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.

Call for Grant Applications

We will be opening another grant cycle in the spring of 2026. 

Upcoming Event!

In September 2025, The Andover Greater Together Community Fund will hold an event to honor all past grantees, non-profits who want to learn more about the Fund, and people who are interested in becoming a member of the Committee. 

Please revisit our web page in August to learn more.

Grants Awarded in 2025

June 2025:

Andover Beautification Committee -  $5,000 in support of landscaping around new tree sign
Andover Recreation Committee - $5,000 in support of the basketball program training and equipment
Hop River Homes/Eastern CT Housing – $10,000 for fire panel upgrade
Junior Achievement - $1,000 for RHAM students from Andover to participant in the Entrepreneurship program
Operation Fuel - $10,000 for energy assistance for Andover residents
Tolland County Robotics Foundation - $2,500 for Andover children to participate in the Lego Explore program
Veterans Field Improvement Committee - $10,000 for playground equipment and pavilion at Long Hill Fields

Grants Awarded in 2024

June 2024:
Food Pantry, Andover Congregational Church 
Andover Historical Society
Andover, Hebron, Marlborough Youth and Family Services 
Andover Cub Scout Pack 124 
Andover PTA 
RHAM Youth Football and Cheerleading 
Norton Children’s Fund Commission 

January 2024:
Town of Andover Beautification Committee 
​​​​Town of Andover, Community Gardening Committee

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 Committee co-chair Marianella Chalfant at mchalfant@gmail.com.

GTCF Committee Members

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

The Committee members for Andover are:

Alejandro Chalfant, Marianella Chalfant (co-chair), Kirsten Erlandsen, Jody Gross, Suzanne Heise (co-chair), Jay Kamins, Lori LaCroix, Brianne Lanzieri, William Penn, Paige Rosa, Marie Smith and Stewart Ware.

Click here to read the Committee Conflict of Interest Policy