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Make Your Mark Scholarship Fund

The Community Foundation of Eastern

Funding Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

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Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Overview

Geographic Scope: 11 northeast Connecticut towns

Eligibility: Female and non-binary/third gender residents of participating northeast Connecticut towns

What They Fund: Scholarships for female and non-binary/third gender students from northeast Connecticut towns

Background: Laura and Scott Moorehead are retired and active in community service. Laura is a former Navy officer who witnessed discrimination against women and later became an artist, seeing firsthand how difficult it was for artists to get scholarships. Scott is a civil engineer who built affordable housing for nonprofits and is deeply concerned about injustice. They established this fund to support women and non-traditional gendered people who face greater barriers to scholarship opportunities compared to white males.

Geographic Service Area: The scholarship serves female and non-binary/third gender residents in 11 northeast Connecticut towns

What The Community Foundation of Eastern actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
223
Total given
$6.8M
Median grant
$16K
Range
$5,417–$398K
  • By dollars: Connecticut 75%, Massachusetts 7%, California 6%. Top recipient cities: New London, CT; Hartford, CT; Norwich, CT.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

Example grants

  • Tides Foundation · Los Angeles, CA

    Bn - basic needs & rights

    $398K

  • Safe Futures · New London, CT

    Bndv - promote healthy relationships & address domestic violence

    $308K

  • Access Community Action Agency · Willimantic, CT

    Bn - basic needs & rights

    $226K

  • Save the Sound · New Haven, CT

    Env - environmental

    $181K

  • Fractured Atlas · Hartsdale, NY

    Bnart - arts and culture

    $132K

IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Women
  • Education

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