CT Humanities Issues Grants to Support Initiatives Across State

CT Humanities Issues Grants to Support Initiatives Across State

CT Humanities recently awarded $199,174 to nine Connecticut organizations to support capacity building, program implementation, planning, and partnerships. The locations of the organizations receiving grants included Bridgeport, Hartford, Litchfield, Middletown, New Canaan, New Haven, Norwalk and West Hartford.

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Needs of People with Rare Diseases to be in the Spotlight with Leap Year Observance

Needs of People with Rare Diseases to be in the Spotlight with Leap Year Observance

2020 is a leap year, which brings an extra day to the calendar at the end of this month and a singular observance.  The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), with headquarters in Danbury, is the Official U.S. Sponsor of Rare Disease Day, which will be marked in Connecticut and around the country on and around Saturday, February 29.

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Travelers Championship Raises $2.1 Million for Local Charities

Travelers Championship Raises $2.1 Million for Local Charities

The Travelers Championship has announced that the 2019 tournament generated more than $2.1 million for 150 local charities, including this year’s primary beneficiary, The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp.  The impact of the tournament, one of the most highly regarded on the PGA Tour, reverberates throughout the state.

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Milestone Anniversary Celebrated by Statewide Non-Profit

Milestone Anniversary Celebrated by Statewide Non-Profit

Woodbridge-based Marrakech, Inc. has been collaborating with the State of Connecticut for the past 48 years in providing support for youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental illness, acquired brain injury, people with socio and economic disadvantages and others who need assistance in living with quality and independence in their communities.

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Report: Connecticut Giving By Individuals and Foundations Remained Steady in 2016, But Concerns Remain

Report: Connecticut Giving By Individuals and Foundations Remained Steady in 2016, But Concerns Remain

Individuals and foundations in Connecticut gave $4.97 billion in charitable contributions during 2016, falling slightly from the prior year’s $5 billion giving total, according to the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP). The decline in Connecticut individual giving occurred even as individual giving grew by 6% nationally.

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CT Nonprofits Ponder Impact of Proposed United Technologies Merger, Corporate Relocation

CT Nonprofits Ponder Impact of Proposed United Technologies Merger, Corporate Relocation

One of the many questions surrounding the pending merger between United Technologies and Massachusetts-headquartered Raytheon is what happens next year?  Will the merged company, Raytheon Technologies, continue to support nonprofit organizations in Connecticut to the extent that UTC has, in many instances, for decades. Among those wondering is Special Olympics.

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