Touch A Life Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Overview: The Touch A Life Fund provides year-round assistance to families in New Canaan that need community support with basic needs.”
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Eligible organizations
- New Canaan Public Schools counselors
- Local nonprofits
Other requirements
- Families in New Canaan with basic needs
- Referrals from trusted partners including
- Human Services Department
- Impact: Year-to-date assistance is up 140% compared to the same period the previous year (as of November 2025)
Overview
The Touch A Life Fund provides year-round assistance to families in New Canaan that need community support with basic needs. Assistance moves on a rolling basis every week to immediately respond to referrals.
Focus Areas:
- Basic needs assistance
- Emergency support for families in New Canaan
Eligibility:
- Families in New Canaan with basic needs
- Referrals from trusted partners including:
- New Canaan Public Schools counselors
- Human Services Department
- Local nonprofits
Impact: Year-to-date assistance is up 140% compared to the same period the previous year (as of November 2025)
Contact Information:
- Phone: (203) 966-0231
- Address: 111 Cherry Street, New Canaan, CT 06840
- Website: newcanaancf.org
What New Canaan Community Foundation Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 106
- Total given
- $2.31M
- Median grant
- $14K
- Range
- $5,175–$198K
- By dollars: Connecticut 87%, New York 4%, Maryland 2%. Top recipient cities: New Canaan, CT; Norwalk, CT; Stamford, CT.
- 33% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 25% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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- Human services
- Family services
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