GRANTS AWARDED
From January 1, 2026 through March 31, 2026 Main Street Community Foundation has distributed $420,345 in grants and scholarships to support many worthy causes and organizations in your community.
Grants to Support Community Initiatives - $13,500
Bristol Historical Society - $2,500
Patriot Sponsorship to support Bristol’s America 250 Celebration
Money in Motion Fund
Bristol Works Inc. - $2,500
Employment Success Sponsorship to support operations
Wally Barnes Fund for Community Leadership Initiatives
Main Street Community Foundation - $3,000
Community support grant for leadership initiatives/sponsorships in six-town service area
Bristol Savings Bank Fund
Tavern Day Group Corp - $3,000
Support for events in Burlington celebrating 250 Years of America
Burlington Community Fund
Town of Southington - $2,500
Support for Music on the Green Entertainment at America 250th celebration in Southington
KAWFY Memorial Fund
Bradley Henry Barnes and Leila Upson Barnes Memorial Trust Grants - $1,000
Community Leadership Sponsorships - $1,000
Designated Funds and Agency Endowment Grants - $301,110
American Clock & Watch Museum - $10,150
American Clock & Watch Museum, Inc. Fund
Boys & Girls Club of Bristol - $25,050
Bristol Boys & Girls Club Fund
Boys & Girls Club of Bristol - $9,080
Ann Gudegast Fund for the Bristol Boys & Girls Club
Boys & Girls Club of Bristol - $1,380
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 - $5,950
Sky Bight Foundation Fund for the Bristol Boys & Girls Club
Boys & Girls Club of Bristol - (Youth of the Year Award) - $1,850
Charles Kushlan Memorial Fund
Bread for Life - $13,680
Bread for Life Fund
Bristol Adult Resource Center, Inc. - $4,400
Bristol Adult Resource Center Fund
Bristol Adult Resource Center, Inc. - $360
Charlotte Kall Fund for Bristol Adult Resource Center
Bristol Child Development Center - $920
Early Learning – A Pet Project Fund
Bristol Family Resource Centers - $2,000
Corliss Fund for the Bristol Family Resource Centers
Bristol Family Resource Centers - $630
Mama Sandy Caggiano Fund
Bristol Fire Department - $3,410
Hap Barnes Fire Safety Trailer Fund
Bristol Hospital Foundation - $9,760
Bristol Hospital Development Foundation Fund
Bristol Parks and Recreation - $28,250
Samuel Goodsell Park & Playground Fund
Bristol Public Libraries and F. N. Manross Memorial Library - $1,120
Bristol Libraries Fund
Bristol Public Library - $8,120
Samuel Goodsell Library Fund
Bristol Sports Hall of Fame - $2,900
Bristol Sports Hall of Fame Fund
Bristol Symphony Orchestra dba Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra - $580
Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra Educational Activities Fund
Burlington Historical Society - $500
Burlington Historical Society Fund
Burlington Land Trust, Inc. - $1,360
Burlington Land Trust, Inc. Fund
Burlington Library Association, Inc. - $1,000
Burlington Library Association, Inc. Fund
Business Education Foundation - $830
Bob and Carol Messier Family Fund
City of Bristol Cemetery Commission - $800
Sarah Norton Pardee Fund
City of Bristol Parks, Recreation, Youth and Community Services - $6,600
Bristol Health Fund for the Parent & Child Center
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History - $430
Connecticut Quilt Registry Legacy Fund
Environmental Learning Centers of CT, Inc. - $860
Estela Wilderness Education Fund
F. N. Manross Memorial Library- $29,450
Manross Memorial Library Fund
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association - $950
Tyler James Gingery Memorial Fund
Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center - $920
Early Learning – A Pet Project Fund
Immanuel Lutheran School - $5,030
Immanuel Lutheran Alumni Tuition Assistance Fund
Prudence Crandell Center, Inc. - $400
Eva M. Pierce Memorial Charitable Fund
Opportunity House, Inc. - $7,530
Pat & Bob Wollenberg Family Fund for Opportunity House
Plymouth Historical Society - $820
Plymouth Library Association, Inc. Fund
Region 10 Make A Mark, Inc. - $2,420
Make A Mark Region 10 Enrichment Fund
Southington-Cheshire Community YMCAs Inc. - $6,170
Bradley Henry Barnes Fund for the Southington Community YMCA
Southington Community Services - $1,040
Inside Rebecca’s Backpack Fund
Southington Community Services - $8,730
Julius D. Bristol Trust
Southington Community Services - $1,200
Kristen’s Wishes Fund
Terryville Public Library - $10,000
Terryville Public Library Trust Fund
The Carousel Museum (Fire Museum) - $7,980
Hap Barnes Fund for Fire Safety and Prevention
Town of Plainville - $1,360
Plainville Affordable Housing Corporation Fund
Town of Southington- Police Department - $360
Jacob Perkins Memorial Fund
Tunxis Community College Foundation, Inc - $35,120
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 Central and Northeastern Connecticut - $9,730
United Way of West Central Connecticut Fund
West Cemetery Association – Barnes Memorial Chapel - $19,130
Carlyle F. Barnes Memorial Chapel Trust
Wheeler Clinic - $10,210
Wheeler Clinic/Dennis Keenan Fund
Donor Advised Fund Grants Supported the Following Organizations and Charitable Interests - $92,149
American Legion Post 2
Boys & Girls Club of Bristol
Environmental Learning Centers of Connecticut
First Congregational Church United Church of Christ
Hill-Stead Museum
Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center
John and Peggy Walsh Memorial Scholarship Fund at Main Street Community Foundation
Renbrook School
The Agape House
The Bushnell
The Connecticut American Legion Foundation
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
Veterans Strong Community Center
Winchester Public Schools
Women & Girls Fund of Main Street Community Foundation
Immidiate Response Fund Grants - $4,086
Bristol Board of Education Immediate Response Fund
Donna Borysewicz Fund for Women
Karen DuCotey Fund for Kids
Men & Boys’ Immediate Response Fund
Women & Girls Immediate Response Fund
Administrative Endowment Fund Grants - $8,500
Bristol Savings Bank Fund
