Category Archives: Funds

Community Foundation of Middlesex County to Receive $8 Million Bequest  The Community Foundation of Middlesex County (CFMC) received an early 20th anniversary gift this year with news that the nonprofit organization will be the recipient of an $8 million bequest from the trust of the late Mary Janvrin. Ms. Janvrin and her pre-deceased sister Natalie Janvrin Wiggins lived quiet lives in Old Lyme. They shared a life-long love of all nature, particularly birds, as well as the arts and history. 

The IRA charitable rollover is now a permanent option for individuals age 70½ and older who want to make a gift of a lifetime during their lifetime. Donors are permitted to make a qualified charitable distribution from their IRA directly to a qualifying charity, such as the Community Foundation, without declaring the distribution as income. This is an excellent opportunity to establish a new fund at the Community Foundation of Middlesex County to fulfill your charitable dreams and wishes. Transfers from IRAs can fund Field of Interest, Designated, Education Award, and Undesignated Funds as well as support operations at the Community Foundation. This provision…

It took three generations to create a family legacy. It’s only taken months to begin telling that story in film. It has been a very busy fall (2015) for the documentary film project “For Dear Mother’s Sake: The James Family Letters that Shaped Ann Petry.” Liz Petry and her cousins Ashley James and Kathryn Golden have been hard at work with volunteers and experts, coordinating the planning phase and continuing the research into the incredible family history of the Petrys. Among the many aspects of planning a documentary film, they have:

Colter Abely had three passions in life – wrestling, golf, and his family and friends. After his tragic death in a car accident, his parents, Chaleen and Brian Abely established the Colter Abely Achievement Fund at the Community Foundation of Middlesex County in 2012. The Fund supports the wrestling programs at Xavier High School and Middletown High School as well as providing an annual education award for a graduating wrestler at each school. Brian and CFMC’s President & CEO Cynthia Clegg recently talked about Colter’s legacy

PLEASE NOTE – VENUE CHANGE FOR BULLY-FREE COMMUNITIES RALLY DUE TO FORECAST OF RAIN, THE BULLY-FREE COMMUNITIES RALLY HAS BEEN MOVED TO MIDDLESEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE, 100 Training Hill Drive, Middletown National Unity Day – October 22. Join students, parents, neighbors, and colleagues from Middlesex County in a show of unity for bully-free communities at a Rally from 9 – 11 am at Chapman Hall, Middlesex Community College. Doors open at 9:00 a.m. with team building activities and demonstrations by our partners EMPOWER, Rushford, First Tee of Connecticut, and LiveKind. We will also be joined by special guests who will talk…

Creating positive communities through youth empowerment is the goal of the Community Foundation of Middlesex County’s Council of Business Partners. The “No Bully Zone,” developed in partnership with Rushford prevention specialists, provides tools and programs for schools and community groups to address bullying and help children stand up to bullying. Donny Marshall, a former UConn Huskies and NBA basketball player, joined CFMC and Rushford

Bob’s Discount Furniture Partners with Simply Sharing to Help Connecticut’s Homeless Population Transition into Sustainable, Supportive Housing  Bob’s Discount Furniture today announced a partnership with Simply Sharing, an Essex, Conn.-based organization, under the sponsorship of the Community Foundation of Middlesex County, whose mission is to provide basic furniture, household goods and occasional interior design input to individuals and families transitioning from homelessness to sustainable and supportive housing. Since the partnership began last October, Simply Sharing has provided more than 50 pieces of furniture to over a dozen families and individuals moving from homeless shelters into transitional and permanent, supportive housing….