Meg Soffen 3/19/25 Meg Soffen 3/19/25

Grant Site Visits Underway

This year, 103 dedicated volunteers will visit 75 nonprofits to learn about their programming, meet their leadership, and evaluate the organization’s alignment with NCCF’s mission and values.

Meg Soffen 2/25/25 Meg Soffen 2/25/25

Individual and Block Grant Scholarship Applications are OPEN

Scholarship Applications are OPEN. Deadline for Individual Applications is May 11, 2025 at 11:30pm. Block Grant Applications are due by April 11, 2025 at 11:30pm.

Meg Soffen 2/11/25 Meg Soffen 2/11/25

2025 Annual Meeting

The 2025 New Canaan Community Foundation Annual Meeting was held on Wednesday, January 29th at the Waveny House.

Meg Soffen 2/5/25 Meg Soffen 2/5/25

Behavioral Health Survey Results Shared with Public

The panel presentation on January 27, 2025 at the Jim and Dede Bartlett Auditorium at the New Canaan Library highlighted five key takeaways from the Community Health & Well-Being Survey.

Meg Soffen 1/28/25 Meg Soffen 1/28/25

The Survival Budget - Understanding Poverty for Local Working Families

New Canaan Community Foundation & New Canaan Library are hosting a community discussion about the growing percentage of our neighbors who live above the Federal Poverty Line yet struggle to afford basic expenses such as housing, childcare, food, healthcare, and more.

Wednesday, February 4, 2025
6:30 - 8:00pm
New Canaan Library - Dede & Jim Bartlett Auditorium

Meg Soffen 1/15/25 Meg Soffen 1/15/25

NCHS to offer SAT Tutoring with NCCF Grant

The Tutoring program will be available to all students including those with financial needs through a generous grant from NCCF creating the Equal Access for SATs (EOS) program.

Meg Soffen 1/2/25 Meg Soffen 1/2/25

NCCF Receives $13,200 Donation from the Chubb Charity Classic Thanks to Cross Private Client Insurance Golf Team

Team Members Tim Brown, Brendan Reich, Jon Pensa, Adam Casella, and Alex Reinman

Meg Soffen 12/9/24 Meg Soffen 12/9/24

Generosity Is at the Heart of Our Community: Join NCCF's Important Work

Thank You for Supporting NCCF’s Annual Appeal

Column in the New Canaan Sentinel December 6th edition written by Appeal Co-Chairs, Jen Ray and Kathy Auda Skaperdas

Meg Soffen 11/8/24 Meg Soffen 11/8/24

2024 Connecticut Council for Philanthropy FCFN Collaborative Wellness Fund Grant

Grant Opportunity - Recognizing that nonprofits are under constant pressure to do more with less, resulting in overworked staff and significant staff burnout, the CCP FCFN is offering a one-time grant opportunity to support Fairfield County, CT leaders’ and/or groups’ wellness. Deadline - December 20, 2024

Meg Soffen 11/8/24 Meg Soffen 11/8/24

2024 Volunteer Recogntion Awards

Please join us on November 20th, 6:00pm at the New Canaan Town Hall to honor some extraordinary volunteers from our community!

Meg Soffen 10/7/24 Meg Soffen 10/7/24

Generosity is at the heart of our community.

Generosity is at the heart of our community. Please donate to our Annual Appeal.

Meg Soffen 10/1/24 Meg Soffen 10/1/24

New Canaan Behavioral Health Alliance Releases a Community Health & Well-Being Survey

The Town of New Canaan, Silver Hill Hospital, and New Canaan Community Foundation are urging all residents to participate in a 5-minute Community Health & Well-being Survey, running from October 1st to 31st.