GRANTS AWARDED
From January 1, 2024 through March 31, 2024 Main Street Community Foundation has distributed $404,469 in grants and scholarships to support many worthy causes and organizations in your community.
Grants to Support Community Initiatives - $4,750
Money in Motion Grants - $7,500
Bristol Veterans Council- $1,000
Support for the POW/MIA memorial in Bristol
Data Haven - $2,000
Support to conduct additional interviews with Bristol residents for the 2024 Community Wellbeing Survey
NECBL Blues Baseball Club - $3,000
2024 Bristol Blues Season
The Bristol Farmer’s Market - $1,500
Entertainment and family-based activities held at The Bristol Farmer’s Market
Bradley Henry Barnes and Leila Upson Barnes Memorial Trust Grants - $81,840
Bread for Life - $10,000
Unrestricted operating support
Main Street Community Foundation - $1,000
Community support grant for leadership sponsorships in Southington
Mulberry Gardens of Southington - $12,000
Exercise equipment for the Good Life Fitness program
Prudence Crandall Center, Inc. - $2,500
50th Anniversary celebration activities
Southington-Cheshire Community YMCAs Inc. - $500
Support for the annual Southington Farmer’s Market
Southington-Cheshire Community YMCAs Inc. - $54,840
Upgrade and modernize the existing elevator in the main lobby of the YMCA
United Way of Southington Inc - $1,000
2024 Annual Dinner activities
Field of Interest Fund Grants - $25,970
Burlington Land Trust, Inc. - $500
Burlington Community “Clean Up Day”
James R. Parker Trust
Rental Assistance for low- income residents of Plainville - $700
Plainville Housing Assistance Fund
Designated Funds and Agency Endowment Grants - $392,841
American Clock & Watch Museum - $9,530
American Clock & Watch Museum Fund
Bread for Life - $13,110
Bread for Life Fund
Boys & Girls Club of Bristol- $22,490
Bristol Boys & Girls Club Fund
Boys & Girls Club of Bristol - $7,000
Ann Gudegast Fund for the Bristol Boys & Girls Club
Boys & Girls Club of Bristol- $1,320
Edward Ingraham Fund
Boys & Girls Club of Bristol (Cambridge Park Clubhouse) - $500
Ercole and Pamela Labadia Fund for the Boys & Girls Club
Boys & Girls Club of Bristol - $5,660
Sky Bight Foundation Fund for the Bristol Boys & Girls Club
Boys & Girls Club of Bristol (Youth of the Year Award) - $1,520
Charles Kushlan Memorial Fund
Bristol Adult Resource Center, Inc. - $4,200
Bristol Adult Resource Center Fund
Bristol Adult Resource Center, Inc. - $340
Charlotte Kall Fund for Bristol Adult Resource Center
Bristol Child Development Center - $705
Early Learning – A PET Project Fund
Bristol Community Services - $6,450
Bristol Health Fund for the Parent & Child Center
Bristol Family Resource Centers - $1,450
Corliss Fund for the Bristol Family Resource Centers
Bristol Family Resource Centers - $580
Mama Sandy Caggiano Fund
Bristol Hospital Foundation - $9,310
Bristol Hospital Development Foundation Fund
Bristol Hospital Foundation - $390
Eva M. Pierce Memorial Charitable Fund
Bristol Sports Hall of Fame - $2,560
Bristol Sports Hall of Fame Fund
Bristol Symphony Orchestra and Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra - $400
Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra Educational Activities Fund
Burlington Historical Society - $490
Burlington Historical Society Fund
Burlington Land Trust, Inc. - $1,250
Burlington Land Trust, Inc. Fund
Burlington Library Association, Inc. - $960
Burlington Library Association, Inc. Fund
Business Education Foundation - $790
Bob and Carol Messier Family Fund
Bristol Fire Department - $2,900
Hap Barnes Fire Safety Trailer Fund
Bristol Public Library and F.N. Manross Memorial Library - $1,158
Bristol Libraries Fund
Bristol Public Library- $7,765
Samuel Goodsell Library Fund
City of Bristol Cemetery Commission - $780
Sarah Norton Pardee Fund
BristolParks and Recreation - $27,012
Samuel Goodsell Park & Playground Fund
Connecticut Historical Society - $420
Connecticut Quilt Registry Legacy Fund
Environmental Learning Centers of CT, Inc. - $9,680
Environmental Learning Centers of CT, Inc. Fund
Environmental Learning Centers of CT, Inc. - $700
Estela Wilderness Education Fund
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association - $910
Tyler James Gingery Memorial Fund
Imagine Nation, A Museum of Early Learning Center - $705
Early Learning – A PET Project Fund
Immanuel Lutheran School - $4,710
Immanuel Lutheran Alumni Tuition Assistance Fund
The Carousel Museum (Fire Museum) - $7,130
Hap Barnes Fund for Fire Safety and Prevention
Opportunity House, Inc. - $7,180
Pat & Bob Wollenberg Family Fund for Opportunity House
Plymouth Historical Society - $780
Plymouth Library Association, Inc. Fund
Southington-Cheshire Community YMCAs Inc. - $5,900
Bradley Henry Barnes Fund for the Southington Community YMCA
Southington Community Services - $890
Inside Rebecca’s Backpack Fund
Southington Community Services - $7,620
Julius D. Bristol Trust
Southington Community Services - $1,030
Kristen’s Wishes Fund
St. Andrew Evangelical Lutheran Church - $1,880
St. Andrew Mission Endowment Fund
Town of Plainville - $1,300
Plainville Affordable Housing Corporation Fund
Southington Police Department - $787
Jacob Perkins Memorial Fund
Tunxis Community College Foundation, Inc - $33,540
Bristol Career Center of Tunxis Community College Endowment Fund
Bristol Career Center of Tunxis Community College Endowment Fund II
Tunxis Community College Fund
Tunxis Community College II Fund
United Way of West Central Connecticut - $9,290
United Way of West Central Connecticut Fund
West Cemetery Association – Barnes Memorial Chapel - $18,500
Carlyle F. Barnes Memorial Chapel Fund
Wheeler Health - $9,640
Wheeler Clinic/Dennis Keenan Fund
Donor Advised Fund Grants Supported the Following Organizations and Charitable Interests - $9,503
American Clock & Watch Museum
American Legion Post 2
Autism Families CONNECTicut
Boys & Girls Club of Bristol
Bristol Hospital Foundation
Bristol Technical Education Center
Environmental Learning Centers of CT
Lions Club of New Britain Charities Inc.
Main Street Community Foundation
Save the Children Federation
Tunnel to Towers
United Way of West Central Connecticut
Veterans Strong Community Center
Immediate Response Fund Grants - $6,154
Karen DuCotey Fund for Kids
Leading Ladies Immediate Response Fund
Men & Boys’ Immediate Response Fund
Jean Sorey Fund for Single Parent Families
Werner Family Fund
Women & Girls Immediate Response Fund
Administrative Endowment Fund Grants - $40,310
Main Street Community Foundation
Barnes Group 150th Anniversary Fund
Dave & Edith Scarritt Fund
Main Street Community Foundation Endowment Fund
Yarde Metals Community Support Fund
