GRANTS AWARDED
From January 1, 2024 through September 30, 2024 Main Street Community Foundation has distributed $1,786,600 in grants and scholarships to support many worthy causes and organizations in your community.
Grants to Support Community Initiatives - $86,700
Leadership support - $4,750
United Way of West Central CT - $81,950
2024 Walsh Summer Work Experience Program
Tim & Mary Walsh Charitable Fund
General Cycle Grants - $153,364
American Clock & Watch Museum - $1,750
Historic Window Replacement
Pat & Bob Wollenberg Family Fund for the Community
American Red Cross - $4,000
Disaster Relief Services to residents of the Foundation’s service area
Bristol Brass General Grant Fund - $2,950
Jaspersohn Family Memorial Fund - $1,050
Animal Rescue Foundation, Inc. - $1,240
Spay & Neuter Program for shelter cats and dogs in the Foundation’s service area
Elizabeth I. and Louis J. Matt Animal Protection Fund
Arts for Learning Connecticut - $4,000
Express Yourself, a social and emotional resiliency arts-based program to be held at Joseph A. DePaolo Middle School, Southington
KAWFY Memorial Fund - $2,760
Lynda M. Mazur and Michael F. Colomonico Jr. Hands-On Fund - $1,240
Boys & Girls Club of Bristol - $5,000
Journeys: Path to Adulthood, a program to help youth develop a sense of identity and define personal values as they transition to young adulthood
Douglas and Noreen Schumann Special Interest Fund - $3,220
Dumont Family Charitable Fund - $1,780
Bread for Life - $1,078
Technology upgrade to support organizational events, data collection, and client education
KAWFY Memorial Fund
Bristol Adult Education - $1,990
Healthy snack pantry for food-insecure students
Angela and Al Caruso Family Charitable Fund - $1,570
Ronald F. & Emilie P. Duhaime Family Fund - $420
Bristol Adult Resource Center, Inc. - $4,800
New lawnmowers for the Yard Service program serving customers in Bristol, Plainville and Terryville
Pyrzenski/Audette Family Fund - $1,000
Pat & Bob Wollenberg Charitable Fund - $3,800
Bristol Child Development Center - $3,000
Expansion of the Little Chefs’ program, a hands-on culinary and gardening experience for students and families
Pat & Bob Wollenberg Family Fund for the Community - $1,990
Fuller and Myrtle Barnes Fund for Education - $790
Karen and Kim Murphy Family Charitable Fund - $220
Bristol Family Resource Centers - $4,500
W.O.R.K.S. (Working Parents: Options, Resources & Key Supports) program to help working parents build collaborative relationships with their children’s school
Ciccarelli-Vitale Community Advancement Fund - $3,030
Fuller and Myrtle Barnes Fund for Education - $1,470
Bristol Historical Society - $1,596
Past Perfect initiative, a technology upgrade to enhance the museum’s visibility by allowing free online access to the collection
Stephen and Katherine Saman Memorial Fund
Bristol Recovery Club, Inc. - $4,000
Beverage vending machine for member’s use at meetings
Bristol Savings Bank Fund - $3,110
Formagioni-Lodovico Family Fund - $490
Tedesco-Gallant Charitable Fund - $400
BristolWORKS! - $3,000
Financial aid for individuals enrolled in workforce training and development classes residing in the Foundation’s service area
Wally Barnes Fund for Community Leadership Initiatives - $2,250
Bristol Brass General Grant Fund - $750
Burlington Library Association, Inc. - $6,000
Hoopla, a library streaming service providing instant access to eBooks, audiobooks, comics, movies and music
Burlington Community Fund - $4,810
James R. Parker Trust - $1,190
Burlington Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. - $5,378
Purchase of two specialized nozzles that will help eradicate large fires
James R. Parker Trust
Charter Oak State College Foundation, Inc. - $4,760
Break the Paper Ceiling program to remove financial barriers to degree completion for adults returning to college
Bristol Brass General Grant Fund - $3,330
Bristol Savings Bank Fund - $1,430
Connecticut Foodshare - $3,500
Mobile Food Pantry supplying fresh foods to underserved neighborhoods in Bristol, Burlington, and Southington
Bristol Brass General Grant Fund - $2,810
Turkus Family Fund - $690
Connecticut Humane Society - $1,000
Veterinary care for at-risk pets in the Foundation’s service area
Elizabeth I. and Louis J. Matt Animal Protection Fund
Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut, Inc. - $5,000
Phase II of Wallace Barnes Accessible Nature Trail project including benches, signs and connection of trail ends
Bristol Brass General Grant Fund - $4,020
Merriman Family Fund - $980
Family Resource Center of Southington- Southington Board of Education - $4,582
Building Blocks of Learning school readiness program for Southington children ages three to five
KAWFY Memorial Fund
Friends of Southington Animal Control, Inc. - $3,000
New ground surface for outdoor kennel to improve exercise area for animals
Elizabeth I. and Louis J. Matt Animal Protection Fund
Friends of the Wolcott Dog Pound, Inc. - $3,000
Outreach and veterinary care of pets from low and moderate-income homes in the Foundation’s service area
Elizabeth I. and Louis J. Matt Animal Protection Fund - $2,470
Terry & Marguerite Fletcher Family Fund - $530
Healing Meals Foundation Corporation - $4,500
Healthy Meals program for seriously ill persons in the Foundation’s service area
Bristol Brass General Grant Fund - $3,430
Douglas and Noreen Schumann Special Interest Fund - $1,070
Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center - $5,000
Building STEAM with Imagine Nation program for students and families at the Imagine Nation Museum and in collaboration with libraries and schools in the Foundation’s service area
Fuller and Myrtle Barnes Fund for Education
Kelly’s Kids, Inc. - $3,200
Kelly’s Kids Farm Playgroup, a therapeutic program focusing on social skills development for children in the Foundation’s service area
Douglas and Noreen Schumann Special Interest Fund
Kelly’s Kids, Inc. (Wolcott Youth Services Bureau) - $2,000
Wolcott Youth Playgroup , an early childhood program for preschoolers in Wolcott
Bristol Savings Bank Fund - $1,580
Karen and Kim Murphy Family Charitable Fund - $420
New England Auto & Transportation Museum, Inc. - $1,200
Annual Summer Car Show in Bristol
Bristol Brass General Grant Fund
Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra - $6,000
Educational Children's Concerts in schools throughout the Foundation’s service area
James R. Parker Trust - $3,500
Bristol Brass General Grant Fund - $1,900
Margaret Haberman Memorial Fund for Music - $600
Operation Fuel, Inc. - $5,000
Emergency Energy Assistance for low- income residents in the Foundation’s service area
Jim & Eleanor Frawley Community Fund - $2,980
Bristol Brass General Grant Fund - $2,020
Plainville Community Food Pantry - $2,500
Intervention, Outreach and Referral Program providing food and other basic needs for Plainville residents
Paige Wartonick Laferriere Memorial Fund - $1,350
Bristol Brass General Grant Fund - $700
Becker Family Fund - $450
South Central Health District - $5,000
Community Life Saving classes such as First Aid, CPR, Stop the Bleed and AED training for Plainville and Southington residents
KAWFY Memorial Fund
Southington Festival Chorale - $1,000
Winter 2024 and Spring 2025 concerts performed in Southington
Southington Arts Council Legacy Fund - $830
KAWFY Memorial Fund - $170
Southington Girls Softball League - $2,000
Rookie and Farm Field upgrades
KAWFY Memorial Fund - $1,610
JoAnn & David Mills Family Fund - $390
Southington Southern Little League - $2,000
Field upgrades to improve quality and standardize size
KAWFY Memorial Fund
Terryville Public Library - $2,500
Accessible adult seating for library patrons
Bristol Savings Bank Fund - $1,630
Bristol Brass General Grant Fund - $870
The Agape House - $4,000
Client Transportation Initiative for housing-insecure clients in Bristol and surrounding towns
Bristol Brass General Grant Fund
The Carousel Museum - $3,200
Expansion of Thursday Night Lecture Series promoting the mission of the museum
Bristol Brass General Grant Fund - $2,740
Jay & Elizabeth Tyrrell Fund for the Arts - $460
The Children’s Law Center, Inc. - $4,000
Legal representation of children in family court from the Foundation’s service area
Bristol Brass General Grant Fund
The Children’s Museum - $2,500
Science Achievement for All (SAFA) program for Pre-K–8th grade students in Bristol Public Schools
Fuller and Myrtle Barnes Fund for Education
The Diaper Bank of CT - $2,500
Provide diapers to non-profit organizations serving low-income families through a diaper distribution network in the Foundation’s service area
Bristol Brass General Grant Fund - $1,500
KAWFY Memorial Fund - $1,000
The Salvation Army - $5,000
Creative Arts and Music (CAM) Academy for Bristol youth
Douglas and Noreen Schumann Special Interest Fund - $3,930
Pat & Bob Wollenberg Family Fund for the Community - $1,070
Thy Eagle’s Nest - $2,590
Purchase of a Chair Lift providing access to the second floor classrooms for clients with restricted mobility
Bristol Brass General Grant Fund - $2,250
Nana Jane's Fund - $340
United Way of West Central CT - $5,500
Staff support for BECA (Bristol Early Childhood Alliance) Coordinator
Edward W. and Audrey K. Mink Memorial Fund - $3,180
Bristol Brass General Grant Fund - $2,320
Veterans Strong Community Center - $6,000
Operating support to conduct outreach and case management services for veterans in the Foundation’s service area
Gnazzo/Reidy Charitable Fund - $5,120
Bristol Brass General Grant Fund - $880
Money in Motion Grants - $15,952
2024 Nonprofit Board Leadership Academy - $6,152
Bristol Senior Center - $800
Memory Café for seniors experiencing cognitive change and their caregivers
Bristol Veterans Council - $1,000
Support for the POW/MIA memorial in Bristol
City of Bristol Parks, Recreation, Youth and Community Services - $1,000
Downtown Live at the Rockwell Theater
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
United Way of West Central Connecticut - $500
Community Conversation series to develop meaningful dialog and positive change
Bradley Henry Barnes and Leila Upson Barnes Memorial Trust Grants - $626,708
Bread for Life - $10,000
Unrestricted operating grant in celebration of their 40th anniversary
LiveWell - $5,000
Support for the Dementia Positive Summit to be held at LiveWell, Southington
The LEAF (Lewis Educational Agricultural Farm) - $60,000
Continued support for school and community programs focusing on agricultural education and providing a healthy and sustainable food supply in Southington
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
Prudence Crandall Center, Inc. - $85,000
Domestic Violence Intervention & Prevention Services available to Southington residents
Southington-Cheshire Community YMCAs, Inc. - $500
Support for the annual Southington Farmer’s Market
Southington-Cheshire Community YMCAs, Inc. - $49,850
Upgrade and modernize the existing elevator in the main lobby of the YMCA
Southington Community Cultural Arts, Inc. - $1,250
Arts Benefactor for the annual “Dinner Under the Stars”
The Hospital of Central Connecticut - $177,179
Relocation and expansion of the medical oncology and infusion services at the Bradley Memorial Campus
United Way of Southington, Inc. - $1,000
2024 Annual Dinner activities
United Way of Southington, Inc. - $99,894
Continuation of Senior Transportation Services program providing free transportation to Southington residents ages 55 and over, to help maintain independent living at home
Wheeler Clinic - $121,535
Continuation of the Southington Community Health Outreach project to enhance access to mental health and substance use recovery services
Plainville Community Fund Grants - $15,000
New Britain Museum of American Art - $2,000
Access to the Arts program for Plainville elementary school students
PARC, Inc. - $3,000
Recreational bowling program for adults with developmental disabilities
Plainville Adult and Continuing Education - $1,000
Satellite Instructional Service at the Plainville Public Library for adult education students seeking instruction outside regular hours
Plainville High School - $1,000
Music Department Interactive Digital Display Screen for video learning and classroom enhancement
Plainville Early Learning Center - $3,000
Summer Enrichment Program field trips and recreational programs for preschoolers
Plainville Wind Ensemble - $1,500
2025 Connecticut Composers Concert to be held at Plainville High School
Prudence Crandall Center, Inc. - $1,000
Domestic Violence Intervention and Prevention Services for Plainville residents
The Congregational Church of Plainville - $1,500
Continuation of The Music is Sacred concert series open to the community
Wheeler Regional Family YMCA - $1,000
Exercise equipment for the Adaptive Fitness Program to provide accessibility for people with physical, intellectual, and developmental disabilities
Women & Girls Fund Grants - $6,053
Pass the Purse Initiative - $6,053
Grants to Social Service organizations to support the purchase of personal care items for low-income senior women in the Foundation’s service area made possible from a special collection at the annual WOW event
Field of Interest Fund Grants - $17,290
Burlington Land Trust, Inc. - $500
Burlington Community “Clean Up Day”
James R. Parker Trust
Imagine Nation, A Museum of Early Learning Center - $1,500
Support for the Children’s Festival of Art
Sid Bernard and Ed Miller Children’s Fund for the Visual Arts
Region 10 Make A Mark, Inc. - $2,280
Educational enrichment opportunities in Region 10 schools
Make A Mark Region 10 Enrichment Fund
Rental Assistance for low- income residents of Plainville - $700
Plainville Housing Assistance Fund
Southington Community Cultural Arts, Inc. - $1,530
Support for the new traveling art program, “Art Van Go!”
Sid Bernard and Ed Miller Children’s Fund for the Visual Arts
Southington Public Library- $10,000
First year of a $50,000 grant to support the Children’s Program Room at the new Library
KAWFY Memorial Fund
Terryville High School Career Center - $530
Program supplies for the “Brewing Bulldogs“ operation at Eli Terry Jr. Middle School and STEM supplies for Kindergarten classrooms at Plymouth Center School
Plymouth Century Club Fund
West End Association - $250
Sponsorship for the Rockwell Park Summer Festival live art district activity
Jay & Elizabeth Tyrrell Fund for the Arts
Designated Funds and Agency Endowment Grants - $350,737
American Clock & Watch Museum - $9,530
American Clock & Watch Museum 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
Bread for Life - $13,110
Bread for Life 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 Fire Department - $2,900
Hap Barnes Fire Safety Trailer Fund
Bristol Hospital Foundation - $9,310
Bristol Hospital Development Foundation Fund
Bristol Hospital Foundation - $390
Eva M. Pierce Memorial Charitable Fund
Bristol Parks and Recreation - $27,012
Samuel Goodsell Park & Playground Fund
Bristol Public Library and F.N. Manross Memorial Library - $3,474
Bristol Libraries Fund
Bristol Public Library - $23,295
Samuel Goodsell Library 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
City of Bristol Cemetery Commission - $780
Sarah Norton Pardee Fund
City of Bristol Parks, Recreation, Youth and Community Services - $5,000
Friends of Bristol Parks and Recreation 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
F. N. Manross Memorial Library - $54,180
Manross Memorial Library Fund
Grand’Anse Health & Development Association - $19,999
Haiti Medical Fund
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association - $910
Tyler James Gingery Memorial Fund
Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center - $705
Early Learning – A PET Project Fund
Immanuel Lutheran School - $4,710
Immanuel Lutheran Alumni Tuition Assistance Fund
Opportunity House, Inc. - $7,180
Pat & Bob Wollenberg Family Fund for Opportunity House
The Carousel Museum (Fire Museum) - $7,130
Hap Barnes Fund for Fire Safety and Prevention
Plymouth Historical Society - $780
Plymouth Library Association, Inc. Fund
South Side School - $500
Jill Lynne Shackett Leadership & Learning Award 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 - $125,615
American Clock & Watch Museum
American Legion Post 2
Autism Families CONNECTicut
BEST
Boys & Girls Club of Bristol
Bristol Home Care and Hospice Agency, Inc.
Bristol Hospital Foundation
Bristol Sports Hall of Fame
Bristol Technical Education Center
City of Bristol Police Department
Connecticut Foodshare
Dean College
Deerfield Academy
Environmental Learning Centers of CT, Inc.
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Inc.
Farmington Village Green and Library Association
First Congregational Church United Church of Christ
Hartford Stage Company
Hartford Symphony Orchestra
Hill-Stead Museum
LifeWorks
Lions Club of New Britain Charities, Inc.
Lorenson Fund at the Main Street Community Foundation
Main Street Community Foundation
Northeast Regional Law Enforcement Educational Association Inc.
Our Companions Domestic Animal Sanctuary
Prudence Crandall Center, Inc.
Renbrook School
Save the Children Federation
St. Vincent De Paul Mission of Bristol
The Bushnell
The Carousel Museum
The Connecticut Forum, Inc.
The Salvation Army
TheaterWorks
Tricia Louise O’Connor Charitable Fund
Tunnel to Towers
United Way of West Central Connecticut
Veterans Strong Community Center
Wheeler Clinic
Williston Northampton School
World Affairs Council of CT
Immediate Response Fund Grants - $12,997
Bristol Board of Education Immediate Response Fund
Donna Borysewicz Fund for Women
Karen DuCotey Fund for Kids
Leading Ladies Immediate Response Fund
Main Street Children’s Fund
Men & Boys’ Immediate Response Fund
Jean Sorey Fund for Single Parent Families
Werner Family Fund
Women & Girls Immediate Response Fund
Scholarship Grants - $335,874
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
