Fund for Greater Hartford Grant- Letter of Intent Grant

The Fund for Greater Hartford offers grants up to $25,000 to support nonprofit organizations that enhance children's academic and social skills in Hartford, New Britain, and Middletown. Emphasizing collaboration, measurable outcomes, and diverse funding, the Fund seeks applicants committed to community engagement and effective data tracking. Organizations must be tax-exempt and demonstrate a commitment to inclusivity and equity. This initiative aims to foster a strong educational foundation for children in the region.

The Fund provides thought leadership and financial support to nonprofit organizations and collaborations that apply best practices to their work and demonstrate measurable outcomes.
Grant funds are available to nonprofit organizations, collaboratives and partnerships that support The Fund’s vision and apply best practices, creative and cost-effective approaches, with a history of delivering measurable outcomes.
The Fund for Greater Hartford does not consider a grant proposal to constitute confidential information. We may discuss organizations or grant inquiries with other funders, individuals identified within the proposal, outside experts, and other appropriate people in the community. Information you consider to be confidential or proprietary should not be included in your proposal.
Grant recipients are expected to demonstrate in all aspects of their operations full compliance with legislation prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, sexual preference, or disability. Further, it is expected that grant recipients will actively seek diversity in their governance and program staff.
Funding
Grant requests cannot exceed $25,000.

Eligibility

If the application is on behalf of a partnership or collaborative of organizations, only one application may be submitted. Applicant organizations must be tax-exempt under IRS Code section 501(c) 3 or have a fiscal agent/sponsor that is a 501 (c) 3.Eligibility CriteriaCommitment to true collaboration; shared goals, strategies and resources among all partners and stakeholdersCommitment to demonstrating outcomes by tracking and analyzing dataSound organizational fiscal management and stabilityDiverse organizational funding streamsA focus on the success of youth in The Fund’s catchment area with specific attention to Hartford, New Britain and MiddletownEvidence of the ability to effectively measure of one or more of the following indicators either at a population or programmatic level:Children and youth exhibit developmentally appropriate numeracy skillsChildren and youth exhibit developmentally appropriate literacy skillsChildren and youth exhibit developmentally appropriate socio-emotional skillsChildren and youth demonstrate a decrease in summer learning lossChildren and youth demonstrate a decrease in chronic absenteeismEfforts contribute to the creation or continued development of statewide systems that support the achievement of one or more of the above indicatorsThe Fund will consider applications from organizations and collaborations in the following communities with special emphasis on Hartford, New Britain and Middletown:

• Andover
• Avon
• Bloomfield
• Bolton
• Canton
• Cromwell
• East Granby
• East Hartford
• East Windsor
• Ellington
• Enfield
• Farmington
• Glastonbury
• Granby
• Hartford
• Hebron
• Manchester
• Marlborough
• Middletown
• New Britain
• Newington
• Rocky Hill
• Simsbury
• Somers
• South Windsor
• Suffield
• Tolland
• Vernon
• West Hartford
• Wethersfield
• Windsor
• Windsor Locks

Ineligibility

The Fund will not support the following:Organizations that have the IRS Private Foundation designation
Endowment funds
Religious institutions, other than for their provision of nonsectarian community services
Capital projects
Performances, conferences, field trips, events, ceremonies and/or fairs
Scholarships
The Fund generally does not invest in operations of traditional after-school, mentoring, youth development, educational institutions or early childhood education programs. However, we may consider proposals that, address systems-level challenges, pilot innovative models, represent unique community collaborations, or address the needs of populations with limited access to these types of services.