APPLYING FOR A COMMUNITY CHEST GRANT
The Community Chest of New Britain and Berlin has a long, proud history of serving our community. We welcome your interest in applying for a grant and ask that you closely review the below criteria before doing so. The information provided below is a general overview; for complete application information, please download our complete application guidelines here.
Areas of Interest and Priorities
The Community Chest supports programs in the health and human service area and will consider requests for program grants, general operating support and seed grants for new programs. Generally, requests for capital equipment are not funded but may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Proposals will be evaluated with respect to available funding and the potential benefit of the project to the community.
What We Do Not Fund
We do not make grants for:
• Sectarian or religious activities
• Political or lobbying activities
• Capital campaigns
• Deficits
• Direct support of individuals
• Annual or endowment campaigns
• Camperships or scholarships for academic and/or enrichment programs
• Public/independent schools
Eligibility
The Community Chest will make grants to non-profit organizations that have tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code or that are a qualified entity eligible to receive grants from community foundations under the IRS Code. We will consider funding a grassroots group, if it has a governing body and a fiscal agent with the appropriate tax status.
Grant Deadlines
The Community Chest Board meets twice per year to review proposals. Deadlines for grant applications are April 15 (for the June meeting) and October 15 (for the December meeting).
Questions
Questions regarding proposals and the application process should be directed to Candice Tabone, Community Foundation of Greater New Britain Program Manager, at 860-229-6018, ext. 302 or via email ctabone@cfgnb.org.