Community Chest Grant Program

Community Chest Grant Program

Funder: The Community Chest of New Britain and Berlin, a supporting organization of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain

Geographic Scope: New Britain and Berlin, Connecticut, USA

History: Founded in 1919; also known historically as United Way of New Britain and Berlin

Areas of Interest and Priorities (Updated May 2025)

The Community Chest supports programs in the health and human service area and will consider requests for:

Program grants

General operating support

Seed grants for new programs

Current Priorities (due to challenging economic climate and federal funding cuts):

Mental Health

Food

Housing/Shelter

General Health

Organizations serving children in regard to the priority areas above will receive additional consideration.

What We Do NOT Fund

• Sectarian or religious activities
• Political or lobbying activities
• Capital campaigns
• Deficits
• Direct support of individuals
• Annual or endowment campaigns
• Camperships or scholarships for academic and/or enrichment programs
• Public/independent schools
• Generally, requests for capital equipment are not funded (but may be considered on a case-by-case basis)

Eligibility

• 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organizations or qualified entities eligible to receive grants from community foundations under IRS Code
• Grassroots groups may be considered if they have a governing body and a fiscal agent with appropriate tax status
• Funding hiatus requirement: Organizations are required to take a one-year hiatus following three years of consecutive funding

Evaluation Criteria

Proposals will be evaluated with respect to:

Available funding

Potential benefit of the project to the community

Contact Information

Candice Tabone
Community Impact Officer
Community Foundation of Greater New Britain
Phone: 860-229-6018, ext. 302
Email: ctabone@cfgnb.org
Address: 74A Vine Street, New Britain, CT 06052

Grant Timeline

The Community Chest Board meets twice per year to review proposals.