In 2019, The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving established a $100,000 Greater Together Community Fund for the Town of Andover. In 2022, the Hartford Foundation added an additional $50,000.

The purpose of the Greater Together Community Funds program is to:

  • support the community in taking ownership around the needs in their towns
  • encourage broad and inclusive civic engagement and
  • anchor the Hartford Foundation in each town.

The purpose of the Andover Greater Together Community Fund is to:

  • learn about needs and opportunities in town;
  • decide on priorities for funding to meet those needs;
  • recommend grants to be made from the funds set aside by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving;
  • provide awareness to Andover residents of community needs and opportunities; and
  • inspire continuing growth in philanthropic giving and volunteer service in our town.

Seeking New Committee Members

If you live in Andover and are interested in joining the Andover Greater Together Community Fund Advisory Committee, please complete the application  by clicking this link by August 15, 2024 to be considered for a position on the Committee. Meetings are held once a month.  Please note any elected official is not eligible to serve on this committee.

Grant Applications

We have just completed our sixth round of grant applications.  We will announce in the near future the date of the next deadline. If you have received a grant, a grant reporting form is available and must be completed prior to applying for another grant.

Grants Awarded in 2024

Grants awarded in January 2024:

Town of Andover Beautification Committee
In support of grinding stumps and grading and seeding the Townsend Cemetery - $5,000

​​​​Town of Andover, Community Gardening Committee
Fencing and water collection for community garden - $2,935

Grants Awarded in June 2024:

Food Pantry, Andover Congregational Church - Freezer and Refrigerator - $10,000
Andover Historical Society - Security System - $400
Andover, Hebron, Marlborough Youth and Family Services - Here 4 You Little Libraries - $1,000
Andover Cub Scout Pack 124 - Registration Fees – $1,000
Andover PTA - Outdoor Learning and Playground space - $10,000
RHAM Youth Football and Cheerleading - Uniforms - $2,000
Norton Children’s Fund Commission - Books and Bookbags - $2,800

Grant Award History

Grants Awarded in May 2023 
  • Community Organized and Operated Latchkey, Inc. - CDL training for camp director - $5,000
  • AHM Youth & Family Services - Andover Chores Program - $1,000
  • Andover Public Library - Nature photography providing educational materials, lectures and crafts to explore and learn about nature - $730
  • Norton Children’s Fund Commission - For a scholarship to a graduating Andover senior - $1,000
  • Andover Cub Scout Pack 124 - Uniforms - $1,500
Grants Awarded in September 2022 
  • Andover Friends of the Library - $517 for backpacks that will be loaned out to library patrons
  • Andover 175th Anniversary Committee - $1,000 towards events and activities celebrating the anniversary
  • First Congregational Church - $10,000 for a generator to protect food in the event of a power outage
Grants Awarded in September 2021 
  • Andover Historical Society - $250 for the purchase of three brass plaques to identify the historical meeting house stone, case papermill dam, and the Baptist Church stepping stone
  • Andover Sustainable CT Committee, Town of Andover - $411 to assist in the creation of a community garden. The initial phase will have 16 beds for residents to rent. In addition, the garden will function as an outdoor classroom to demonstrate sustainable food production and gardening
  • Andover Friends of the Library - $1,082 for the creation of an outdoor space with a tent, portable PA System, stands, cables, and a microphone for outdoor programming and events
  • Town of Andover, Veterans Affairs - $3,000 to support the purchase of three flag poles for the Veterans Monument Park
  • Andover PTA - $6,000 to support the construction of an outdoor learning/community space

 

Media Inquiries

Please contact Chris Senecal, Senior Public Policy and Media Relations Officer at csenecal@hfpg.org or contact Advisory Committee co-chair Marianella Chalfant at mchalfant@gmail.com.

Advisory Committee Members

The role of the Advisory Committee is to design and lead an inclusive process to identify the needs in your community and design a grantmaking process aimed to ensure that the Greater Together Community Funds can have the greatest impact for the benefit of town residents.

The Advisory Committee members for your town are Marianella Chalfant (co-chair), Michele DeLuco, Kirsten Erlandsen, Suzanne Heise (co-chair), Lori LaCroix, Amy March, Jody Gross, Stewart Ware and William Penn. 

Click here to read the Advisory Committee Conflict of Interest Policy