Song Foundation for a unique equine therapy program that benefited a group of young girls who have experienced profound trauma. The mission of the foundation is to carry out the…

TGF Grant Funds Weatherproof Gear Closet for Outdoor School

2023 IMPACT REPORT STORY Get dirty. Take risks. Brave the elements. Those are not usually the lessons of preschool. But for a small group of intrepid four-year-olds, those lessons fit perfectly with ABCs and 123s at the Community Nursery School’s new Nature School, funded with a grant from…