GRANTS AWARDED
From January 1, 2025 through March 31, 2025 Main Street Community Foundation has distributed $496,368 in grants and scholarships to support many worthy causes and organizations in your community.
Money in Motion Grants - $5,950
City of Bristol Emergency Management Department
Grant Mastery Training for the nonprofit community
Plymouth Community Food Pantry
St. Vincent De Paul Mission of Bristol, Inc.
Bradley Henry Barnes and Leila Upson Barnes Memorial Trust Grants - $26,500
Community Leadership Sponsorships - $1,500
Southington Community Cultural Arts, Inc. - $25,000
Continuation of the All Access program for adults with learning differences
Field of Interest Fund Grants - $2,100
Rental Assistance for low- income residents of Plainville - $1,600
Plainville Housing Assistance Fund
Southington High School (SHS) - $500
Support for the 2025 SHS Girls Golf Club initiative
Women & Girls Fund
Designated Funds and Agency Endowment Grants - $291,143
American Clock & Watch Museum - $9,810
American Clock & Watch Museum, Inc. Fund
Boys & Girls Club of Bristol- $23,740
Bristol Boys & Girls Club Fund
Boys & Girls Club of Bristol - $8,880
Ann Gudegast Fund for the Bristol Boys & Girls Club
Boys & Girls Club of Bristol- $1,340
Edward Ingraham Fund
Boys & Girls Club of Bristol (Cambridge Park Clubhouse) - $500
Ercole and Pamela Labadia Fund for the Boys & Girls Club
Boys & Girls Club of Bristol - $5,790
Sky Bight Foundation Fund for the Bristol Boys & Girls Club
Boys & Girls Club of Bristol - (Youth of the Year Award) - $1,710
Charles Kushlan Memorial Fund
Bread for Life - $13,400
Bread for Life Fund
Bristol Adult Resource Center, Inc. - $4,290
Bristol Adult Resource Center Fund
Bristol Adult Resource Center, Inc. - $350
Charlotte Kall Fund for Bristol Adult Resource Center
Bristol Child Development Center - $825
Early Learning – A Pet Project Fund
Bristol Community Services - $6,510
Bristol Health Fund for the Parent & Child Center
Bristol Family Resource Centers - $1,750
Corliss Fund for the Bristol Family Resource Centers
Bristol Family Resource Centers - $610
Mama Sandy Caggiano Fund
Bristol Fire Department - $3,080
Hap Barnes Fire Safety Trailer Fund
Bristol Hospital Foundation - $9,510
Bristol Hospital Development Foundation Fund
Bristol Parks and Recreation - $27,560
Samuel Goodsell Park & Playground Fund
Bristol Public Libraries and F. N. Manross Memorial Library - $1,180
Bristol Libraries Fund
Bristol Public Library- $7,923
Samuel Goodsell Library Fund
Bristol Sports Hall of Fame - $2,750
Bristol Sports Hall of Fame Fund
Bristol Symphony Orchestra dba Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra - $500
Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra Educational Activities Fund
Burlington Historical Society - $500
Burlington Historical Society Fund
Burlington Land Trust, Inc. - $1,300
Burlington Land Trust, Inc. Fund
Burlington Library Association, Inc. - $980
Burlington Library Association, Inc. Fund
Business Education Foundation - $800
Bob and Carol Messier Family Fund
City of Bristol Cemetery Commission - $790
Sarah Norton Pardee Fund
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History - $420
Connecticut Quilt Registry Legacy Fund
Environmental Learning Centers of CT, Inc. - $9,880
Environmental Learning Centers of CT, Inc. Fund
Environmental Learning Centers of CT, Inc. - $780
Estela Wilderness Education Fund
F. N. Manross Memorial Library- $28,190
Manross Memorial Library Fund
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association - $930
Tyler James Gingery Memorial Fund
Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center - $825
Early Learning – A Pet Project Fund
Immanuel Lutheran School - $4,870
Immanuel Lutheran Alumni Tuition Assistance Fund
Meals for Neighbors - $400
Eva M. Pierce Memorial Charitable Fund
Opportunity House, Inc. - $7,330
Pat & Bob Wollenberg Family Fund for Opportunity House
Plymouth Historical Society - $800
Plymouth Library Association, Inc. Fund
Region 10 Make A Mark, Inc. - $2,350
Make A Mark Region 10 Enrichment Fund
Southington-Cheshire Community YMCAs Inc.- $6,020
Bradley Henry Barnes Fund for the Southington Community YMCA
Southington-Cheshire Community YMCAs Inc.- $8,440
Kristen’s Kause Fund
Southington Community Services - $960
Inside Rebecca’s Backpack Fund
Southington Community Services - $1,110
Kristen’s Wishes Fund
The Carousel Museum (Fire Museum) - $7,450
Hap Barnes Fund for Fire Safety and Prevention
Town of Plainville - $1,330
Plainville Affordable Housing Corporation Fund
Town of Southington- Police Department - $280
Jacob Perkins Memorial Fund
Tunxis Community College Foundation, Inc - $34,230
Bristol Career Center of Tunxis Community College Endowment Fund
Bristol Career Center of Tunxis Community College Endowment Fund II
Tunxis Community College Fund
Tunxis Community College II Fund
United Way of West Central Connecticut - $9,490
United Way of West Central Connecticut Fund
West Cemetery Association – Barnes Memorial Chapel - $18,750
Carlyle F. Barnes Memorial Chapel Trust
Wheeler Clinic - $9,930
Wheeler Clinic/Dennis Keenan Fund
Donor Advised Fund Grants Supported the Following Organizations and Charitable Interests - $125,380
American Clock & Watch Museum
American Legion Post 2
Bok Tower Gardens Inc.
Boys & Girls Club of Bristol
Bristol Board of Education
Bristol Hospital Foundation
Bristol School Readiness Council
Bristol Technical Education Center
Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut
Evan J. Chun Memorial Scholarship Fund at Main Street Community Foundation
eWomen Network Foundation
First Congregational Church United Church of Christ
Julie Larese Bristol Tramps Scholarship Fund
Main Street Community Foundation
Renbrook School
Save the Children Federation
The Bristol Farmers Market, Inc.
The Salvation Army
Tunnel to Towers
United Way of West Central Connecticut
Veterans Strong Community Center
Immediate Response Fund Grants - $3,095
Men & Boys’ Immediate Response Fund
Werner Family Fund
Women & Girls Immediate Response Fund
Administrative Endowment Fund Grants - $42,200
Barnes Group Inc. 150th Anniversary Fund
Dave & Edith Scarritt Fund
Main Street Community Foundation Endowment Fund
Yarde Metals Community Support Fund
