Thanks to Your continued support, 54 Nonprofit Organizations were awarded grants in our Fall 2025-2026 Competitive Application Cycle Thank you for supporting CFMC grants! Your generosity is making great things possible in Middlesex County – from mobile learning labs to stocking food pantries to creating toy lending libraries to supporting creative arts programming for youth … and so much more! Through the generosity of contributions to CFMC unrestricted Middlesex Enhancement Fund and other named Funds to the Janvrin Fund and many Field of Interest Funds, including the ARF Fund, Deep River Cares Fund, Killingworth Community Fund, St. Luke’s Home Fund,…
Category Archives: Grant Awards
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Jul
Jul
The CFMC Board of Directors is pleased to announce that $220,087 was awarded to 52 nonprofits through our spring grants cycle. We are honored to support remarkable nonprofits helping our friends and neighbors access services many of us take for granted, such as food, shelter, and other essentials, as well as enrichment programs for individuals of all ages. CFMC is grateful to the many generous donors who have established Funds specifically for grant making. We are thankful to our funding partners, too. Together, we are able to support the boots on the ground in our community and ‘Help Good People…
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2024 once again proved to be a year of thinking locally and giving locally in our region. Middlesex County neighbors joined other donors and Fund advisors at CFMC and established 19 new Funds, bringing the total number of Funds to 345. This collective effort provided a greater impact for all. In fact, thanks to the generosity of our community, 576 grants totaling $2,102,227 were approved to support vital, local nonprofit programs and services in 2024. This is a testament to what we can achieve when we come together. Read on for some examples of what was accomplished in just one…
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Jul
Jul
The CFMC Board of Directors is pleased to announce that $184,979.00 in grants were awarded to 35 organizations through the Spring 2024 application cycle. Our amazing nonprofits certainly inspire us, and we thank them for their dedication and the extraordinary work they do. We are also inspired by the passion and commitment of all our neighbors, friends, and donors in Middlesex County who are giving back to their local community in ways that matter to them. Below is a full list of the grantees. Please join our Board and staff with A Round of Applause for all of them! To…
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Jan
Jan
Community Foundation of Middlesex County Presents $25,000 Grant to Pathfinders for Deer Lake Project Award made possible by the Mary Janvrin and Natalie Janvrin Wiggins Fund for Birds, Other Animals and Nature Middletown, CT – The Community Foundation of Middlesex County (CFMC) wrapped up its 25th anniversary celebration in December with a surprise $25,000 grant to Pathfinders, Inc. for its Deer Lake Project. The award was given in recognition and support of the nonprofit’s hard work, persistence, and strong passion for making a difference by fostering outdoor education and recreation for all at its recently purchased property, Deer Lake, a…
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May
Community Foundation of Middlesex County, The Nature Conservancy Launch Equitable Conservation Initiative Pilot project to increase awareness and access to 1122-acre Burnham Brook Preserve The Community Foundation of Middlesex County (CFMC) and The Nature Conservancy in Connecticut (TNC in CT) announced a new pilot project to expand access to Burnham Brook Preserve as well as conservation initiatives and experiences in the Preserve region. The 1122-acre oasis for birds, wildlife and people stretches from East Haddam to Old Lyme and protects the watersheds of Burnham Brook, Strong Brook, and the Eightmile River. It is one of the most important conservation areas of…
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Sep
Oh What Fun We Had! Summer – a time of sunshine, friends, and activities galore. Middlesex County has an abundance of camps and summer programs to choose from – all with one thing in common, helping our youth create memories and friendships, all while having a lot of fun. The advisors of the M. Jones Fund at the Community Foundation loved camp when they were growing up. They recall the friendships, the adventures, and the laughter – of their own summer days. They wanted to ensure that youth in our community had those same opportunities this summer. Working with CFMC, they…
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Sep
Sep
Thank you so much for making our virtual “Pop Up Grant” initiative a great success! Wow! Really, that is all we can say! You made our celebration of local nonprofits a great success – and submitted an incredible variety of organizations doing great things in Middlesex County. We believe every gift, no matter the size, makes an impact in our community – and so do you. Several anonymous donors stepped forward to help us support the Pop Up Grant Initiative, and we can’t say thank you enough. Your generosity and commitment to helping our nonprofit community is humbling. Throughout the…
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Feb
Feb
There are so many things that make up a vibrant community, from arts and culture, education and the environment to health and social services, civic engagement, and economic opportunity. You, along with your neighbors, are the key ingredient – giving back where you live, work, and play, and making a very real and positive difference together. The Killingworth Community Fund (KCF), as a geographic affiliate of the Community Foundation of Middlesex County (CFMC), is able to make a deeper impact in the Killingworth community because your generous gifts are pooled with those of so many others throughout Middlesex County. Thanks…
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Aug
Friends, donors, Board and committee members, and nonprofit organizations came together July 25 at the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat to celebrate “Good People Doing Great Things.” More than 130 people joined CFMC to recognize the grant recipients of 2018 and to share incredible stories of the positive impact we are having – together – on Middlesex County. We extend our deepest thanks to Liberty Bank Foundation and Essex Steam Train & Riverboat for sponsoring the annual celebration. We are grateful to the talented actors of Vista Life Innovations’ A Shared Stage Production who performed a number from Sister Act for…